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SCCA Links


Sports Car Club of America
  • The official homepage of the SCCA  

SCCA Gear
  • The official source for SCCA clothing, decals and other merchandise.

SCCA Pro Racing
  • The professional racing division of the SCCA  

World Challenge
  • The home page for the Speed World Challenge Touring & GT Series

SCCA Forums
  • Not an officially endorsed SCCA site, but a great place to discuss almost anything related to the SCCA with others from around the country.  

eFormulaCarNews  
  • The online successor to Formula Car News Magazine.

F500.ORG  
  • The Formula 500 Racing Web

GT1 Drivers Association
  • A page written by and for SCCA GT1 racers 

GT-RaceCar.com
  • GT-RaceCar.Com is dedicated to the development and growth of all five of the SCCA GT classes. It's a place to find race reports, discuss issues, exchange information, buy and sell cars and parts. There are files for photos and in-car video of different tracks.

North American Motorsports Pages
  • Richard Welty's former unofficial SCCA pages, now expanded!  

SCCA Regional Links
(Midwest Division and other Nearby Regions & Clubs)

Midwest Division Web Site
Midwest Division Solo Web Site

Missouri Valley Race Group [MVRG]

Arkansas Region
Mississippi Region
Central Illinois Region
Nebraska Region
Great River Region
N.E. Oklahoma Region
Iowa Region
Oklahoma Region
Kansas Region
Ozark Mountain Region
Kansas City Region
Salina Region 
KC's Crown Autocross Club
Southern Illinois Region
Land O' Lakes Region
St. Louis Region
Mid-South Region
Wichita Region



The BIG list of all Regional Web Sites from SCCA.ORG

Other Local Clubs


BMW Car Club of America - Iowa Chapter
  • Information on the local chapter of the BMWCCA

Corvette Club of Iowa
  • Local information and activities for owners and enthusiasts of America's sports car.  

Euroblitz 
  • An online community for Iowa owners of European cars, primarily Audi & VW.  
  Iowa British Car Club
  • Information on activities for enthusiasts of British cars in Central Iowa. A local chapter of the North American MGB Register
  ICE - Iowa Corvair Enthusiasts
  • The Iowa Corvair Enthusiasts (ICE) is a club for Corvair owners and enthusiasts living in the state of Iowa and surrounding areas. It is dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and enjoyable uses of the Corvair automobile. 

Iowa Subaru Owners Club
  • The members of the Iowa Subaru Owners Club are a group of Subaru enthusiasts based mostly in central Iowa. They get together for events at least once a month to show their dedication to the brand. Whether it be simple meet and greets, car shows, or racing events, the owners in the club welcome all enthusiasts interested in anything and everything Subaru.

Mid-Iowa Camaro Club
  • Car shows, cruises, annual picnic, photo shoot and annual Camaro Car Show.

Minis of Iowa 
  • A local group dedicated to having fun with their modern MINI Coopers and classic Minis.

Mustang Club of Central Iowa
  • A local region of the Shelby American Automobile Club and the Mustang Club of America 

Schönesland Region PCA
  • Official page for the local region of the Porsche Club of America.  

 Solo Links

Getting Started in Solo / Autocross


SCCA Solo FAQ
  • The official SCCA Frequently Asked Questions about Solo.

Advice for the Beginning Autocrosser
  • Bob Tunnell is a multiple time National Solo and ProSolo Champion. He shares his thoughts on getting started in the sport

Solo Novice Handbook
  • Kate Hughes' excellent Glen Region autocross beginner's guide, brought to you by The Tire Rack. While not all of the information applies to DMVR events due to local differences this is still an excellent resource for those starting out in Solo / autocross competition.  

Rocky Mountain Solo School Introduction
  • A very nice presentation which introduces many critical concepts regarding autocross. Well worth reading.

Autocross FAQ
  • San Francisco Region's Frequently Asked Questions about Solo. Again, there are some local differences, but this is also a great source of basic knowledge for the novice. 

Top Ten AutoX Tips
  • Some advice from Andy Hollis, a multiple National Solo Champion and an instructor for the Evolution Solo School.

