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RMVR August 2-3 Colorado Vintage Grand Prix Features 1965-1975 Continental Formula B Cars

There is a full schedule of vintage racing for all RMVR members and VMC member club racers highlighted by Feature Races for spectacular Formula B cars.  These 150 mph, very agile, open wheel cars set track records driven by future legends of amateur pro and vintage racing in 1965-1975 pro and amateur FB races across North America.  

The highly regarded High Plains Raceway is located just east of Denver.  It's variety of turns, straights and elevation changes make it a favorite for both experienced and novice racers.  It was created and owned by numerous local car racing and enthusiast clubs including RMVR.

Info:  RMVR.org

FB Dave Irwin 303-653-5550

July 11-12 VSCCA White Mountain Grand Prix Vintage Races Tamworth NH with Preservation Group Saturday Feature

This special vintage racing weekend on the fantastic 2.5 mile, 18 turn Club Motorsports circuit has many Friday and Saturday sprint races for all VSCCA and guest class cars through the early 1970s. 

A very special VSCCA sporting VSCCA track day group, The Preservation Group and Society is on-track three times Saturday for three 20 minute lapping, non-racing, sessions.  It's for any vintage and historic car owners to experience a non competition, on-track experience.  No race driver apparel required.

The newly upgraded facility has showers, new bathrooms in the air conditioned club house adjacent to the paved paddock.  The Friday night cookout will be on the club patio.

Info: www.vscca.org

Race Chairman Marc Cendron, 617-771-0231

July 4-6 SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics Pacific Raceways Celebrate 70 Years of Chevy Small Block V8

The cars powered by the revolutionary, compact, lightweight powerful new 1955 V8 and succeeding versions will be featured in numerous vintage races over the big festive weekend.  They include the successful 1956-1957 Corvettes.  The addition of the 265ci small block V8 and a well publicized racing program is credited in saving the Corvette program.  It also sparked a successful introduction of the new styled 1955 Chevrolet sedans.  The V8 was widely used in 1957-1958 to replace blown racing Ferrari and Maserati engines.  By 1958-1959 in the US the small block V8 was the engine of choice in Cooper Monaco's and Lotus 19 Monte Carlos in USAC pro sports car races.  They soon appeared in USRRC and Can-Am, McLarens, Lolas, Chaparrals in a golden era of sports car racing.

All SOVREN racing classes will be in action.  Also featured is a special Sprite Midget Challenge race and a Battle of The Brits feature race.  This is SOVREN's largest vintage racing weekend with over 250 fascinating racing cars expected. The paddock is open to spectators to see the cars up close and talk to the racers.  Three day spectator tickets are $30, seniors $15, children 12 and under free, 13-16 year old tickets are $15.  Tickets available online or at the gate.

Info:  www.SOVRENracing.org.  

June 28-29 RMVR Steel City Thunder Pueblo Motorsports Park, CO. Late Entries Accepted 

RMVR celebrates summer racing in Colorado with a full schedule of vintage sprint races on the Pueblo Motorsports Park 2.2 mile, 10 turn circuit.  A special feature is the new Faster Formula and Sports Racer invitational race group. There is a special invite for all VMC member club racers for this and traditional RMVR class cars.  The event includes special summer hospitality celebrations.

Info: www.rmvr.org

June 20-22 CSRG Corkscrew Classic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Spectators Invited

This new tradition has all the CSRG classes in action, plus several features.

They include USRRC Tribute, West Coast Sprite-Midget Challenge, Crossflow FF Cup, 2.5 Trans Am B Sedan Group and West Coast Formula Junior.  Spectators will enjoy an open paddock to see the cars up close.

Info: www.csrgracing.org. 

June 20-21 VSCCA/VRG Thompson Vintage Festival Races, Enter Now!

This special 3 day timed event including test day is open to VSCCA, VRG, VMC, SCCA logbook cars through the early 1970s, others by chairmans decision.  VSCCA or VRG membership not required.

A Saturday celebration dinner will be in the Speedway Clubhouse.  A program is included.

Info: Phil Roettjer, [email protected]. 774-232-3673.  Steve Morici, [email protected], 760-662-1112.  

June 13-15 VSCDA Blackhawk Classic Fathers Day Celebrated, Sports Racers Featured, 4 Hours Track Time Scheduled For All Entrants

Featured groups include: Sports Racers of all eras, over/under 2.5 Trans Am, Spridgets.  All VSCDA classes will have  extensive sprint races.  VMC member club licensed racers invited to join VSCDA member racers for this big three day weekend.  Blackhawk Farms 1.95 mile, 7 turn circuit is located near Bel South Beloit, IL.  The celebrations include Friday night ice cream social and Saturday Fathers Day celebration dinner.

Info: www.vscda.org

May 30-June 1 VSCCA Empire Cup Vintage Races Lime Rock Park

A special celebration feature race for the cars of the 1950s and 1960s is a highlight of this annual vintage race.  All VSCCA classes will have at least 7 on-track sessions over the two day event.

