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Thursday May 8 The Darlington Sprint Cup Racing weekend May 9-10 has Historic Race Cars on-track twice and in a Special Display to promote The Labor Day Weekend Darlington Historic Racing Festival August 30,31. Two Indy Roadsters of the late 1950’s and the NASCAR Stock Cars of the 1970’s make up the display and on-track group. They are on-track about 9:30 Saturday morning and about 6:30 Saturday early evening. The Cup Race is Saturday Night.    

Wednesday May 7 Lola celebrations for the racing car company’s 50th Anniversary are being held at several vintage racing weekends in 2008. Lola Cars Ltd. was founded to build Mk1’s in 1958 after Eric Broadley and associates had built several Austin based specials. The Mk1 was a successful 1100 cc Sports Racer. The company went on to build winners in the Can-Am, Indy 500, and Champ Car Trail, LeMans classes, F5000 series, Formula Junior, GTP, Formula One and more.

Tuesday May 6 -  “Offys at Jennerstown” May 9-10, invites Roadsters and Earlier Offy and Miller powered cars. Friday registration and Saturday lapping and bench racing are the highlights for owner/drivers of these historic oval racing pre-1971 cars. The half mile paved oval is near Jennerstown, Pennsylvania www.offys.com or call Richard Freshman (818) 709-0694 (CA) or Dave Ward (724) 593-8594 (PA) 

Monday May 5 Wanted! Photos of Brian Redman in period or in the vintage era for Biography. Anyone is invited to submit photos of Brian over the years while racing, in the pits or at the track for a Michael Keyser edited biography of Brian Redman. Prints, slides or negatives are acceptable identified with place and date. The originals will be scanned and returned. You will receive a photo credit and a book if your photo is used. For info call Autosports Marketing at (410) 785-2639. www.autosportsltd.com  (MD)

Friday May 2, Millers at Milwaukee July 11-12 has Vintage Champ Cars and Roadsters on the Milwaukee Mile. Liberal controlled speed lapping, bench racing and great cars on display plus many old-timers to spin tales to entertain spectators make this a fun filled weekend. Friday 11-4 Saturday 8-4 are gate times. Spectator admission is $25.00 for weekend pit-pass car entry $250.00 call (262) 253-2661 (WI). 

Thursday May 1 HSR Watkins Glen Historic Races June 12-15 features include a Formula Atlantic Reunion and Feature Race. Along with a full Vintage-Racing Schedule Formula Atlantic grew out of the Pro Formula B Continental Grand Prix series of 1966-1973. The Atlantic cars are capable of lap times approaching F1, IRL and Champ Cars. Formula Atlantic is a prime training series for the top pro road racing series. HSR expects the Formula Atlantic Reunion Feature to be one of the most exciting of the weekend. Formula Atlantic entrants call HSR at (404) 298-5616. (GA) 

Wednesday April 30 Five vintage racing clubs are in action over May 1-4. HSR is at Road Atlanta May 1-4, VSCCA is at GingerMan Raceway May 1-4, VSCCA is at Lime Rock Park May 2-3, HMSA is at Reno-Fernley Raceway May 2-4, and VARA is at Buttonwillow Raceway May 3-4. VSCCA is also supporting the Hershey Vintage Hillclimb May 4th. The VSCDA and VSCCA dates include a vintage driving school.  

Monday April 28 Historic Stock Cars In Vintage have become popular with owner/drivers on both East and West Coasts. Three or four independent owner groups have sprung up to organize special features and enhanced cooperation among owners. The eastern group, one of the first, eventually has become part of HSR. In the west an informal group is encouraging early drum-braked cars to show up at designated events. Two more formal groups each with their own agenda have emerged. Event sanction clubs are extending invitations at designated events to owners regardless of stock car owner group affiliation. Events organized by SFR/SCCA, HMSA, SOVREN and HSR-West all have designated certain events on their schedule for a historic Stock Car grid. Currently the next two scheduled West Coast Historic Stock Car features at spectator vintage racing weekends are at the July 4-6 SOVREN Pacific Raceway near Seattle and the July 11-13 HMSA Portland Historics at Portland International Raceway near Portland, Oregon. In the east there is a Historic Stock Car Feature at the May 2-4 HSR Walter Mitty Challenge at Road Atlanta near Atlanta, Georgia. There is a special one-hour historic car enduro as a feature at the HSR June 12-15 Watkins Glen Historic Races on the Watkins Glen International Raceway in the Finger Lakes region of western New York State.

