Thursday November 19: VRG Annual Turkey Bowl Races, November 26-28, are at Summit Point in West Virginia.
            This is the 16th running of the after Thanksgiving vintage auto racing tradition. VRG holds vintage auto races that welcome all VMC member club vintage racing license holders. This traditional event has always been a fun low-key vintage auto racing weekend that provides lots of track time. For entry info call Mark Palmer of VRG at 610-867-0288 (PA) 

Tuesday November 17: Historic Champ/Indy Cars roared around the two mile oval at Texas World Speedway last weekend November 13,14, 15 during a CVAR Vintage road racing event. This was the first Historic Champ/Indy Car Association event in Texas. The big Offy powered Roadsters and a few Chevy V8 Powered Champ Cars helped to attract a record road racing entry and record spectator crowd to this event. Full reports are in future issues of Victory Lane Magazine and Vintage Oval Magazine. The next HCICA big oval event is on the two-mile Auto Club Speedway during the March 5-7, VARA Vintage Racing Weekend. Call HCICA 650-321-1411 (CA)

Monday November 16: 2010 Monterey Historic Automobile Races Now Sanctioned by HMSA Has Released 2010 Entrant Classes.   
         The classes for the Monterey Historic Automobile Races and The Monterey Pre-Historics are released early to give the car owners more information in assisting them in selecting which cars they would like to enter. The Entry Forms for both races are being sent out this week to prospective participants and will soon be available online at www.mazdaraceway.com to those not on previous lists and wishing to request entry. 
       The Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) will be the sanctioning body providing all of the rules, regulations and technical inspection for the Monterey Pre-Historics and Monterey Historic Automobile Races.
      “HMSA is very honored to be chosen as the sanctioning organization for this great and traditional event,” said Chris Vandagriff, HMSA President.                                                 
       Gill Campbell, CEO/General Manager for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca said “In our continuing efforts to keep everyone informed, we are announcing the classes and making the forms readily available to participants. This gives everyone involved the information to decide which cars to enter, with enough time to get the cars ready and make arrangements. Continuing in the tradition of this event, we anticipate cars of great heritage like the F1 cars, Bugattis in their own Grand Prix and for the first time – NASCAR with drum brakes.”
        The Featured Classes for the 2010 Monterey Historic Automobile Races will be F1 1966-1983, Trans Am 1966-1972, Stock Cars (with drum brakes) 1966-1975 and a Bugatti Grand Prix.
        The other classes include Pre 1949 Sports and Racing Cars, 1947-1955 GT and Sports Cars, 1947-1955 GT and Sports Racing Cars, 1955-1962 GT Cars, 1955-1961 Sports Racing Cars under 2000cc, 1955-1961 Sports Racing Cars, 1961-1966 GT Cars under 2500cc, 1964-1972 FIA Mfg. Championship Cars, 1971-1976 FIA Mfg. Championship Cars, 1973-1982 IMSA, GT, GTX, AAGT Cars, 1981-1989 FIA Mfg. Championship & IMSA GTP Cars, 1959-1966 Sports Racing Cars, 1963-1966 GT Cars over 2500cc, 1958-1963 Formula Junior Cars.
     The deadline for Entry Form submissions is January 31, 2010 to afford the selection committee ample time to review and select the cars.
       The Monterey Historic Automobile Races will be held August 12-15, 2010, and the Pre-Historics on August 7, 8. The featured marquee will be announced shortly as will the schedule of when the classes are running.
      In other information on the event it was noted that the Pre-Historics August 7-8, and Historics, August 12-15, will offer fresh new features that appeal to the local community, visiting fans and seasoned attendees who are craving daily automotive adventures. The Monterey Historics is one of the crown jewels of the Monterey Auto Weekend by showcasing authentic and exciting on-track activities that can only be experienced at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
      Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501C(4) corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help put on the races.
 
Thursday November 12: The International Vintage Auto Racing schedules are gradually being finalized. Look for an update in the December issue of Victory Lane Magazine. Major events are already announced in the November issue. These include the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, the New Zealand and Australian January and February and March summer (down under) races and more. 

Tuesday November 10: Canadian Sources Have Announced A Third HMP Vintage Racing Weekend for 2010. This will follow the HMP Vintage Racing Weekends at Barber Motorsports Park in May, and a Watkins Glen vintage racing weekend in June.   The Mount-Tremblant vintage racing weekend will be July 10-12 with other special social events being planned in Montreal during the days leading to a weekend of vintage and historic racing. 

