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SCCA began a long series of negotiations with track management over improvements that were needed, but despite this, the 1959 and 1960 SCCA seasons contained no events at Meadowdale. Several major wrecks and the fatality that took place during the inaugural events gave it a reputation as a "killer", which it was never able to rid itself of.
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit [2] American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, and Hill Climbs in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.
Steve Forrer racing to his CSR win at the 2013 SCCA National Championship Runoffs. C Sports Racer (CSR) now known as Prototype 1 (P1) is a class in the Sports Car Club of America. it consists of open top prototype style cars. The maximum displacement is 1615cc, in a 2 valve crossflow engine, with a minimum weight of 1300lbs w/driver.
The Sports Car Club of America created a "showroom stock" class for amateur club racing in 1972. [1] In 1984, following the success of the Longest Day of Nelson [2] and another 24-hour race at Mid-Ohio, the SCCA combined existing races into a manufacturer's championship.
The highest-finishing CM car was John Todd's Warwick GT350-Buick in 3rd. ^B D Modified were classified with C Modified at Bridgehampton. ^C C and D Modified were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was Bob Colombosian's Buick-Mustang in 2nd.
The championship was created in 1951 from existing SCCA events. Until 1953, a single championship was awarded, with points paid based on finishing position within each class. From 1954, champions were named in each class. Following the 1962 season, the professional USAC Road Racing Championship collapsed, leaving many competitors looking for a ...
The rules for the class include the General Competition Rules (GCR), a section of the SCCA rulebook that defines the basic setup and preparation for cars in any class of SCCA racing. Improved Touring cars are also subject to the rules in the Improved Touring Category Section (ITCS) of the rulebook, which define the specific classes and provide ...
For 2013 the National class only allowed Formula Enterprises cars. [2] However, National class saw poor car counts and the class was discontinued for 2014, again leaving no professional series using the formula. In 2018 an updated Mazda 2.0L engine and Sadev 6-speed sequential gearbox were introduced to replace the aging 2.3L and 5-speed Elite.