Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
2010 Racing Calendar
What races will you get to this year?Here's a preliminary & very incomplete list of possibilities. Please suggest additions!Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA April 9-11, 2010 SOVREN Defrost Kickoff Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA April 10-11, 2010 MGCC BCV8 Championship, Rounds 1&2 Brands Hatch, England April 11, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 1 (FIA F2 MSVR) Silverstone, England April 17-18, 2010 SCCA Oregon Regional Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR April 17-18, 2010 SCCA Continental Divide Region Pikes Peak International Raceway, Colorado Springs CO April 17-18, 2010 Historic Motor Sports Association Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA April 24-25, 2010 Vintage Racer Group's "Jefferson 500" Summit Point, West Virginia April 30-May 2, 2010 Walter Mitty Challenge Road Atlanta, Atlanta, GA April 30-May 2, 2010 SCCA Oregon Regional Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR May 6-7, 2010 MGCC BCV8 Championship, Round 3 Oulton Park International, England May 8, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 2 (MSVR) Thruxton, England May 8, 2010 SCCA Colorado Region High Plains Raceway, CO May 8-9, 2010 SOVREN Spring Sprints Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA May 15-16, 2010 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN May 25-30, 2010 SCCA Double Regional/National Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA May 28-29, 2010 SCCA Continental Divide Region - National Pikes Peak International Raceway, Colorado Springs CO May 29-30, 2010 The Heacock Classic Gold Cup Virginia International Raceway, Danville VA June 4-6, 2010 MGCC BCV8 Championship, Rounds 4&5 Silverstone, England June 4-6, 2010 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Jun 5-6, 2010 SCCA Rose Cup Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR June 9-11, 2010 MG Vintage Racers' East-Coast Focus Event Mosport (near Toronto), Canada June 18-20, 2010 SCCA Continental Divide Region Pueblo Motorsports Park, Pueblo CO June 19-20, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 3 (MSVR Lotus Festival) Snetterton, England June 19-20, 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed (Near Portsmouth, England) July 2-4, 2010 SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA July 2-4, 2010 SCCA Colorado Region - National High Plains Raceway July 3-4, 2010 HMSA Portland Historic Races Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR July 9-11, 2010 Kohler Vintage Grand Prix Road America, Elkhart Lake WI July 15-18, 2010 Pittsburg Vintage Grand Prix Pittsburg PA July 15-18, 2010 SCCA Continental Divide Region Pueblo Motorsports Park, Pueblo CO July 24-25, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 4 (British Touring Cars) Snetterton, England August 7-8, 2010 HMSA Monterey Pre-Reunion Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA August 7-8, 2010 HMSA Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA August 12-15, 2010 Bonneville Speed Week Bonneville Salt Flats, UT August 14-20, 2010 IRL Grand Prix of Sonoma Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA August 20-22, 2010 SCCA Colorado Region High Plains Raceway, CO August 21-22, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 5 (AMOC) Oulton Park, England August 21, 2010 SCCA Colorado Region – National High Plains Raceway, CO September 4-5, 2010 MGCC BCV8 Championship, Rounds 6&7 Cadwell Park, England September 4-5, 2010 SOVREN Columbia River Classic Road Race Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR September 4-6, 2010 Lime Rock Historic Festival Lakeville CT September 3-6, 2010 U.S. Vintage Grand Prix Watkins Glen NY September 10-11, 2010 SCCA Oregon Regional Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR September 11-12, 2010 Goodwood Revival (Near Portsmouth, England) September 17-19, 2010 SOVREN Fall Finale with Enduro Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA September 18-19, 2010 SCCA Runoffs (at Road America) Elkhart Lake WI September 20-26, 2010 HMSA Coronado Speed Festival Coronado NAS, San Diego, CA September 24-26, 2010 CSRG Charity Challenge Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA October 1-3, 2010 Maryhill Loops Hillclimb Maryhill Loops Road, Goldendale, WA October 2-3, 2010 MGCC BCV8 Championship, Rounds 8&9 Snettterton, England October 2-3, 2010 Bonneville World Finals Bonneville Salt Flats, UT October 6-9, 2010 SCCA Oregon Regional Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR October 7-8, 2010 Jeff Saltman Memorial Race (Vintage Auto Racing Association) Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV October 15-17, 2010 Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge, Round 6 (MSVR) Brands Hatch, England October 23-24, 2010 CSRG Season Finale Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA October 30-31, 2010 HCICA Historic Champ/Indy Showcase Texas World Speedway, College Station, TX November 5-7, 2010 Vintage Racer Group's "Turkey Bowl" Summit Point West Virginia November 26-28, 2010 Please don't be shy about discussing these race weekends, venues, etc., below. For one thing, your tips will help me decide which races to prioritize, which affects what cars get featured in BritishRaceCar.com articles. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/2010 03:55PM by Moderator. |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: 2010 Racing Calendar
Curtis, you overlooked the Goodwood Revival on Sept 17-18-19 2010. For out and out vintage "racing" perhaps the best show on earth. I was lucky enough to be able to attend back in 2004 and it was a great three days of vintage racing with incredibly rare cars and wonderful scenery. We're planning on going again in 2011 and take in some 50th anniversary MG Midget activities as well.
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
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Ooops! I had the Goodwood Festival of Speed (July), but not the Revival (September). I'm turned off by the Goodwood website's heavy emphasis on costume and spectacle. Looks like a big, crowded party. I just want paddock access! My concern is getting there and finding wonderful cars parked behind velvet ropes or in garages. Bonnets closed. No one handy to answer questions about the hardware.
