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Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Sunday May 23, Festivities Begin 20th

Posted May-17-21 at 9:35 PM By dan davis

There are very special class features for the Sunday concours on the Golf Club of Amelia Island Course: they include the Ferrari 275 GTB, Porsche 935, Supercars, Chevy Thunder, Hispano-Suiza plus Shadow F1 and Can-Am cars.  Also featured are Muscle Cars of 1970.  Over 250 great classics, sports cars, motorcycles and race cars will cover the field on Sunday.  

The festivities center is the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island and includes the surrounding areas.  Honoree for 2021 is Lyn St. James whose story will be saluted at the Saturday evening gala banquet.  The many activities include Cars and Coffee, rally-tour, new car shows, auction, wine dinner, plus a Chevy Thunder seminar and a Porsche 925 seminar.

Info: www.ameliaconcours.org

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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Double: Pitt Race Historics July 16-18, Schenley Park Vintage Grand Prix July 24-25

Posted May-16-21 at 6:57 AM By dan davis

“Tow once race twice!  Race at PIRC on the first weekend and we will store your rig there for free so you can come back the following weekend and race through Schenley Park” said an event spokesperson.

The Historics at Pitt Race is a three day event on the 2.8 mile, 19 turn circuit.  This is a cooperative event with VRG.

Schenley Park Races are held on park roads for a true back-in-the-day racing experience.  Entry is limited by car and driver acceptance criteria.  There is a special vintage Indy Car exhibit and laps.

The week between races is full of auto themed events celebrating Corvette as the marque.

Entry Info:  www.pvgp.org/drivers

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Ford In Trans Am To Be Celebrated at 2021Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Aug 12-14

Posted May-14-21 at 1:16 AM By Dan Davis
The Trans Am series grew from early beginnings in 1966 to a hotly contested series by factory teams over the next few years.  Ford was a winning marque with top drivers.  The celebration will include races for 1968-1971 vintage Trans Am cars.  Also expected will be special displays and awards presentation.

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Chatanooga Motorcar Festival Oct 15-17 Adds Two Mile Circuit In City

Posted May-14-21 at 1:14 AM By Dan Davis
The street circuit will host the Pace Grand Prix during Friday and Saturday of the Festival.  The entire event includes a road rally, auction, car shows and a Concours d’Elegance.

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VSCDA Hosts A 60th Anniversary Formula Vee Reunion Sept 15-17, 2023

Posted May-14-21 at 1:12 AM By Dan Davis
Formula Vees burst on the road racing scene in 1963 as the new low cost and fun way to go SCCA racing.  It soon became very popular worldwide.  The VSCDA F Vee Reunion invites vintage, classic, modern F Vees built to the original F Vee suspension rules.  In addition, the event invites Super Vees and Formula 1st Vees.  The Road America four mile circuit allows large fields and record entries are expected.

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CSRG Thunderhill Spring Races, May 15-16, Time to Enter!

Posted May-06-21 at 11:14 PM By Dan Davis
How good is an event at Thunderhill?
* Mechanical Picnic at midday on both days.
* A ton of track time - at least four sessions, maybe more, depending upon the number of entries.
* A superb track with good runoff areas and an assortment of flowing turns that are fast and fun.
* Race with those who respect your car as much as they respect theirs - no bumper cars.
* Race with friends in a great atmosphere.
* See groups that you don’t normally see - the West Coast Trans Am Group, Sports 2000 and Spec Miata are all     
   welcome here!
Info: CSRG - www.CSRGracing.org

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Midwest Oldtimers Vintage Race Car Club May 9 Winchester Speedway On-Track & Display At USAC 100 Lap Silver Crown Rich Volger Classic

Posted May-06-21 at 11:13 PM By Dan Davis
A spectacular Sunday oval event on the high banks of Winchester is a unique opportunity for MOVR vintage oval cars to enjoy two on-track vintage exhibition laps during this important spectator attracting event.  MOVR sessions are at 12 pm and 1:30 pm, load in is at 9 am Sunday.  There is a private MOVR warmup session May 8 at noon for MOVR pre-registered cars.  Sign up begins at 10:30 am Saturday.

