no more scca pro rally(not a vid)

[rally85gti]

looks like scca isnt going to be sanctioning pro rally anymore for more info.....

http://www.scca.com/News/News.asp?Ref=178

[menschmaschine0]

does this mean no more rally races any of any kind i will die if thats what it means

[mattlikespeople]

aww, damn. paul schwionier (really poorly spelled. not good with french names:P) must be dissapointed. him and his tiburon did so well for so many years. good things cant last forever

[TK42ONE]

And this is from Rally.com:

US - NASA announces intention to continue involvement in US stage rally
Oct-06 2004 / 08:59 CDT

Knoxville, TN/Ridgecrest, CA - NASA Rally Sport announced today its intention to continue its involvement in stage rally in the United States.

"We thought that it was important that we get on the record as soon as possible regarding the future of the sport in the United States, especially in light of the Sports Car Club of America’s announcement that it will no longer continue to sanction or insure stage rally events in the United States," said Ray Hocker, one of NASA Rally Sport’s principals. "We want to make sure that our clubman competitors know that we will continue to represent their interests in providing safe, fun, and affordable events."

John Lindsey, spokesman for NASA Rally Sport’s parent organization, the National Auto Sport Association commented, "We're pleased to be able to continue to offer a home to stage rally enthusiasts across the country. We are looking forward to welcoming more ralliers into the NASA family and our team of experienced officials will work to make NASA's program as safe as possible to avoid the issues that have led to the demise of other programs."

Regarding the national stage, NASA Rally Sport Principal John K. Shirley added, "we had been working with organizers throughout the US on the formation of the United States Rally ChampionshipSM, or USRCSM, even prior to the SCCA’s announcement. While obviously our focus right now will be to accommodate our clubman constituency, in light of the announcement, we certainly are in a go position to work with those and other organizers to keep stage rallying on a national level in addition to our strong regional championships."

"We do want to stress that while we have many established events, in light of the SCCA’s withdrawal from the stage rally arena, we welcome all organizers and competitors, without exception, to work together for the growth of our sport," Hocker added.

For more information, contact John K. Shirley, john@nasarallysport.com, +1 (865) 567-2823,

Hopefully we can keep Rallying in the States long enough to entice WRC to do some trial runs over here. I know they've esentially locked down their program schedule for a few years, but hey, I can dream can't I?

TK

[rally85gti]

yeah... that only means no more scca... sorry.. realized that was confusing after posting it....

thanks TK42ONE for clarifying that for me....

[MethMax]

I dont care who is running it as long as there will be events I can go to(hopefully in MN) but event to watch and make the sport grow over here in the US. I actually know some of the racers in the open classes ill try and see what there opinions are and what they are going to do.

[MethMax]

Well I talked to one of the drivers and here is an update on rallying in the US.

you heard correctly. The scca is dropping their performance rally program. The Rally-America group is picking up the slack as the major us canctioning body. There is also NASA, North American Sportscar Association, and CARS, Canadien association du rally sport, doing sanctioning. Next year we will be doing a little of all of them. We will be in bemiji, so hopefully I'll see you there. If you want to know more about Rally america, look at www.rally-america.com. It was a shame we went off on day 2, but man, there were some stages where we were soaring. You might also want to check out www.specialstage.com. I'll I've got a ton of events for next year, but I'm really looking foward to the massive amounts of seat time. If you have any more questions drop me a line, take it easy,
-Matt