Non-VRCBC News & Events

23 Mar

Posted at 09:28h in Car Shows by
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[caption id="attachment_11599" align="aligncenter" width="450"]Dennis Repel's 1974 Camaro is the worthy representative for the VRCBC on the impressive CACC stand. - Brent Martin photo Dennis Repel's 1974 Camaro was the very worthy representative for the VRCBC on the impressive CACC stand. - Brent Martin photo[/caption] Updated: March 29, 2016

The VRCBC was again part of the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs - better known as the CACC - display at this year's Vancouver International Autoshow. The show ran from Wednesday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 27th at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

The CACC once again secured a high profile location and had a very impressive display (check out the photos below). Last year was considered to be a great success and this year was even better. Many show visitors stopped to look at our racing cars and to talk about all forms of amateur motorsport, including our favourite, Vintage racing.

Update: Initial indications are that over 100,000 people visited the Autoshow over the five days, and that approximately 1,000 (!) of them submitted an entry form to the draw for a free registration in the SCCBC's very popular Driver Training Program to be held this coming June at the Mission Raceway Road Course. 

A big thank you from the VRCBC to the CACC for organizing the display, to all those who provided their cars - and karts - and to all those members of the various clubs who contributed their time to 'work' the show.

19 Mar

Posted at 11:53h in Sebring by
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[caption id="attachment_11570" align="aligncenter" width="450"]We suspect that that this 1963 XKE Lightweight was our photographer's favourite! - Gunter Pichler photo Our 'staff' photographer's favourite; a 1963 XKE Lightweight.- Gunter Pichler photo[/caption] Posted: March 19, 2016

The VRCBC 'assigns' (ahem) its 'correspondents' to race events all over the world! This weekend, Gunter Pichler left his well-known Vintage racing XKE at home and attended the HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing Ltd.) races supporting the Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring in Florida. He sent us a few photos of the Vintage action. Thanks Gunter!

16 Oct

Posted at 15:12h in Non-VRCBC News & Events, Special Events by
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[caption id="attachment_11216" align="aligncenter" width="450"]A classic English moment at the Shuttleworth Collection's 'Best of British Airshow' captured by Linda and Manny Zumm A classic English moment at the Shuttleworth Collection's 'Best of British Airshow' captured by Linda and Manny Zumm[/caption] Posted: October 16, 2015

The VRCBC's very own international ambassadors. Linda and Manny Zumm have been at it again! When they aren't helping with racing at Mission, they are travelling somewhere interesting. In the past, they have provided us with photos of their visit to the famous Goodwood Revival (here) and of the fascinating 'vintage' cars of Havana (here). This past July they were back in England and some friends surprised them with tickets to the "Best of British Airshow" at The Shuttleworth Collection (here) located at the Old Warden Aerodrome near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

The event showcased aircraft designed and built by the best of the many historic British manufacturers from the earliest days. In addition, the TVR Car Club was invited to drop by and celebrate the 75th (!) anniversary of that famous British sports car.

The Shuttleworth pre-event promotional video (on You Tube here) describes the plans for the show and the post-event video (here) shows many of the historic aircraft in action. Two World War 1 era fighters - a Sopwith Snipe and an Albatros DVa - were brought all of the way from New Zealand for the show.

The weather was perfect as you can see from Linda and Manny's photos below. Thanks for the trip report guys; we look forward to the next one!

15 Sep

Posted at 08:58h in Non-VRCBC News & Events, Targa Newfoundland by
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[caption id="attachment_11058" align="aligncenter" width="450"]Ready to go!! The BEL Racing Team with their Honda S2000 in St. John's. L to R: Len Swanson, Alan McColl, Brad Law, Chris Lewoniuk and Doug Floer. - BEL Racing photo Ready to go!! The BEL Racing Team with their Honda S2000 in St. John's before the start. L to R: Len Swanson, Alan McColl, Brad Law, Chris Lewoniuk and Doug Floer. - BEL Racing photo[/caption]

Posted: September 15, 2015

VRCBC members Alan McColl and Doug Floer have parked their Vintage Formula Fords for a week to go to the other side of the country and compete in the famous annual Targa Newfoundland with the BEL Racing team. (Team leader Brad Law is also a regular Formula Ford runner at Mission Raceway but isn't a VRCBC member ... yet.)

The Targa is a unique motorsports event in North America. It is on many enthusiast's 'bucket list'; not just because of the opportunity to drive fast on 'The Rock's' challenging closed public roads but also because of the legendary hospitality of Newfoundlanders. The 2015 Targa started on Sunday, September 13 and will end on Friday, September 18.

BEL Racing is entered in the fastest 'Targa' class; they are aiming for an outright win. You can pretend you are right there by following the team's exploits on their Facebook site (here). They are continually updating it with photos and on-board videos.

Good luck guys and watch out for the rocks and the moose!