The following MOVR event is May 26-27 for the USAC Tony Hulman classic at the Terre Haute Action Track.

Club is on Facebook.  MOVR Info Phone 1-817-871-4951, IN

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May’s Vintage Racing Schedule At Full Throttle: 7-8 VSCCA at Lime Rock; 13-16 Six Vintage Racing Events

Posted May-03-21 at 9:45 PM By Dan Davis
The May 13-16 weekend has VRG/VDCA Jefferson 500 and Drivers School at Summit Point WV,  CSRG Spring Races at ThunderHill Raceway Park CA,  RMVR Walt Schuster Shootout at High Plains Raceway CO, VARA British Extravaganza at Buttonwillow Raceway CA, Masters Formula Festival at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca CA, SVRA Vintage with Speed Tour Road America WI.

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HSR, SOVREN, SVRA. VSCDA, CVAR, RMVR All Host Vintage Racing Events Late April, Early May

Posted Apr-18-21 at 12:59 AM By dan davis
The late April vintage racing action starts April 21-25 with HSR’s The Mitty at Road Atlanta.  SOVREN opens their 2021 season April 23-25 with Spring Sprints at Pacific Raceway.   The Speed Tour Trans Am weekend April 22-25 has SVRA vintage support races.  The following weekend VSCDA is at GingerMan.  CVAR is at Eagles Canyon and SVRA Vintage with Speed Tour is at Laguna Seca.

Check the year’s schedules every month in the pages of Victory Lane Magazine on this website. 

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Cris Vandagriff Now Technical Advisor for Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Posted Apr-14-21 at 11:18 PM By dan davis
Period authentic, period correct cars, effective staff, a historic and challenging circuit, located in one of the top resort areas of North America, surrounding vintage events have kept the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion as one of the top vintage racing events in the world.

Cris Vandagriff has long been one of the staunchest supporters, defenders and implementers of the only period authentic, period correct cars policy as laid down by the founder Steve Earle.

John Narigi, President and General Manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca explained “Cris’ deep knowledge base strengthens the selection process to ensure the cars people will enjoy are the real deal.  It is critical that we are executing on all levels to ensure the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion remains at the forefront of car authenticity”.

The event is organized by the management of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.  The club sanction organization is Historic Sportscar Racing, HSR.

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British Cars And All CVAR Group 2 Featured April 30-May2 Marvelous May Races, Eagles Canyon

Posted Apr-12-21 at 7:17 PM By dan davis
MG Midgets, Austin Healey Sprites, Mini Coopers, Triumph TR 2/3s, Triumph Spitfire, Porsche 914, Lotus 7s are typical vintage racing cars in CVAR’s Group 2.  They are traditionally the feature at the spring CVAR Marvelous May vintage races at Eagles Canyon Raceway.  This newly improved road racing circuit has 200 feet of elevation changes in its expanded 2.7 miles with 15 turns, racing from almost a hairpin to high speed.

Guest racers from RMVR in Colorado and VSCDA in the midwest are expected to join CVAR vintage racers in one of CVAR’s special races held each year.  All CVAR groups with their classes will be racing

Info:  www.corinthianvintageracing.com  www.eaglescanyon.com

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Check Out Video On This Site: Victor Avlta & His 1965 Competition Lotus Elan 26R

Posted Apr-06-21 at 9:52 PM By dan davis
The Lotus Elan 26R was the factory built competition version of the Elan, 97 built 1964-1966. 4 wheel independent adjustable suspension.  Weight 1385 pounds with very lightweight  fiberglass body,  4 wheel, 10-inch disc brakes with light alloy calipers, sliding spline rear axles replacing the rubber donut type, 4 speed close ratio Ford gearbox.  Engine initially Cosworth tuned 140 HP, later BRM tuned 160 HP, twin overhead cam 1558cc, 4 cylinder Lotus Ford.  Magnesium knock off wheels F/R 13 d X 5.5 w, original tires Dunlop 5.00 X 13.

