06 Jul Updated – ‘Long Time Running’ Weekend
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Pace Lap for the first race – Brent Martin photo
The VRCBC’s third set of REVS races of the 2012 season took place on the Sunday of the SCCBC’s ‘Long Time Running’ Weekend on June 23rd and 24th. The Vintage racers consider themselves lucky to have avoided the dramatic weather conditions on the Saturday. It flooded, it rained, a thunderstorm passed overhead, and the wind blew bits of cottonwood trees all over the back stretch. Never mind the power outages!
Update – July 6th: The just- released SCCBC July Pit Pass has some excellent photos and stories about the ‘wild and woolly Saturday’. You can find it on the SCCBC website (here) – click on the News – Pit Pass button and look for 2012.
Sunday’s weather on the other hand, was perfect and the VRCBC gang enjoyed themselves – except for reigning REVS champion Mark Brown who had a rare DNF with a broken ‘halfshaft’. The results are now posted on the SCCBC web site (here) or you can go directly to our 2012 Season Results page (here).
Next up is the BC Historic Motor Races (BCHMR) on August 4th and 5th featuring not only the usual set of exciting Vintage races but also two special features for this year, the Third Annual International Formula Vee Challenge and the Childrens’ Charity Grand Prix. All this on only one weekend! Check it out at www.bchmr.ca
Thanks to Brent Martin for providing us with some of his photos of the on-track action. (see below) You can see all of his photos from the weekend on his site (here) – Just look for the ‘Vintage Group’ album.
Update – July 9th: Brent’s photos have also been posted on the autocourse.ca web site (here). Look for the VRCBC logo and the ‘Long Time Running Weekend’ link.
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The ‘tide’ was high – VRCBC photo
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It looks ‘scenic’ but … – VRCBC photo
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It was a dark and stormy Saturday – VRCBC photo
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This is what happens after Vintage racers go through — or maybe it was a thunderstorm. Saturday afternoon on the back stretch – VRCBC photo
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‘Memories of Westwood – The cleanup continues – VRCBC photo
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Pace Lap for the first race – Brent Martin photo
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Pace lap for the first race – Brent Martin photo
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Phil Roney’s TVR – VRCBC photo
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Tom Sproule’s Vintage Formula Vee Merlyn – VRCBC photo
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Don Line’s Vintage Formula Vee CSV – VRCBC photo
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Qualifying Pre-Grid – VRCBC photo
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Some of the cars in Pre-Grid for Qualifying – VRCBC photo
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Dennis Repel’s Camaro – VRCBC photo
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Peter Valkenburg’s Volvo – VRCBC photo
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Al Reid in the ‘Pi / Al’ MGB – VRCBC photo
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Paul Haym, Datsun 510 – Brent Martin photo
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Leigh Anderson and Ian Thomas – VRCBC photo
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Leigh Anderson, BMW 1600 – Brent Martin photo
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Ivan Lessner and Al Harvey – Brent Martin photo
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Phil Roney, TVR Vixen – Brent Martin photo
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Dennis Repel, Chevy Camaro – Brent Martin photo
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Pace lap for the second race – Brent Martin photo
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Mark Brown, Lotus Seven S3 – Brent Martin
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Al Harvey and Paul Haym – Brent Martin photo
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Peter Valkenburg and Al Reid – Brent Martin photo
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Ian Thomas, BMW 2002 – Brent Martin photo
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Paul Haym and Al Harvey – Brent Martin photo
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Leigh Anderson and Al Harvey – VRCBC photo
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Ivan Lessner, Austin Healey 100-6 – Brent Martin photo
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Phil Roney, TVR Vixen – Brent Martin photo
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Dennis Repel, Chevy Camaro – Brent Martin photo
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Al Reid, MGB – Brent Martin photo
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Mark Brown entering Turn 2 – Brent Martin photo
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Al Harvey, MGB – Brent Martin photo
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Peter Valkenburg lifts a wheel – Brent Martin photo
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Ian Thomas, BMW 2002 – Brent Martin photo
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Al Reid leads Al Harvey – Brent Martin photo
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