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Autocross News
The NCR Solo Program will be having its own small awards banquet on November 24th in Wilmington. We do this separate because it allows us to give out the large number of autocross season awards, which there just simply isn’t time for at the Annual Awards Banquet in January. We will still have our Driver(s)…
Read MoreNCR’s Anthony Seaber is the new Formula Mazda National Champion
In a rain-soaked race at VIR for the 2019 SCCA National Championship Runoffs, NCR’s own Anthony Seaber of Hillsboro, North Carolina, narrowly defeated NCR’s other well-known Formula Mazda driver, Robert Noell of Kure Beach for the win, and became the Formula Mazda National Champion for 2019. Read more here: https://www.scca.com/articles/2012974-seaber-wins-wet-and-wild-formu
Read MoreNCR’s Broderick Bauguess is the new Touring 3 National Champion
At his first-ever appearance at the Runoffs, Broderick Bauguess swapped the lead 6 times with the defending National Champion Marshall Mast, and set a new track record before claiming his title! Read more here
Read MoreHeather Clark Awarded National F&C Worker of the Year at VIR Runoffs
Heather Clark, NCR Co-Flag Chief, and BoD Member-at-Large has been awarded the National Flagging & Communication Worker of the Year at the VIR Runoffs. The SCCA press release stated, “The Flagging and Communications Worker of the Year is North Carolina Region’s Heather Clark. During her service to the SCCA Clark has served on the Region…
Read MoreTara Arnette Wins a Wendi Allen Scholarship!
The SCCA recently announced that North Carolina Region’s Tara Arnette is the recipient of a Wendi Allen Scholarship. These scholarships, funded by grants to the SCCA Foundation, particularly by Mazda Motor Corporation, are awarded to outstanding performers in Solo. They feature a gift of $1500 to pay travel expenses as well as free entries to…
Read MoreBuddy Matthews 1942-2018
Alfred “Buddy” Matthews, long time NCR member, racer, Chief of Tech, former RE and current Chapter Coordinator for the West Chapter tragically lost his life in a traffic accident on Monday, December 3rd. Buddy was RE from 1987 through 1994, Assistant RE in 1986, and seemingly Chief of Tech or co-chief forever (officially since 1989). He…
Read MoreNCR Awards Banquet Returns to Wilmington this Year
NCR’s Annual Awards Banquet returns to Wilmington this year, on January 12th at the Brooklyn Arts Center in downtown Wilmington. For more information, prices, dinner menu, etc., please click here.
Read MoreGoblins Go cancelled…again!
Fellow Competitors and Volunteers: As I write this, it’s mid-50’s at VIR with cars on track, but unfortunately, depending on which forecast you choose to believe, for next weekend it looks like a high of 38 to 41 with a strong possibility of wintry mix, to straight out snow with accumulation. Therefore, both NC Region…
Read MoreMark Senior Awarded National Race Administration Worker of the Year at Runoffs
Mark Senior, NCR Member, former RE, Triangle Chapter coordinator and Race Chair has been awarded the National Race Administration Worker of the Year in Sonoma, Califonia at the 2018 Runoffs. The SCCA press release stated, “Race Administration Worker of the Year is Mark Senior of the North Carolina Region. Cool, calm and collected, he is…
Read MoreA Long Day at VIR and A Necessary Decision
It’s now 24 hours since I first arrived at VIR around 7:00PM Thursday evening. I’m now back home, the trailer is just now unloaded and parked. I want to run down the past day’s events while they are still fresh in my mind (and awake), because it went by in a blur. Last evening about…
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