My wife and I have been talking about returning to England this year - we have enough frequent flyer miles to cover the airfare - but I was thinking of trying to get in a quieter race weekend. The "BCV8" events (listed above) are basically MGB GT V8's racing head to head. The "Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge" events were suggested by someone who sent me photos of an awesome MGC-GT-V8 racecar that'll be competing in the Heritage series against Aston-Martins. The same shop will be campaigning a Mini and a Sebring Sprite too. |
rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
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TX World Speedway is where my in-laws live... might have to suggest to my wife we go visit them that w/e ;).
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Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
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I don't know much about that historic Indy Car event (in TX), but it looks VERY interesting. I strongly prefer to see racecars in a paddock or garage instead of in a museum. And to see and hear them start-up and run!!!
I've just bought plane tickets, and I'm now committed to attending either "The Walter Mitty" at Road Atlanta or "The Jefferson 500" at Summit Point WV. Why on Earth are these two big events on the same weekend!?! If they were on consecutive weekends (like the Lime Rock fall festival and Watkins Glen, I'd attend both of them, and so would a lot of racers, vendors, etc. The Mitty is the first of five rounds of the historic Formula 5000 series, and will also feature Lotus racecars this year. I think the Jefferson might be less crowded with spectators, and perhaps a little better for seeing older and British racecars, plus it's MUCH closer to where my parents live. I'll fly into Virginia and celebrate my dad's birthday, then borrow his car and go see some racing. |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
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Well... I'm in Virginia this week.
Are any of you guys planning on being at The Jefferson 500 this weekend? I'll be in the paddock (daytime only) from Friday through closing time on Sunday. Here are some event particulars: [www.jefferson500.org] |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
Re: 2010 Racing Calendar
The "Gold Cup" is THIS weekend at Virginia International Raceway. I wish I was there. If you're thinking about it, GO!!!
But looking ahead a couple weekends, there are some other great events coming up. Tonight I bought a cheap plane ticket and I'm heading north to Canada. My first international race! Here's where I'm headed. ref: MGVR press release Quote: Look for me in the paddock, wearing a BritishV8 t-shirt. I hope to meet you there! |
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Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: 2010 Racing Calendar
Curtis, say hi to all my friends in the Vintage MG Racers. They gave me a warm welcome several years ago at Hallett when I went down to watch them race.
There is a bit of "spectacle" for the Goodwood Reunion, it's definitely part of the charm of the place. Access to the cars is limited to members of the Goodwood Motor Racing Club and the race entrants, but you have fairly good access from outside the fencing. The paddock is arranged in an interesting pattern in order to give the greatest access to the general public and yet allow the racers and mechanics a clear working area. You probably should inquire about press credentials which would allow you much more access. It's about as close to a time machine as I can think of because of the costumes and the old cars. Add in the fact that these guys race, not just do parade laps and it really seems like you've gone back in time to 1966 or before. There are also plenty of static displays around the track of some very interesting cars driven in by the spectators. Here's a photo I took of one of the race cars in the paddock and you can see how close I could get to it. The other two are of cars in the display areas around the track. The Spitfire is a recreation of one of the LeMans Spitfires and is almost 100% period perfect. The Bently was just another car parked there for display. |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
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djw090 David Witham Warwick UK (115 posts) Registered: 06/12/2008 11:20AM Main British Car: MGB 1974 and MG ZT 160 turbo 2005 |
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The MGCC Silverstone meeting this weekend is more than just the BCV8 championship you have listed. It is a meeting covering all the MGCC's championships plus some others and other events such as autojumble and concours. More details at www.mglive.com.
I will be in the sprint running in car number 34. The sprint will be on the smaller Stowe circuit rather than the main one. |
Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4593 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
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Quote: Will do. Yes, they are a great bunch. They don't call MG "the Marque of Friendship" for nuthin'! Quote: Cool! You're going to post a whole bunch of photos here for us next week, aren't you? Please? |
Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
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Curtis,
Heartland Park Raceway in Topeka, Kansas will host their very FIRST Kaw Valley Race Group (KVRG/SCCA Vintage Race event on August 19-22, this summer 2010. The organizers expect a record number of entries due to the date, the Heartland Park SCCA facilities and the central location of the SCCA (Topeka being the home office location of the SCCA) and Topeka being in the very center of the USA. (Always an easy tow to Topeka.) Heartland Park Raceway recently hosted the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and is home to the National SCCA Champions Kent and Jesse Prather, well known for their National Champion MGs. I trust they will bring several of their MGs to this HPT vintage event. I plan to enter my (now vintage) 1972 E/F Prod MGB GT and my new GT2 RV8. The organizers tell me they plan an "exhibition" class for race cars manufactured after l972, so both the E/F Prod B GT and the GT2 RV8 are suddenly made eligible for this special Vintage Heartland Park Raceway weekend - August 19-22, 2010. Too, I hope to take the GT2 RV8 to the "British V8 2010 - Converting Indy" event - Indianapolis being another easy tow from Kansas City. I do hope to meet you there and hope to have a chance to get to know you. keep them on the track, Phillip G |
djw090 David Witham Warwick UK (115 posts) Registered: 06/12/2008 11:20AM Main British Car: MGB 1974 and MG ZT 160 turbo 2005 |
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Well you wanted some pictures from Silverstone. This is the first installment as I have to resize them all.
Recently WSM cars were mentioned on this site. Here we have a picture of a WSM coupe based on an early "pull handle" MGB roadster. The following picture is the WSM coupe based on an Austin Healey Sprite as a contrast. When ever I see this beautifully presented MGA Coupe I alway think i want one. This one has a 1950cc B series engine. It was competing in the sprint. You can see the timing beam splitter on the front. This is my own car. Now RHD it was originally a LHD US spec car that was brought back to the UK 18 years ago. I bought it from the importer. I was very pleased with my performance in the sprint. Out of 5 standard MGBs I cam second. In the picture i am braking. |