Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. and the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, two of the East Coast’s largest vintage and historic racing organizations, recently announced that they have entered into an alliance involving cross investments by each organization in the other and joint cooperation agreements. The two organizations currently sanction and/or promote race events at many of the country’s premier tracks, including Sebring, Daytona and Watkins Glen.
“Principal benefits of the alliance will include a new spirit of cooperation, with both organizations being able to proceed with an expanded schedule on a sound financial and operational basis,” said Steve Simpson of HSR. “Among those benefits are a rationalization of schedules, reduced costs, increased efficiency, and bringing more and better racing opportunities to our respective members.”
“This should not be thought of as a merger,” added Peter McLaughlin of SVRA. “Each of the organizations will retain its individual character and separate existence, rules and structure. I am particularly pleased that, as a result, SVRA will be enabled to return to Road America, Sebring, and Road Atlanta.
“Overall, I believe the membership of both organizations will be quite pleased with the results of the alliance,” said Howard Turner of HSR. “Neither organization seeks to impose its particular view of the sport on the other. What I am sure will be challenging will be the one or two annual joint SVRA/HSR events. In short, I believe the alliance will prove to be good for SVRA, good for HSR, and good for the sport.”
