The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) United States Vintage Racing National Championship was held November 4-8, 2015 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The 3rd annual event featured close competition for a National Championship that showcased almost 75 years of historical automobiles.
The field at the SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 competed in 11 race groups and two enduros, with a national champion crowned in each class.Staged on the same 20-turn, 3.4-mile track as the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, participants battled the undulating circuit that offers dramatic, natural elevation changes along with a 133-foot climb up to its signature Turn 1.
Interesting and notable cars at the 2015 SVRA U.S. Vintage Nationals included the 1958 Echidna Roadster; 1959 Taraschi Formula Junior; 1959 Lotus 17; 1963 Genie Mk VII; 1964 Causey Special; 1965 Ferrari 1512; 1969 Lola T70 Mk III; 1969 Surtees TS-5 F5000 and 1976 Lola 332C F5000; among others.
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Similar to 2013 and 2014, Sports Car Digest also documented the SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015, with photographer Michael DiPleco offering the following pictures of the historic race cars navigating Circuit of the Americas. We split up Michael’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eleven
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SVRA Vintage Racing Nationals 2015 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
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[Source: SVRA; photos: Michael DiPleco]
Great photos Michael! The long view shots of the undulating track are special.
Great shots and the “Behind the Scenes” pics were spot on – I had to wash off the grease after I had watched them all. Thanks for some great work Michael.
Excellent as usual! The picture of the Monte Carlo with its left front lifted looks like a batter ready to step into the ball.
Great photos always well done . Thank you Michael.