This is VSCDA’s summer party celebrating the fun, satisfaction, competition and camaraderie of vintage racing. It takes place on a circuit worthy of such a racing party. Grattan raceway is a 2 mile, 11 turn road racing circuit that has features to enjoy and challenge both novice and experienced racers. It is located near South Haven, Michigan.
This weekend has practice and sprint races for all VSCDA classes. Feature races include a special enduro, Can-Am Challenge for Canadian visitors, Trans Am/B series race, Sprite Midget series race and a VVV series race.
Info: www.vscda.org
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
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The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman will present 12 Sunday Races Including a Historic Can-Am Feature and a Porsche Reunion Race.
Brian Redman, who drove in the original Can-Am Series, is the Annual Honorary Grand Marshal. The Featured Historic Can-Am Feature Race is Sunday 1:15 pm, Qualifying Race 3:10 pm Saturday. The big, fast, unlimited Sports Racers of the 1966-1974 North American road racing series, driven by the best drivers of the day, set lap records on every circuit. The great 4 mile, 14 turn Road America circuit was a favorite for original series drivers and is a favorite for Historic Can-Am racers. The All Porsche Feature, with every type of Porsche, is 2:00 pm Sunday. Shadow is the featured marque. Jackie Oliver won the 1974 Can-Am Drivers Championship in a Shadow DN4. Shadow also competed in Formula One and F5000. A special Shadow Parade is scheduled for 11:45 am Sunday. There are Sunday Features for almost every marque and type of vintage and historic cars among the expected 300 vintage and Historic Production Sports, Formula and Sports Racing cars from the 1920s through the mid-1980s.
The event is fully open for spectators under the COVID-19 protocol in effect at race time.
Historic Can-Am Association Entrant info: Dan Davis 650-321-1411 or [email protected]
Other Road America Entrant info and spectator info: www.roadamerica.com
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