The SCCA could be considered the 'grass-roots' level of auto racing in the United States. It runs many different programs for both amateur and professional racers.
The club racing program[1] (http://www.scca.org/amateur/club_racing/index.html) is what most people think of when they think auto racing... cars on a purpose-built racetrack. The big difference is that the drivers aren't paid (they do it for fun), and almost any car can be used as a race car, even cars that are stock (except for the addition of a roll cage, fire extinguisher and window net).
The Solo program[2] (http://www.scca.org/amateur/solo2/index.html) is what many people would call autocross. One car at a time, running a course laid out with orange cones in a big parking lot. Truly a case of 'run what you brung', the only race-centric requirement is a helmet.
Road Rallies[3] (http://www.scca.org/amateur/roadrally/index.html) are run on open, public roads. These are not races in the sense of speed (obviously, speed limits are to be obeyed), but of precision and navigation. The object is to drive on time, arriving at checkpoints with the proper amount of elapsed time from the previous checkpoint. Trick is, you don't know where the checkpoints are.
Between 1992 and 1999, the SCCA Network functioned as part of the Soros Foundations network, with a mission to support the development and international exposure of contemporary art in Eastern and Central Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Central Eurasia as a vital element of an open society.
In 1991, the Center expanded its activities under the name SCCA, and in addition to the preparation of comprehensive documentations, organized exhibitions and different art projects, managed a grants program for contemporary Hungarian artists and arts institutions to support the organization of contemporary art exhibitions and the printing of catalogues.
A vital element in the work of the SCCAs was the educational program, including the organization of seminars, conferences and lectures, the provision of grants to attend conferences or take up internships abroad.
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