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[Johnny D]

TOPEKA, Kan. (August 10, 2016) – Lisa Noble has resigned as President and CEO of the Sports Car Club of America to pursue other challenges, the SCCA Board of Directors announced today.

Noble had previously served on the Board of Directors, including as Chairman of the Board, for six years before transitioning to the President’s role in October of 2013. An SCCA member since a teenager, Noble will continue to compete in the Club’s road racing and U.S. Majors Tour program in her Formula Vee.

Hired as an agent of change, under Noble’s watch, the SCCA saw a resurgence in membership and launched a series of experiential initiatives to introduce new participants to motorsports, including the Tire Rack Starting Line autocross school and Track Night in America driven by Tire Rack. A rebranding of National road racing, the U.S. Majors Tour, also evolved under her leadership.

“While the Board and I had philosophical differences, I know the Club is now positioned for growth and have confidence that the staff and Board will keep our programs alive and well,” Noble said. “SCCA will forever be a part of my life and I will contribute in every way I can to the success of our Club.”

“We want to sincerely thank Lisa for the time and energy she has put into the SCCA, first as a member, and then with the Board of Directors, and finally piloting the staff as President,” John Walsh, Chairman of the SCCA Board of Directors, said. “We look forward to seeing her at the race track again as a friend, Club member and competitor.”

A nation-wide search for the next SCCA President and CEO will begin immediately. There is no hard deadline set for the hire.

[Jim Drago]

As I posted on facebook, Lisa was never a good hire for that position. She was on the board that removed Dahnert and the same board put her in the position. Always seemed below board to me. Lisa is/was old school SCCA and not what the club needs. Hopefully we will get a forward thinker and someone has a min of 5-7 opportunity to run the club. Hopefully the board will back off and let the new president sink or swim on their own merits. 

[Bench Racer]

Maybe they let a good one slip away from Enterprise. He moved that place out of the red and forward.

[Caveman-kwebb99]

The club will be hard pressed to have sustained growth imo with a constant churn in presidents.

No idea if she was the right choice or not, but I was certainly under impressed with the way the club responded to the str gate under her watch. It took a petition and alot of squawking by membership to avert a severe crissis imo. And the plan we came up with as a collective group of racers could have easily been done by the leadership group, who basically chose to ignore the wishes of its members until we all but had an uprising...

Certainly wish her well in whatever she does next!

[Chris Lefferdink]

As I posted on facebook, Lisa was never a good hire for that position. She was on the board that removed Dahnert and the same board put her in the position. Always seemed below board to me. Lisa is/was old school SCCA and not what the club needs. Hopefully we will get a forward thinker and someone has a min of 5-7 opportunity to run the club. Hopefully the board will back off and let the new president sink or swim on their own merits. 

Is there a spec miata facebook discussion?

[Johnny D]

Is there a spec miata facebook discussion?

 

We have a discussion going on here.

Did you want to throw a name out who may be good ... or throw a name out to throw under the bus ??
J~

[Caveman-kwebb99]

LOL

[Johnny D]

Does SCCA have their own online employment classifieds somewhere ??

TOPEKA, Kan. (August 17, 2016) – A search is on for a new president at SCCA Pro Racing after Derrick Walker announced his resignation from the Sports Car Club of America’s for-profit subsidiary today. Walker will remain at the helm while a replacement is found.

Walker came on board to pilot the F4 United States Championship powered by Honda through its launch and opening season, in addition to overseeing the sanctioning of Pirelli World Challenge, Trans-Am Series, the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires, as well as the Atlantic, F2000 and F1600 Championship Series.

“I have enjoyed my time with the SCCA Pro Racing, and in particular the launch of the F4 Championship here in the United States,” Walker said. “After two successful race event weekends, it’s clear that the series has a great deal of potential. As for my future, I fully intend to continue on in racing.”

SCCA Pro Racing is moving rapidly to fill the open president’s position.

[38bfast]

their dropping like flies 

[LarryKing]

Starting to think about giving NASA another whirl. I could run Toyos again!

[Jim Drago]

their dropping like flies 

This was in the works since the Lisa deal.. I think they were tied together