About Club Racing
How Club Racing Works
Club Racing is the backbone of the SCCA with a program for almost everyone.
Club Racing offers the opportunity to experience the excitement by climbing
into a race car and competing against other amateur drivers or working
on a corner within inches of all the action.
Competition Driving
Amateur Club Racers begin their racing careers by
participating in two Driving Schools. Successful completion
of two schools means the amateur driver is eligible to compete
in Regional races. There are over 2,000 SCCA members who hold
regional competition licenses and who usually only compete
at races in their own area of the country. After six Regional
events, the SCCA Club Racer is ready for National competition.
Each year the SCCA regions put on approximately 65 National races throughout the country. National events, culminating with the Valvoline Runoffs®, are the most prestigious within Club Racing. Many National races are spectator events and the Club Racers have the opportunity to put on a show in front of crowds of people. National club races are only one step below SCCA's Pro Pacing Series, and many of the Pro drivers in SCCA series, as well as other series, came out of the SCCA Club ranks.
Among the largest Club Racing events held each year are the June Sprints® at Road America, the Rose Cup at Portland, the Winter Nationals in Florida and the Double National at Pocono. The biggest event in Club Racing each year is the SCCA Valvoline Runoffs®.
Workers and Officials
Getting involved as a worker or official is as easy
as going to a local event and volunteering to help. Workers
are issued a license just like the competition drivers, and
can work their way up through licenses by participating at
different events and gaining the knowledge and experience necessary
to hold a national specialty license. SCCA licensed workers
help staff most of the motorsport events held in the United
States in one capacity or another.
Text Courtesy of SCCA
