The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) recently announced the five individuals that will be enshrined into its Hall of Fame in 2006.
John Borhnoldt, John Buffum, Mark Donohue, Denise McCluggage and Grant Reynolds will join the inaugural 10 inductees during the ceremony closing the 2006 SCCA National Convention, February 4 in Kansas City, Mo.
John Bornholdt has been an SCCA steward since the 1950’s when he oversaw the Giant’s Despair Hillclimb, which was then part of the National Championship series. Across time he has been a chief steward for most all of the major SCCA Pro Series and the U.S. Grand Prix, as well as countless club races.
John Buffum is the single biggest name in the sport of rallying in SCCA’s history. Buffum accrued 11 National SCCA ProRally Championships and more Pro Rally wins than anyone else. He has more FIA rally wins than anyone else, American or otherwise, in history. Outside of rally, Buffum also ran SCCA Trans-Am in the 1970s and was the top Under-2.5 driver in 1973.
Mark Donohue is regarded by many as the finest competition driver the SCCA ever produced. He won three Club Racing National titles and the Kimberly Cup in the 1960s. Moving on to professional racing, Donohue was twice USRRC champion, three times Trans-Am champion, and a Can-Am champion. He had considerable success in endurance competition, including a memorable upset win in the Daytona 24-Hours in 1969. He went on to win in Indy cars, including the Indy 500. He died representing America in Formula One, and remained an SCCA member through that time. He served as an officer for the RRDC (Road Racing Drivers Club), which named its top honor the “Mark Donohue Award,” presented annually to a driver at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.
Denise McCluggage proved to the world that women could compete in both SCCA and international racing. She was one of the first women road racers and she parlayed that notoriety into a motorsports journalism career that is still going strong today.
The five 2006 inductees will join this year’s class, including: Cameron Argetsinger, A. Tracy Bird, John Fitch, Arthur Gervais, Harry Handley, Vern Jaques, Bill Milliken, Sue Roethel, Art Trier and Rob Walker.
The Hall of Fame formation was announced February 7, 2004 at the National Convention with a mission “to preserve, protect, recognize and record SCCA’s accomplishments and history for current and future members through recognizing and honoring dedicated and loyal members who have made significant contributions to the development of Sports Car Club of America and its goals.”