Complete information available in Coterie Press The Lotus Book, the Complete History of Lotus Cars S3rd Edition.
Contact Phone 303-933-2626 (CO).  Email [email protected].  www.coteriepress.com

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Interested in Getting Started In Vintage Racing: Next Racing School VSCDA Spring Brake & Racing School April 30-May 2 at GingerMan Raceway, MI

Posted Apr-03-21 at 6:44 PM By dan davis
The March issue of Victory Lane, accessible on this site, has special features on Getting Started In Vintage Racing.  The features include an article on vintage racing schools across North America that are organized by membership owned vintage racing clubs. These schools are friendly, well run and provide the shortest pathway into vintage racing.  Many schools have racing cars, and even apparel, available to rent.  The VSCDA Spring Brake & Racing School, April 30-May 2 at GingerMan Raceway, MI is your next opportunity to get licensed to begin racing in 2021.

Check the feature out on pages 37-38 in the accompanying March issue.

Contact VSCDA at www.vscda.org or call 616-916-2650

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Automobilia Monterey 2021 Cancelled

Posted Mar-30-21 at 3:52 PM By celac
Automobilia Monterey announced today that their automotive collectibles show has been cancelled due to continuing Covid-19 regulations and announced that the dates for 2022 event will be August 15-17.

For further information and to make enquiries about vendors and vending, please visit their website: AutomobiliaMonterey.com 

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80 North American Vintage Club Racing Weekends, 46 Special Interest Group Features, 14 Hillclimbs & Rallies, 26 Concours, 61 International Vintage Races & Events in March Issue’s Schedule Pages 30-31

Posted Mar-26-21 at 10:14 PM By dan davis
The schedule pages are in the center of the annual How to Get Started in Vintage Racing Feature. Other How to Get Started features include one on vintage club racing schools, the VMC Ace Factor book on getting started plus first race. There is a novice’s story about starting his first vintage race. There is also a race report on CVAR’s racing school and season opening racing weekend.  There is much more, enjoy!

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VDCA/VRG Wild Hare Run Vintage Races April 2-4 at VIR, First of Nine Vintage Race Weekends in April

Posted Mar-22-21 at 2:37 PM By dan davis
The 2021 vintage racing season is revving up with a busy April vintage racing schedule.

The annual Wild Hare Run weekend is at one of North Americas great legacy road racing circuits.  It is a fast, flowing 1950s style circuit that opened in 1957.  The big feature was won by Carroll Shelby in a Maserati 450S.  This years vintage weekend starts on Friday with practice and qualifying sessions and the all comers Wild Hare Run Feature race, an Australian pursuit, Saturday is filled with morning races and Saturday afternoon has feature races for all VDCA and VRG groups.  Sunday morning is the Feature Enduro.  Sunday afternoon is group races.  The event is open only to VDCA and VRG members.

April’s full schedule and the remainder of the year schedule is in every monthly issue of Victory Lane Magazine.

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Registration for the 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Begins.

Posted Mar-17-21 at 5:04 PM By celac
Presented by DeFoor Brothers and hosted by Fifty Plus Racing Foundation, Inc., the 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival includes a full three days of activities in Chattanooga’s West Village, the Tennessee Riverfront, and the Westin Hotel Chattanooga. New sites for this year’s Festival are the Chattanooga Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, the Tivoli Theatre, ATT Stadium, and the new Hotel Indigo located in the West Village

The West Village Road Rallye will be conducted on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15 and 16. The Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 17 with Concours cars arrayed for viewing on the streets of the West Village from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m..

The Festival encourages those who participated in the inaugural 2019 Rallye and Concours events, and all new entrants, to send in their applications by the deadline of Sept. 10, 2021. 

Applications can be found HERE

Questions regarding the Festival should be directed to [email protected].

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CSRG Invites Vintage Racers to April 9-11 David Love Vintage Races at Sonoma Raceway

Posted Mar-15-21 at 9:31 PM By dan davis
Race on a great circuit, race with some of the best and most interesting vintage race cars, enjoy wine country ambience, come out of hibernation and race with friends.  All CSRG classes are featured.  Special feature is USRRC Tribute Saturday race.  This is also first 2021 season races for FF Crossflow Cup.  This is a COVID protocol event.

Info: www.csrgracing.org

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Retromobile Postponed to 2 - 6 February 2022

Posted Mar-10-21 at 5:26 PM By celac
The organizers have announced that, due to the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, Retromobile has been postponed until February 2022. The event, which had been initially rescheduled for June 2 - 6 2021, moves again to its normal slot on the calendar and skips the uncertainty of 2021.  

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Entries are Open for The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman @ Road America

Posted Mar-10-21 at 5:10 PM By celac
The midsummer classic in mid-America returns this year with historic NASCAR, and Grand National cars as the featured marques. The 2021 WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman is scheduled for July 15-18, with a full slate of vintage races, cheering race fans, and paddock upgrades. There is truly something for everyone at this great event.

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Five USRRC Tribute Features With CSRG in 2021 Opening April 9-11, The David Love Vintage Races, Sonoma Raceway

Posted Mar-08-21 at 3:26 PM By dan davis
The USRRC Tribute Group invites 1963-1968 Sports Racers with treaded tires to celebrate SCCA's first pro racing series.  The Group’s grids include examples of Lotus 23B, Elva Mk7, Genie Mk8, Lotus 19, Cooper Monaco, Lola T70, Beach, Leonheart, Bobsey SR2, Merlyn Mk6, McLaren M1A, King Cobra and others.

After the Sonoma event the USRRC Tribute Feature schedule with CSRG includes May 15-16 at ThunderHill, June 5-6 at Laguna Seca, October 1-3 at Sonoma Raceway and November 6-7 at ThunderHill. 

Series Info:  Mike Summers. -  [email protected] or phone 916-600-3742 (CA).

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Three Vintage Indy 2021 On-Track Exhibitions Begin June 18-20 With IndyCar Road America

Posted Mar-08-21 at 3:25 PM By dan davis
After the Road America event, Vintage Indy on July 24-25 will have exhibition laps during the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in Schenley Park.  The group then has exhibition laps August 19-21 on the WWT Raceway oval during the IndyCar Bommarito 500 weekend.

The Vintage Indy was founded in 2017 dedicated to the history and preservation of Indianapolis 500 Championship Cars.  Vintage Indy is a member of The Vintage Motorsports Council.

Info: Mike Lashmett, email [email protected] or visit www.vintageindyresistry.com

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Vintage Formula Festival Races for F Jr., FV, Early F3, June 11,12 at VRG/VSCCA Thompson Vintage Festival, CT

Posted Feb-28-21 at 3:34 PM By dan davis
Formula Jr, FV, and early F3 groups from both VSCCA and VRG are inviting vintage racers of those cars from members and all VMC clubs to join in to help celebrating formula cars during the Friday and Saturday vintage racing event.

VRG has grids for all their classes.  VSCCA plans VSCCA all comers grids and the Formula Festival grids.
Formula Entrant Info: Vintage FV, Sam Ryan 570-233-6485 (PA): Vintage F Jr & early F3, Steve Morici 760-662-1112 (CA)

All entries Info: www.vrgonlinw.org      www.vscca.com

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Goodwood Members Meeting postponed to October

Posted Feb-26-21 at 6:28 PM By celac



Goodwood has announced that, in line with the UK government’s current staged plan for exit from lockdown,  it would not be feasible to host the 78th Members’ Meeting in May. The event will now take place on 16th-17th October with all tickets currently held rolled over.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival are currently holding course with their respective dates.



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March Vintage Schedule Has Six Racing Weekends and A Special Enduro

Posted Feb-22-21 at 4:29 PM By dan davis
Masters Endurance cars are a midweek opener before the IMSA March 13-14 IMSA Races at Sebring Raceway.  

HMSA Vintage Races March 13-14 are at Laguna Seca
VARA High Desert Challenge March 13-14 is at Willow Springs Raceway
SVRA Vintage with the Speed Tour Pro Weekend March 18-21 is at Charlotte Motor Speedway
CVAR Mike Stephens Classic March 19-21 is at Hallett Motorsports Circuit
SVRA Vintage with Speed Tour Pro Weekend March 25-28 is at Road Atlanta
HSR Spring Fling is March 31-April 2 at Sebring International Raceway

The full 2021 year schedule is in each Victory Lane issue.  Always check with organizers and circuit for schedule changes or cancellations before planning or attending events.

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