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            <title>SCCA: McAbee Scores Super Tour Win at Hallett</title>
            <link>http://www.formula500.org/news_info.php?n=8730</link>
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Round Three of the BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour and the second SCCA Club Racer Majors weekend concluded on Sunday (April 15) at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, crowning another set of winners in SafeRacer National Series classes.

Though severe weather affected several of the the plains states and threatened overnight, by early sunrise the rains had stopped, leaving a damp track for the morning qualifying. Some spotty sunshine and high winds dried the 1.8-mile circuit by late  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>F500 Blog: Jacques Dresang - Eight Years Later</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Jacques Dresang initially came close to making the transition from karts to Formula 500
(Photo: UEMSI Graphics-PR - Jacques Dresang)
Greetings fellow F500 enthusiasts! My name is Jacques Dresang and I am a member of the new crop of drivers entering F500 for 2012.
  
First off, let me set something straight: no, I’m not from France or Canada. I’m from Wisconsin and was raised in a family that thought very highly of the Villeneuve brothers. It is okay if you’ve never heard of me. I’ve  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Industry News: Pfanner to Again Publish SportsCar and Racer</title>
            <link>http://www.formula500.org/news_info.php?n=8728</link>
            <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Pfanner previously published SportsCar from 1984 through 2001
(Photo: SCCA)
A group led by automotive media and marketing veteran Paul Pfanner has re-acquired the publishing rights to Haymarket Media Inc.’s motorsports titles, including SportsCar, the official publication of Sports Car Club of America, as well as RACER, the publication founded by the group 20 years ago.

The purchase returns the titles to the management team that sold majority ownership to Haymarket in 2001.

"The  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SCCA: Rolling Schedule Announced for SCCA National Championship Runoffs</title>
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Sports Car Club of America President Jeff Dahnert announced at the annual SCCA National Convention that the Club would move to a “rolling” schedule for the 2012 National Championship Runoffs.

The new schedule will reduce the amount of time a driver needs to be in attendance at the Club’s hallmark event.

Citing overwhelming support from a recent driver survey conducted by the Club, Dahnert noted that the longest any participating driver would need to be at the event was four days.  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SCCA: New Club Racing Majors Program Announced</title>
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Sports Car Club of America has announced a new, top-level Club Racing program dubbed the “Majors,” launching as a pilot program in the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Southwest Divisions in 2012.

Focused on providing fresh, enhanced opportunities for National-level classes within a geographical racing area, the Majors offer a new format race weekend focused on clustering competition and providing greater value for racers.

The Majors concept comes from a two-year planning committee  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SCCA: Club Racing Board Statement on 2.5 Rules &amp;amp; Class Realignment</title>
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At the December Board of Directors’ meeting in Topeka, the Board voted to suspend the 2.5 class participation rule for two seasons. They then asked the Club Racing Board to prepare a plan to actively manage the classes. They have directed that the CRB present a proposal for alignment of classes, with an overall reduction in the number of National classes. The proposed goal is 24, or less, national classes.

So, suspension of the 2.5-rule does not mean that classes with low  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Happy New Year!!!</title>
            <link>http://www.formula500.org/news_info.php?n=8717</link>
            <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; 
The staff at Formula500.org would like to wish a Happy New Year to all of our supporters and visitors. 

We are looking forward to another year of entertaining formula 500 racing. As always, we will be your premier source for news and information, providing in-depth and unparalleled coverage.  

All the best in 2012,

Rob Howden
Kimberley Howden
Al Craighead
David Cole]]></description>
            <category>News</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Merry Christmas!</title>
            <link>http://www.formula500.org/news_info.php?n=8716</link>
            <description><![CDATA[&nbsp; 
The staff at Formula500.org would like to wish all of our supporters and readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season. We hope that all of you are spending time with friends, family and loved ones during this festive season.

We are looking forward to the upcoming 2012 race season, where we will continue to provide unparalleled coverage of Formula 500 racing.

All the best and happy holidays,

Rob Howden
Kimberley Howden
David Cole
Allan Craighead]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SCCA: Runoffs Qualification Process Amended</title>
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The SCCA Board of Directors has amended the process in which invitations for the Club Racing National Championship Runoffs are determined, adding an option for those finishing eight races to the 2011 policy.

Any driver that finishes eight races in a class during the 2012 season, two of them in their division, will automatically be eligible for the National Championship Runoffs at Road America. In addition, the remaining criteria for qualification are unchanged from 2011.

Like in  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SCCA: 2012 Super Tour Schedule Announced</title>
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Expanding from its inaugural season in 2011, Sports Car Club of America has announced the nine-race calendar for the 2012 BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour. Increased from six events in 2011, the schedule features one race in each of the SCCA’s geographic divisions.

The BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour highlights some of the biggest events in each division, bringing with it extra features from a traditional National race weekend. The SCCA National staff provides media coverage of  ...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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