Monday November 9: The 22nd Annual Performance Racing Industry Show for the professional parts and services suppliers of motorsports in Orlando Florida is December 10 through 12, plus a Motor Sport Business Forum Tuesday and Wednesday December 8-9, and an Advanced Engineering Technology Conference Monday Tuesday and Wednesday December 7 through 9, and the 13th Annual Industry Roundtable Wednesday December 9.  The PRI Show attracts over 1,200 exhibitions, there are 3500 booths and it is attended by tens of thousands of those who create and serve the industry. Special pre-show events this year have top speakers and panel members of the industry. The actual show begins Thursday with the Grand Opening Breakfast at 7A.M. with Speed Channel’s Dave Despain hosting a special edition of the his popular Wind Tunnel Show. Other Special events include the complementary Thursday evening PRI Happy Hour sponsored by Budweiser Beer. New for 2009 is the Friday Morning, December 11, Road Racing Drivers Club Symposium with special guest speaker Bobby Rayhal. There are management seminars Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12 and many more activities to help industry professionals grow their businesses. There is no charge for the PRI Show for those who register at www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow. Information and fees for the other functions is also found on that site as is hotel reservations.

Friday November 6: The Victory Lane Historic Champ Indy Car Showcase November 13-15 on the big two-mile Texas World Speedway during the CVAR road racing event has attracted television coverage. The cameras will roll for the Friday noon session and participant interviews will be conducted. Historic Champ Indy Cars will be on the oval twice each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Historic oval racing cars of every type will be on display in the paddock. For Historic Champ Indy on-track entries or display entries contact HCICA Event Manager Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA).

Thursday November 5: The Historic Sports car Racing Club, HSR, has a weekend of vintage and historic car racing at Daytona beginning today through Sunday. Vintage Auto Associates has a weekend of vintage and historic auto racing at Willow Springs Raceway in southern California this weekend. After this weekend there are only five vintage auto racing weekends remaining on the 2009 schedule. On the weekend of November 14,15 CVAR is at Texas World Speedway and VDCA is at Palm Beach International Speedway in Florida. On November 27-29 VRG is at Summit Point in West Virginia. HSR closes out their season December 3-6 at Sebring Florida. The last vintage race weekend of the year is VDCA vintage racing weekend at Roebling Road near Savannah Florida on December 11-14.   

Wednesday November 4: The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association last minute entries are due for the November 13-15 Historic Champ Indy Car Showcase Event on the Texas World Speedway two-mile oval during the CVAR road racing weekend. All Champ Indy Cars from every era plus non-caged pre 1971 Sprint Cars are invited for on-track sessions twice each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All other vintage oval racing cars are invited for static display. All must pre-register. To register call Pam Shatraw HCICA Events Manager immediately. 650-321-1411 (CA). 

Monday November 2: The HSR Savannah Vintage races and Hilton Head Speed Classics were held Thursday Through Sunday October 29 through November 1. Sunday was the big concours d’elegance at the Costal Museum at Honey Horn. Saturday and Sunday was the Motoring Midway event at the Museum from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The HSR vintage auto and motorcycle races began Friday and ran through Saturday at Savannah’s Grand Prize of America Track on Hutchinson Island. For spectators there were also hot lap rides. The track was at the Westin Harbor Gold Resort and Spa on Hutchinson Island. This is developing a great tradition.  

Monday November 2: The Road America HCAA Historic Can-Am Feature Race salutes “When Excess was Barely Adequate” during the July 13-15, 2010 Kohler International Challenge with Brian Redman Vintage Auto Racing Weekend. These monster, unlimited Sports Racers ruled the road racing circuits of North America from 1966 through 1974. Beginning with about 600 hp and ultimately up to 1500 horsepower, big wings, huge tires and the greatest drivers in the world they were the fastest racers of their time. All the big auto and race car manufacturers were represented: Ferrari, Porsche, BRM, Chrysler, March, Genie, McKee, Oldsmobile and more. They were driven by Bruce McLaren, Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Denny Hulme, Parnelli Jones, Jim Hall, Phil Hill, John Surtees, George Follmer, Peter Revson, Jackie Oliver and more.   
            Dan Davis chairman of the Historic Can-Am Association noted “Road America, the biggest road racing circuit in North America and historic Can-Am Cars the most powerful in all of historic racing cars, really go together to wow, delight and entertain the fans. The big, fast Can-Am Cars draw huge crowds to the July Road America weekend.
            Each year the Historic Can-Am Association sanctions and organizes three to four features at vintage auto racing weekends and occasionally at contemporary racing events. The Road America gathering is traditionally the largest on the annual schedule and the favorite of the Historic Can-Am racers.
            Contact HCICA: Pam Shatraw Events Manager, Dan Davis Chairman Oscar Koveleski President, phone 650-321-1411. 