Friday April 25 Historic Grand Prix Cars Featured at HSR Walter Mitty Challenge Vintage Races Road Atlanta May 1-4. Spectators are invited to this growing vintage and historic racing festival. All types of HSR vintage racing cars will be in action. Special features will include: Historic Stock Cars and Historic Three Liter era Formula One Cars from the HGP Group, IMSA GTP Reunion, Formula Atlantic Reunion. There is a big infield area with car club corrals and the Moss Motors Pub along with automotive venders. HSR Vintage Racing Entrants call (404) 298-5616 Spectators contact Road Atlanta www.roadatlanta.com or call 1(800) 849-race.

Friday April 25 Darlington Historic Oval Racing Festival “Request for Entry” available in May Vintage Oval Racing magazine issue. The “Requests for Entry” form is being sent for the April 29-31 big vintage and historic racing to all who have mailed in the “intent to enter” forms mailed out in the last few Vintage Oval Racing magazine issues, plus members of the VSCAR and HCICA. “Request for Entry” forms will also be sent to some 60 Vintage Oval Racing clubs for distribution to their members. Those wishing forms not on the above list should contact Victory Lane Motorsport Marketing, Pam Shatraw Events Manager.  (650) 321-1114

Friday April 25 Monterey Historics 2008 celebrate highlights from 35 years with Mario Andretti as guest of honor. Alfa Romeo was the first marquee in the second event year and will repeat this August 15-17 at the historic Laguna Seca location. There will be many historic Alfa racing cars on track as well as featured in the Rolex Moments in Time display along with the 1908 GP Mercedes and others. Trans-Am cars will again appear and of course Alfa GTA’s were one of the under two liter category stars. Historic Grand Prix cars of the three liter 1966 through early 1980’s will also appear. The Monterey Historics are also one of the designated stops on the international celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first Formula Junior class.  These quick Formula Cars will be featured with several grids.     

Thursday April 24 the annual Sommet des Legendes Vintage Racing weekend June 27-29 will again be held at the circuit Mount Tremblant in Canada. This road racing circuit north of Montreal is set in the resort area near the village of Mount Tremblant. The challenging circuit is said to have the most spectacular setting in North America surrounded by mountains, a river and trees. The track is a high-speed, fast-banked corner traditional road circuit. It held the first ever Can-Am race in 1966 and also held several Formula 1 races. All vintage-racing classes will be on-track for this 7th annual event. Call (819) 425-6363 or to register online visit www.lecircuit.com (CA)

Wednesday April 23 HMSA 4th Annual Reno Historic Races May 2-4 at Reno-Fernley Raceway expects top vintage racers. The road racing circuit is just east of Reno, Nevada. It has been continually improving as an interesting and safe racing and testing venue. The HMSA vintage race attracts some of the top West Coast vintage racing cars. The three-day event includes the entrant hospitality that HMSA is noted for. Call HMSA at (818) 249-3515 or visit www.hmsausa.com.

Tuesday April 22 The HSR-West North South Challenge vintage auto races are at the Thunderhill Raceway Park April 26-27. This traditional vintage race is held at one of North Americas most interesting and challenging road racing circuits. It is SCCA club track owned by the San Francisco Region. The facility is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year; all VMC member club entrants are invited. Call Ed Swart, HSR-W at (310) 750-6933 (CA)

Monday April 21 The VARA British Extravaganza May 3-4 at Buttonwillow Raceway always features a good turnout of vintage racing Pre-War Cars. The entrants get into the spirit with period dress. There are also track tours for those Pre-War car owners who do not wish to race. All VARA vintage racing classes will be racing both Friday and Saturday. Call VARA at (800) 280-8272 (CA).    

