The Spirit of Westwood Lives On!
Auburn Speedster Boattail - VRCBC photo
The VRCBC held its May meeting at the fabulous Johnson Collection in Aldergrove. The eclectic variety of vehicles on display is obvious from the following photographs. Many thanks to our host, Terry Johnson.
In March, Alyn Edwards wrote a very informative column about the Collection in the Vancouver Sun. You can read it here.
Editor in Chief Tom Johnston has just published the Spring 2012 edition of Vantage – the VRCBC Newsletter. This time, Robin Fairservice tells the story of the post war 500cc motorcycle-engined, Formula 3 which started the careers of so many subsequently famous drivers and constructors. Mike Tate has some more personal reflections on last year’s Goodwood Revival, and Tom Johnston tells the story of the circa mid-50’s Jones Lake Hill Climb. Check out the very ‘attractive’ spectator and entrant fees in the SCCBC Event Notice re-printed on page 15. Those were the good old days! Tom also explains some of the background to the Snell and SPI certification bodies.
You can find this and all of the previous Vantages under the About VRCBC menu, or download it directly by clicking here.
Fine Italian Art - 2004 Ferrari F1 V-10 Crankshaft - VRCBC photo
The VRCBC’s April general meeting was actually a special visit to Ferrari Maserati of Vancouver (website). The Club members and guests who attended were too distracted by all of the beautiful new and pre-owned high performance cars on display to actually focus on any regular business agenda – so we didn’t even try!
The few photos below don’t do justice to these fabulous machines and the state of the art, multi-story facility on Burrard Street. It was a very enjoyable evening. A big thank you to General Manager Mark Edmonds and his team for hosting us.
The first three in-car videos from the 2012 REVS season at Mission Raceway Park Road Course have arrived. You can find them in the right hand column of this web site.
The first video is from inside Gunter Pichler’s 1964 Jaguar E-Type as he wins the first Vintage race on Sunday, April 15th. The second video is the view from the lower right front wishbone of Mark Brown’s 1969 Lotus Seven S-3 as he comes second in the same race. The third video is again from Mark’s Lotus as he wins the second race, after first Gunter and then Dennis Repel’s Camaro succumbed to tire issues – most noticeably in Turn #1 and Turn #9.
Look for the track improvements, particularly the much better sight line through Turn 6.
Frank Winterlik's beautiful 1971 Porsche 911. - VRCBC photo
Updated April 30, 2012: Thanks to Paul Bonner and Brent Martin for the additional photos.
The SCCBC hosted two full days of CACC-sanctioned racing at Mission Raceway Park Road Course on April 14th and 15th. The SCCBC named the weekend ‘Robert Remembered’ in memory of Robert Currie, who sadly passed away in February.
The first VRCBC REVS races of the 2012 season were held on the Sunday. It was great to see some new faces (see the photos below) and there was some excellent competition throughout the field in both afternoon races. The complete Vintage results are posted under the Race Results menu and are also available directly here.
The next REVS races will be during the May 12th – 13th ‘Mother’s Day Special’ weekend. This will be a special double for us, with a Vintage qualifying session and two races on each of the Saturday and the Sunday.