Fans of the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America and Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama seasons would be blind if they didn’t notice Scott Blind on the track, on TV or on their leaderboards throughout the year.
“My daughter, who’s 13, said, ‘Dad, maybe we should change the spelling of our name’” joked Blind (appropriately pronounced like “Win”). “But I grew up with it; I never paid any attention to it… When I won at Circuit of The Americas in Carrera Cup, if you look at the comments online, it was funny – “a blind man won that!’”
However, Porsche enthusiasts quickly learned Blind’s name after the Masters driver entered the professional racing ranks in 2022. In fact, until then, Blind considered himself only an enthusiast rather than someone poised for a racing career.
“I never properly raced until recently,” Blind explained. “I’d say five years ago I was running around in a Margay Ignite go-karts, not even wanting to get on track and race with kids, because I didn’t think I belonged out there. I didn’t want to be in their way, and I didn’t want to disrupt the event.”
Blind put his ambitions on the backburner and connected with the young racers around him. If he wasn’t going to be on track himself, he would help others reach their dreams instead, and he did so by supporting drivers in feeder series and open-wheel careers. But naturally, Blind couldn’t ignore his draw to the sport.
The Missourian entered the World Racing League before purchasing a 991-spec Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to join the 2023 International GT series and became the eventual GT3 Cup Trophy champion – a long way for the man whose first Porsche was a 1984 Porsche 928.
In 2024, Blind then harnessed his passion and entered not one but two of the brand’s one-make series – Porsche Carrera Cup North America and Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama. It was quite a feat for a racing newcomer, but Blind quickly showed he belonged. By the year’s end, Blind was crowned the Sprint Challenge 992 GT3 Cup Masters champion after four wins and six podiums.
Additionally, he scored two wins in the Carrera Cup Masters class and finished third in the championship even while forgoing two rounds at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
For 2025, Blind is set to pull triple duty – Sprint Challenge, Carrera Cup and Porsche Endurance Challenge North America – citing the expertly timed schedules that has Sprint Challenge precede Carrera Cup at multiple circuits.
“Had we been able to race those two Montreal races, we would have been a lot closer,” Blind said.
“It would have been a very tight race up front for sure. But racing is full of woulda, coulda, shoulda’s isn’t it. We got spun three times last year, knocking us from second to ninth, 10th, or 11th, so if we can stay out of the melee, I think we will do very well this year.”
His expectation for future success is well-founded, and the proof is already on paper, literally. At the team’s offseason test at Sebring International Raceway, Blind was a second and a half quicker than last year’s times.
As he and the Ruckus Racing team continue to build on this performance, they are poised to stay true to their roots—by causing a ruckus.
Blind explained that this motto applies to his and the team’s personality – “Around the paddock, whether race cars or go-karts, we have fun. People love to say, ‘Blind, you’re always causing a ruckus.’” – but also with the car’s hard-to-miss livery. Featuring not only a bright yellow neon wrap, the team’s Porsche displays a face that competitors might do a double take before battling door-to-door.
“I’ve always been a fan of the jester because they represent fun, the clown of the festive nature,” said Blind. “I grew up as the class clown I guess you’d say, so I’ve always liked the jester. I decided we’d make it a little edgy and put a skull under that jester hat. So, my daughter and I drew it up, and it became Ruckus Racing.”
Sebring International Raceway will host a plethora of Porsche one-make teams over the next month, as the track hosts both the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama season opener on February 27 – March 1, The Porsche Endurance Challenge North America on March 1 – 2, and the Porsche Carrera Cup North America debut on March 12 – 14.
The annual pre-season test for Carrera Cup is also set for Sebring on March 3 and 4.
