Sentences with phrase «sports car clubs»

Most insurance companies offer great discounts to clients that are members of popular and recognized sports car clubs or organizations.

ELECTED — James H. Kimberly, 48, millionaire Chicago sports car racer, high - point competition winner in 1954, executive of Kimberly - Clark Corp.; president of Sports Car Club of America, at Detroit.

«In view of extremely hazardous conditions at the Watkins Glen course, because racing at this site under present circumstances places all organized motor sport in jeopardy,» says the Sports Car Club of America, it is banning to its members all races at the Glen until further notice.

The mechanical stars of a pair of zestful Sports Car Club of America endurance races last weekend on the exacting Road America course at Elkhart Lake, Wis. were bright - red Italian machines, an Osca and a Ferrari.

Sunbeam and Showers — We drive the National Motor Museum's 1914 12/16 Sunbeam / Bristol to Bournemouth — The Esso Vintage Vehicle Run attracted even more entrants this year / VSCC Shelsey Walsh — A report from Tom Trelfall on the Vintage Sports Car Club's hill climb / Trojan: Originality & economy — Tom Threlfall writes about an example of this unique car which dates back to 1910 / Re-birth of a Riley (part II)-- Peter Nunn continues his account of the restoration of his 1930 Monaco / Michael Sedgewick — Run Photographs of some of the many interesting cars taking part in this year's New Forrest Run / Mechanical stoppers — Peter Wallage explains how to get the best out of pre-war rod - operated Girling brakes / Property engines — M.W - W.

Fortunately Tire Rack and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) run the Starting Line school to help newbies get the hang of autocross (also known as Solo).

Southern California - based Brock Racing Enterprises made motorsport history in 1970 when it won the first of its Sports Car Club of America National Championships behind the wheel of a Datsun 510, the predecessor to the modern - day 370Z sports car.

And it was the Sports Car Club of America's B - Production champion for three straight years back then.

Surprising no one more than myself, I signed up to get a Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA) racing license the other week.

And though there are some participants who want to press harder and some who do, I learned that the club's comparative paucity of maximum testosterone has led some to defect from the VSCCA to competing sanctioning bodies such as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association or the Vintage Racing League or even the more well - known Sports Car Club of America.

1903 Brightmore Steam Lurry — Exploded diagram of the mechanism / Four inches of History — A.B. Demaus relates how the 1908 TT race was a particularly significant event / 1930 Double Six Low Chassis Daimler — Michael Brisby conducts a remarkable Daimler / Waldron's Wayfarer — Michael Worthington - WIlliams tells this remarkable survival story / Overhauling a Clerget Rotary engine «The music goes round and round...» by A.F.Carlisle / Austin Ruby Restoration — Bryan Purves recalls that the Ruby has been with us fifty years and tells how he restored his example / Ardingly 1984 — The 15th Historic Vehicles Spectacular / Shelsley Walsh — News of the final event of the Vintage Sports Car Club / On Making a Crankshaft — Charles Howard has broken a crank but how do you make a new one.

The thirty - five - year - old coordinator of West Virginia University's master's in education program soon joined the Sports Car Club of America and had even competed in an autocross before coming to Utah.

I'm on Ross Lake in the small Michigan town of Beaverton to go ice racing with the local Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) chapter.

Taking your car to a racetrack can be a daunting proposition, but Tire Rack and the Sports Car Club of America want to take away some of the intimidation factor.

Sponsored by Tire Rack, the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, Enterprise, Michelin and the Sports Car Club of America, the school will have taken to the road for 106 or 107 school in locations around the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year.

Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

Record - Setting Racer Reunited with Corvette Racing Teammate Andy Pilgrim in New Cadillac SCCA World Challenge GT Program Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.

It was the first season sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, after being under Sports Car Club of America sanctioning for the previous 27 seasons.

Since entering the Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing - sanctioned World Challenge series in 1993, RTR has claimed 85 race victories, along with the 14 Manufacturers» Championships and 14 Drivers» Championships.

The Pirelli World Challenge is a North American auto racing series launched in 1990 by the Sports Car Club of America.

The Chrysler Crossfire Drifter is equipped with Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Formula D rules - approved steering, suspension, exhaust and roll cage modifications.

