Arranged in the following series: 1. 200 Miles Per Hour Club; 2. Rod Riders Racing Team; and 3. Southern California Timing Association.
The 200 Miles Per Hour Club appears to have been chartered in about 1952 or 1953. The group composed exclusively of drivers who had made successful average speed runs of more than 200 MPH over the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah.
The Rod Riders Racing Team was formed in San Pedro, California in 1956. The team was originally a member of the Russetta Timing Association (RTA) until the Southern California Timing Association absorbed them in the early 1960s.
Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) is a competition sanctioning body that maintains rules and record for Land Speed Racing events held at El Mirage Dry Lake, California and at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. It is a non-profit, volunteer organization made up of eleven separate car clubs.
Source: En.wikipedia.org. 2026. Southern California Timing Association - Wikipedia. [online] Available at:
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Southern California Timing Association racing collection (1955-1967) primarily consists of minutes from the 200 Miles Per Hour Club; Rod Riders Racing Team; and the Southern California Timing Association. The 200 Miles per Hour Club (1961-1966) includes 6 meeting minutes from 1963-1965; 2 announcements; and 1 order form for a jacket. The Rod Riders Racing Team (1955-1967) includes a participation award plaque; "The Race to Place" and "R. R. Exclusive" an account of the events by a woman called the "sportscastress;" a handwritten page from a notebook paper with a table of months and driver's name; and primarily meeting minutes from 1964-1967. The Southern California Timing Association (1964-1967) series includes lists related to places and speeds; and classes and records; along with rules and half mile numbers.
Includes an order form for club jackets.
Rod Riders participation award.
Classes and record holders.
Lists related to places and speeds; and classes and records.
Includes rules; and half mile numbers.