Starting in 1958, the Indiana
Northwest Region (INR) of
the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has been
sponsoring automotive activities in the four
Northwest Indiana counties of Lake, Porter, Newton
and Jasper. These activities include:
-Autocross, also known as solo, consists
of everything from street to full race prepared
vehicles. These vehicles compete in a time trail
manner on a course consisting of orange traffic
cones set up in a large obstruction free parking
lot. Speeds do not exceed everyday driving speeds.
-Rally, which is following a
set of directions from point A to point B over
public roads and trying to arrive at point B with
the correct milage and time.
-Closed Course Road Racing,
which consists of full race prepared vehicles
competing on one of the five road courses in the
surrounding area.
Our main goal is to bring motorsports to men
and women who are passionate about automobiles,
speed and competition. These are amateur events
with little or no experience needed. In Indian
Northwest Region you will find local people to
assist in all these activities and share their
experiences and knowledge to help you enjoy legal
motorsport activity. In connection with these
activities there are five yearly awards to INR
members.
21 Club
The INR 21 CLub is a yearly award to the twenty
one most active members. The awards are typically
INR shirts and jackets given to members with the
most points earned during the calendar year.
Points are earned by volunteering to help at INR
and SCCA racing activities, club events,
membership meetings attendance, and other events.
Points are prorated according to the work and time
involved at each event.
Spark Plug of the Year
Spark Plug of the Year is a trophy awarded to
an individual not on the INR board of directors
who does the most behind the scene work involved
in the club activities.
Soloist of the Year
At each solo event every competitors score is
multiplied by a formula provided by SCCA to
equalize times and make comparison possible
between the different classes. Points are tallied
throughout the season and whomever has the most
points at the end of the season wins Soloist of
the Year.
Kone Killer Trophy
This traveling trophy is awarded to the solo
driver who has the most time deducted from his/her
time while participating in any of the INR Solo
events. The award is made from a STi Brembo brake
caliper to remind you that sometimes slower is
faster
Road Racer of the Year
Points are awarded in a similar fashion as the
National Championship point awards but will
include SCCA regional events. Only SCCA sanction
events will be considered for INR Road Racer of
the Year award. No more than two races outside of
the Great Lakes Division will be eligible for
points. ONly six total races will be considered
for the award. In the event of a tie the award
will be evaluated on the basis of first place
finishes, then second place finishes until a
champion. When more that one driver competes in a
given car, neither driver shall be awarded points.
Results shall be sent to the 21 Club points keeper
or a regional executive by no later than December
1st.
Position Points
1 12
2 9
3 7
4 6
5 5
6 4
7 3
8 2
9 1
Worker of the Year
Worker of the Year is determined by the BOD for
the individual (not on the BOD) who volunteers for
the most non INR but SCCA activities such as
volunteering to staff races for other SCCA clubs