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The Finger Lakes Region of the SCCA comprises the area around Rochester, New York. We are dedicated to providing a safe and fun venue for participatory motorsports in Upstate New York.
FLR has active Club Racing (road racing), Solo (autocross), and Rally programs.
The Northeast Division Club Racing season begins at the end of March with Washington, DC's Drivers' School held at Summit Point (West Virginia) and ends at the end of October with Western New York Region's Great Pumpkin Regional at Nelson Ledges (Ohio). For the Regional drivers, there is the New York State Road Racing Championship series (NYSRRC), which hold races at Watkins Glen International and several others at other tracks in the Northeast Division of SCCA.
The Northeast Division Club Racing season begins at the end of March with Washington, DC's Drivers' School held at Summit Point (West Virginia) and ends at the end of October with Western New York Region's Great Pumpkin Regional at Nelson Ledges (Ohio). For the Regional drivers, there is the New York State Road Racing Championship series (NYSRRC), which hold races at Watkins Glen International and several others at other tracks in the Northeast Division of SCCA.
For the National drivers in the Northeast Division, there is the NESCCA series which culminates at the beginning of October with the week-long Runoffs® where the best National drivers from all over the United States gather to compete.
Finger Lakes Region will holds our perennial favorite, the Fun One in September at Watkins Glen International road course. Every other year, we host the Glen National and for the past few years have hosted a regional race, "Westward", at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Ohio.
The Solo (autocross) season is similar but races in venues all over Upstate New York. Each season is different but previously we have held events in Rochester N.Y., Batavia N.Y., and Buffalo N.Y. Our Championship Series includes out-of-region events with area SCCA Regions which have included Southern New York, Central New York, Glen, and Western New York.
A driving skill competition, where you and your car negogiate a course laid out in a parking lot and marked with traffic cones. The lowest time wins, and penalty seconds are added to your score for each cone you knock down. It's just one car at a time, so there's little risk of trading paint with other cars. Solo II speeds are relatively low, typically second gear for most cars. The turns come up quickly, though, so don't be fooled into thinking Solo II is boring. To get a good low time you must be smooth and precise, and quick. The skills you learn in the parking lot will greatly improve your car control, and help make you a safer driver on the street.
The Rally program runs year round and encompasses
both Time-Speed-Distance events (RoadRally) and Course Rally events (RallyCross). Our TSD rallies include local events and series, including the perennial Winter Rally Series.
We annually assist with the
Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, and its supporting events, which are
held in and around Wellsboro, PA.
RallyCross combines the competition of SCCA Solo with the thrill and skill of competing off road. RallyCross courses often include dirt, gravel and pavement and are prescribed by cones, like autocross. One car navigates the course at a time, with the lowest elapsed time from the start of the course to the finish winning. Since speeds are limited by the course, safety requirements are minimal outside of a driver's personal gear (helmet, seat belts). RallyCross events are the perfect entry-level competition, where participants can drive their personal street cars against others in a format that rewards car control and precision.