Wednesday October 28: HCICA Historic Champ/Indy Car on the big two-mile TWS Oval, Historic Oval Racing Cars of all types on display in the paddock plus CVAR Historic Road Racing Cars on the three-mile TWS Road Course November 13,14,15 will make for a major vintage auto racing weekend in Texas.  This event at Texas World Speedway near College Station Texas should launch future combined road/oval vintage racing in Texas similar to the HCICA/VARA vintage auto racing annual weekend held each March at California Speedway near Los Angeles, HCICA entries due now. Call HCICA Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA). 

Tuesday October 27: The CSRG Fall Finale vintage auto racing weekend at Thunderhill Raceway October 30 to November 1 caps a successful 2009 season for the Northern California Vintage Racing Club.  This vintage racing weekend marks the end of the 2009 season for CSRG and is traditionally a fun, low key event with liberal track time. There is a Saturday night awards banquet held in the ballroom at the track. All  VMC member club licenses are honored.

Monday October 26: Monterey Historic Races to be managed by  Vice President, Historic Races. Barry Toepke will be reporting to Gill Campbell who is Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  Toepke’s experience with the Monterey Historic Races has covered almost two decades with various responsibilities. In his new position he will be working with Campbell to continue to keep the Monterey Historics as one of the top vintage auto racing weekends in the world. Toepke will be responsible for sales, marketing, operations and keeping the event great for fans, sponsors, entrants and the community. The Monterey Classic Auto Week, which includes the Monterey Peninsula’s Historic Auto Races, The Pebble Beach Concours, several other concours and numerous collector and race car auctions, is one of Monterey’s most important special events. The 2010 Pre Historics are August 7 & 8, the 2010 Monterey Historic Races are August 13-15 and are “bookends” for the Monterey Classic Car Week.  

Friday October 23: Club Auto Sport the organizer of Uncorked a unique vintage and contemporary racing weekend in September 2009 hopes to bring the event back to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2010. This Unlimited Sound event brought together many forms of North American auto racing in separate or combined grids. There were Indy Cars, Formula Cars, Sports Racing Cars, Production Sports Cars, Motorcycles, Stock Cars, Pony Cars of almost every year and make to the amusement of some and the enjoyment of all, the different groups mixed well in the paddock and at parties and came to appreciate the uniqueness of different racing cars and motorcycles. A full report is in the November Issue of Victory Lane Magazine.
            Club Auto Sport is located near the Jan Jose International Airport in California. Club members enjoy many auto related amenities, there are private auto collections, auto enthusiast business, racing business all housed in a full block of condos all under one roof. It is the idea of two successful vintage racers. Call 408-521-7123 (CA).

Thursday October 22, 2009: Entries are growing for the Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase November 13-14 on the two mile Texas World Speedway  (TWS) oval along with display entries of historic Stock Cars, Midgets, Sprint Cars , Modifieds .  This event is held in cooperation with CVAR who expects some 150 vintage road racing cars on the 3 mile TWS road circuit.  The historic Champ/Indy Cars will be on track twice each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Oval on-track or display entries contact HCICA Pam Shatraw, 650-321-1411.

Tuesday October 20: A Historic Stock Car Racing Series Event  “Born to Race Vintage Weekend" is set for October 24-25, 2009 at Infineon Raceway. Spectators are invited. This is also a Shelby Club on-track event with lots of fascinating cars to see. One of the features at the event will be the “Ride of Your Life Series” which auctions to spectators an opportunity to take laps in one of the Historic Stock Cars driven by an experienced vintage racer. The proceeds go to a designated charity. This is an ongoing charity program began several years ago by HSCRS in their appearance at the CART San Jose Grand Prix. The designated charity for this event benefits a program for children with Cerebral Palsy and their families.

