News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
Each year, the SCCA® Hall of Fame honors the Club’s brightest stars. From international racing superstars like Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal, and Roger Penske to those whose roles were instrumental in the Club’s underlying successes, like William C. Bradshaw, Bill Johnson, and Fred Schmucker, the SCCA Hall of Fame celebrates[Read More…]
I did not invent the Dirty Rat. No, it was blatantly stolen (with “permission”) from expert RallyMaster Simon Levear, one of the best out there. After a series of relatively high-level trap-free rallies, someone put some traps into our “Friday Nighter” series. Simon responded with the first Dirty Rat, a[Read More…]
SCCA Women on Track (WoT), a part of the SCCA Foundation, is honoring one woman in our SCCA ranks from across our RoadRally, Solo, RallyCross, Racing-Club and Pro, and Track events – be they Navigators, Drivers, Administrators, Competitors, Crew or Enthusiasts each day of March 2023! Well share the three[Read More…]
Once again, the Sports Car Club of America, which has had their 2023 RoadRally Rules available as a pdf download on their website, are offering a printed version for their road rally organizers, competitors, and others enthusiasts outside of SCCA through Amazon.com. Order your copy today for only $5.99 +[Read More…]
“Rallying has made me travel to places I would otherwise have never visited,” Savera said. “I have also met incredible people passionate about the sport they love. To me, SCCA has been an avenue of new opportunities and adventures. I am glad SCCA is at the forefront of promoting TSD rallying in the U.S.”
The SCCA Finger Lakes Region Winter Series is noted for well-done rallies in chilly temps and not always the best weather. We had some team members considering one of the events, and they were told, “Be sure you have studded tires!” Weather doesn’t slow these diehard rallyists down, and here[Read More…]
For several more split seconds, a war commenced between the added resistance to the right side of the car, pulling us further into the softer and even more resistant snow and the steering wheel, willing the car back on the road.
Hello, and thank you! It was not entirely foreign to me, as my Dad and I (Sealed Beam Rally Team) shared Chief of Controls duties at Nemadji Trail Winter Rally (stage rally) in early December. I found that work satisfying and knew I had to try TSD organizing. One of[Read More…]
The SCCA RoadRally Rules for Organizers have been updated for 2023. Organizers and Rallymasters — make sure you update your files! You can find the updated version on the RoadRally Rules & Documents page and many other resources.
The SCCA RoadRally Board (RRB) has been advised that Appendix A’s revised membership requirements in Appendix A of the 2023 RoadRally Rules may not be sufficiently clear. Below are the membership requirements by event type for 2023 and beyond: The RRB is disseminating this clarification to the entire SCCA RoadRally[Read More…]