19 Oct Final Races of the 2022 Season!
Vintage means Variety! Don Benson (’74 Porsche RS), Larry Sandham (’85 Mini Vauxhall), Kees Nierop (’72 Datsun 280Z), Brett Payne (’72 Porsche 911 RSR), Robin Liu (’70 Datsun 240Z), Ian Wood (’69 Volvo 124S), John McCoy (’69 Ford Escort TC), Peter Strachan (’72 Datsun 510), Gayle Baird (’91 Honda Civic), Gunther Ruppel (’60 Austin Healey ‘Bugeye’ Sprite), and Fred Semple ( Mazda Miata) charge around Turn One.- Gerry Frechette photo
Posted: October 19, 2022
That was quick! The race season is already over! The final CACC-sanctioned SCCBC race event of 2022 was held over the October 8th-9th weekend at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. The weather was perfect and there was a lot of competitive racing. It was an excellent wrap up for the season.
The full results for the weekend are posted on the SCCBC website (here).
Unfortunately, our long time photo-journalist (and overall great supporter of the VRCBC), Brent Martin (website) was unable to attend this weekend for health reasons. Two other good friends of the Club, Gerry Frechette and Sue Phypers stepped into the breach on very short notice to take photos of the action. (Thanks guys.) A few of these are posted below. You can find all of their photos of the Vintage action, plus those of their many other motoring-related activities on Gerry’s website.
It’s probably OK to take a few days off but then be sure to get right back to preparing your Vintage racing car. The first race of the 2023 season will be here before you know it! See you at the track!
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- Byron Meston (’69 Datsun 510), John McCoy (’69 Ford Escort TC) and Peter Valkenburg (’69 Porsche 911) – Gerry Frechette photo
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- “Have I ever told you about LeMans in 1970?’ Another enthralling story from VRCBC Secretary, Peter Valkenburg – Gunther Ruppel photo
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- John McCoy (’69 Ford Escort TC) and Peter Valkenburg (’69 Porsche 911) – Gerry Frechette photo
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- Robin Liu (’70 Datsun 240Z) and Ian Wood (’69 Volvo 142S) – Gerry Frechette Photo
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- Fred Semple (Mazda Miata) and Peter Strachan (’72 Datsun 510) – Gerry Frechette photo
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- Vintage Pre-Grid – photo by Sue Phypers
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- Gunther Ruppel (’60 Austin Healey ‘Bugeye’ Sprite, Larry Sandham (’85 Vauxhall Mini) and Brett Payne (’72 Porsche 911 RSR) – Gerry Frechette photo
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- Not quite as fast as in F1 but Byron and his crew did replace the clutch during the lunch break. – Stanton Guy photo
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- ‘Nothing plows like a Miata!’ Robert Seversen gets in some late season harrowing in Turn Two. – Gerry Frechette photo
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- Brett Payne (’72 Porsche 911 RSR) and Kees Nierop (’72 Datsun 280Z) – Gerry Frechette photo
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- Stanton Guy (L) admires the cleverly disguised small block Chevy in John Elliott’s MGB. – Guther Ruppel photo
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- John Elliott (’69 MGB) – Gerry Frechette photo
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