Monday October 19: Vintage Rallies Inc. Texas 1000 Rally November 8-13, 2009 will wind over hills, through valleys, alongside rippling streams, through live oak open forests in the central Texas hill country. The five-day European style rally includes lunch and evening stops f or gourmet meals and night stops at top lodging facilities. There is mechanical support for vintage cars and even a replacement Porsche if the entrants’ car is un-fixable. A few entries remain! Contact Rich Taylor immediately for info or to enter 800-645-6069 (CT)

Friday October 16: Vintage Racing Group, VRG, Annual Turkey Bowl vintage race weekend at Summit Point Motorsports Park West Virginia is set for November 27, 28, 29 of 2009. Cal Trumbo, Event Chairman noted “This three-day event gives vintage racers over three total hours on-track. What a way to work off that extra helping of Turkey from Thanksgiving while getting in one last inexpensive event for the year.” Traditionally the event has had clear skies with warm daytime temperatures. The circuit is about 80 miles west of Washington D.C. and convenient to most east coast vintage racers. Call 610-867-0258 (PA) or visit www.vrgonline.org or email info@vrgonline.org

Thursday October 15: HCICA Historic Champ/Indy Cars on the big two-mile TWS Oval, Historic Oval Racing Cars of all types on display in the paddock plus CVAR Historic Road Racing Cars on the three-mile TWS Road Course November 13,14,15 will make for a major vintage auto racing weekend in Texas.  This event at Texas World Speedway near College Station Texas should launch future combined road/oval vintage racing in Texas similar to the HCICA/VARA vintage auto racing annual weekend held each March at California Speedway near Los Angeles, HCICA entries due now. Call HCICA Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA)  

Wednesday October 14: In a big announcement Tuesday October 12, HMP’s first of several big spectator weekends for 2010 will be at Watkins Glen June 11-13. Historic Motorsport Productions is a new vintage and historic promotion and organizing company. They plan to create major spectator vintage racing weekends in North America similar to the European model of a schedule made up of selected spectator attracting grids such as Historic GTP, Can Am, Trans-Am, F-1, Stock Cars, 2 liter FIA Cars, Stock Cars, F-5000, and similar groups. HMP is focused on obtaining high profile sponsors, television, social at-event happenings, for weekend vintage racing events at great tracks. There will be more announcements soon.  

Tuesday October 13: The West Coast Formula Vee Annual Reunion and Vintage Racing Feature sponsored by Victory Lane Magazine for 2010 is now expected to relocate or change clubs since the SFR/SCCA Vintage Racing weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has been canceled. This Formula Vee gathering has been gaining great support from western vintage Formula Vee owners drivers. Vintage Formula Vee popularity is on the upswing across America. Some vintage auto racing weekends are achieving over two dozen Formula Vee weekends. Info call Dan Davis 650-321-1411 (CA) 

Thursday October 8: The Darlington Historic Racing Festival September 26-27 attracted over 120 vintage and historic racing cars. A full two days of twice per day on-track sessions in spite of threatened rain forecasts made the owners of these cars very pleased with the weekend. The forecasters probably kept the spectator count down in spite of the opportunity to meet racing legends such as Johnny Rutherford and Benny Parsons.
            The Event at such a historic oval racing track should have a long term potential to become one of North Americas great vintage racing weekends. It is a great celebration of the history of Midgets, Sprint Cars, Indy Cars, Big Cars, Modifieds, Super Modifieds, and Stock Cars.     

Tuesday October 6: Four vintage racing events for the October 15-18 weekend: SVRA at Road Atlanta, CVAR at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, VRG at Watkins Glen International, VARA at Los Vegas Motor Speedway. About 11 weekends of vintage auto road racing remain on the 2009 schedule, which runs through December 13. The 2010 major vintage racing event schedules as well as most club racing schedules are currently being set. The next issue of Victory Lane Magazine has the preliminary 2010 schedule. For more info call 650-321-1411.   

Monday October 5: VSCDA Vintage Auto Races October 9-11 are to be held at Autobahn Raceway in Illinois. This is the last VSCDA vintage auto racing weekend of 2009. All VMC member club license holders are welcome to enter. 

Friday September 25: Historic Can-Am champion George Follmer will be keynote speaker at the annual October 3, open house of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen.
            George raced in F1, Stock Cars, Sports Racing Cars, and Indy Cars. In addition to being 1972 Can-Am series champion he was USRRC 1965 champion, Trans-Am champion in 1972 and 1976. George will be inducted into the Watkins Glen Walk of Fame Info 607-535-9044 (NY)

Thursday September 24: HSR West caps their 2009 vintage auto racing series with two October events: 3-4 at Willow Springs Raceway and 24-25 at Phoenix International Raceway The Willow Springs event is the Fall Formula Festival Formula Ford, Formula Atlantics, B.O.S.S. Super Cup F-Indy, F-5000 cars. There are races for all types of vintage and historic cars plus a One-hour Enduro.
            The Phoenix racing weekend features Porsche race cars, 2.5 and U2 Sport Sedans, Formula 2.0 series race. All historic and vintage race cars are welcomed for a full weekend of racing. Call 310-750-6933 (CA) 

