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PIT SIGNALSLATE BRAKING NEWS FOR THE VARAC VINTAGE RACER - By JEREMY SALE JULY 2015
CORRECTION>>>JOE BLOE
The chequered flag!Well done, Bob DeShane, CHGP Director and our VARAC board! There
are so many people to thank for this great event, our full report is inside. As everyone knows, the CHGP is a non-‐profit event, made
possible by a handful of hard-‐working volunteers. Some of our members
put financial contribuIons towards the sponsorship of the event. Others give hours of their Ime. A great big, hearKelt thank you, to all of you!
The 2015 C.H.G.P. All C.H.G.P. Photos courtesy of John R.Walker/oneword
The annual Canadian Historic Grand Prix is over for another year! Bob DeShane produced a very full three days of racing, plus a test day, for six groups of cars including a Monoposto / Wings & Slicks grid, two Small Bore Vintage & Historic Car groups, (under 1.3 litres and 1.3 to 2.5 litres), Big Bore Vintage & Historic Cars (over 2.5 litres), G70+ and G90 Cars as well as a special Toyo Tires Formula Ford grid. All this plus an Enduro, Track Touring Sessions, “Legends of Mosport Racer’s Reunion” a Concours d’Elegance, conducted by the Mercedes Benz Club of America, “Mini Meet North”, Canada's largest Mini gathering, and the popular "Field of Dreams Car Show” -‐ welcoming hundreds of sports cars, classics and hot-‐rods, owners and car clubs from far and wide and featuring Canada’s largest on-‐track parade. Whew! That’s only part of it; there was a lot to do on this Father’s Day weekend!
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Doug KurIn, Porsche 911 RS.
Both vintage and more modern cars were compeIng, as the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series was part of the CHGP for the first Ime thanks to Jason Sharpe and Diane Dale, who own “Move Motorsports Management” an “Athlete Management and Sports MarkeIng” company. Move Motorsports Management is the promoter of the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series and F2000 Canada Series. “We promote the series through Television, Radio, TradiIonal and Social Media” said Diane, “We facilitate series sponsorship, acIvely seek out series parIcipants, coordinate the event logisIcs (resources, trophies, championships, VIP hospitality) and are the series race promoters for the pro-‐weekend events.”
All reports were that this grid was a great success with Mikhail Goikhberg leading Brian Graham Racing to a 1-‐2 finish on the Saturday. Third place finisher Andre Du Preez scored his first podium in F1600 compeIIon despite not expecIng to race this weekend at all. “I just finished exams yesterday,” the young driver said. “We weren’t planning to be here. My dad called me at noon yesterday and said to pack the trailer!” In B Class, Connor Wagland not only claimed his third race win of 2015 – sharing the podium with pole siker Graham Lobban in 2nd and Amy Castell in 3rd – but also scored a 3rd place finish overall, a remarkable result for a B Class compeItor.
Sunday’s Toyo Tires race saw Zacharie Robichon run a great race and lead a perfect day for Brian Graham Racing that saw the team sweep the A Class podium in race 2. In B Class, Graham Lobban claimed a clear victory that belied the fierceness of the bakle going on behind him. Second-‐place finisher Steve Bodrug, 3rd-‐place Amy Castell, and 4th-‐place Connor Wagland traded posiIons constantly throughout the 15-‐lap running. The ferocious bakle culminated in a last-‐turn, wheel-‐to-‐wheel pass and a drag race to the line that saw Castell finish ahead of Wagland by less than a car length. “I was glad to be ahead of all that to be honest,” Lobban said of his victory.
With good weather on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the geniuses on the radio had been predicIng rain and thunderstorms for Father’s Day Sunday. This thankfully turned out to be absolute nonsense. The first of the Vintage, Historic and Classic grids for Sunday’s Feature Races was the Historic Formula Ford Feature with Amy Castell crossing the line first with David Clubine a scant .25 seconds behind. Kieran Murphy finished third.
Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series
Formula Ford-‐compeIng for the Oliver Clubine Trophy
Formula Ford Racers, as the “Featured Marque” for 2015, competed for the Oliver Clubine Trophy, in honour of VARAC’s Ollie Clubine, a champion and pioneer of Canadian road racing.
Del Bruce, president of VARAC congratulated Clubine’s son David on winning the newly insItuted trophy. Said Clubine: ”Thank you to VARAC for making this a truly special Father’s Day weekend. The racing was great, and I was pleased to be able to come out aper a 3-‐year layoff and have a go. The Formula Ford only race was truly as much fun as you can legally have! To have an award named aper Dad was truly an honour for the whole family. He loved what VARAC was all about, and especially loved his open wheeled cars. To win the award made it even more special for me. Thanks to everybody for all their hard work on the event, and to Ted Michalos for the loan of a great car.”
