There are three levels:Alberto Castaneda wrote:I have to join again? now Im confused
I joined using solo2.com from a link on nasioc.com
so there are different memberships that do the same thing ?
1) There is a National Club, the SCCA. They provide the insurance, sanction, and a common rule set.
2) Under that are the Regions, such as Cal Club.
3) Under Cal Club there are Member Clubs such as CASOC, PSCC, No$, GRA, Team Blew, etc.
All these levels operate independently so that's why it seems that they are all separate but together.
If you run it backwards, you see why it's this way...
First there were Clubs (Mustang, Corvette, etc) who wanted to do autocrossing. No club could run an autocross program by itself so they banded together to host events and make a viable autocross program. There were many of these and they all had different rules and had trouble finding insurance so the National club (SCCA) made those regional clubs into "Regions" of the SCCA. Now with the buying power, stable rules, safety rules, etc insurance could be provided and a common set of rules setup so you can take your car from LA to NY and still compete heads-up. You can have a National Championship, too.
Just stick with it and it will become more clear.