Tuesday September 22: The Coronado Speed Festival September 26-27 will Feature hundreds of vintage racing cars in a weekend of vintage auto racing organized by HMSA. Fan tickets at the Naval Air Station North Island are $45, 12 and under are free as are all active duty military and dependents.
            From Ferrari to Zigato and everything in-between including historic NASCAR cars, the great racing cars will thunder around the airport road circuit at speeds of up to 180 mph. The paddock is open for fans to see the cars up-close and talk to the racers.
            The races are a feature of the Fleet Week San Diego and are organized in cooperation with the Naval Base, home to over 20,000 active duty military and over 4,000 employees.  

Wednesday September 16: The name Lotus will be on Formula One grids in 2010 so Lotus vintage racers can again look for more future vintage F1 Lotus racing cars. Although the team is still being developed, Mike Gascoyne of the new team has set a high goal of being the best of the new F1 teams. Proton, the Malaysian Lotus road car company, and the Malaysian government are apparently backing the new team.

Tuesday September 15: Western Automotive Journalist members will be attending a reception and wine tasting by Woodside Vineyards on Wednesday September 16 from 5:00 till 7:30 at AutoVino to hear a presentation on the Vintage Racing Scene and upcoming events and discuss vintage racing. Part of the program is a discussion of how vintage events staff can better interface with the press for mutual success. The upcoming Historic Can-Am feature at Infineon Raceway during the CSRG Charity Challenge Vintage Racing Weekend will be on the agenda as well as Historic Can-Am Association plans for 2010. Those interested in attending please call Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411.

Monday September 14: The vintage racing event schedule for this upcoming weekend, September 18-20, includes vintage auto racing weekends at Texas World Speedway, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Pacific Raceway. CVAR holds a vintage racer driver novice school and a full schedule of vintage races at Texas World Speedway in central Texas. VRG Thunderbolt Vintage Races are at New Jersey Motorsports Park. SOVREN Fall Finale vintage racing weekend is at Pacific Raceway, just southeast of Seattle.  

Tuesday September 8: The Elkhart Lake Historic Race Circuits Preservation  Society is holding their Fall Dinner Social Thursday September 10 at Lake Street Café Dining Room in the town of Elkhart Lake. Guests are invited to the Social and a program on Jim Kimberly’s victory in a Ferrari 166MM at the Inaugural Elkheart Road Races by Tim Kemmis. Cash bar 6:30 Dinner $25 at 7:30. Reservations phone 626-893-7665 Fax 920-876-3452, email: Historicracecircuits@gmail.com. This is the Thursday before the VSCDA Elkhart Vintage Race Festival Weekend at nearby Road America is one of the club’s largest. Nearly 300 entries are expected. Early Stock Cars are one of the features.  

Friday September 4: The weekend of September 11-13 is a big vintage auto racing weekend with VSCDA at Road America, SVRA at Watkins Glen International Raceway, Club Autosport Uncorked at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and VARA at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The VSCDA annual ELVF has some 250 vintage cars expected and will feature 1950s Stock Cars. The SVRA annual Watkins Glen Vintage Grand Prix may draw as many as 500 vintage racing cars Featuring F5000, Morgans and the Collier Cup. The new Club Autosport Uncorked at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is an unlimited sound vintage racing weekend for all vintage cars. VARAs annual Octoberfest features a special all German vintage car race and races for all VARA classes.

VSCDA http://www.vscda.org
SVRA http://www.svra.com
Club Autosport http://www.clubautosport.net
VARA http://www.vararacing.com

Tuesday September 1: Bruce McLaren Festival Races January 2010 in New Zealand at Pukekohe Park and the New Hampton Downs Circuit. These two big race weekends in scenic New Zealand are to celebrate Bruce McLaren and his organization’s contribution to auto racing. Bruce grew up and first raced in New Zealand. Many of the team members were from New Zealand. The racing cars of McLaren won the original Can-Am series of 1966-1974 multiple times, they were winners in the Indy 500 and the US National Championship, the SCCA F5000 Championship and in Formula One.
            All types of McLaren racing cars are expected at the Bruce McLaren Festival Vintage Race Meetings. The first is January 22-24 at the New Hampton Downs Circuit near Aukland. The second is January 29-31 at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. Entry inquiries are invited www.brucemclarenfestival.com