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Put-In-Bay Vintage Sports Car Races, Sept 20-21 Celebrate the Original '50s Races

The original 1952 through 1959 Put-In-Bay Races on South Bay Island in Lake Erie ran in 1952 through 1959 on town streets, then in 1963 on the nearby airfield.  Two days of races Wednesday and Thursday on the original 1963 airfield will include pre-91 Historic Production Cars under 3 liter, Formula and Sports Racing cars under 2 liter and a Great Lakes Challenge Series race, plus Trans Am B Sedan races.  Japanese cars are the featured marque. 

 The festive, fun atmosphere of the original races continues with many social events and tours of the original 1952-1959 street race circuit.

Info:  www.pibroadrace.com.  Phone 734-502-2435

Huge Formula Vee 60th Anniversary Celebration Sept 15-17 VSCDA Road America

Vintage and Historic Formula Vees will be the focus at the largest fall vintage race weekend in North America.  The VSCDA Ariens Art on Wheels vintage racing weekend expects Vintage and Historic Formula Vees from all over North America to join well over a total of 300 vintage racers of all classes.  The weekend includes three days of on-track practice, qualifying races and feature races for all classes plus both Vintage and Historic Formula Vee Feature Races.  There are also special car concours, welcome party and celebration banquet.

Info:  www.vscda.org.

RMVR Race Against Kids Cancer July 29-30 High Plains Raceway CO Features F Vee

Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Formula Vee Racing with its Veevergnugen Festival, a nod to VWs "Fahrvergnugen" promotions.  Joining the expected record entry of Formula Vees will be RMVRs largest entry of vintage sports and racing cars.

Many special races and unique events will raise money for the Morgan Adams Foundation's cancer research programs.

Info: www.rmvr.com. 

MG 100th Anniversary Celebration & Races Sept 1-4 Lime Rock Historic Festival 41

The new MG Super Sports Morris Car was introduced and advertised in late 1923 by Morris Garages of Oxford England, according to the excellent new book "Kim: A Biography of M.G. Founder Cecil Kimber" by Jon Pressnell, published by Dalton Watson Fine Books.  Early the next year one of these cars driven by Kimber won a gold medal in the Land's End Trials.  This began a long and successful tradition of producing successful sports cars for street and track.

The MG Vintage Racers Association has organized over 50 MGs from the early days right through the most recent era which will be on-track at Lime Rock's vintage and racing and concours weekend of over 250 classics.

Entry and spectator ticket info: www.limerock.com.

Waterford Hills Vintage Races July 21-23 Clarkston MI, VMC Club Racers Invited

The VSCDA Sprite Midget Challenge Group is the weekend feature.  A dedicated race group for Formula Vees continues this year's 60th Anniversary celebrations.  

All vintage racing groups will have practice and qualifying on Friday, there are two races for each group on Saturday and one race for each group on Sunday.  Novice orientation is on Thursday, late afternoon, with chalk talk and track walk.  Saturday evening is the traditional Fish Fry Dinner for participants.

Info:  www.waterfordhills.com. 

Waumandee Hillclimb Sept 22-24 Invites Vintage Formula Vees

This 2.3 mile hillclimb course rises 420 feet on twisted, wooded, deserted Wisconsin country roads through high valleys and on ridges.  It is located in western central Wisconsin.

It began in 2003 through 2011 by the Minnesota Austin Healey Club.  In recent years it was moved to its current location and has been organized by Tom Hazen since 2012.  In this F Vee 60th Anniversary Celebration ten special entries, of the approximately sixty total, are reserved for F Vees.  The festivities start at Friday with a course tour, visit to a local winery and an authentic Wisconsin Pizza Farm Dinner.  The hillclimb is Saturday followed by an awards banquet.

Visit www.waumandeetimetrials.com  for info, course map and in-car videos of hillclimbs.  Questions call Tom at 612-237-1883, email [email protected].

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Motorsports Festival, July 14-23

Ten Days!  It opens with the VRG Pittsburgh Historics weekend of vintage races including the Shelby Convention followed by dozens of car shows, rallys, countryside tour, black tie gala, airport hanger party, all topped with the July 22-23 weekend Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix through Schenley Park in front of 100,000 spectators.  Ferrari is the marque of the year with rare, stunning and exotic Ferrari car displays at events throughout the 10 days.

The Pitt Race opening weekend is open to all VRG classes.  The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at Schenley Park includes impressive Pre-War Cars, quick and fascinating under 2.5 liter Sports Cars, Formula Cars and Sports Racing Cars, racing on real roads.  Spectators have many great locations for viewing the exciting races.

Entrants and spectator info: www.pvgp.org.