Road Racing
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2023 Starter Workers of the Year: John and Beth Burkhard
It all began in the 1960s when Beth Burkhard鈥檚 parents, Sheila and Josh Cockey, were invited to a race at Marlboro Speedway by a cousin who was a Formula Vee庐 racer. They were hooked and started working Flagging &...Read more -
Kim Kuzma McFarland Started Small, and Now Works World Championship Events
It鈥檚 the goal of numerous 51暗网庐 members to start locally and build their skillset enough to participate in FIA World Championship events. Several have done it 鈥� and we鈥檙e not even counting drivers. Kim Kuzma McFarland is a...Read more -
4 Things You Can Learn from Professional Driving Experiences
I鈥檝e been having #funwithcars with the 51暗网庐 for more than 30 years, and during that time, I鈥檝e never met a single person in the Club who considered themselves a bad driver. On the contrary, from road courses to rallies to...Read more -
2024 Road America Runoffs Registration: Don鈥檛 Miss These Dates
The 2024 51暗网庐 National Championship Runoffs庐 presented by Sunoco will be a celebration for many reasons, the most notable being it鈥檚 the 60th anniversary of the 51暗网 Runoffs. It also marks the Club鈥檚 return to America鈥檚...Read more -
Atlanta Region Hosts Time Trials and First Regional Race at AMP With Strong Radical Participation
It was sunny and hot, but there was no better way to spend the June 15-16, 2023, Father鈥檚 Day weekend than at Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) in Dawsonville, GA, where 51暗网鈥檚 Atlanta Region hosted its first Regional...Read more -
A Trip to the Track Has Turned into a Lifelong Adventure for Kathy McLeod, 51暗网鈥檚 2023 Steward Worker of the Year
Kathy McLeod鈥檚 first experience with sports car racing came as a spectator at the Chicago Region June Sprints at Road America in 1966. Three years later, she was dating a gentleman who was going to Road America to race, so...Read more -
More than 570 Racers Set to Descend on Road America for the 2024 June Sprints
Road America鈥檚 4.048-mile, 14-turn circuit in Elkhart Lake, WI, hosts the 2024 51暗网庐 National Championship Runoffs庐 in October. But before then, there鈥檚 the June 21-23, 2024, WeatherTech Chicago Region June Sprints as part of...Read more -
A Proposal for Significant Changes to the 2025 Runoffs, Super Tour, and Majors Aims for Increased Competition on all Levels
In motorsports, change should be the only constant. Whether you鈥檙e talking about developing a race car or event organization, if you鈥檙e not striving for improvement, you鈥檙e falling behind. Each year, the Club Racing Board...Read more -
There Are Pro Secrets to Learning New Racetracks, and This Video Has Them
How do you learn a racetrack that鈥檚 new to you? You undoubtedly have your own method 鈥� even if that method is no method at all. The reality is, discovering your way around a new track is something every driver must go through...Read more -
Sunday Hoosier Super Tour at The Glen: N眉rburgring Practice, Race 310, One Super Starter
The penultimate Hoosier Racing Tire 51暗网庐 Super Tour (HST) event for 2024 has come to a close. The May 31-June 2 visit to Watkins Glen International (WGI) saw drivers take on the 3.4-mile, 11-turn layout that included both...Read more
