The vintage car racing landscape in North America continues to change, as Sports-Car Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) is expanding its operations to the West Coast with the purchase of Historic Sports-Car Racing West (HSR–West).
HSR-West was founded in Southern California by Ed Swart in 1999, with East Coast-based HSR operating as partner to the newly-formed historic racing organization. HSR-West typically organizes 4-6 races per year at tracks like Willow Springs, California Speedway, Thunderhill, Buttonwillow and Chuckwalla Valley.
“HSR-West has entered into a definitive sales agreement and has been sold to SVRA, a Parella Racing company. We expect the assets to be transferred in November, 2012 following our scheduled race in Palm Springs,” said Ed Swart, President of HSR-West. “I’m very pleased to see HSR-West become part of SVRA. I’m looking forward to managing SVRA-West and helping grow SVRA into the only nationwide Historic/Vintage Racing organization in the United States.”
Tony Parella, President and CEO of SVRA, commented, “I am very excited to have Ed Swart and HSR-West become part of our future. Ed has a storied history in racing and is the founder of HSR-West. He will be a valued part of our team. We will work hard to standardize our rules to set the stage for a true Vintage Racing National Championship. We also plan to expand our race season with more events for both SVRA East and West competitors over the coming months.”
For more information, visit svra.com and hsrwestrace.com.
[Source: SVRA; photo: Dennis Gray]
