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First August Race RMVR Vintage Race Against Kids Cancer 1-2 At High Plains

Posted Jul-28-20 at 2:52 PM By Dan Davis

This vintage race raises funds for a designated charity.  It is usually Rocky Mountain Vintage racing’s largest vintage race of their season.  Other August vintage races include Heartland Vintage Racing August 8-9 at Heartland Park and Corinthian Vintage Auto Racing 22-23 at Hallett.  September opens with Society of Vintage Racers Association 4, 5, 6 at Portland and Lime Rock Historics 4-7.

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Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey Canceled

Posted Jul-27-20 at 12:16 PM By celac

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca announced today that the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey, scheduled to take place September 18-20, was cancelled due to the difficulties of staging the event under COVID-19 restrictions. Please click continue for the full text of the press release.

Vintage Racing Event Updates VRG-VDCA Jefferson 500, Put-In-Bay, Monaco, Waterford Hills

Posted Jul-27-20 at 9:48 AM By Dan Davis

The good news first - the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique will now be held in both 2021 and 2022.  The 2020 event was postponed to 2021 and many expected that to reset the  traditional every other year.  But not so.  In 2021 the event will open a month long motorsport past-future-present group of races.  Grand Prix de Historique April 23-25, E-Prix May 8 and FIA Monaco Grand Prix May 20-23.  The 2022 Grand Prix de Historique will be May 13-15.
More good news - the previously postponed or cancelled Waterford Hills Grand Prix will now be held in 2020 on September 24-25 on the Waterford Hills road racing circuit near Clarkston, Michigan.  Info: Joel Hershoren, Phone 248-623-0070.
Now the bad news.  Put-In-Bay Races, the traditional salute to racing in the late 1950s and 1960s, originally set for September 22-23, 2020 is postponed to 2021.  This event is usually held on the roads and airport runways of the original South Bay Island site, an island in Lake Erie.
More bad news.  The VRG-VDCA Jefferson 500 vintage races set for August 6-9, 2020 at Summit Point, West Virginia has been cancelled for this year.  Info: www.vrgonline.org or www.vintagedrive.com.

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Road America July 24-26 WeatherTech Vintage Event Friday, Saturday Evening Concours Now At Circuit

Posted Jul-20-20 at 4:41 PM By Dan Davis

There will be over 340 vintage race cars competing on Friday and Saturday.  On Friday late afternoon selected vintage and historic race cars, previously drove on public roads with police escort to the nearby town of Elkhart Lake for a street concours.  It typically attracts over 20,000 fans.  Similarly on Saturday is a local street car concours.
These will now be held on Friday and Saturday at the Road America circuit on the main front straight.  Race ticket holders can stay and enjoy each evening.  New spectators are invited to purchase, online only, tickets for the late afternoon 6 to 8 p.m. event.  Gates open at 4 p.m. for concours ticket holders.  
Info and race or concours tickets www.roadamerica.com. or call 800-365-7223

VSCCA Empire Cup Vintage Races July 24-25 Lime Rock Park

Posted Jul-16-20 at 9:50 PM By Dan Davis

VSCCA is building off the successful July 10-11 White Mountain Vintage Grand Prix at Tamworth, NH with COVID-19 protocols.  This annual event is for all VSCCA classes and salutes sports racing cars.  It is a non-spectator event.
Lime Rock Park is the “home” circuit for this New England based vintage car owners club.  Each year the club organizes over a dozen races, hillclimbs, rallies and shows.  It is the first ever such club organized in the U.S.

Walking the Paddock at the CSRG David Love Vintage Races with Photographer Kurt Borden

Posted Jul-14-20 at 1:06 AM By celac

The paddock at a CSRG event is always filled with interesting, visually compelling cars. Photographer Kurt Borden gives us a quick take on the paddock experience at the recent David Love Vintage Races. Stay tuned for a report on the event featuring his (and other photographer's) great track images. Click continue to view a gallery of Kurt's photographs

Day One for the 2020 CSRG David Love Vintage Races Races in the with More Action to Come.

