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Kimberly Cup

Recognizing outstanding improvement and achievements during the SCCA Road Racing season, it’s rarely easy to select the Kimberly Cup winner, but thanks to a season-long performance that shined from his first race of the year to the 2024 Runoffs, Wichita Region’s Tyler Ladd was the obvious choice.

Joining the Club in 2017, the 28-year-old racer is not new to the SCCA, but his racing program stepped up significantly in 2024 when he acquired and began racing an E Production race car with a proven record. Ladd went four-for-four during the 2024 Hoosier Racing Tire SCCA Super Tour season (ultimately winning that title) and won Runoffs gold in an impressive flag-to-flag victory. In Ladd’s hands it was the 5th consecutive EP victory at the Runoffs for the BMW Z3 originally built and raced by Jesse Prather, who won EP three times at the Runoffs (2020-22) before passing it to Greg Ira who took it to victory in 2023. Combined with the U.S. Majors Tour® Southern Conference title he also earned, Ladd was one of only two road racers to win SCCA’s Super Sweep in 2024.

Now he adds the 2024 Kimberly Cup to his trophy shelf.

*April 19 – @ Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
*June 15 – @ I-29 Speedway
July 12-13 – @ Ozarks International Raceway (with Majors races)
Aug. 9-10 – @ Motorsports Park Hastings (with Majors races)
Aug 23-24 – @ High Plains Speedway (with Majors Races)
*Sep. 21 – @ I-29 Speedway (Double points)
*Oct/Nov TBD – @ Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
^{*Single Day event}

The VROOM points list, for race workers in MiDiv, has been updated to the 2024 race/TT season.
Redeem your points for apparel, gift cards, or to pay for MiDiv Convention registration.
VROOM = Very Respected Officials of MiDiv 

SCCA is sad to bring you the news of Mike West’s passing. His commitment to motorsports and the Club was astounding and will always be appreciated. He will be dearly missed.
https://www.scca.com/articles/2019158-michael-west-1950-2024
In addition to the SCCA National Awards Mike has received — David Morrell Award for stewards (2006) and the SCCA Worker of the Year (2022) — Mike also received Midwest Division’s highest honor, the England-Stipe Award, in 2007. Mike has served the division as executive steward, race director, certified track reviewer and driver coach, among other accomplishments, for both road racing and time trials. He was a sometime racer himself in Spec Miata.

https://www.scca.com/articles/2019018-in-2024-e-prod-racer-tyler-ladd-accomplished-something-no-other-scca-racer-could

Fun fact: Ladd’s BMW Z3 was originally built by Jesse Prather, who won the EP national championship in it at the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Runoffs. Then he sold it to Greg Ira who raced it to the 2023 Runoffs victory. Ira sold it to Ladd, who drove it to this year’s Runoffs win. That’s five consecutive championships in the Prather-built car.

Three MiDiv RallyCross drivers turned in a winning drive at the SCCA RallyCross Nationals in Hollytree, AL, Oct. 18-20,
• Donald Carl, NeOkla Region, won Stock FWD in his 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI by a 2.585 sec margin after 11 laps of the Hollytree Off-Road Park. It’s his second win.
• Mark Hill, Kansas Region, won Prepared AWD for a fifth time in his 2006 Mitsubishi Evo IX. Despite pylon penalties on seven of his 11 laps, he racked up a 32.450 sec victory, the widest winning margin of the event.
• Mark Macoubrie, Kansas City Region, won Modified AWD in his 2005 Subaru WRX STi, holding a 0.347 sec margin in the tightest contest of the weekend. It’s championship No. 3 for Macoubrie.
Story and photos at scca.com: https://www.scca.com/articles/2018990-24-rallycross-national-championship-drivers-put-the-hammer-down-in-sweet-alabama

Four MiDiv championships at the 2024 Runoffs — Charlie Peter, Kansas City Region, wins Touring 2 and Jesse Prather, Kansas Region, wins HP on Friday. Tyler Ladd, Wichita Region, wins EP and Charlie Peter wins GT2 on Sunday. Links below.
Charlie Peter, T2 — https://www.scca.com/articles/2018936-2024-runoffs-race-touring2
Jesse Prather, HP — https://www.scca.com/articles/2018937-2024-runoffs-race-hproduction
Tyler Ladd, EP — https://www.scca.com/articles/2018951-2024-runoffs-race-eproduction
Charlie Peter, GT2 — https://www.scca.com/articles/2018956-2024-runoffs-race-gt-2

Eight Midwest Division drivers won their classes at the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals, Sept. 5-8 in Lincoln, NE.
Three were crowned in the Tuesday-Wednesday competition:
Carla Russo, St. Louis Region, Club Spec Mustang Ladies, Mustang
Chad Stoughton, Wichita Region, Kart Modified Electric, CRG Shockt
Theresa Walton, Salina Region, E Street Ladies, Mazda Miata
• https://www.scca.com/articles/2018834-first-set-of-24-solo-national-champions-crowned-at-lincoln
• https://www.scca.com/articles/2018832-electricity-in-kart-mod-comes-to-solo-nats
Five winners competed in the Thuirsday-Friday action:
Laney Blume, Kansas Region, Street Touring Hatch Ladies, Honda Civic Si
Joey Green, Nebraska Region, Solo Spec Coupe, Subaru BRZ
Riley Heaton, Nebraska Region, Street Touring Sport, Mazda Miata
Susan Puls, Wichita Region, Classic American Muscle Sport Ladies, Corvette FRC
Craig Wilcox, Kansas City Region, Street Modified FWD, Honda Civic
• https://www.scca.com/articles/2018845-final-set-of-24-solo-national-champions-crowned-friday
Wilcox won his eighth national championship, Blume her fifth. Heaton took his fourth win (two in the former Junior Karts),  and Walton her second. Green and Russo won their first championships. Puls, in an undersubscribed class, was declared a nationals winner. Stoughton ran as an exhibition entry.

 

 

 

The MiDiv Time Trials event Nov. 9, NOT tentative, is a GO.

Registration open at https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/midiv-tt-2024-hallett-motor-racing-circuit-scca-series-822675