JAN HYDE, MR. CORVETTE RACING

Posted on October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 by MartynL

The Registry of Corvette Racing’s - JAN HYDE, MR. CORVETTE RACING – was bitten by the Corvette ‘bug’ in 1964, resulting in the purchase of a ’60 Corvette Fuelie. And, he still owns it! Jan Hyde firmly believes that it was racing that saved the Corvette from an early death, and he has dedicated untold hours to preserving and celebrating its racing achievements from earliest times to the present. But it was probably his relationship with legendary privateer Corvette racer and SCCA B/Sport...

MILLE MIGLIA REDUX 2023

Posted on October 10, 2022 by MartynL

Now extended to five full days of events, the MILLE MIGLIA REDUX 2023, (1000 Miglia), will involve 405 vintage cars touring Italy for five full days. The 1000 Miglia Race will run on June 13-17, 2023, between Brescia, Rome, and back along a route of more than 2,000 km. After departing from Viale Venezia and coasting Lake Garda, passing through Verona, Ferrara, Lugo, and Imola, the convoy will end the first leg in Cervia-Milano Marittima; the second day will feature a passage through San Marino,...

ROLEX MOTORSPORTS REUNION: LAGUNA SECA!

Posted on September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 by MartynL

Historic racecars come out of the woodwork worldwide once a year to challenge each other and the legendary Corkscrew at Rolex Motorsports Reunion: Laguna Seca. It’s the most important vintage-racing event in the US. Mike and Maureen Matune captured highlights for us. If it’s August, it must be time for the 2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca! An annual pilgrimage for many of the automotive faithful, the event serves as one bookend for the extravaganza know...

HISTORIC RACING: PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX!

Posted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 by MartynL

Almost 1,400 volunteers, city officials, law enforcement and local merchants turn out to showcase vintage racing at its best at Schenley Park, and welcome locals as well as visitors, blogs Mike Matune. On Labor Day 1983, a group of enthusiasts brought their dream to fruition by staging a vintage race through the streets of Schenley Park in downtown Pittsburgh. Thirty-five years later it has grown to incorporate two race weekends with a dizzying array of car events stretched out in between. O...