About this event
The Sportscar Club of America ("SCCA") has local and regional races throughout the country all year. At the end of the racing season, only the best amateur racers (regional winners) are invited to participate in the Championship Runoff races held at a venue that moves around the country. This year, after being absent for a few years, the Championship Runoff races move back to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The 57th SCCA National Championship Runoffs return to Road America at a time of year when the fall colors seem to dance around the beautiful race cars and the mild weather creates the perfect conditions for exceptional racing. The SCCA is one of the cornerstones of Road America’s history and has evolved into what is now commonly agreed to be the pinnacle of American motorsports. Since 1964, the SCCA has crowned National Champions through the winner-take-all, single race Runoffs format. Currently, the Runoffs crowns national champions across 28 separate classes.
The Runoff races make for great spectating. The racing is usually super competitive and fun to watch. Porsches will be competing in several classes. Fortunately, for spectators, these races do not draw huge crowd, like Indy Car races, or IMSA races. This is a good thing during this unusual time in which we currently find ourselves. The vast size of Road America, 640 acres, allows ample space for distancing. Once at the track, the PCA Tour-to-the Track will officially end and you will be free to wander the track on your own and check out the racing from myriad vantage points. Tickets for the Saturday races can be purchased in advance online at: SCCA Runoffs - Road America. But, if you prefer, tickets can also be purchased at the gate when you arrive at the track. The ticket cost for this event is $25 per person.
Tour participants will meet at a Cedarburg, Wisconsin, location to start the drive to the track. Details regarding the meeting place and time will be sent via email only to registered participants, several days prior to the tour date.
Limit: 20 cars
Event requirements
All participants (both driver and navigator/guest (if applicable)) must agree to sign two documents: 1) the standard PCA Event Waiver and 2) the PCA COVID-19 Release, in order to participate in the tour We are now enabled to sign both documents electronically on the MotorsportReg ("MSR") website using an app called SpeedWaiver. Here is the link to the SpeedWaiver for this event:
https://pcamilwaukee.speedwaiver.com/yxddf
Both signed documents must be downloaded onto your smartphone(s) to be displayed at event check-in. Paper waivers/releases WILL NOT be available nor accepted. If any difficulty is experienced in accomplishing this download, please contact Alan Wagner (262) 416-8503.
This tour is one small step toward getting back on our busy 2020 schedule that has been derailed by the Coronavirus pandemic. We will be following health & safety guidelines established specifically for this event. These guidelines are listed below:
1. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home.
2. Registration for the tour shall be accomplished electronically via MSR (hopefully, that's why you are reading this) a minimum of 7 days prior to the tour departure date (i.e., by 10:00 PM CDT on October 3, 2020, aka: the "deadline").
3. No late, nor on-site, registrations shall be accepted.
4. The tour leader will provide details of the tour starting location and time by email to registered participants, at least 5 days prior to the tour start.
5. Driving directions in the form of a multi-sheet Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will be submitted to all registered participants electronically a minimum of 5 days in advance of the tour date. Participants shall print said directions (preferably on a color-capable printer, because certain critical directions are highlighted in color) and bring them for use on the event.
6. Both the standard PCA event waiver and the PCA COVID-19 release must be signed electronically by each participant in advance on MotorsportReg.com (“MSR”) and confirmation of signing displayed on each participant's smart phone at check in. Paper waivers/releases WILL NOT be available nor accepted.
7. The tour leader will wear a face mask during the review of waivers/releases on participants’ smart phones. The participants shall also wear face masks during the check-in process,
8. During the Drivers’/Navigators’ meeting, and other times together, a minimum of six-foot social distancing and the wearing of face masks is recommended.
9. No touching of any car (other than your own) shall be allowed.
10. Once we arrive at Road America, the PCA tour to the track officially ends, and participants will be on their own to enjoy the races.