07 Oct Final Race Weekend Results
1969 Ford Escort TC – John McCoy – Tony Ioannou photo
Updated: October 17, 2014
Gerry Frechette has posted some (97!) excellent action photos on his web site (here).
Some of the VRCBC’s finest took to the track for the final time this season during the SCCBC’s ‘Double Double Weekend’ on October 11th and 12th at Mission Raceway Park Road Course. The results are available on the ‘2014 Season Results’ page (here).
John McCoy in his ‘two-wheeling’ Escort Twin Cam and Phil Roney in his TVR took first and second places respectively in both races; with less than a second between them. Dennis Repel took third in the first race with his Camaro and Ian Thomas in his BMW took the final podium spot in the second race.
John has posted a short in-car video of the last few laps of his winning drive in the second race on You Tube (here). It is easy to tell that the track is still slippery.
In the middle of all that were another BMW (Leigh Anderson), Gunter Pichler’s XKE, the Datsuns (Paul Haym and Phil Linzey), the Porsches (Michael Hawthorne and Frank Chynoransky), the Volvos (Ian Wood and Peter Valkenburg), Ivan Lessner’s ‘Big Healey’ and the MGBs (John Elliott and Al Reid).
Over in the Open Wheel group, the always fast Alan McColl in his Formula Ford Tiga, VRCBC president Tedd McHenry in his Formula 4 Xpit and veteran Tom Sproule in his Formula Vee carried the Vintage flag. Unfortunately, Gayle Baird was unable to start either race after having some mechanical issues with her Vee on Saturday.
Photos of some of the entrants below:
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- Al Reid demonstrates the ‘wide line’ in Turn 1. It didn’t work. – J. Hobson photo
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- John Elliott (1969 MGB) in Turn 9. – Brent Martin photo
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- 2012 REVS Champion Paul Haym in his 1969 Datsun 510. – Brent Martin photo
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- Ian Wood (Volvo 142S) – Brent Martin photo
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- Gunter Pichler, 1964 Jaguar XKE – Paul Bonner photo
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- Peter Valkenburg (1961 Volvo PV544) (almost) lifting a front wheel in Turn 2. – Brent Martin photo
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- Dennis Repel (1974 Chevrolet Camaro) – Brent Martin photo
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- Phil Linzey (1971 Datsun 240Z) – Brent Martin photo
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- Leigh Anderson demonstrates the classic ‘straight arm’ style in his 1967 BMW 1600. – Brent Martin photo
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- Mike Hawthorne (Porsche 944) and Ian Wood (Volvo 142S) – Brent Martin photo
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- Ian Thomas (1971 BMW 2002) – Brent Martin photo
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- VRCBC President Tedd McHenry in his Xpit Formula 4. – Brent Martin photo
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- Alan McColl (1977 Tiga Formula Ford) – Brent Martin photo
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- Phil Roney in his 1969 TVR Vixen. – Brent Martin photo
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- Tom Sproule (Merilyn Mk1 Formula Vee) – Brent Martin photo
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- Gayle Baird (1964 AutoDynamics Mk IIIB Formula Vee) – Brent Martin photo
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- Ivan Lessner in his 1958 Austin Healey 100-6. – Brent Martin photo
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- 1969 Ford Escort TC – John McCoy – Ioannou photo
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