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Archie Urciuoli

First raced Jaguars (XK140MC & E-type) in New England SCCA regional events in late 50s and early 60s … Returned to racing in 1988 in Barber Formula Ford, and VSCCA, SVRA and HSR vintage classes … From 1990…1996 campaigned a D-type Jaguar, Ford GT Mk IV and Ralt Formula 2 at tracks across the United […]

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Peter Uria

Peter started racing in 1977 with a Triumph Spitfire, then became was one of the stars of IMSA Camel GT racing in its GTU class during the early 1990s, sharing his class win in the Rolex 24 at Daytona four times 1991-93, and picking off a 12 Hours of Sebring win in 1993 … His […]

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R. J. Valentine

Started in SCCA in 1975 at age 32, and won a number of A-Production races in ’76. In ’78 commissioned the building of two IMSA GTX tube-frame Corvettes with Rick Hay. From ’79 to ’91, drove in 90 IMSA events, before joining Pickett Racing in ’92, competing in 127 Trans-Am races over the next decade, […]

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Thomas E. Van Camp

Started racing in go karts, but quickly jumped to cars .. 1987 Runoffs winner in Showroom Stock C with a Volkswagen GTI, and 1995 Runoffs champ in Spec Racer. 7 SCCA Divisional championships in 3 different classes. All-time leader in National race wins for Spec Racer and Spec Racer/Ford class. Has National wins in 6 […]

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Monte R. Shelton

Famous throughout the Pacific Northwest for his 43 years in racing, starting with an Austin Healey 100 in 1960. Has raced in Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT and SCCA Trans-Am (5 wins). 11 times at 24 Hours of Daytona. Has raced great collection of cars including Lola T-70, ex-Team McLaren M8F, Eagle, Cobra, 8 […]

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Kristian Skavnes

The 2004 winner of the SCCA’s Sportsman of the Year title and 2005 winner of the RRDC’s Mark Donohue award, Kris is one of many drivers who have parlayed that award into an invitation to join the Club … Starting in 1982 with a SCCA Showroom Stock Ford Mustang, Kris also competed in 56 IMSA […]

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Vic Skirmants

Working as a turn marshal inspired Vic to attend drivers school at Waterford Hills in 1965. He raced a 1956 356 Speedster at Waterford, Harewood and Mosport in Canada as well as local SCCA Regional Races and was the Canadian EP Champion in 1972. He began SCCA national racing in earnest in 1977 and raced […]

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Ken Slagle

Ken captured the 1975 SCCA F-Production National Championship behind the wheel of a Triumph Spitfire – winning eight races in the process. Went on to win many SCCA National Championship races in a TR-7.

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Murray L. Smith

Murray is a well-known competitor in all forms of motorsports in a wide variety of vehicles but perhaps less recognized for his management experience in the field. He is past Chairman of BMP, the organization which runs the four major British Championships, Formula 3, British Touring Cars, GT and Superbikes and he is also a […]

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Guy Smith

Won British championship in ’87, his first year racing karts. Graduated to auto racing in ’92, winning the British Formula Renault title in ’95 and tested F1 car for Williams Grand Prix. He went through British F3 (’96-’97) to Indy Lights in ’98 where he was Rookie of the Year. Since ’00 has run primarily […]

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Bengt Soderstrom

Began racing in 1955 with a Porsche Speedster, a stalwart of the grand era when road racers were “gentlemen, with no prize monies or factory assistance. We drove our cars to and from the races as far away from our home in New Jersey to Kansas City and Elkhart Lake, Wis.”. Won an SCCA National […]

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Allen G. Speyer

Al joined the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 1974 and held several technical and management positions in motorsports before being tapped to manage the company’s return to open wheel racing in the mid-1990s. Since 2001, Al has served as Executive Director of Motorsports for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, directing the company’s racing programs, as […]

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Kenley D. Squier

The voice of Ken Squier has been easily recognized, for the last 50 years, by a few thousand fans at the high banks of Vermont’s Thunder Road, or a few million listening to the “Great American Race” from the high banks of the Daytona Speedway. Ken started out as an announcer at Mallets Bay and […]

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Lyn St. James

Gave up a potential career as a piano teacher to become legendary proponent for bringing women into racing. First appeared on the radar screen when she placed second in an IMSA Kelly American Challenge race , IMSA GTO class wins at Road America, Watkins Glen and Daytona in 1985, then the 1987 Rolex 24 at […]

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W.P. Fred Stevenson

“Fast Freddie” was one of the top Formula Car racers in the 1960’s and 1970’s – winning in Formua B, Formula C and Formula Ford. Won the SCCA Pro Formula Continental Championship race at Lime Rock. Was one of the founders of Lotus East, a leading competition arm of Team Lotus in the US.

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Raymond C. Stone

Another devotee of the Austin-Healey Sprites … began racing in 1963 and in 1991 won his first H Production Runoffs title, then combined that with the SCCA President’s Cup honor, backed it all up with a repeat Runoffs championship in 1992. In addition to his two Runoffs championships, Ray has finished in the top 10 […]

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Judy Stropus

Author and script writer Brock Yates once described Judy Stropus as a “racing personality,” since her career in motorsports has covered a gamut of disciplines – including her unique ability to accurately time and score endurance sports-car races before the introduction of computers – driving race cars, and becoming an author and an award-winning public […]

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Johnny Rutherford

A three-time winner of the Indy 500, “Lone Star J.R.” is a tireless ambassador for American motorsports. In addition to the ’74, ’76 and ’80 Indy titles, won 24 other champ car races and 23 poles. Was ’80 CART Champion. In ’86 won all three 500-mile champ car races, a first. Won ’63 Daytona 500 […]

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Peter G. Sachs

Used a Turner 950 to begin his sportsman racing career in 1960. Switched to a Lotus 23 to become the 1963 Runoffs champion in F Modified. Won a Divisional title in 1964 with a Brabham BT5. Has been involved in Historic racing since 1979. IMSA Firehawk and Grand-Am Cup since 1994, mostly in Ford Mustang […]

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Boris Said

If it has wheels and looks like a fun vehicle to drive, Boris has raced it and probably put it in the winner’s circle … A native of New York City and son of late RRDC member Bob Said, Boris was inspired to go four-wheel racing when a friend gave him tickets to the Detroit […]

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Steve Sargis

Steve hails from Frankfort, Ill., and has raced in several production classes in SCCA for 20-plus years with remarkable success. Regardless of the class, at the SCCA Runoffs he is considered the favorite in any class he enters. Sargis is so dominating he has earned the nickname “Superman,” and is widely respected by fellow competitors. […]

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Takuma Sato

A bicycle champion in his youth, Sato was late to motorized racing, starting karting in Japan at age 19. Two years later, he jumped from the All Japan F3 series to England where he competed in several junior series settling on British F3 in ’99 and winning the championship in ’01, plus the Macau GP […]

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John Saurino

How deeply is John into racing? The names of his children are Nigel, Hans, Jacques and Senna … John began racing 19 years ago and made it to the podium at the SCCA’s Runoffs by 1992, but it took another 12 years for him to reach the top step when he won the F Production […]

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Dorsey Schroeder

In 1971, at age 19, Dorsey became the first person under age 21 to be awarded an SCCA National competition license. It turned out to be a good move on SCCA’s part, and a good one for American road racing as a whole …In 1985, his first professional racing season, he won the SCCA Lucas […]

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Larry Schumacher

Larry began racing in1968 with a Formula Vee, then turned semi-pro in 1974 in IMSA’s BFG Radial Challenge series with a BMW 2002. He won his first professional race in 1993 at age 57, in IMSA’s Firestone Firehawk Endurance Championship series, driving a Pontiac Firebird with Doug Goad at Road Atlanta. He was named the […]

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Vern Schuppan

Vern drove in many categories, but arguably most of his success was as a sports car driver and was heavily associated with Porsche. He was the 1983 Japanese Sports-Prototype Champion, and followed his 1976 5th place finish and 1977 1982 2nd place finishes in the 24 hours of Le Mans by winning in 1983 driving […]

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Oriol Servia

Raced karts near his home in Catalonia, Spain, until he was 19 before trying Formula 3, his best finish being fourth in the French F3 Championship in ’96. Two years later, he was driving Indy Lights for Dorricott Racing, taking the ’99 series championship without winning a race. He joined the CART circuit in ’00 […]

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Mike Shank

Started racing in •89, winning the SCCA Ohio Valley Region’s Novice Driver of the Year. He also won the •96 Player’s/Toyota Atlantic C2 championship. Before leaving driving to concentrate on car ownership, he ran one race in the •96-•97 Indy Racing League season, the •97 Las Vegas 500K at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As an […]

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Bob Sharp

Bob holds six Sports Car Club of America National Championships – less than a dozen drivers have won more. Not only an immensely talented race car driver, Sharp also was a successful race team owner, working with such noted drivers as Jim Fitzgerald, Brad Frisselle and legendary actor/race car driver Paul Newman. Actor Tom Cruise […]

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Scott R. Sharp

Scott is the 2009 ALMS P1 Co-Champion (along with fellow RRDC member David Brabham)….. Finished third in ALMS P2 in 2008. SCCA GT-2 National Champion in 1986… GT-1 Champion in 1987 and 1988….SCCA Trans-Am Champion in 1991 and 1993. Indy Racing League Co-Champion in 1996….. Scored nine victories in Indy Cars. Began racing in karts […]

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Dennis Shaw

Dennis quickly caught the racing bug after spectating a 1969 race at Virginia International, and in 1971, at age 18, won the first race he entered, an invitational IMSA event at Daytona … He quickly became the engine builder for Amos Johnson’s Team Highball between 1974 and 1992 , but also matured into a winning […]

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Jeremy Shaw

Began writing about the sport while at school in England in 1974….has remained a contributor to Autosport magazine to this day….moved to the U.S. in 1985 to become Editorial Director of On Track magazine….edited the Autocourse CART/Champ Car Official Yearbook and provided the English language international television commentary for the CART/Champ Car World Series from […]

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Kent M. Prather

The 1986 SCCA Kimberly Cup award winner, Prather captured six SCCA National G Production championships – 1986, ’90, ’95, 2002-’03 and ’05 – all with a venerable MGA racecar, an ancestor of the car in which he started racing in 1980. Switching to a Mazda Miata in 2009, Prather captured another pair of National titles […]

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