2010 SCCA Solo Rules
  • The complete 2010 rule book in PDF Format

SoloMatters
  • SoloMatters is a new site which serves as a digest of all the official SCCA Solo content as well and will become the launch point for feature articles and major announcements

Team.Net
  • Home Page of the Autocross mailing list  

R & S Tire and Solo Performance Midwest Division Solo Series
  • Complete rules, schedules, results, reports and points rankings from the MiDiv Solo Site.

Solo Performance/Solotime
  • One of the nation's largest suppliers of autocross accessories including numbers, decals, safety equipment and more.  

Autocross.Com
  • Lots of links and nationwide schedule information  

Solo Car Classification
  • Jerry Mouton's listings of Stock , Street Prepared, and Street Touring classes and rules. Last updated in 2006 but still some useful information.

Comparison of Allowed Solo Modifications
  • Dave Burkhead's comparison chart of allowed modifications in Stock, Street Prepared, Prepared, and Street Touring classes

Car Setup & Handling Troubleshooting Guide
  • A very helpful step by step chart from the West Texas Region web site. Information derived from Don Alexander's book "Performance Handling"

Solo Course Design Booklet 
  • Houston Region's Roger "The Real" Johnson, designer of many Solo National courses, shares some of his insights. This 105 page PDF file is a comprehensive and well illustrated guide to the essentials of designing great autocross courses.

Rally Links

  Rally Central
  • The Road Rally Resource Page   

Yahoo
  • Lots of links to various US and international rally sites  

Other Sports Car Racing Links


Crash Net
  • While I personally think this is a lousy name for a motorsports web site, this British site offers a wealth of up to the minute information and photos from a wide spectrum of US, British and worldwide motorsport. This is a site I usually check on a daily basis, as well as subscribing to their daily email news service.  

Fast Details
  • Subtitled "Zen and the Art of Sports Car Racing" this site is an internet magazine for sports car racing enthusiasts produced by racing photographer Timothy Crete. Lots of great photos from Daytona, Sebring, ALMS, and vintage events. Well worth a visit.  

Grand Am
  • The official home page for the Grand American Road Racing Association, sanctioning body for the Rolex Sports Car Series and Koni Challenge. 

International Motor Sports Association
  • The sanctioning body formerly known as IMSA, then Professional Sports Car Racing, has returned to the original name. Sanctioning body for the American Le Mans Series.    

Motorsport.com  
  • Another diverse site with excellent news, features and an incredible photo library which is comprehensively cross-indexed. 

Mulsanne's Corner  
  • For those who can't get enough technical information about world endurance racing this site offers a ton of in depth technical and aerodynamic info. 

The Race Site  
  • A great sports car racing news site. News, pictures, even some great wallpaper images. 

RadioLeMans  
  • It started with the world's biggest sportscar race, now the sound of Radio Le Mans runs 24/7 all year long at RadioLeMans.com, with live commentary on qualifying and races all around the world, including three 24 hour races: Le Mans, Silverstone and the Nürburgring. Also photos, videos, blogs, and more. 

Spotter Guides 
  • Ever have trouble figuring out which ALMS, British Touring Car, or F1 car is which? Then this handy site is just what you need with downloadable PDF and JPG guides to these series, updated on a race by race basis! 

10  Tenths Motorsport  
  • Worldwide motorsports discussion forums. 

F1 Links


FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE
  • The FIA is the governing body for Motorsport worldwide
  • Formula1.com  The official Formula One web site 

F1 Team Web Sites

All Formula One Info
  • "No News, No Rumours, Only Statistics."

BBC Formula One News
  • Formula One news from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

ESPN F1
  • The former F1 Live site is now ESPN F1. Same great news, info and photos on Formula One.

Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
  • Official web site with news and information on the upcoming permanent home for the USGP in Austin, Texas

F1 Minute
  • "Bytesize Formula One News". Home of a daily short podcast and an excellent photo source; F1 Minute's Big Picture.

F1 Technical
  • A terrific site if you want to delve deeper into what makes these amazing machines so bloody fast

Grand Prix.com
  • An FIA approved source, this site offers a wealth of information. In addition to current news this site has a marvelous "F1 Encyclopedia" with a massive amount of historical data on cars, drivers, teams,  tracks and personalities.

ITV-F1.COM
  • More F1 news and information from Britain's ITV television 

James Allen on F1
  • A long time commentator for ITV and ESPN's  F1 TV coverage, James Allen has much insight and access within the sport

Joe Saward's Formula One Blog
  • Joe Saward’s Grand Prix Blog is not a traditional news source. It is run by a professional motorsport journalist with 27 years of experience, the majority of which has been spent in Formula 1. Joe is not a stay-at-home commentator. He attends all the World Championship Grands Prix, and has done for more than 20 years. He is accredited as an FIA Formula 1 Permanent Passholder.

Pit Pass
  • Another worthwhile F1 & motorsport news and information site from Britain with an occasional touch of humour as well

Planet F1
  • Yet another worthwhile F1 news and information site from Britain with a very active forum

ScarbsF1's Blog
  • Craig Scarborough is a freelance journalist/illustrator who focuses solely on the technology of F1. Very interesting and lucid insights into the technology of Formula One..

Total F1
  • This site links to the latest top stories from many of the sites listed here and more, with additional original content and an active forum.

Race Track Links

  Mid America Motorplex  
  • DMVR's home road racing track. We'll be co-hosting three events there this year in our ninth season at this facility.
  • Click here to find out what we're doing at MAM!

Blackhawk Farms
  • A 1.95 mile road course in northern Illinois. 

Gateway International Raceway
  • The St. Louis area oval and 1.6 mile road course. 

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
  • A classic  1.8 mileroad circuit in Jennings, Oklahoma. 

Heartland Park Topeka
  • Road racing, drag racing, dirt track and off-road racing in the SCCA's home town. 

Iowa Speedway
  • Information on the 7/8 mile oval and infield road course.

Knoxville Raceway
  • OK, it's not a sports car track, but "The World Capital of Sprint Car Racing" and National Sprint Car Museum are less than an hour away from Des Moines!  

Motorsports Park Hastings
  • Information on the newest road course in Nebraska  

Ben Lovejoy's Nurburgring Page
  • This British enthusiast has put together a page jam-packed with interesting info and photos related to the legendary 14 mile German circuit. 

Road America
  • Home page for the historic 4 mile track at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin  

Des Moines Speedway
  • I'll bet you didn't know that Des Moines once hosted championship Indy car racing events!  

Other Motorsport Links


Adventures in England  
  • Matt Stasiak is an SCCA member who went to England to attend college at Oxford. On this site you can read about his experiences marshalling and flagging events "across the pond".

Age & Treachery Racing, Ltd.
  • A world-wide group of vintage racers with a sense of humor. These guys are so warped they let your webmaster be a member!  

A to Z Racer  
  • A work in progress, this website details the career of Polish-American sports car racer Tony Adamowicz. 


Dan Gurney's All American Racers


H & H Trailers
  • Automobile and other specialty trailers manufactured in Iowa 

Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies
  • Wisconsin's source for racing parts.

RaceFansTV
  • Your 24/7 streaming online racing video source. You can watch what's on any of their 12 online channels for free at any time or for a small subscription fee you have access to their content on demand in higher resolution.

Racer Parts Wholesale
  • Indiana's source for racing parts.

Racing in Iowa
  • Lots of information and links to tracks, series, and driver information here in the Hawkeye State.

Snell Memorial Foundation 
  • William "Pete" Snell was a popular amateur sports car racer who died in 1956 when his helmet failed to protect him. The Foundation named for him was founded in 1957 by a group of scientists, physicians, racing colleagues and friends who teamed together in a dedicated effort to promote research, education, testing and development of standards geared to improve the effectiveness of the  automotive racing helmet. Ever since then the Snell approval has been the most respected in motorsports and they continue to advance the state of the art in helmet protection and testing. This is a very informative site if you've ever wanted to explore the how and why of those funny hats we wear

Sugar Grove Custom Cars
  • Sugar Grove Custom Cars was started in early 2007 in Dallas Center, Iowa. They create and produce a variety of custom, race and kit cars.

Track Guys
  • Longtime DMVR member, autocrosser, and open track event guy Jeff Lacina and his cohorts are now putting on their own instructional open track days, including some at MidAmerica Motorplex.

TVRacer.com
  • A great free index to all televised motorsport events

 Photo, Blog, Book, Magazine, TV Show & Art Links


Autoblog
  • A constantly updated source of information about cars and the auto industry.

Autocar.co.uk
  • Website for the world's oldest automotive magazine, published continuously since 1895.

Autosport Magazine
  • England's great weekly magazine on the web 

Autoweek Magazine
  • The online version of America's weekly motorsport and auto magazine. They too just celebrated a 50th anniversary since beginning as Competition Press in 1958.

Axis of Oversteer 
  • "We are obsessed about Racing,  Formula 1, WRC, Sport Cars, Touring Cars, DTM,  Porsche, Ferrari,  BMW,  McLaren, Aston Martin,  Maserati, track days, going fast,  the stickiest tires,  the best brakes.  Anything loud that will make your pulse race!"

The Cahier Gallery
  • Exceptional Formula One photography from the legendary Bernard Cahier and his son Paul-Henri. Over 4000 images from the 50s to today.

Car and Driver Magazine
  • The online version of a perennial auto enthusiast magazine

Classic Motorsports Magazine
  • The latest venture from the publishers of Grassroots Motorsports. Classic Motorsports is an evolution of the former "British Car" magazine and is dedicated to "celebrating the classic sports cars of yesterday and today".

Ghost Tracks 
  • SCCA Historian and Archivist Pete Hylton has released a marvelous book compiling and expanding on his "Ghost Tracks" articles in Sports Car magazine. This is a wonderful trip to many of the tracks once raced upon by the SCCA, some legendary and some all but forgotten, including our own ghost track, Greenwood Roadway near Indianola.

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine
  • America's magazine of amateur motorsports

Hemmings Motor News
  • "The bible" of the collector car hobby has what they describe as "The World's Largest Vehicle Enthusiast Site"

Jay Leno's Garage
  • A peek inside the "Big Dog Garage", home of the fantastic collection of TV host and gearhead Jay Leno

Jalopnik.com 
  • "Obsessed With The Cult of Cars"
  The Last Open Road
  • Ever wonder why so many cars at the vintage races have those "The Last Open Road" decals on the trunk? Then you haven't read the books... B.S.(Burt) Levy is a racer, frequent magazine columnist, and self proclaimed "notorious ride mooch", as well as a fellow member of Age & Treachery Racing. He's also written some amazing books weaving fictional characters into a vivid historical look at the early days of sports car and road racing in the western hemisphere; "The Last Open Road", "Montezuma's Ferrari", and "The Fabulous Trashwagon", and with the fourth book in the series, "Toly's Ghost", he brought the story forward to the international scene during Phil Hill's championship season of 1961. Burt's latest is the first book in a new trilogy, "The 200 MPH Steamroller, Book One: Red Reign" with the usual suspects and some new characters against the backdrop of the Ferrari/Ford wars at Le Mans in the '60s.  While fictional, those who were there testify to how accurately Burt has captured the atmosphere surrounding the early days of real road racing at Watkins Glen, Elkhart Lake, and the Carrera PanAmericana, and the beginning of the SCCA. This site is the home of Burt's publishing company Think Fast Ink and has info on the books, Last Open Road merchandise, and even a story or two. Your friendly webmaster highly recommends these books and the web site.    

The Motorsport Collector
  • Paul Zimmerman's business in suburban Chicago features an amazing collection of motorsports art, models, books and videos.

Murphy the Bear's Blog  
  • "Scurrilous Stuff!" Rumors and insider information from the world of international sports car and endurance racing.

My Classic Car  
  • Website for Dennis (Mr. Handlebar Moustache!) Gage's long running television program.

National Speed Sport News
  • The home of veteran motorsports journalist Chris Economaki, since 1934 it's been "America's Motorsports Authority".

North American Pylon
  • The only monthly publication devoted solely to the sport of Autocross.