Posted Jul-12-20 at 1:13 AM By celac

Results for the Saturday practice and qualifying races can be found here: https://racehero.io/events/david-love-vintage-race/results Please click continue for photos from the event. Photos courtesy of Jim Rose

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USRRC Tribute Feature Saturday July 11 Race, CSRG David Love Classic Sonoma Raceway

Posted Jul-10-20 at 6:24 PM By Dan Davis

This July 10-12 event is the first of two CSRG annual major races of the season.  It is run this year with no spectators and under COVID-19 protocols.
The USRRC 1963-1968, was SCCA’s first pro series.  The first few years for the Drivers’ Championship was competed in under and over 2 liter sports racing cars.  The over two liter cars included Chaparral, Lola T70, Lotus 30, Gene Mk8, McKee and Shelby King Cobra.  The under two liter cars included Elva Mk7, Lotus 23, LeGrand, Porsche and Merlyn.  The Manufacturers’ Championship, 1963-1965, included Corvette’s, Jaguar’s, Ferrari’s and Cobra’s.
The USRRC Tribute organization had planned numerous west coast feature races in 2020, but due to COVID-19 issues is on a limited schedule.

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Lime Rock Park Announces Confirmed Plans for Historic Festival 38 –Labor Day Weekend 2020

Posted Jul-08-20 at 5:51 PM By celac

Lime Rock Park has confirmed plans for its annual Labor Day Historic Festival. Noting that it was going to be the tracks, "first major public event of the year,” President Skip Barber emphasized that Lime Rock had been, "experimenting with small events to develop protocols for the safety of both spectators and participants," and promised to set the "gold standard" for spectator events. Highlights announced in addition to the vintage racing program include the planned appearance of an AlfaRomeo Tipo 158 in celebration of the 110th anniversary of Alfa, the 'Sunday in the Park Concours," with a special focus on the 50th anniversary of the 240Z, and a 17 mile Vintage Race and Sports Car Parade in support of local charities. Please click continue for the full text of the press release.

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Historic Can-Am Sunday Feature Race July 26 At First 2020 Major Vintage Race With Spectators

Posted Jul-07-20 at 4:50 PM By Dan Davis

Road America's July 24-26 WeatherTech International Challenge With Brian Redman expects a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators to enjoy a full schedule of vintage races with cars of all types.  Shadow Cars are the featured marque with six historic Can-Am types in the featured Sunday afternoon feature, along with McLaren's, McKee's, Lola's and a rare roadster Ford GT40 Can-Am car.  To honor Shadow's entry in the later 1977-1986 single seat 5 liter engine series, there are two of these types in the Sunday feature.  There are two Shadow F5000 cars in the big historic open wheel car race.

The 4 mile, 14 turn circuit set in 600 park like acres is one of the best road racing facilities in the world.  Its long straights, fast sweeping turns, a challenging curving, flowing thunder valley section, plus a tight turn 5 challenges drivers of all classes and provides excellent spectator viewing sites.

Info: www.roadamerica.com

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Heartland Vintage Racing Announces Late Summer and Fall Events

Posted Jul-01-20 at 8:32 PM By celac

Courtesy of HVR / Jim Mcauley    Join HVR for the HVR Summer Showdown at Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS  8-9 August.All Midwest vintage racers are welcome to join HVR in partnership with NASA Central for the Summer Showdown.     HVR is also honored to partner with the Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival (LGGPR) organization to showcase vintage racing iron at the hallowed Lake Garnett Raceway in Garnett, KS 9-11 Oct.  Lake Garnett hosts an annual celebration of the legends of racing that braved the treacherous 1.7 mile circuit in the 50’s and 60’s, during American road racing’s heyday.  The LGGPR will feature four HVR Vintage Racing exhibitions per day, as well as the Hagerty Revival Showcase, benefitting the preservation of this historic piece of Americana. Please click Continue for complete report on the most recent HVR event and, for more information, visit HeartlandVintageRacing.com

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Sonoma Speed Festival Postponed to May 2021

Posted Jul-01-20 at 11:26 AM By celac

The Sonoma Speed Festival which debuted in 2019 to resounding acclamation has announced today that the 2020 event is postponed to May, 2021. The organizers noted that, after working through efforts to stage the event under the current conditions: "... they determined it would not be possible to hold the event this year and still provide the caliber of experience attendees enjoyed at the inaugural Sonoma Speed Festival in 2019. The event is primarily a social gathering, which is not something that can be comfortably and safely accomplished in the current environment." Please click continue for the full text of the press release 

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