The numbers in the all-‐American engined Big Bore grid started on the small side and unfortunately dwindled inexorably through the weekend; ulImately the Feature Race was won by Anthony Polito’s lovely Shelby Mustang, followed home by Guy Desjardin’s Boss 302 Mustang and Craig Pick in his thunderous V-‐8 Canadian built Kiki, below. Good ol’ boy David Strachan’s 427 cu in Ford Galaxie stocker, a period correct copy of the early sixIes Holman Moody cars, rumbled home in fourth place.
CHGP Photos courtesy of John R. Walker/oneword
An added bonus at the CHGP was the opportunity to see and hear a rather special car owned by Travis Engen. “I love Mosport” said Engen, “ and I’ve wanted to run my 2005 Audi R8 Le Mans Prototype there for a long Ime. The rest of my racing last weekend was fun but by comparison to driving the R8 it has faded into the background! With the Audi already at the track (because Travis had his cars shipped directly from the Indianapolis event held the week before) VARAC offered to let me run demonstraIon laps at lunchIme, weather and schedule permisng. This was music to my ears! A special thank you to the Grid Crew and Safety workers and Marshals for reducing their lunchIme so I could do the demonstraIon laps. I had a great Ime, I’m sIll smiling as I recall the experience! Perhaps a future CHGP will include a class for these historic cars. I’m sure there would be interested spectators and drivers!”
CHGP Photos courtesy of John R. Walker/oneword
Under 1.3 Litre FeatureNext up was the Under 1.3 litre race, which became an all-‐Mini affair at the front with Nick Prak’s quick Spridget unable to take the start. This grid had begun the weekend with 40 cars taking the start flag; somewhat fewer took the green for the Sunday feature. But what a sight, with an eclecIc variety of cars from Fiat Abarths and Bugeye Sprites to a swarm of Formula Vees all pusng on a heck of a show. The fans loved the speedy Minis, bakling nose to tail, three wheeling inches apart down through Turn Two. Andrew Nelson, AusIn Cooper S, started on third spot, alongside Terry Milnes, AusIn Cooper S, and they finished one/two in that order. Richard Pakerson in another AusIn Cooper S started way back in 21st place but expertly sliced through the field to finish third, while Dirk Bolger, starIng 18th improved posiIons with his rapid ascent through the order to finish fourth in his Mini. Fiph and sixth were also Minis, they were consistent fan favourites through the weekend with the local hot shoes giving the quickest US visitors great compeIIon, a delight to watch, a definite highlight of the event. However, I must menIon the great “vintage spirit” of the Formula Vee guys. “Three of the Vee drivers are from south Florida”, said local Vee pilot Peter Viccary, “Mike Jackson, Mike Ennis and Paul Bukrose. Mike J. has been here a number of Imes; he is encouraging his buddies to do one bucket list track per year; and Mosport was #1. Mike is a also beer connoisseur, so I put up a 12 pack of Upper Canada Dark Ale as a fun Can-‐Am challenge award and, of course, he won it! The 6 Vees had a split start, self regulated, about 10 to 15 seconds behind the V/H small bore grid. It gave us a chance to race together, and catch as much of the pack as we could. Only Doug Durrell could race with the Yanks. Doug Switzer and I gradually fell back and raced each other. It was great fun!”
CHGP Photos courtesy of John R. Walker/oneword
The 1.3 to 2.5 litre Feature RaceNext up was the 1.3 to 2.5 litre feature race; and wow, the original grid of 40 plus cars had shrunk to 27 cars! Yes, vintage racing does have a few DNF’s and DNS’s! Once again Travis Engen’s lovely red Lotus 23 started on pole and he was never headed. Brian (Of the Yellow Mallock) Thomas was looking good for second place all the way unIl unlucky lap 13, when he fell to 7th with over heaIng woes. Henry Frye’s Triumph TR250 was well driven all weekend and he finished second. In third place was Richard Benson’s Bobsy SR6. Benson was one busy guy, working his way up from a starIng posiIon of 24th on the grid to pip Mark Brown’s Lotus Seven on the last lap. There was great racing all the way through the pack with MGBs, Volvos, Morgans, Charles Bordin’s Falcon sports racer, and we must menIon the “Love Bug”, Jason Di Cesar’s VW Beetle, really cool! Further back in the pack Jason’s brother David Di Cesar, MGA bakled back and forth with uncle Dan Di Cesar’s MGB GT, with David finally prevailing.
