VSCCA White Mountain Grand Prix is at Tamworth, NH Friday and Saturday. The University of VARA racing school is also Friday and Saturday at Buttonwillow, CA. HSR and Masters Finger Lakes Invitational is at Watkins Glen Friday-Sunday. The Portland Rose Cup has two vintage race grids and several contemporary races during the Friday through Sunday Festival at Portland International Raceway, OR.
This is SOVREN’s annual big northwest vintage racing event attracting the best cars and largest spectator crowd to a top road racing circuit. This year the event features the history of the circuit and the 60 year history of Jaguar XKE
The history of the circuit includes United States Road Racing Championship and Trans Am races. In 1963, the first year of the USRRC, a 26 car field of international cars and drivers saw Pedro Rodrigues take the Driver’s Championship win in a Genie Mk8. The Manufacturer’s Championship race winner was a Shelby Cobra driven by Dave McDonald. Pacific Raceways continued to host the USRRC every year through 1968. The drivers were the who’s who of American racing: Jim Hall, Jerry Grant, Peter Revson, Mark Donohue, Bob Holbert, Ken Miles and Skip Scott. Many of the USRRC cars from those days are expected to be racing including: Cobra, Lotus, Corvette, Porsche, Jaguar, Lola, Triumph, Lotus Cortina, Alfa Romeo, Sunbeam and more.
Featured will be a full program of sprint races for every SOVREN class and type. There will be Sports Racing Cars, Production Sports Cars, Formula Cars, Sports Sedans and Trans Am cars. A special infield flea market of every type of automobilia and car parts will be an added feature this year.
Info: www.sovrenracing.org
This two mile road racing circuit in Illinois will host a three day vintage racing weekend with liberal track time making it a racer favorite. In addition to group races, there are several features: Closed Wheel Enduro on Saturday – Open Wheel Enduro on Sunday, Spridget Series Race, V8 Short Track Challenge Race. There is usually a good turnout of Formula Vees including visiting racers from CVAR. The VSCDA PreWar Racing group rates Blackhawk as a favorite with a good entry.
Info: www.vscda.org
Many Lotus racing cars were entered in the June 24th 1961 Players 200 at Morsport. This was the first major race at this legendary circuit now called Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
There will be six traditional VARAC group races for cars built before 1972. In addition, there are groups for classic cars built up to 1999, plus a group of Formula Classic for open wheel and Monoposto cars.
This is a non spectator event and area COVID protocols will be in effect.
INFO: www.varac.ca
CSRG's highly anticipated return to Laguna Seca proved successful on many fronts with participants treated to good weather and plenty of racing. The paddock was full of great cars, featuring a nice mix of CSRG stalwarts and racers who trekked to the event. The only thing missing was an audience in the grandstand and, hopefully, with California scheduled to reset gathering restrictions later this month perhaps their next event will have fans present to take in the sights and sounds.
Look for a report on the event in the July issue of Victory Lane Magazine and driver interview videos soon on victorylane.com
It was exciting for owner-drivers of Lotus 23s, Elva Mk7s, Genies, Lotus 19s, Shelby King Cobras, Ferrari Dinos, Chaparrals, McLaren Mk1 and 2s, Maserati Birdcages, Lola T70s, Lotus 30s, Porsche Spyders and more.
SCCA sports car racing is going bigtime! It was 1962 and the former all amateur Sports Car Club of America announced a new pro series for 1963: The United States Road Racing Championship. There was a Sports Racing Drivers Championship for two classes: over and under 2 liter cars plus a Manufacturers Championship for FIA GT cars. Races were scheduled in 1963 at Daytona, Pensacola, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Pacific Raceways, Continental Divide, Road America and Mid Ohio. The new series absorbed the pro racers from the short lived USAC pro road racing series. The USRRC ran from 1963 through 1968.
The USRRC Tribute Series feature with CSRG is Saturday afternoon June 5 with a record field expected. The USRRC awards party is later about 4:30 pm. The feature will be filled with some of those great legendary sports racers of the original series.
All CSRG classes are racing both Saturday and Sunday. There are also Crossflow Cup series races during the weekend.
Info: www.csrgracing.org
The Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show is been moved from June 5-6 to October 2 and 3. It is held at The Boys Republic in Chino, California. The theme is Le Mans.
The Huntington Beach Concours is moved from June 6th to August 1st at Huntington Beach library & Cultural Center. It will salute Chevy Impalas, Toyota Sports Cars and Avanti autos.
The Eyes on Design Concours in Detroit is moved from June 20th to September 19th and will salute Significant Designs of Bygone Brands. It will be at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House.
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