If you are interested in SCCA road racing, real wheel-to-wheel racing, we can point you in the right direction, whether in a Spec Miata or Improved Touring car on a small budget, or a Formula Continental or GT1 Mustang (Trans-Am type) on a money-is-no-object expense account. Salina Region does not put on road races, but we have members who are racers. We’ve got answers (or can find them) for your questions. E-mail one of our senior members (that’s his blue and yellow Production-class Spitfire above).
A race weekend may also include Track Events, non-competitive events where you can run your street car in a controlled environment at speed on the track. The Track Event, which is always a driver school context, has strict safety and passing rules (no actual racing with other cars) that makes it a very safe way to go fast on a real race track.
In addition there are two other SCCA programs where you can run the track in your street car:
- Track Night in America, a program of Track Events on weekday nights. The nearest ones are at High Plains Raceway in Colorado
- Midwest Division Time Trial Series, competitive events with five or more sessions either as part of a race weekend or as a standalone event, leading to a season championship.
Also, there are road racing tracks within an easy 3½-hour drive of Salina – Hedge Hollow Raceway east of Kansas City, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit west of Tulsa, Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska, and I-29 Speedway south of Omaha, NE. It’s easy to do races at these and still be home before nightfall.
Many SCCA members enjoy attending these events as race officials/workers – the people in the white suits who come to an errant driver’s rescue, or the officials in timing or grid or starters or stewards. A road race needs dozens of people each weekend to put the event on and they are always glad to have newcomers.