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A car club or automotive enthusiast community is a group of people who share a common interest in motor vehicles. Car clubs are typically organized by enthusiasts around the type of vehicle (e.g. Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang), brand (e.g. Jeep), or similar interest (e.g. off-roading). Traditional car clubs were off-line organizations, but ...
Those individual motor clubs included the Chicago Automobile Club, Automobile Club of America, Automobile Club of New Jersey, and others. [6] The Automobile Club of Buffalo joined in 1903. [7] Winthrop E. Scarritt was its first president. [4] One of the first things the organization advocated for was the building of a cross-country highway. [8]
Trophy of the ACA-sanctioned American Grand Prize. In 1908, the AAA increased their membership dues, leading to a falling out with the ACA. The Automobile Club of America (ACA) created the American Grand Prize, the first traces of Grand Prix style racing in the U.S. along, and in competition with, the then established Vanderbilt Cup – sanctioned by the AAA's Racing Board.
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit [2] American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, and Hill Climbs in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.
The Automobile Club of Southern California is the Southern California affiliate of the American Automobile Association (AAA) federation of motor clubs.The Auto Club was founded on December 13, 1900, in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws, and improvement of overall driving conditions.
Steve Butler's 1988 Silver Crown car Tony Stewart's 1995 Silver Crown Championship car, part of his "Triple Crown" accomplishment. Beginning in 1971, all dirt races were split from the National Championship. From 1971 to 1980, the series was named "National Dirt Car Championship", then renamed "Silver Crown Series" in 1981. Champions
The Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') was founded in Paris on 20 June 1904, as an association of national motor clubs. The association was designed to represent the interests of motor car users, as well as to oversee the burgeoning international ...
The member clubs are: [2] [3] INDYCAR, LLC (IndyCar; 1997–present) International Motor Sports Association, LLC (IMSA; 1973–present) National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR; 1957–present) National Hot Rod Association (NHRA; 1965–present) Sports Car Club of America (SCCA; 1957–present) United States Auto Club (USAC); 1957 ...