It was February 26, 1944, when seven sports car enthusiasts met at the Boston, Massachusetts home of Chapin Wallour to form a club dedicated to the preservation of sports cars. That small gathering started Â鶹ÊÓƵ, an organization that has gone on to change the face of motorsports in the United States. Take a moment today to proclaim, “Happy birthday, Â鶹ÊÓƵ!”
The Club’s original constitution stated membership would be restricted to owners of sports cars, sponsored by one current member, seconded by another, and approved by unanimous vote of officers. Today, Â鶹ÊÓƵ looks a lot different with 70,000 members and 115 regions conducting more than 2,000 motorsports events in a normal year.
What has also changed is the number of ways people can enjoy motorsports with the Club. From RoadRally to the new Â鶹ÊÓƵ Enduro program — with Road Racing, Solo, Track Night in America, HillClimb, Time Trials and RallyCross included — Â鶹ÊÓƵ President & CEO Mike Cobb noted this is a great time to be a member of the Club.
“As we celebrate our 78th anniversary, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has never had as many ways to enjoy #funwithcars,” Cobb said. “In fact, we currently have more fulltime and weekend members enjoying these programs with us than any time in recent history. Now that’s how we celebrate birthdays in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ!”
Congratulations to everyone in the Club today and anyone who has been an Â鶹ÊÓƵ member over the years. It’s you who has made this Club what it is today. So, happy #funwithcars-birthday to you, too.
Learn More
Want to know more about the history of the club? You can brush up on that, thanks to our good friends at Racer Magazine, who wrote a series of articles back in 2019 when Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated its 75th Anniversary.
