Sports Car - March 2019

SMG JOINS AMERICAN SEDAN

SCCA’s Club Racing Board added the Regional Spec Mustang class (SMG), which was already included in T2, to the American Sedan class. The combination of a simple, inexpensive package, that can be run out of the box, are the main selling points that drove the inclusion of SMG in the class.

Hagerty, best known for its specialty auto insurance, has igned on to become the Official Insurance Partner of SCCA.

“With the multi-year deal, Hagerty has shown it appreciates the
automobile culture and supports having fun with cars, which is a
core belief within the SCCA,” SCCA President and CEO Mike Cobb
says. “Official Partners are very important to Club activities as they
help keep participation costs lower for our 67,500 members, and
we know our members will show support for Hagerty in return.”
Founded in 1984 by people who love cars, Hagerty insures all
types of enthusiast vehicles. But the organization is more than
an insurance company. As car fans, Hagerty publishes one of
the world’s most-read automotive magazines and offers online
video programming such as “The Barn Find Hunter,” featuring
Tom Cotter scouring the countryside for lost automotive gems.

Hagerty is also home to DriveShare by Hagerty, the nation’s first and largest platform for renting classic and exotic cars.

“Hagerty and the SCCA is a perfect match,” says
McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty. “The SCCA is all
about having fun with cars and turning enthusiasts into
participants, and we are, too. It’s great to look at cars in
museums, but they are really meant to be driven.”
In 2019, Hagerty will be the presenting sponsor of the Tire Rack
Time Trials National Tour, as well as the exclusive on-track insurance
partner of Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack. The
company’s Track Day Insurance program offers physical damage
coverage for vehicles while they’re on the track, unlike most
standard insurance plans. With Hagerty’s Track Day Insurance,
drivers can focus on turning great lap times on a circuit.

SCCA Ventures Inc. has named Sydney Davis Yagel as General Manager of SCCA Pro Racing. After joining SCCA Pro Racing last spring, Yagel quickly fit into her role as the Senior Manager of Race Operations, making tough decisions under pressure further showcasing her leadership capabilities. Not only is Yagel the first female to lead SCCA Pro Racing, she is also the youngest General Manager in SCCA Pro history.

Prior to joining SCCA Pro,

Hagerty Becomes
Official Insurance Partner
MARKETING
DEPARTMENT
CHANGES AT
NATIONAL
OFFICE
SYDNEY DAVIS YAGEL NAMED SCCA
PRO RACING GENERAL MANAGER

Yagel spent the last 10 years managing MSR Houston events and schools. She has also held positions as the Circuit of the Americas Motorsports Operations Marshal Coordinator and as the Houston and Louisiana Grand Prix Race Chair.

Yagel, a 27-year member of the SCCA, embraced her role in the SCCA by extending her expertise to serve as the Houston Region Race Chair for 10 years.

She then moved on to serve
as its Regional Executive. Her
exceptional volunteerism within
the SCCA did not go unnoticed as
she was awarded Worker of the
Year in 2014 for her efforts in
race administration and the SCCA
Member of Excellence in 2016.

For complete details on the SCCA Membership Drive Contest, log in to ams.scca.com and look under “Forms.”

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE REFERRAL LEADERS FOR DECEMBER 2018

NAME REF REGION

Robert Beers 88 Susquehanna Brian Ghidinelli 77 San Francisco Warren Leach 47 San Diego Carol Deborde 16 Reno Region Karen McCoy 14 Oregon Christopher Abele 12 NW Ohio Bob Arnold 10 Central Kentucky Jose de Miguel 10 Puerto Rico Wanta Cecil 9 South Carolina Jeremy McCauley 9 Allegheny H’lands Susan Puls 9 Wishita Carl Somerton 9 Snake River Sydney Yagel 9 Houston

2,100 additional members have at least one referral.

REGION LEADERS

(Category based on 2017 year-end membership)

REGION GROWTH

JUMBO REGIONS (800+): Central Carolinas 15.9% Florida 15.2% Oregon 9.6% LARGE REGIONS (401-799): Philadelphia 36.1% Susquehanna 35.8% New York 21.7% MEDIUM REGIONS (200-400): Tennessee 17.8% Kentucky 15.2% Eastern Tennessee 14.2% SMALL REGIONS (<200): Big Island of Hawaii 53.1% Puerto Rico 51.4% Yellowstone 50.0%

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The SCCA National Office has opened the New Year with some reorganization and staff additions within the marketing department. Heyward Wagner has been promoted to Senior Director of Marketing and Experiential Programs. Jon Krolewicz has shifted to Time Trials Program Manager, and Andie Albin to Creative Manager. Blair Deffenbaugh joins the SCCA National Staff as Marketing Project Manager, and Courtney Rivers has been added as Staffing Coordinator for the Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack program.

In his new role, Wagner will continue to oversee programs such as Starting Line and Track Night in America, which converts motorsport enthusiasts into active SCCA participants, and he will focus on new, innovative programs plus seek ways to grow awareness and exposure of Club activities.

Krolewicz, as Time Trials Program Manager, will be hands-on with program development and provide support to SCCA Regions seeking ways to implement Time Trials in their areas.

Albin will now work to bring consistency and cohesiveness to visual elements within the SCCA brand in her new role as Creative Manager.

Deffenbaugh, meanwhile, will manage a wide variety of marketing projects that help tell SCCA’s story, and Rivers will help with staffing logistics for Track Night in America and has been tasked with seeking ways to streamline processes from online registration all the way to onsite check-in.