Young Racers Learning Together
February 17th, 2018 by James Chartres
Words & Photos By Lynne Huntting The youngest student in the 2018 SFR Driver’s School, Brennan Stammer, has the youngest instructor, Tommy McCarthy. Brennan is 15 and in the 10th grade. Tommy is 19 and a college freshman majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Business. They speak the same language. Brennan, who is driving […]
read moreWorker Highlight – Allen Davis
February 14th, 2018 by James Chartres
How did you get started with SCCA? My wife made me do it. Seriously. We’d been coming out to the track spectating and crewing for years and Jennifer signed us up for an SCCA Ambassador Tour. She was worried I was getting too asocial and might never come out of my workshop. What is your […]
read moreWorker Highlight – Michael Joseph
February 7th, 2018 by James Chartres
How did you get started with SCCA? My membership was a Christmas Present from my family. I went to my first race at Sears Point in 1993 and have been volunteering ever since. What is your current position? I currently am a Pit Marshal. What do you I like about the SCCA? Watching a good […]
read moreDrivers School Worker Scholarship
January 31st, 2018 by James Chartres
One day left to apply for the Worker Scholarship to the 2018 SCCA San Francisco Region Driver’s School, open to any SFR Worker actively volunteering in either a Club Racing Specialty or the Autocross (Solo) Program. Submit a single page of your support to the Racing or Solo Program, what you expect to gain from completing […]
read moreWorker Highlight – Gary Horstkorta
January 31st, 2018 by James Chartres
How did you get started with SCCA? After years watching racing on television, I decided I wanted to experience racing first hand. Before buying a race car and to become better educated I joined the Sports Car Club of America in 1994. I attended a few races (San Francisco Region and vintage) to gather information […]
read moreWorker Highlight – Bruce Brunner
January 24th, 2018 by James Chartres
How did you get started? After seeing my first race at Laguna Seca in Oct of 1964, I went to as many races in the area as I could as a spectator (I was in the Air Force at the time and stationed at Castle AFB in Merced). I finally talked to a Corner Marshal […]
read moreGo to Driver’s School: Start the New Year off Right
January 23rd, 2018 by James Chartres
By Blake Tatum Today’s world seems to be about crossing things off of our bucket list. Us baby boomers have lived a pretty good life but we seem to think that the fun should never end. We need to have a list of things that you have always wanted to do. Things like skydiving, bungee […]
read moreIntroducing the NEWEST Race Class: SSC5
January 19th, 2018 by James Chartres
By Tim Sullivan How many classes of cars are in SCCA.. more than one would think! Now there is one more! The new Spec Sealed Corvette 5th Generation (SSC5). So, what does it take to get into this class? Simple.. a stock (somewhat) 5th Generation Corvette (1997-2004, ZO6’s excluded) Pretty simple.. The C5 Corvettes, when […]
read more2018 SCCA SFR Worker Scholarship
January 18th, 2018 by James Chartres
Are you a SFR Worker in Club Racing or the Solo Community? Have you always wanted to go to Driver’s School? Have we got news for you! SCCA sponsors one or more deserving members of the San Francisco Region to the Region’s Competition Driver’s Licensing School. The scholarship is awarded based on service to the […]
read moreWorker Highlight – Tim Sullivan
January 17th, 2018 by James Chartres
How did you get started with SCCA? A Business neighbor of mine, Ed Railton, always had Miata’s and his Spec Racer Ford around his shop. He would load his trailer and take off on many weekends. He always had great stories he would tell me. In 2014 he decided to sell a car, the #56 […]
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