OPEN ROAD RACING DRIVERS
OPEN ROAD RACING DRIVER

SSCC events are open to anyone 18 years of age or older with a valid driver’s license and a roadworthy vehicle, providing the driver, navigator, car, and safety gear all pass a safety technical inspection.

OPEN ROAD RACING DRIVERS

Awards are also presented to the drivers of our companion Half-Mile and One-Mile Shootout events, both held on race weekends in conjunction with our Open Road Racing events.

OPEN ROAD RACING DRIVER

First, Second and Third place awards are awarded to the Driver and Navigator/Co-driver in each class, based on most accurate elapsed time targets achieved, as measured by SSCC timing equipment. Vehicles start one at a time, in one-minute intervals against a GPS timing clock and attempt to break the beam at the finish line as close as possible to their speed class target time. Classes begin at 95 mph and increase in 5 mph increments up though the 160 mph class, with a 170 mph, 180 mph, and an Unlimited, top speed class. SSCC events are based on time, speed, and distance. The SSCC in September is our classic 90-mile, one-way event, with the weekend packed full of activities and an awards banquet held back in the rustic mining town of Ely, Nevada. The NORC in May is a two-way event, totaling 122.57 miles (61.23 each way), with a weekend packed full of gearhead activities, and an awards banquet held in the charming, rustic mining town of Ely, Nevada. SSCC offers two completely different types of Open Road Racing event formats. is a non-profit corporation with a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors and staff who annually host the Nevada Open Road Challenge (NORC) and Silver State Classic Challenge (SSCC) Open Road Racing events on a closed section of Nevada State Highway 318, renamed by the Nevada Department of Transportation as the Silver State Classic Challenge Highway. The best part is, if you’ve got the nerve, a little cash, and a fast ride, you too can join them to run as fast as you can, legally, down a public highway. The current course record for the 90 miles stands at 219.6430 mph average speed, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. Their amazing journey traverses 90 to 122 miles of closed, two-lane public highway, comprising of long fast straights, sweeping corners, blind dips, even carving through a twisty canyon. For over the past three decades, driving enthusiasts from around the world have gathered on the third Sunday of May and September in the Nevada high desert for the running of two truly unique automotive events.

Open road racing