PistonHeads
  • PistonHeads is a British online magazine which features photos and information on a variety of rare and eclectic performance cars seldom if ever seen on this side of the pond.

Racecar Engineering
  • The International Journal of Motorsport Technology

Racer Magazine
  • Coverage of all major series from the same folks who publish Sports Car

Race Tech International
  • "Driving Technology into Pole Position", another great motorsport technology site

Road & Track Magazine
  • The online version of one of the longest lived American enthusiast magazines. If you haven't visited their site lately the amount of web-only content has been greatly expanded, both text and photos..

Schlegelmilch Photography
  • A visually fantastic site from F1 photography masters Rainer, Boris and Heidi Schlegelmilch. They've been shooting Grands Prix for over 30 years so there are often lots of vintage as well as current images. Stop back often as the galleries change every couple of weeks.

Sniff Petrol 
  • A British automotive and motorsport blog site that manages to be hilarious or offensive, often both at the same time!

Top Gear
  • The web companion to the brilliant BBC motoring show. You can get news, watch video clips, and even read Clarkson's latest rant!
  • BBC America Top Gear - Not as entertaining as the site above but you can find out which older episodes will air here on cable
  • Final Gear - Here's where you can download the latest episodes of both Top Gear and Fifth Gear from Britain

UltimateCarPage.com 
  • "Powered by Knowledge, Driven by Passion" - Articles, Photos and Forums

Victory Lane Magazine
  • The Vintage & Historic Racing News Magazine

Vintage Motorsport Magazine
  • The journal of motor racing history, vintage sports cars, and more.

Zoom Pics
  • "Racing Through Time" - A site with lots of great photos, both modern and vintage.

DMVR Member's Pages


No B.S. Motorsport 
  • Ric Johnson still believes that "Real sports cars don't have Back Seats!". If you agree you might want to check out the merchandise at this site!

Recombio Racers
  • Jack King is creating a new racing series for a new type of front engine, open wheel racer. Find out more and see some pics of Jack's lovely hand-built Recombio Prototype. 

Czech-Mate Enterprises
  • Looking for an affordable motorsports data acquisition system? Then "czech" out this site from long time DMVR members Eldon and Sue Zacek! 

R&S Racing
  • Need some Hoosier race or Solo rubber?  DMVR's Ron VerMulm would be happy to sell you some!  

Ric Johnson Productions
  • Professional Web Site Design, Motorsports Photography, and Audio-Visual and Multi-Image Production and Presentation by DMVR's Webmaster. 

Triad Productions and Triad AV Services
  • For over 25 years, a primary resource for professional communications services. Originally incorporated to be Iowa's finest recording studio, Triad is now also a world leader in the creation of custom show control hardware and software for exhibits and theme parks. Triad's AV Services division builds on over 45 years of audio-visual expertise with equipment rental, sales, consultation, service and facility design.

Miscellaneous and Fun Links

  Car Talk
  • OK, it's not motorsport, but NPR's "Tappet Brothers" have a fun site

Cheese Racing
  • This one is more of a "dairysport" site, but I just had to add it.... 
 

FastStone.org 

  • If you deal with digital images, and especially if you have a lot of them, these folks have a wonderful free utility I'd highly recommend you download - the FastStone Image Viewer. While it's a great viewer, it's also much more. It allows  you to make basic corrections and edits, quickly crop multiple images, and batch resize or rename large numbers of images at once. I have been using it for several years and become more and more impressed with each of their frequent updates of the product. I'd strongly advise you to try this great FREE utility.

Heavens Above
  • Did you know that several times each month you can walk outside and watch the International Space Station pass overhead? This helpful site from Germany will tell you when and where to look.

Snopes - The Urban Legend Reference Site
  • The best place on the web to find out if you really should "forward this to everyone in your address book". They have hundreds of searchable articles debunking all the bogus messages floating about. You can also subscribe to their newsletter and often find out about these junk messages before your well intentioned friends forward them to you!

The Big Picture 

Traffic Cone Preservation Society
  • An excellent history and field guide to those familiar orange objects. Know your enemy! 

Traffic Waves
  • How physics and fluid dynamics apply to driving and traffic jams for the bored commuter.

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