Friday April 18 HMSA's Portland Historic Races has named "Women in Motorsports" as a featured race of this summer's 32nd annual event.  The Portland Historic Races will take place July 11 through 13 at Portland International Raceway. The Portland Historic Races features an annual entry list of more than 200  historic race cars that have been restored to the way they were when they originally raced decades ago.  The cars are divided into groups according to make, age and horsepower.  One of these groups will be comprised solely of female drivers; the Portland Historic Races typically features at least a dozen women behind the wheel.The 2008 Portland Historic Races will also highlight the historic stock cars from the famous NASCAR series with a field of nearly two-dozen historic stock cars.  The Portland Historic Races features an open paddock, allowing fans the opportunity to walk right up to the cars, some of which are the most historic and valuable sports and racing cars in the world. Interaction with the drivers and crews is highly encouraged. For more info call 818-249-3515 or visit www.portlandhistorics.com. (OR)

Thursday April 17 The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation will raffle a 2008 Ford Mustang that was transformed into a Terlingua Racing Team edition Shelby and signed by Shelby.  Raffle proceeds will go into an endowment to perpetuate the Foundation’s effort to help children worldwide battle life-threatening illnesses while promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation.

“The Win-a-Shelby raffle is very popular because it gives enthusiasts an opportunity to own a wonderful piece of history and also benefit children in need,” said Carroll Shelby, Founder of the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation.  “This year, we’re going to raffle a Ford Shelby with the new Terlingua Racing Team package.”

Wednesday April 16The Formula 5000 Drivers Association anticipates over two-dozen Formula 5000 cars to enter in the Wine Country Classic event at Infineon Raceway on May 30 – June 1, 2008.
The field of entries will be rich with a variety of different makes. Already there are 8 Lolas, 4 Eagles, 3 McLarens, plus marquees such as: Crossle, LeGrand, Lotus, March, McRae, Shadow and Talon.
Drivers will compete for trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes in their
Class. The Formula 5000 Drivers Association will also award a
Championship Trophy based on points accumulated over the 2008 racing
season at the three main events scheduled at Infineon, Road America and
Watkins Glen.

According to Seb Coppola, president of the Formula 5000 Drivers
Association which is organizing the 40th Anniversary reunion races and
celebration: “We are all thrilled with the response we have gotten with our
first main event. It has been a long time since we have seen more than 20
cars on a Formula 5000 grid in the U.S. I am confident we can propel this
early success into even larger fields for the other main events in 2008.”
The race weekend at Infineon will also be a celebration of the
heritage of Formula 5000. Many former F5000 drivers from the original
series are expected. Autographs, receptions and other celebration activities will be held in a special area within the Infineon Raceway paddock.
 

The three event races are: The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced the following three main feature races of F5000 cars in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Formula 5000 in 2008:
• May 30 - June 1, 2008 at Infineon Raceway for the Wine Country
Classic event
• July 17-20, 2008 at Road America for the Kohler International
Challenge with Brian Redman
• September 4-7, 2008 at Watkins Glen with SVRA for the Zippo U.S.
Vintage Grand Prix
The Association is also planning two additional race events at Thunderhill
Raceway (May 16-18) and Lime Rock (Aug 29-Sep 1). For info contact Seb Coppola at (248) 601-2800 (MI)

Friday April 11 Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing, CVAR, The Southwestern US Vintage Racing Club is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2008. The club, founded in 1988 by Brad Ballis, first held events on the airport runways between Weatherford and Mineral Wells, Texas. By the early 1990’s it had grown to enough entrants to hold races at Texas World Speedway near College Station. Racing actually has grown in the Southwest and with it more road racing circuits. The club now has access to a half-dozen dedicated road racing circuits in Texas and Oklahoma. CVAR emphasizes period-correct car preparation and is one of the first in North America to weigh vintage cars entered in its events for compliance to period legal weights.    

