According to the March 09 SCCA fastrack Starting 4/1/09 VARA license is accepted for Regional competition in SCCA events. You need to be a SCCA member to participate.

Bruce,
That is great news. SCCA recognizes the VARA drivers as being responsible and that our licensing program prepares our drivers properly so that we can be competitive within CalClub.

I have been racing with VARA for about three years including VARA U and absolutely love it. I recently joined SCCA and received my regional license so that I could race in the 24HR LeMons race last Dec. at Thunderhill - at the time they did not recognize VARA Licensing, maybe now they will.

In Jan. I put my regional license to use and drove a good friend’s car (ITA Mazda RX7) in the Jan. Natl./Dbl regional CalClub race at Cal Speedway. I enjoyed racing with the CalClub because I was able to take all my VARA racing experience and apply it to the CalClub race. I raced hard & clean and finished quite well. Yes, the adrenaline was at a high level due to the tight door to door nose to tail racing lap after lap. It is neat that I can double dip my racing between VARA & CalClub. My home will always be with VARA, however, I look forward to driving more CalClub Regional races. It is a neat mix with the two clubs - small bore vintage cars relying on momentum and more modern cars with big HP and suspensions.