Vintage Racing Club of BC

The Spirit of Westwood Lives On!

June 13, 2016

Gunter Pichler (1964 Jaguar E-Type) leads Ian Thomas (1970 BMW 2002), Peter Valkenburg (1969 Porsche 911), Ian Wood (1969 Volvo 142S) and the rest into Turn 2. - Brent Martin photo

Gunter Pichler (1964 Jaguar E-Type) leads Ian Thomas (1970 BMW 2002), Peter Valkenburg (1969 Porsche 911), Ian Wood (1969 Volvo 142S) and the rest into Turn 2. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: June 13, 2016

The third CACC-sanctioned race weekend of the 2016 season at Mission Raceway Park Road Course was held on June 11-12. The SCCBC named this the Mission Hospice Charity Weekend, with various fund-raising activities in support of the Hospice. The Vintage REVS races were held as usual, on the Sunday.

The complete results for all of the weekend’s racing are available on the SCCBC website (here). The Vintage and the Open Wheel / Sports Racer results are also available in PDF under the 2016 Season menu on this web site (here).

Our next Vintage races will be on the Sunday of the August 6-7 weekend. See you there!

Check out Brent Martin’s photos of the Vintage action below. (Thanks Brent!) His complete gallery of photos from the weekend will be available on his web site (here) soon.

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June 2, 2016

Jim Latham and his favourite Vintage racing car 'Greta', a 1968 Volvo 122S - VRCBC photo

Jim Latham and his favourite Vintage racing car ‘Greta’, a 1968 Volvo 122S – VRCBC photo

Updated: June 13, 2016

The local motorsports world lost a long time member last week when Jim Latham passed away on May 27 after a long battle with cancer. We all knew Jim for his passionate support of the spirit of Vintage racing, his very well-prepared and driven racing cars, and for his many hours of hard work on behalf of the VRCBC, including his three years as president during some very challenging times. ‘Gentleman Jim’ was always generous with his time and energy, and never seemed to lose his optimistic outlook or great sense of humour, regardless of the circumstances. We will miss him a lot.

Jim had a long and very successful career in education in the Fraser Valley, in which he demonstrated all of the same personal characteristics for which we knew him so well. It is very appropriate therefore that his family has established the Jim Latham Scholarship to honour his legacy. If you wish, you may make a contribution here.

A Celebration of Jim’s Life was held on Saturday, June 11 at Rancho Caterers, in Abbotsford. That was during a race weekend at Jim’s home track in nearby Mission and we are sure that that would put a smile on his face!

The VRCBC offers its deepest condolences to Jim’s family and his many friends.

 

June 1, 2016

VRCBC member Geoff Tupholme lifts a rear wheel en route to a new personal best and Vintage Class win in his very fast Austin Mini. - Brent Martin photo

VRCBC member Geoff Tupholme lifts a rear wheel en route to a new personal best and Vintage Class win in his very fast Austin Mini. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: June 4, 2016

The May long weekend saw the 59th(!) annual running of the Knox Mountain Hillclimb in Kelowna. Our ‘travelling correspondent’, Brent Martin has forwarded some of his photos of VRCBC members, old friends of the Club plus some other interesting ‘older’ racing cars. You can see all of Brent’s event photos on his web site here.

The final results are available on the Knox Mountain Hillclimb site (here) or directly here and here.

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May 17, 2016

The scramble begins! It was time to grab a seat for a few exploratory laps of the brand new Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. - VRCBC photo

The scramble begins! Time to grab a seat for a few exploratory laps of the brand new Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. – VRCBC photo

Updated: June 6, 2016

The Club held a meeting on Vancouver Island for the first time on Saturday, May 14th. Club members from the Mainland took ferries and met up with other Club members and their guests from the Island at the brand new Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit in the Cowichan Valley. 

Update: Autoweek magazine recently published this story about the Circuit.

Our host Brent Evans gave us a tour of the beautiful facility and briefed us on the Circuit’s features and their exciting plans for the future. Everybody had an opportunity for a few ‘managed’ laps around the challenging track, either as a driver or passenger.

After lunch, those with interesting cars had the chance to do some parade laps. The group then travelled to Club member Steve Clark’s home in Victoria, where we met more enthusiasts, held our regular May meeting and were able to view Steve’s very impressive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, including the well-known Vintage racing cars he brings to our races at Mission.

A big thank you to both Brent and Steve, and to the many others who helped organize this very enjoyable day. Perhaps we can make a trip to the Island an annual event.

A lot of well-known motorsport personalities of the past and present attended. See how many you can spot in the following photos.

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April 28, 2016

Two Datsun 510's re-create the great battles of the past. VRCBC Vice President Paul Haym in his 1969 model is shown here leading Ian Mackie in his 1970 version. - Brent Martin photo

Two Datsun 510’s re-create the great battles of the past. VRCBC Vice President Paul Haym in his 1969 model is shown here leading Ian Mackie in his 1970 version. – Brent Martin photo

Updated: May 3, 2016

The second CACC-sanctioned, SCCBC-organized race event of the 2016 season – the Spring Sprint Weekend – was held on April 30 and May 1 at the Mission Raceway Park Road Course. It had the usual two full days of on-track action, including Time Attack on the Saturday and Vintage races on the Sunday.

The complete results are available on the SCCBC web site (here). The Vintage Closed Wheel and the Open Wheel / Sports Racer (with Vintage participants) results are also available under the Race Results menu on this web site (here).

Update: Look below for a sample of Brent Martin’s photos of the Vintage action (Thanks Brent!) and then check out his website (here) for all of his motorsport galleries.

The next racing at Mission will be on the June 11-12 weekend. Stay tuned.

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