All VMC club member racers are invited to join VSCCA members and the HRG and HDPE racers in these special unmuffled two day races.  A Friday evening party will celebrate the occasion.

Info: VSCCA.org, Charles Bordin Race Chairman.  Phone 914-725-1274

Spokane Festival of Speed June 6-8 Featuring SOVREN Vintage Races

Set in beautiful Eastern Washington, Qlispé Raceway Park is a historic racetrack which has just been through a major upgrade.  The track will host SOVREN Festival of Speed (SFoS) for their annual vintage race weekend on June 6-7 and 8th.  There is a full schedule of races for SOVREN members and VMC member club racers on 
Saturday and Sunday.  The Kalispel Tribe and the Association of General Contractors have recently moved 58,000 yards of material to improve track runoff areas and the track edge.  The SFoS features great weather and a great track.  A special Friday late afternoon feature of the weekend is driving your race car on a tour through historic neighborhoods into downtown Spokane for  a great car show and welcoming party, then tour back to paddock   Plan to join the fun!

Info: www.sovren.org

Mid-May Weekend, 15-18, Vintage Races In West Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, California

Two of the four vintage race weekends include vintage racing schools for beginners.  All four have a full racing schedule for all of that club'a accepted cars.  One is on a pro-racing weekend.

VRG-VSCCA Jefferson 500 & Drivers School is at Summit Point WV.  This is one of the largest vintage club races on the East Coast.

SVRA Vintage with a pro Speed Tour weekend is at Road America WI.  It's a full weekend with races for vintage, pro-Trans-Am, pro-GI and pro-F4, FR cars.

RMVR Marvelous May Races and Drivers School is at High Plains Raceway located just east of Denver, Co.  There is a full schedule of vintage races with drivers from Colorado and surrounding states.

VARA British Extravaganza vintage races is at Buttonwillow Raceway located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.  All the famous British marques will be celebrated.

May Opens With Four Vintage Races in First Weekend.

1-4   VSCDA Gingerman Races and Drivers School Gingerman Raceway MI

2-3    VSCCA Spring Sprints and Drivers School Lime Rock Park CT

2-4     SVRA Vintage Races with pro Speed Tour Laguna Seca CA

2-4     SOVREN Spring Sprints plus Novice Orientation Pacific Raceways WA

Two full schedule pages of vintage racing, rallies, concours, special feature groups, hillclimbs are in each monthly issue of Victory Lane Magazine on this site. www.victorylane.com

Four Vintage Racing Weekends April 24-27, CA, TX, GA, FL

SVRA Vintage with a SpeedTour weekend is at Sonoma Raceway, CA April 24-27

HSR The Mitty is at Road Atlanta, GA April 25-27

CVAR Vintage Races are at MSR-H near Houston, TX April 25-27

RMVR's Ice Breaker Grand Prix April 26-27 is a Pueblo Motorsports Park, CO

All the remaining vintage race events are in each monthly issue of Victory Lane Magazine's Schedule Pages on this site.

Velocity Invitational 2025 Postponed

A Wednesday morning, April 23, 2025 communication to entrants opened with: "We have made the difficult decision to postpose the 2025 Velocity Invitational to 2026 due to economic conditions impacting multiple elements of the event."  Further comments included: "We promise that Velocity Invitational will return bigger, better and stronger.  In the meantime, please stay tuned - we"ll be announcing other exciting ways that the Velocity team will continue to bring the best of car culture to you throughout 2025 and 2026."

Historic Formula Junior 2025 US Vintage Racing Season Opens June 6-8 with Velocity Invitational Sonoma Raceway

Formula Juniors are one of 9 scheduled historic features at this top vintage racing event.  A field of 24 historic cars from the 1959-1963 FIA international class for aspiring F1 drivers will be celebrating the 65th Anniversary of this first F1 "ladder" series.  The field is full of original cars built in USA, UK, France and Germany including: Lotus, Brabham, Dolphin, Cooper, Stanguelini, Huffaker and Deutsch Bonnet.

The celebrations include races, in-paddock parties and special achievement recognitions.

Info: Tom O'Grady 281-253-8881, [email protected] 

It's Springtime In The Rockies and RMVR First 2025 Vintage Race Arrives April 26-27 at Pueblo

Celebrations start with an optional Friday lapping day on Pueblo Motorsport Park's 2.2 mile 10 turn road racing circuit.  Saturday and Sunday all current RMVR classes are scheduled extra season opening track and race time.  An added invited group is the Faster Formula and Sports Racing Class.  RMVR racer event hospitality starts Friday evening with the usual individual race group gatherings.  It revs up Saturday evening with The Great Southwestern Buffet Dinner opened with pot luck cocktails and Chad's Band entertainment.

Info: RMVR.com

Two Vintage Racing Events in California Weekend of April 11-13 

At Sonoma Raceway CSRG's annual David Love Vintage Races will have several feature races in addition to races for all CSRG classes.  Spectators invited free entry.  Info www.csrgracing.org.

