January 2006 Archive

Julow Named Next SCCA President

January 27, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 27, 2006) – Sports Car Club of America, Inc. (SCCA), the 60,000-member motorsports organization boasting the largest active participant group in racing, announced today that James R. ...

2005 Fan Focus Model Search Winner Announced

January 25, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 25, 2006) – SCCA Pro Racing® SPEED World Challenge®, Toyo Tires® and Modified Magazine have announced the winner of the 2005 Fan Focus Model Search. Kelsi ...

SCCA, SCCA Pro Announce Staff Restructuring; Prill, Randall, Turner Have New Assigments

January 24, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 24, 2006) – Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and subsidiary SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. have announced several title and position changes in its operations, technical and ...

RealTime Acuras to Defend SPEED Touring Car Titles: All Five of Team’s Drivers Return

January 23, 2006

SAUKVILLE, Wis. (Jan. 23, 2006) - With RealTime Racing’s ninth SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship trophies secured in its trophy case, the SPEED Touring Car team ...

Autosport Designs Racing to Bring Aston Martin To SPEED GT

January 20, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 20, 2006) – Autosport Designs Racing has announced that it will field a pair of Aston Martin DB9s for all 10 rounds of the 2006 SCCA Pro ...

SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT’s Papis, Angelelli To Drive in 2006 Crown Royal IROC Series

January 18, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 18, 2006) – SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT drivers Max Papis and Max Angelelli have been selected as part of the official driver field for ...

Aschenbach To Pilot JGR Porsche 997 in SPEED GT

January 10, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 10, 2006) – Jon Groom Racing has announced that Lawson Aschenbach, of Gaithersburg, Md., will pilot the team’s No. 66 AXA Financial Porsche 911 GT3 (997) for ...

SCCA Pro Racing to Sanction USERA Spec Miata Endurance Championship

January 10, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (January 10, 2006) – SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. announced today that it would sanction the inaugural season of the United States Endurance Racing Association Spec Miata Endurance Championship. ...

Riley Racing Announces Full SPEED Touring Car Effort For 2006

January 9, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Jan. 9, 2006) – Two months before the 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge season ramps up with the opening round in Sebring, newly formed Riley Racing ...

Kendall’s 1997 Trans-Am Domination Makes SPEED’s Top 10 Motorsports Moments

January 6, 2006

Santa Monica, Calif., native Tommy Kendall was already an established star in the Trans-Am Series when the 1997 season prepared to open. But in that one season, he went on ...