Vintage racing has lost one of its American pioneers and greatest supporters. Bob Sutherland died in Denver on November 13,...
The newly formed Vintage Drivers Club of America has held its inaugural race and organizational meet at Savannah’s Roebling road...
The Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts of the Northwest (SOVREN) recently announced that the July 1-3, 2000 running of the Pacific Northwest Historics at Seattle International Raceway will salute Alfa Romeo as its featured marque. The month of July is promised to be an Alfisti Festival starting with the Pacific...
On November 4-7 twelve Ford GT40s were reunited at the HSR Brumos Continental Historics held at the Daytona International Speedway....
The Second Annual “Race at the Base” will be held May 5-7 at the Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach,...
On January 15, 2000, the Vintage Racecar Journal in cooperation with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA), were proud to present the First Annual Vintage Racecar Show & Concours. This new event, which was open to any vintage racecar, was held at the new Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California. At...
HSR-West recently announced the creation of a four-race Challenge Series for 2-Liter Sports Racers. According to HSR-West President Ed Swart,...
Organizers of the 2000 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that this year’s event, to be held March 9-12, will...
As of December 30, Stirling Moss will now be known as Sir Stirling Moss. Sir Moss was knighted in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List in recognition of his long-term contribution to motorsport. Moss spoke to VRJ upon hearing the news: “To me, it’s greater than all the victories I...
Trevers Walkett, one of four Walkett brothers that formed Ginetta Cars, passed away on January 5th at the age of...
Over 150 historic and vintage racecars took part in the First Annual Vintage Racecar Show & Concours held at Southern...
Organizers of the Shell Historic Challenge have announced that the series for historic Ferrari and Maserati sports cars will host a 45-minute support race before the start of this year’s 24-Hours of Le Mans. Challenge organizers Sylviane and Patrick Peter are looking for up to 61 historic Ferraris and Maseratis...
In 1913, one of the ultimate tests of man and machine was the Pan-Pacific Road Race. A gruelling open road...
Lime Rock Park general manager Garrett Mudd has announced that Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. (HSR) will now share sanctioning duties...
The Formula Junior Racing Association has a full calendar of events planned for its 2000 season. In addition to the seven-round FIA Lurani Trophy series at tracks like Monza and the Nurburgring, there will also be a 14-round UK championship, as well as races at Monaco, Goodwood and the Coys...
While not yet official, it has been recently announced that a field of historic Formula One cars will likely take...
On February 6, 2000, the racing community lost one of its true gentleman racers with the passing of Phil Walters...
The Titan Registry has recently announced a Titan Formula Car Reunion will be held at Gingerman Raceway, as part of the VSCDA’s South Haven Sports Car Races the weekend of July 6-9, 2000. In addition to a Titan-only feature race on Saturday, Registry director Andy Antipas has announced that several...
The MG Vintage Racers (MGVR) have selected the VSCCA race at Virginia International Raceway, May 6-7, 2000, as their “Focus...
The illustrious racing history of Jaguar will be featured at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed June 23-25 in Chicester,...
The 25th annual Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) national convention will be held at Lime Rock Park from June 30-July 3, 2000. This year’s annual pilgrimage for the Shelby faithful will include such events as: a Shelby American factory reunion; a GT40 reunion; an R-Model reunion; 3 vintage race groups...
The original Morgan factory built by H.F.S. Morgan in 1905 is due to be demolished if a Malvern garage gains...
Boss or Big Open Single-Seaters is set to stir the passions of European motorsports fans in 2000 with the sounds...
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...
On June 9-11, 2000, the Vintage Drivers Club of America will hold “The Gold Cup Historic Races” as part of...
The Collier Automotive Museum in Naples, FL was the recent site of a 4-day symposium on the collection and restoration...
Cinco de Mayo, “Fifth of May,” 2000, will be the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Mexican Road Race. To commemorate this historic event, known as La Carrera Panamericana, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is gathering the cars, drivers and crew for a special evening at the museum on...
The heart-stopping Can-Am cars made by McLaren will take center stage at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, June 23-25...
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) will host the Elva Reunion celebrating 45 years since the founding of Elva cars by...
Lee Petty, NASCAR’s first three-time champion and patriarch of the Petty racing dynasty, passed away on April 5th in Greensboro, North Carolina. Petty was 86 years old. Petty began his racing career in NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 season. He went on to win NASCAR championships in 1954, 1958 and 1959. Petty’s...