The Sports Car Club of America created a «showroom stock» class for amateur club racing in 1972.

The Sports Car Club of America remained the sanctioning partner of the series.

Action includes a full roster of Sports Car Club of America classes, as well as oval track vehicles from the Sunbelt Series and the FASTRUCK Series that normally have to turn left, not right.

The Z28 cars of the late 1960s were designed and produced to compete in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans Am Racing Series, however Chevrolet did not choose the most powerful engine available (a 375 - horsepower 6.0 - liter).

Driving enthusiasts and sports car club members love its wonderful handling and overall nimble performance.

In a week or two, you will find Ruedisueli at the Sports Car Club of America Runoffs, where he has competed for years.

Founded in 1944, Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 60,000 - member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both amateur and professional levels.

For the street, it was offered in the limited - edition T / A model to meet homologation requirements for Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans - Am racing.

About Pirelli World Challenge (PWC): The Pirelli World Challenge is a North American auto racing series launched in 1990 by the Sports Car Club of America.

Defending Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) B - Spec National Champion, Kyle Keenan of Vancouver, Washington, continued his dominance last weekend as he piloted his No. 44 Kia Rio 5 - door to a pair of wins at the SCCA Western Conference Majors at Portland International Raceway (PIR).

From 1963 to 1965, he won three consecutive SCCA Pacific Coast Championships and in 1964 he was named the California Sports Car Club Driver of the Year.

A long - time competitor in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans - Am Series, he was the series» 2009 Champion.

Shelby, who has built his career on building affordable high - performance cars, has just introduced a new Dodge - powered race car for use in SCCA - Sports Car Club of America - competition.It's called the Shelby Can Am, but unlike other Shelby cars, such as the Mustang and Cobra muscle cars of the»60s and the high - performance Dodge cars and trucks of the»80s, you won't be able to buy a Can Am at the Dodge dealer or drive one on the street.

Shelby, who has built his career on building affordable high - performance cars, has just introduced a new Dodge - powered race car for use in SCCA - Sports Car Club of America - competition.

Rock said Oldsmobile will focus on the IMSA and Sports Car Club of America racing, which means withdrawing from drag racing in the National Hot Rod Association.

Impressed by the Mustang's performance credentials, Ford decided to build a more powerful version of the new coupe to compete in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events all around the nation.

In the U.S., Carroll Shelby entered a pair of modified cars in the 1968 Sports Car Club of America season with good results.

It had the same performance as the regular Shelby GT350, but members of the Hertz «Sports Car Club» could actually rent them.

The first Camaro Z / 28 was introduced in 1967, created to compete in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans - Am 2 class.

After its delivery to Hertz of San Diego, California, it was rented out as a «rent - a-racer» to members of Hertz's Sports Car Club at the low, low rate of $ 17 a day plus $ 0.17 per mile for more than a year before being scooped up by its first private owner — one Mr. Fred Johnson — on September 7th, 1967.

The chair of the museum's board of directors, Jack Matukas, was also enthusiastic about the impact of the motorsports park, saying when the gates open next year, «our region will not only see increased visits and events sponsored by Corvette owners and fans, but from just about every different sports car club in America.»

The «TR3A», despite being almost 50 years old, is still competitive in the E-production class of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America).

Panoz developed a GTS version for competition in Sports Car Club of American events.

Away from the PWC paddock, O'Gorman has begun his season as the Lead Coach for SCCA Track Night In America, an experiential program from the Sports Car Club of America where enthusiasts can enjoy a weeknight driving their vehicle on a racetrack.

In 1972, the Sports Car Club of America formed a new club racing class for absolutely stock street automobiles.

Brock Racing Enterprises Datsun 240Z In 1970, when the Datsun 240Z arrived in the U.S, Peter Brock's Southern California - based Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) racing team helped to change the motorsports world by claiming the first SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) C Production National Championship for the Z over long - established champions from Germany and England.

When you buy a WRX, you are automatically gifted a complimen - tary membership to the Sports Car Club of America.

You did have to be a member of the Hertz Sports Car Club, be at least 25 years old and demonstrate...

DETROIT, Dec. 14, 2010 — Johnny O'Connell will move from Corvette Racing to the new Team Cadillac motorsports program in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge GT in 2011.