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Encyclopedia > Stock Car Speed Association
Stock Car Speed Association
Category Stock car
Country or region United Kingdom
Inaugural season 2001
Drivers 11 (2007)
Teams 6 (2007)
Constructors Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac
Current Drivers' champion Oli Playle
Official website SCSARacing.com


Stock Car Speed Association (SCSA) is a stock car racing series that races at Rockingham Motor Speedway in England. Image File history File links Scsa. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. ... Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico from 1926 to the present. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. ... Rockingham Motor Speedways Main Grandstand, courtesy of flickr contributor This article is about Rockingham Motor Speedway, a race track in England. ...

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History

The series was initially known as ASCAR but changed in 2004 after a request from NASCAR as the names were very similar. In 2003, It took on the additional name of "Days of Thunder" after the film of the same name. This was done as a marketing tool as starting in this year they promoted the series as a day out for all the family and had appearances from bands such as Busted and The Darkness. The series was still officially known as ASCAR. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Days of Thunder is an auto racing drama film released in 1990 by producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Darkness were an English hard rock band. ...


From 2004, the name ASCAR was dropped altogether and the series was labelled as the "Days of Thunder Racing Series".


In 2005, the current name of "Stock Car Speed Association" (SCSA) was created after a link-up with the American Speed Association and incorporated the Pickup Truck Racing Series under the same banner, which had accompanied the races since 2003. Troy Hintzsches ASA Late Model at Madison International Speedway. ... Pickup Truck Racing Is a motor racing series which competes between April/May and November at oval and road course circuits across the UK. // Pete Wilkinson at speed on the oval at Rockingham The dates for the 2006 season are as follows: Tony Mumford leads the pack at Thruxton Back...


In 2006 the SCSA and Pickup Truck Racing ran at Rockingham as part of the Thunder Sundays package organised by the BRSCC. This looks set to continue for the 2007 season. Pickup Truck Racing Is a motor racing series which competes between April/May and November at oval and road course circuits across the UK. // Pete Wilkinson at speed on the oval at Rockingham The dates for the 2006 season are as follows: Tony Mumford leads the pack at Thruxton Back...


In 2007 as part of a new sponsorship deal competitors will be competing for the 'SCSA MAC Tools V8 Trophy'


Tracks

MAC Tools V8 Trophy Logo

All of the SCSA's races are currently held at Rockingham. The have also raced at Eurospeedway in Germany but have not been there since 2003 due to the costs involved and the projected grid numbers of cars willing to make the journey. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders to Poland and the Czech Republic. ...


There is some debate around whether to take the series to a selection of road courses around the UK to help gain a footing with more mainstream UK motor racing fans.


Past Champions

Ben Collins on his way to winning the 2003 SCSA championship
Ben Collins on his way to winning the 2003 SCSA championship
Year # Driver Points
2006 88 Flag of the United Kingdom Oli Playle 1985
2005 28 Flag of the Netherlands Michael Vergers 2245
2004 24 Flag of the United Kingdom Stevie Hodgson 2010
2003 84 Flag of the United Kingdom Ben Collins 2299
2002 8 Flag of France Nicolas Minassian 2535
2001 24 Flag of the United Kingdom John Mickel 860

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x466, 309 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ben Collins (driver) Stock Car Speed Association User:Gasheadsteve ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x466, 309 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ben Collins (driver) Stock Car Speed Association User:Gasheadsteve ... Ben Collins driving the #84 car in the 2003 SCSA championship Ben Collins (born February 13, 1977) is a single seater and sports car driver from Bristol, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Ben Collins driving the #84 car in the 2003 SCSA championship Ben Collins (born February 13, 1977) is a single seater and sports car driver from Bristol, England. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nicolas Minassian (born February 28, 1973 in Marseille) is a race driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... John Mickel (born January 28, 1971, in Cambridge, England), is a stock car racer. ...

See also

Hot Rods or simply Rods refer to a number of British oval racing formula (not to be confused with hot rods, which are generally road-going modified vintage cars). ... Pickup Truck Racing Is a motor racing series which competes between April/May and November at oval and road course circuits across the UK. // Pete Wilkinson at speed on the oval at Rockingham The dates for the 2006 season are as follows: Tony Mumford leads the pack at Thruxton Back...

Drivers Web Sites

  • Duncan Gray

External links

  • Official Site
  • Team Networking, Car Nos 31 and 95
  • Revolution Racing, Car Nos 98 and 99


 

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