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SCCA,
Great Race Announce Partnership to Expand Rally Competitions
TOPEKA,
Kan. (Sept. 12, 2006) – Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and
Rally Partners, Inc., organizers of Great Race motorsports event,
announced today that they would jointly develop and promote a automotive
competitions in the United States. The exponential growth of the collector
car hobby has fueled the demand for motorsports events created and
sanctioned by both organizations.
As part of the
alliance, SCCA will add a Great Race class to selected RoadRally events on
its schedule, to introduce Great Race’s challenging style of competition
and vehicles to SCCA members. Through Great Race events, Rally Partners
will introduce SCCA sanctioned events to its racers to provide a broader
array of competition opportunities.
“We can't think of a
more natural partnership than this one with SCCA, the organization
synonymous with grassroots motorsports competition in the U.S.,” said
Bill Ewing, Rally Partners CEO. “Being able to compete in SCCA events
and Great Race events expands the market reach for both of us, attracting
new enthusiasts.”
According to Pego Mack,
SCCA Rally Manager, this partnership creates opportunities far beyond the
ability to share motorsports sanctioning opportunities.
“Motorsports
competition is experiencing tremendous growth, particularly in the sport
of rallying and this is a wonderful opportunity to reach even more
participants,” Mack said. “We think Great Race is the ideal partner to
further expand the sport of rallying."
ABOUT
RALLY PARTNERS, INC.
For 24 years, the Great
Race has delivered family entertainment and community events in more than
900 cities in North America. Rally Partners, Inc., the event organizers,
is focused on bringing experiential automotive events to consumers both
nationally and internationally through Great Race events. Jack Roush, one
of NASCAR’s leading team owners and Corky Coker, CEO of Coker Tire are
two members of the Rally Partners organization. For more information,
visit www.greatrace.com.
ABOUT
SCCA, INC.
Founded in 1944, Sports
Car Club of America, Inc. is a 55,000-plus member motorsports organization
that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both
club and professional levels. It annually sanctions over 2,000 events
through its 112 regions and professional subsidiary. Landmark events
and series for the Club include the SCCA SPEED World Challenge
Championships; the Club Racing National Championship Runoffs® at
Heartland Park Topeka, The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships
and the United States Road Rally Challenge (USRRC). For more information,
please visit www.scca.com.
Michael
Martin (driver) and Bill Seacrest in Martin's 1953 Bucannon Sport in the
2005 National Guard Great Race (Great Race Image)
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