Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA June 8–10, 2007 The 1976 Lola T296 of Lee Brahin finished 2nd in the Ryan...
Historic Sportscar Racing has announced an eight-race 2017 event schedule, kicking off with an exhibition outing alongside the 65th running...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA April 7, 2017 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA April 8–10, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Alan Jones Tazio Nuvolari 1 Dutch F1 privateer Carol de Beaufort is fatally injured in a practice crash for the...
The Porsche 924 Carrera: Evolution to Excellence by Roy Smith When you hear author Roy Smith has trawled through the Porsche archives to produce this book, be prepared for a most forensic fingertip search and evidence gathering, leaving no stone unturned. The book is written in a very human style...
Virginia Int’l. Raceway, Alton, VA September 22-25, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Virginia International Raceway, also known as VIR, set to the east of Danville, Virginia, is one of the finest racetracks in North America—and one of the coolest to race. Long straights and classic corners combine to keep the traffic interesting and the racing close. One of the toughest corners is...
Despite dreary weather for much of the weekend, Virginia International’s Gold Cup Historic Races was judged an unqualified success by...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the lens of his greatest achievements—the revered Cobra and GT350 being but two that will immediately pop to mind for most casual enthusiasts. But Shelby’s career as a constructor and team...
Having taken the first steps into the world of vintage and historic racing at SVRA’s Auto Club Speedway outing in...
Historic Sportscar Racing has announced an eight-race schedule of events for 2016, with special attention being paid to the legendary...
Well-known vintage racing enthusiast and patron Ford Heacock III was suitably honored with the VIR Gold Cup at the annual Black & White dinner during Virginia International Raceway’s Heacock Gold Cup historic race weekend in early June. The award was presented “in the vintage spirit to someone who embodies performance,...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA September 27-28, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
VIR, Alton, VA September 28–October 2, 2005 The1972 BMW 2002 of Bob Breed is chased by the1962 Lotus Super 7...
The MG Vintage Racers celebrated their annual “Focus Event” during SVRA’s Heacock Classic Gold Cup race at Virginia International Raceway, June 5–7. Despite the depressed economy, an impressive 66 MG racers—ranging from Prewar MGs to MGB-GT-V8s—showed up to have a go. The weekend featured two special races, Saturday’s MG–Morgan Challenge,...
The first time I went to VIR-ginia International Raceway was in 1960, and road courses like this pastoral gem were...
VIRginia International Raceway, VA June 9–11, 2006 The 1958 AC Bristol of Lee Wilson.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member &...
On June 7–8, 1958, the Texas Region of the SCCA hosted a weekend of sports car racing 10 miles north of Fort Worth. The organizers laid out a 3-mile course at the National Guard Air Base near Eagle Mountain Lake, where 112 entries showed up to contest 10 scheduled “Sunburn”...
Danbury, West Virginia June 11–16, 2004 1959 Tornado Thunderbolt/Bob Wismer.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA April 30–May 3, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA September 24-27, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
VIR, Danville, Virginia October 14-17, 2004 The 1972 Detomaso Pantera of Rick Bell.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get...
“Gregg, Peter (FA),” was filed between “Greenwood, John” and “Gregory, Masten.” The file, dog-eared and stained with the outline of...
MG Vintage Racers has selected SVRA’s June 4-7 Heacock Classic Gold Cup race event at Virginia International Raceway, as its 2009 “Focus Event.” MGVR will support SVRA in having “All MG” races as part of the event, along with an MG-Morgan Challenge, as SVRA celebrates the “Centenary Celebration of Morgans.”...
VIR, Danville, Virginia September 28–30, 2007 The 1972 GRD 272 of Michael Snowdon powers through Oak Tree turn.Photo: Fred Lewis...
Virginia Int’l. Raceway, Alton VA September 21-24, 2017 Colby Hillman brakes hard for Turn 4 in his 1969 Chevrolet Corvette...
Historic racers Todd Morici and Peter Giddings have been so dominant in the Shell Ferrari/Maserati Historic Challenge, over the years, that they were awarded the “Masters” designation in 2001. In May’s round at the 3.27-mile VIRginia International Raceway, they both demonstrated that they’ve lost none of their mastery. Giddings took...
