With the Heacock Classic Gold Cup meeting on the first weekend of autumn at Virginia International Raceway, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association closed the eastern portion of its 2015 schedule, which now has just two events remaining to be run, this weekend’s Mardi Gras in October at Louisiana’s NOLA Motorsports Park and the U.S. Vintage National Championship at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on the first weekend of November.
At VIR, six drivers posted double victories in the 18 races for a dozen race groups on the soggy weekend, with Phil Wicks winning both Group 1 races with his 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S, Denny Wilson claiming both of the combined Groups 3 and 4 contests in his 1962 Lotus Super 7, Todd Treffert taking both Group 6 races with his 1974 Porsche 911, Nathan Scigliano twice topping Group 7a in his 2004 Carbir S2, Sean Brown doing double duty in Group 8 with 1975 Ford Escort RS MkI and Jacek Mucha placing 1st in both races for combined Groups 10 and 11 driving his 2006 Swift JMS 016 CP. A listing of the race winners follows:
Historic GTP – Classic Enduro – William Foster – 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra
Group 1 – Race 1 – Phil Wicks – 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S
Race 2 – Phil Wicks – 1967 Austin Mini Cooper S
Group 2 – Race 1 – Les Bowers – 1971 Hawke DL2a
Race 2 – Chris Forer – 1978 Tiga FF
Group 3&4 – Race 1 – Denny Wilson – 1962 Lotus Super 7
Race 2 – Denny Wilson – 1962 Lotus Super 7
Group 5&7b – Ken Mennella – 1963 Corvette Grand Sport replica
Group 6 – Race 1 – Todd Treffert – 1974 Porsche 911
Race 2 – Todd Treffert – 1974 Porsche 911
Group 7a – Race 1 – Nathan Scigliano – 2004 Carbir S2
Race 2 – Nathan Scigliano – 2004 Carbir S2
Group 8 – Race 1 – Sean Brown – 1975 Ford Escort RS MkI
Race 2 – Sean Brown – 1975 Ford Escort RS MkI
Group 9 – Race 1 – Mike Jacques – 2002 Swift 014.a-Toyota
Race 2 – Skylar Robinson – 2002 Swift 014.a-Toyota
Group 10&11 – Race 1 – Jacek Mucha – 2006 Swift JMS 016 CP
Race 2 – Jacek Mucha – 2006 Swift JMS 016 CP – solo
