TOPEKA, Kan. (February 5, 2013) – Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and Hawk Performance are proud to announce the continuation of their partnership which names Hawk Performance the Official Brake Products of the SCCA for the 12th-straight year.

“Hawk Performance has been one of the most consistent supporters of amateur motorsports in the United States, and we are proud to begin our 12th year as an official partner,” SCCA VP of Marketing & Communications Eric Prill said. “In addition to being a corporate strategic partner, Hawk Performance continues to develop products and provide member support through technical assistance and contingency programs that grow the relationship each year.”

In 2013, Hawk Performance will expand its Runoffs Hawk Performance Hot Lap award into every SCCA SafeRacer National Racing Series event in addition to its finishing award certificates. Eligible drivers will earn a $50 product credit for each Hawk Hot Lap, with the first, third and fifth-place finishers also earning $75, $50 and $25 certificates, respectively.

“Hawk Performance strongly believes in supporting amateur motorsports and with all of the different events that SCCA facilitates, we believe it to be the leading organization in the field,” Cody Currie, Hawk Performance Marketing Manager, said “We look forward to another year of being the Official Brake Products of the SCCA.”

In 2012, Hawk Performance awarded SCCA racers more than $22,500 in product certificates and 139 individual axle sets through its contingency prize program.

SCCA Founded in 1944, Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 40,000-member motorsports organization that incorporates all facets of autocross, rally and road racing at both club and professional levels. It annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 115 regions and professional subsidiary. Landmark events and series for the Club include the SafeRacer SCCA National Racing Series, which includes the BFGoodrich Tires SCCA Super Tour and the U.S. Majors Tour; the Club Racing National Championship Runoffs® at Road America; and The Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Championships and ProSolo Championship at Lincoln, Neb. For more information, please visit www.scca.com, like SCCA on Facebook at facebook.com/sccaofficial, or follow the club on Twitter @SCCAOfficial.

HAWK PERFORMANCE Hawk Performance is a leading supplier of severe duty and high-performance products manufactured in ISO-certified facilities for the motorsports and performance automotive aftermarket. Hawk Performance products are engineered to allow users to control command and conquer the terrain for which their vehicles are designed. Decades of experience in developing friction materials for aerospace, industrial, military, automotive and motorsports applications give Hawk an advantage over the competition. In the past decade, Hawk friction products have won more motorsports championships than any other friction manufacturer. Additional information on Hawk Performance can be found at, http://www.hawkperformance.com/ or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/hawkperformance