In the autumn of 1974, 21-year-old Denison University student Bobby Rahal got into his orange ’72 BMW 2002tii and pointed it east toward Watkins Glen, New York, to compete in his first professional race. It was the start of a journey that took him to places he dreamed of, like...

On episode 161 of Inside the SCCA, we connect with John Harkenrider. He's the shop manager for Havoc Motorsports. Havoc is one of the premier open-wheel prep shops in the country, based out of the Chicago area. We're going to talk about some of the challenges facing the formula car...

Invited by Formula 1 to provide supporting races for the 2022 Aramco United States Grand Prix, Masters Historic Racing added vintage thrills via two fully booked grids to an otherwise spectacular weekend at Circuit of The Americas.An estimated 440,000 spectators packed into the Texas venue were rewarded with virtually non-stop...

Among his contemporaries, few open-wheel drivers were as well-liked as Ted Prappas. Lost this week after a fast fight with colon cancer, the Southern Californian was an elder statesman among the sizable group of skilled drivers who rose up the training categories in the 1980s.Prappas, along with Paul Tracy, Mike...

My new wife and I returned from our May 1982 honeymoon to the terrible news that my favorite F1 driver, Ferrari’s Gilles Villeneuve, had been killed in a terrible accident at a silly little track in Belgium. Fast-approaching our 40th wedding anniversary, and thus 40 years since his death, Villeneuve...

HMSA‘s Historic Formula Atlantic Challenge kicked off track activity Friday morning at the Long Beach Grand Prix with a practice session followed by afternoon qualifying. The field of 18 cars drew a mob of bright-eyed spectators as they staged just outside of their paddock area in the conference center.Top-qualifier Todd...

The David Love Memorial Vintage Races pay tribute to one of Classic Sports Racing Group’s founders, David Love and serve as a popular kickoff to the racing season at Sonoma Raceway.The April 9-11 CSRG event will feature 7-8 run groups encompassing everything from production sports cars to Can-Am, Trans-Am, F1...

SCCA Hoosier Super Tour at Portland and Champ Tour autocross in New YorkWhen the SCCA Hoosier Racing Tire Super Tour visits the Northwest, rain is expected. But for the most part it held off at Portland International Raceway during the May 18-19 weekend, allowing competitors to experience great racing, and...

The debut of the F3 Americas Championship Powered by Honda has introduced the next generation chassis for the Formula Atlantic class in SCCA Road Racing competition. In an effort to attract drivers who are looking to maximize their racing opportunities with a cost-effective competition package that doesn’t sacrifice safety, speed...

Mazda drivers topped the point standings in a dozen classes for the 2018 Hoosier SCCA Super TourOf the 28 of SCCA’s national classes, Mazda drivers won Hoosier Super Tour point championships in 12 of them. These titles include the spec classes of Spec Miata, Formula Mazda, Formula Enterprises and FE2,...