Thursday April 10 The Monoposto Racing Group is Vintage Racing with SVRA this weekend April 10-13 at Roebling Road in Georgia. Monoposto Racing organizes open wheel formula races at numerous vintage racing weekends in the eastern United States each year. An annual championship points series is organized each year for nine different classes of Formula Cars. (GA)

Wednesday April 9 RM Auctions next event is April 19 in South Lake Texas near Dallas Ft. Worth, Offering the Wayne Davis Collection. Over 30 classics from the 1930’s thru the 1960’s are in this collection to be offered at no reserve. There are also 50 lots of memorabilia to be sold. Included are Dual-Ghias, Chrysler 300’s, Shelbys, Superbirds, Corvettes, plus most American classics. Contact (800) 211-4371. (TX)

Tuesday April 8 A History of the Mighty Midgets at Towe Auto Museum Sacramento. A special Midget racing car exhibit will open April 28 with a presentation by author Tom Motter on the history of Midget racing. That history began about 1933 and continues to this day. Tom has written numerous oval track-racing books and they will be available for purchase and signing.
Many historic Midget racing cars will be on display at the museum on Front Street in Sacramento through June 28. The exhibit is presented by the Towe Auto Museum and the Sacramento Art Deco Society. 

Monday April 7 The Houston Classic Auction by Worldwide May 3 offers Bugattis. A 1928 Bugatti type 37A Grand Prix car, a 1939 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix car, a 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS body by Zagato concours winning car are some of the highlights of this auction. There are also Bentleys, Rolls, Superbirds, Challengers, Baracudas, Jaguars, Mustangs and more.
The Saturday Auction accompanies the 13th annual Keels and Wheels Concours d’Elegance held on Saturday and Sunday May 3-4. The site for the concours and auction is the Lakewood Yacht Club on NASA road in Seabrook Texas. There is an auction preview on Friday and an invitation only auction reception on Friday evening. Call John Krouse or Rod Egan at (866) 273-6394 for consignments or bidding info.

Friday April 4 Four vintage racing clubs will be holding vintage auto races the weekend of April 11-13. Some are two day and some are three day, SVRA is at Roebling Road, SFR/SCAA is at Laguna Seca, SWMS is at Sandia and VSCCA is at Pocono. BRCBC organises a vintage grid at Mission with SCCBC contemporary races.

Thursday April 3 What’s Hot, What’s Not in vintage auto racing this year? Special feature races at vintage racing weekends this year include; Formula Junior,  Formula 5000, Can-Am, German Cars, Porsches, Formula One, Austin Healey Sprites, Historic Oval Racing Cars, IMSA Cars, Historic Stock Cars.  Wow, the list goes on and on just from looking at the pages of Victory Lane Magazine.  Most vintage racers say the cars they are racing are “hot”!  I guess “hot” is in the eye of the beholder and the actual vintage race car owner/driver who is out on the track having fun at any and every vintage racing weekend in 2008. 

Wednesday April 2 RM Auctions next event is April 19 in South Lake Texas near Dallas Ft. Worth, Offering the Wayne Davis Collection. Over 30 classics from the 1930’s thru the 1960’s are in this collection to be offered at no reserve. There are also 50 lots of memorabilia to be sold. Included are Dual-Ghias, Chrysler 300’s, Shelbys, Superbirds, Corvettes, plus most American classics. Contact (800) 211-4371. (TX)

Tuesday April 1 HSR-West holds the big North-South Vintage Racing Challenge weekend April 26, 27 at Thunderhill Raceway. Vintage racers from all west coast vintage racing clubs are invited. All Production, Sports Racing and Formula clubs are invited. Ed Swart, HSR-West President, invites members from SOVREN, OR/SCCA, SFR/SCCA, HMSA, CSRG, GR, VARA and others to join in the fun. Thunderhill Raceway Park is just west of Interstate 5 at Willows, California. It is about a six hour drive from Los Angeles, two hours from San Francisco, 10 hours from Portland and 14 hours from Seattle. This three-mile road racing circuit is one of the best on the west coast and is now celebrating its tenth anniversary, as is HSR-W. Call Ed Swart at 310-750-6933. www.hsrwestrace.com