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Robin Liu (1971 Datsun 240Z ) leads Ian Wood (1969 Volvo 142S), Greg Cavouras Snr (1991 Ford Mustang), Gayle Baird (1991 Honda Civic), Michael Hawthorne (1987 Porsche 944), Paul Haym (1969 BMW 2002) and the rest of the Vintage grid into Turn 1. - Brent Martin photo[/caption]
Updated: September 5, 2023
The July 22nd-23rd weekend saw
'July Grand Prix', the SCCBC's (CACC-sanctioned) fourth race event of the year at
Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. As usual, the VRCBC's IWE/REVS Vintage series points races took place on the Sunday.
Thanks again to Brent Martin for his photos (see below) of the action. All of Brent’s photos of this and many other events are available on his website (
here).
Update: Our friend Steve Frye has provided us with a link (
here) to his photos of the Vintage races. A reminder that all of these photos are copyright and the property of the individual photographer. If you would like copies for your personal use, just contact them directly.
The complete results for the weekend, including those for Vintage, are available on the SCCBC web site (
here).
The VRCBC's next Vintage races will be on Sunday, August 20th during the SCCBC's '
Race to Shade' weekend. Spectators are welcome! See you at the track!
He's back! It was great to see long time (and fast!) VRCBC racer Ian Thomas back on track. Here he is in his familiar 1970 BMW 2002 leading Jon Wright (1990 BMW E30), Gayle Baird (1991 Honda Civic) and Michael Hawthorne (1987 Porsche 944) at the Speed Fanatics Motorsport Circuit on Sunday, August 20th. - Brent Martin photo[/caption]
Posted: September 5, 2023
The August 19th-20th weekend saw the 'Race to Shade', the SCCBC's (CACC-sanctioned) fifth race event of the year at Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. As usual, the VRCBC's IWE/REVS Vintage series points races took place on the Sunday.
Thanks again to Brent Martin for his photos (see below) of the action. All of Brent’s photos of this and many other events are available on his website (here). The complete results for the weekend, including those for Vintage, are available on the SCCBC web site (here).
The VRCBC's next (and last for the season) Vintage races will be on Sunday, October 20th during the SCCBC's 'Turkey Chase' weekend. But before that, there will be the ICSCC ('Conference') race weekend at the track over the September 16th-17th weekend. There won't be any Vintage racing but there will lots of great closed and open wheel action! Check the SCCBC Schedule web page (here) for the latest info on this event.
Spectators are always welcome! See you at the track!
Our answer to the famous orange (or papaya) McLaren Can Am 'Bruce & Denny Show' of the sixties. This is the VRCBC's very own 'Paul (Haym) & Peter (Valkenburg) Show' demonstrating how it's done at Speed Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park 0n June 25th! - Brent Martin photo[/caption]
Posted: June 29, 2023
The June 24th-25th weekend saw 'Summer Sizzler', the SCCBC's (CACC-sanctioned) third race event of the year at Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. As usual, the VRCBC's IWE/REVS Vintage series points races took place on the Sunday.
Thanks again to Brent Martin for his photos (see below) of the action. All of Brent’s photos of this and many other events are available on his website (
The VRCBC's Director at Large, Greg (Snr) Cavouras keeps his Mustang ahead of hard charging Byron Meston in his Datsun 510. That's SCCBC president Wynn Hollingshead in his Datsun 240Z in the background. - Brent Martin photo[/caption]
Posted: June 28, 2023
The last weekend in May saw 'May Madness', the SCCBC's second race event of the year at Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. As usual, the VRCBC's IWE/REVS series points races took place on the Sunday.
Thanks again to Brent Martin for his photos (see below) of the action. All of Brent’s photos of this and many other events are available on his website (
Ian Wood, 'The Face of Rear Ends Only', leads Peter Strachan and the rest into Turn 2 in his trusty Swedish steed, Sven the Volvo. - Brent Martin photo[/caption]
Posted: June 28, 2023
The VRCBC's 2023 Vintage racing season kicked off on Sunday, April 30th during the SCCBC's 'Late Spring Fling' weekend at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. This was also the first IWE-REVS points event for 2023.
The Vintage races were just part of a full weekend of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (