Vintage Racing Club of BC

The Spirit of Westwood Lives On!

July 15, 2013

Vintage racing newcomer, David Hogg (Porsche 911) leads veteran Ian Thomas (BMW 2002) and Jorge Montesi (Austin Cooper S), Peter Valkenburg (Volvo PV544) and 2012 REVS Champion Paul Haym (Datsun 510) - Brent Martin photo

Vintage racing newcomer, David Hogg (Porsche 911) leads veteran Ian Thomas (BMW 2002) and Jorge Montesi (Morris Cooper S), Peter Valkenburg (Volvo PV544) and 2012 REVS Champion Paul Haym (Datsun 510) – Brent Martin photo

Updated: July 17, 2013

The most recent Vintage races at Mission Raceway Park Road Course were held on a beautiful Sunday, July 14th as part of the SCCBC’s CACC-sanctioned, ‘Summer Fun’ Weekend. The results are posted on the Race Results – 2013 Season page here. (Thank you SCCBC.)

Some of Brent Martin’s photos are shown below. Check out all of Brent’s photos on his web site here.

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July 10, 2013

Ken Butler clips the apex in his 1970 Perf-Fab Formula Vee - Brent Martin photo

Ken Butler clips the apex in his 1970 Perf-Fab Formula Vee – Brent Martin photo

SOVREN, our Vintage racing partners from across the border, held their big annual Pacific Northwest Historics event at Seattle International Raceway over the July 5th-7th long weekend. A number of VRCBC members took part and thanks to Brent Martin, Jim Moody and Jock Hobson we have photos of some of them – and others – in action. See below.

Update – July 12, 2013: Jock Hobson’s photos added below. Visit the VRCBC Facebook page  (here) to find links to more photos by Marshall Autry and also two in-race videos from inside Paul Kuckein’s Z-28, and one from Gunter Pichler’s XKE.

Be sure to check out all (over 370) of Brent’s photos of the PNW Historics on his web site (here).

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July 10, 2013

Tom Johnston and his Reynard Formula Atlantic - VRCBC photo

Tom Johnston and his Reynard Formula Atlantic racing car – VRCBC photo

Posted: July 10, 2013

Our good friends from the Greater Vancouver Motorsports Pioneers Society (GVMPS) held a car show at Shipbuilders’ Square on the North Vancouver waterfront on Sunday, July 7th. There were lots of great machines on display but – although we might be biased – we think the stars of the show were the two ‘Open Wheelers’ of the VRCBC’s very own; BCHMR Chairman Tom Johnston and Vice President Dennis Repel.

Dennis Repel's 'Open Wheeler' - VRCBC photo

Dennis Repel’s ‘Open Wheeler’ – VRCBC photo

Check out some more photos below.

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June 10, 2013

'Splish Splash!' Ian Wood leads Glen Gibbons, Ron Dempsey and the rest into Turn 2. - Jim Moody photo

‘Splish Splash!’ Ian Wood leads Glen Gibbons, Ron Dempsey and the rest into Turn 2. – Jim Moody photo

It was wet but it was fun! Go to the BCHMR’s own web site (www.bchmr.ca) for the complete results and photos of this year’s event. A big ‘Thank You!’ from the VRCBC to everybody who entered and volunteered their time. See you again next year.

April 19, 2013

Ian Wood's new ride, a 1965 Fournier-M​arcadier Barquette 1.6 litre sports racer - VRCBC photo

Ian Wood’s new ride, a 1965 Fournier-M​arcadier Barquette sports racer – VRCBC photo

Updated: April 22, 2013

The VRCBC teamed up with our friends at META (the Motorsport Emergency & Turnworkers Association) for a display at the big BC Classic and Custom Car Show at the TRADEX Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford. The Show was open from Friday April 19th to Sunday April 21st.

The booth featured three all-out racing cars: the former Speedvision World Challenge Corvette C5 of Tom Johnston Racing, the beautifully prepared and very fast Vintage Formula Ford Tiga of Alan McColl and a newcomer on the local scene, the 1965 Fournier-M​arcadier Barquette 1.6 litre sports racer of Ian Wood. (These photos were taken late at night before the setup was completed.)

Thank you to the many show-goers who dropped by the booth and said hello; we hope to see you again next year. And a very big ‘Thank You’ from the VRCBC to the many META folks who showed up (in race day uniform) to help us promote road racing at the Mission Raceway Park Road Course. The next big event is of course, our BC Historic Motor Races (here) on the May 25th – 26th weekend.

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