At the Long Beach IndyCar Grand Prix 50th Anniversary races one support feature is the HMSA organized display and on-track exhibition of Historic F5000, F1 and Indy/CART cars that were the main event in turn as it grew.  Info: indycar.com. 

VSCCA 2025, Vintage Races, Rallies, Autocross, Intro to Racing, Hillclimbs, Tours, Socials

VSCCA is a New England vintage car club that organizes a variety of activities including six vintage races.  It is the first US vintage racing club, organized in 1958.  The next big VSCCA vintage race car weekend is at Lime Rock Park May 2-3 with a full schedule of races, drivers school, special Driven to Race Autocross, and Preservation class for track day style laps.

Info on this and other activities: www.vscca.org. 

VDCA is At Virginia International Raceway March 28-30 For Wild Hare Vintage Races.  Enter Today!

VRG members have a special invitation to join VDCA members to enjoy a 3 day weekend of vintage racing on one of North America's great road racing circuits.  Liberal track time and special races are featured.  A special addition is the new Wings and Slicks formula car group.

Advance registration at motorsportsreg.com is available through March 21.  Further registration info at vintagedrive.com or register at the track.

March Vintage Races at Sebring, Buttonwillow, Road Atlanta, NOLA, Willow Springs and Virginia International

The month opened the weekend of 7-8th with HSR at Sebring.  Mid month 14-16th SVRA Vintage is at Buttonwillow and CVAR is at HALLETT.  On 20-23rd SVRA is at Road Atlanta while HMSA is at Laguna Seca.  March vintage racing tops off the 27-30th weekend with VARA Willow Springs and VSCDA's Wild Hare Vintage races at Virginia International Raceway

The 2025 schedule for current month and rest of the year vintage racing weekends, special vintage racing features, concours, rallies and hillclimbs are in two schedule pages every monthly issue of victorylane.com.  

Vintage Racing Season Revs Up

The vintage racing 2025 full schedule in Victory Lane Magazine now lists over 75 vintage racing events and dozens of special vintage racing features.

The features in the schedule pages, ads and Vintage Highlights at the many club and major events include those for Formula One, Formula Junior, FB Continental, USRRC Tribute, Sprite Midget Challenge, Del Monte Trophy Group, Lotus Marque, Elva 70th Anniversary, Road America 70th Anniversary, Wings & Slicks and Ragtime Racers.

February Issue Online: Two Page 2025 Vintage Racing Schedules, Race Reports, Features, More!

The special video linked Del Monte Trophy Group Race at Velocity Invitational report is on page 42.  Four race reports including VDCA's December Season Finale, Corvette Sting Ray photo story, Getting Started in Vintage Racing, Vintage Lifestyle, book reviews and much more.  Table of Contents page 5.  Click on cover to read, no password, no fee.

New Historic Wings and Slicks Formula Car Class At VDCA Racing into Spring, Feb 8-9, Roebling Road

Enter now, registration closes after January 31st.  All vintage racers are invited to join VDCA members for a full weekend of vintage racing.  Saturday is practice and Features races.  Sunday morning is the Enduro and Sprint feature races in the afternoon.  There is a celebration dinner Saturday night.  Entry is only $400.00!

Registration: vdca.motorsportreg.com

VDCA Info: www.vintagedrive.com. 

Early 2025 Vintage Racing Schools Updates

CVAR School at NOLA, LA February 16-18 just announced, visit www.corinthianvintageautoracing.com.

The University of VARA January 18-19 has a few vintage racing school slots left at Buttonwillow, CA.  www.vararacing.com. 

The Vintage Racing Schools Feature, page 36 in the January Victory Lane Magazine, has the clubs offering 2025 vintage racing schools listed by US and Canada regions.  2025 vintage racing events are also listed on the Schedule Pages 48-49.

First 2025 Vintage Race February 8-9 VDCA Racing Into Spring, Roebling Road, GA

Inviting new Wings and Slicks Formula Car Class and all VDCA class cars.  All VMC member club racers are invited to join VDCA members in a race weekend organized for vintage racers by vintage racers.  VDCA vintage weekends feature plenty of track time, Saturday practice and spirited Sprint Races, plus Sunday Enduro, Special Fun Races and more Sprint Races.

Pre-registration for $400 is now open at vdca.motorsportreg.com. 

VDCA info: www.vintagedrove.com. 

December 2024 Issue Victory Lane Magazine Schedule Pages, 2025 Eighty Vintage Racing Events

The first vintage racing weekend is VDCA's February 8-9 Racing Into Spring at Roebling Road, GA.  First full weekend vintage racing school is the University of VARA January 18-19 at Buttonwillow Raceway CA.

Also included are 2025 schedules for selected Concours, Rallies and Hillclimbs and international vintage races.

The schedule pages are included in each monthly issue at www.victorylane.com.