17 May Second Race Weekend of 2022!
It was definitely ‘Volvo-friendly’ weather on Sunday. Ian Wood (1969 Volvo 124S) and Robin Strachan (1968 Volvo 122S) shown negotiating a soggy Turn 5 in their Swedish Steel Specials. – Brent Martin photos
Posted: May 17, 2022
The second races of the 2022 VRCBC’s Vintage racing season took place on Sunday, May 15th at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit. (If you haven’t already heard, that is the brand new name for our long time home, the Road Course at Mission Raceway Park.) This was the second event of the VRCBC’s very own IWE-REVS points series for 2022.
The Vintage races were just part of a full weekend of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) and sanctioned by the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC). The weather was not very cooperative (unless you enjoy ‘liquid sunshine’) but road racing goes ahead ‘rain or shine’!
Thanks (as always) to Brent Martin for some photos (see below) of the action during the morning practice session. All of Brent’s many photos are available on his website (here). Make sure to check them out and order at least one of yourself (or your favourite ‘hero’ driver if that’s not you) in action!
The complete results for the weekend, including those for Vintage, are available on the SCCBC web site (here). The next races at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit are scheduled for the June 11-12 weekend. See you there!
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- Gunther Ruppel and his 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite.
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- Robert Seversen in his 1997 Mazda Miata in Turn 5.
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- Robin Liu in his 1970 Datsun 240Z in Turn 5.
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- Gayle Baird in her 1991 Honda Civic in Turn 5.
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- Gunter Pichler and his 1964 Jaguar E-Type with Paul Haym (1969 BMW 2002) ‘closing’ in the background.
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- Gunter Pichler pushes his 1964 Jaguar E-Type through the Turn 5 puddles.
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- Robin Liu in his 1970 Datsun 240Z in Turn 5.
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- Paul Haym (1969 BMW 2002) being closely followed By Peter Valkenburg (1969 Porsche 911) entering Turn 5.
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- Robin Strachan in his 1968 Volvo 122S entering Turn 5.
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- Robert Seversen in his 1997 Mazda Miata in Turn 5.
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- Gunter Pichler and his classic 1964 Jaguar E-Type.
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- Gayle Baird in her 1991 Honda Civic in Turn 5.
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- Gunther Ruppel and ‘Annie’ (his 1960 Austin Healey Sprite) demonstrate the wet line to Gunter Pichler (1964 Jaguar E-Type.
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- Peter Valkenburg splashes his1969 Porsche 911 through Turn 5.
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- Ian Wood in his rapid 1969 Volvo 142S aka ‘Sven’.
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- Gunther Ruppel and ‘Annie’ (his 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite) in Turn 5.
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- Paul Haym in his 1969 BMW 2002 entering Turn 5.
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