Mike Matune, our man in the field, blogs about another great vintage racing event
in Southern Virginia.
VRG and VDCA combined for an early season event at Virginia International Raceway. Despite early threats of intense weather, the event ran under clear skies. The organizers somehow managed to hold the rain off until evening and the racing was over, neat trick! Here the Group 3 field, top, moves out of “Oak Tree” and stretches all the way down the back straight. Noted author Tom Co...
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Vintage Racing
LE MANS LEGEND: HISTORIC RACING AT ITS BEST!
Iconic vintage racers ‘open’ for the world’s most famous 24-hour enduro.
On Saturday 13th June 2015, a sensational grid of 61 historic Le Mans cars will race on the full Le Mans circuit just a few hours before the start of the modern 24 event.
The age range for cars taking part in the Le Mans Legend race has been extended for 2015, allowing an even wider selection of racecars to compete in the historic motorsport spectacle that is one of the highlights of the world-famous event.
In a chang...
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HEACOCK CLASSIC GOLD CUP: VIR!
SVRA wraps up with 2014 vintage racing schedule with its premier event at Virginia International Raceway. Mike Matune brings us highlights.
As Summer fades and the racing season begins to wind down, SVRA draws us to Southern Virginia and Virginia International Raceway (VIR) for the annual Heacock Gold Cup. Here Mike Fisher, top, sweeps under the vehicle bridge in his ex-Derek Bell Speedvision Cup Audi S4.
Peter Dunn exits Turn 11 in his Morgan, above, chasing the other Group 3 ...
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VINTAGE RACING AT INDY: BRICKYARD BASH!
Our Mike Matune is trackside at one of the most anticipated events on this year’s
vintage racing calendar.
The inaugural Brickyard Vintage Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway drew a field of over 700 cars to contest three days of racing around both IMS’s road and oval courses. Rick Mooney’s ‘68 Corvette negotiates Turn 9 with the “Pagoda” in the background. The event was well received by spectators and competitors alike. This year’s race hopefully signals the birth of an...
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JEFFERSON 500 HISTORICS: SUMMIT POINT!
Celebrating its 45th year, Summit Point hosts more than 200 cars at its Spring Spectacular. Mike Matune was trackside.
After a somewhat soggy start on Thursday that saw rain pummel the track, the weekend stayed dry with blue skies. Here Ralph Manaker’s Chevron B-16, left, climbs the hill towards Turn 10 about to sweep under the vehicle bridge. For more than 20 years, the Jefferson 500 has occupied a place on Summit’s Spring Vintage Racing Calendar, evolving this year to incorporate ove...
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VIR WILD HARE RUN: SPRING KICKOFF!
Mike Matune is trackside at Virginia International Raceway for the start of the VDAC & VRG historic racing season.
For an even dozen years VDCA & VRG have been kicking off the Spring racing season with their Wild Hare Run. This year’s event at VIR (VIRginia International Raceway) in Southern VA contributed to that heritage. About 150 cars answered the call and VIR was ready to show off its new track and paddock paving.
Scott Cracraft’s Shelby GT350R clone, above, is one of ...
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VINTAGE RACING: EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW!
So you think you want to go racing? Jim Resnick gets the ‘inside track’ from the experts at the Russo & Steele seminar.
There are more clichés about auto racing than you can shake a stick at in a month of Sundays. But when it comes to racing classic cars – “vintage racing” is the universally accepted term – the clichés end and something religious happens.
Russo & Steele Auctions held an informative seminar on vintage racing during Arizona Auction Week focusing on how to get started ...
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CORVETTES & MOTOWN MUSCLE: VIR GOLD CUP!
Kick-ass domestic & imported racers fill the field at the SVRA bash at Virginia International Raceway.
SVRA invaded Virginia International Raceway for the annual Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races. As you can see from this shot of David Thomas’ Sprite, right, the course never seems to stop moving. Be it left and right or up and down, the driver is always challenged. Combine this with outstanding facilities and a beautiful setting and a race at VIR is tough to beat.
With ...
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ECURIE ECOSSE LAST HURRAH: KOP HILL CLIMB!
Next weekend at the Kop Hill Climb will be the last opportunity to experience Dick Skipworth’s iconic Ecurie Ecosse competition collection.
There are few teams better known in the world of motorsport than the iconic blue-liveried Ecurie Ecosse, Scotland’s flagship 1950s double Le Mans winning race team founded by
David Murray in November 1951.
The team enjoyed some 68 victories across just 10 seasons, often operating on a shoestring budget. The cooperative syndicate, running largely ...
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VINTAGE COMPETITION CORVETTES: CARLISLE REVISITED!
Mike Matune showcases some of the finest vintage racing Corvettes, off track
at Corvettes At Carlisle.
It was like I couldn’t get enough of Corvettes. Scarcely a week after attending the Monterey Reunion where Corvette was the featured marque, I found myself in Carlisle, PA attending Corvettes at Carlisle. With dust from Laguna Seca literally still on my shoes, I wandered the grounds among the Corvette faithful, as fervent a crowd as you would ever hope to see. There’s little doubt ...
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