RallyCross Events: Town Hall and Nominations

RallyCross NEWS There are a couple key news announcements and events coming up for the RallyCross community. On December 20, a Town Hall with the SCCA National Staff will be held to discuss plans and changes for the coming 2023 season. Pre-registration is required, and once completed, links and details on how to log in to the meeting will be provided. Additionally, nominations are open for the annual RallyCross Awards: the Dirt Cup, Spark Plug, Divisional Achievement and Regional Achievement. If someone you know is deserving of the recognition, please take the time to submit the nominee. RallyCross Town Hall Tuesday, December 20 8:00pm CDT Registration Link 2022 RallyCross Annual Awards Nominations Due January 2, 2023 Nomination Details

By |2022-12-14T10:19:55-05:00December 14th, 2022|Featured, Rally|

A Review of SXS at the 508 INTL RallyCross

Bringing out the SXS to a RallyCross SCCA's motto is #funwithcars. And one of the benefits of our national club is that it offers a variety of avenues to get out and do just that. From autocross and track nights, to wheel-to-wheel club racing, to tearing up the dirt on a RallyCross course. SCCA members have so many opportunities within one organization to fill their need for speed and challenge their driving skills. Recently, Raymond Blethen, who is most often seen in his T4 Mazda RX8 on road courses, or doing the Mt. Washington Hillclimb, connected with Tim Cerato to take a SXS "side-by-side" out to a RallyCross event at one of our newest locations - 508INTL. This was the final RX event for the 2022 season, and if drivers wanted to play in the mud, they got their wish as the day was wet and dirty. There was plenty of discussion beforehand on the role and place of side-by-sides on a RallyCross track, with the biggest concern being rollovers. Tim and Raymond took a stock one and then updated it to meet SCCA rules. Per Raymond, "I am a car guy, I don’t own a side by side [...]

By |2022-12-16T11:58:54-05:00December 13th, 2022|Rally|