Jason and “The Love Bug”.
CHGP Photos courtesy of John R. Walker/oneword
The Classic Feature saw Anthony Polito’s 1979 Mustang chased home by Robert Offley’s Porsche 944, Dave Margolese in a Porsche 914-‐6, James Sutherland Porsche 911 and Heikki Silegren, Datsun 240Z. They started and finished in that order with Geoff McCord’s Porsche 911 making his way up from 9th on the grid to finish 6th. The Father’s Day bakle of the Gibson family failed to materialize; Sean explained aperwards “My Dad, Colin, had a fall off at turn 3 and was unable to finish, Ian had a brush with another compeItor and pulled off, and my cousin Shaun was unable to run due to a blown head gasket and stripped threads in the block. I was able to hold off Gord BallanIne's Porsche and win G70 G class in the #123 Civic, so a biker sweet weekend!”
Speaking of beer and local hot shoes, Indy car driver James Hinchcliffe and his dad Jeremy are of course VARAC members and Hinchtown Hammerdown was the “Official Beer of the CHGP”. The beer is a collaboraIon between “Hinch” and Flat 12 Bierwerks of Indianapoils, IN. CompeItors were treated to samples of Hinchtown Hammerdown, a crisp and refreshing pilsner-‐style beer now lagered and cold-‐stored. (I can report that it’s smooth, drinkable, and goes down fast-‐the perfect beer for a day at the track!) Fans had access to the beer over the course of the weekend at all of the concession stands.
The Classic Feature
Above: Jim MIddleton, Shelby Mustang.
Monoposto FeatureThe last race of the weekend was the Monoposto feature with CHGP stalwart Travis Engen compleIng a fine weekend with a first place finish ahead of Tom Pixley, Wheeler Super Vee and Bill Tebuk, 1978 Lola T492. VARAC had invited one of Canada’s past Formula Ford aces, 1979 Champion Gary Magwood, to be Grand Marshall for the weekend; Mike Adams then generously stepped forward to offer Magwood a ride in his Chinook FF for the weekend on the Monoposto grid. Unfortunately vintage racing is open “the best of Imes, the worst of Imes” and despite the best efforts of Mike and his merry band the Chinook cooperated only intermikently for Magwood. “I owe a huge debt of graItude to Mike Adams, Gary Tholl and Gord Leach, “ said Magwood. “They made the event well worth the trip down memory lane. “
“The four days at Mosport were salvaged by meeIng and greeIng a whole slew of racers from the past, trading lies, knocking back a few
aper the race and laughing at the many incidents recalled from glories past. The theme was consistent: the older we get, the faster we were!”
Gary Magwood
"Jason and his Magic Ear!” By Chris Rupnik.
My Fiat had raced just a few weeks prior at the Spring Classic at Tremblant, and exhibited the same frustraIng engine hesitaIon issue. The morning qualificaIon session results showed a 1:58, which is about 4 seconds slower than what I had hoped. The races on Friday were bikersweet. Saturday morning we did get #213 through tech and were all set for the Enduro. Again the morning race saw #418 fall further back during the race -‐ losing posiIon aper posiIon to cars that I was sure I could normally compete with. Upon my return to the paddock, I knew that I had to do something. Jason DiCesar was there and aper describing the issue again to him, I menIoned that the hesitaIon issue occurs even on the access road between the upper and lower paddock. His eyes lit up and said "let me hear it". We made one run and he confirmed that the sound was that the engine was too lean, clearly a jesng issue. We pulled out the jets from the dormant #213 (just before the Enduro much to Andrews consternaIon) and tried that on the access road. AMAZING! The car was completely different, with only minimal hesitaIon and much more acceleraIon. We tried a few more combinaIons and were excited about prospects for the Enduro. I rushed to fill the fuel cell and prepare for the events, I lined up and started off. The first lap was a revelaIon. I was able to use ship points that I remember using years ago -‐ I actually had wind buffeIng on my helmet, this HAD to be beker. Big thumbs up to my crew on the pit wall each Ime I went by and I was trying to set best laps each Ime. I even managed to sIck with Chris Creighton -‐ whom I knew was easily blowing by me earlier in the weekend. Each lap I was able to improve (or at least feel that I was) and was taking great pleasure in validaIng that the real problem wasn't with the driver -‐ but instead lay with a few 6$ pieces of metal. I pulled in aper the race to a huge relief and happiness as the weekend took a full 180 degree turn! Jason had found the problem thanks to his magic ear!
I had tried to get an idea on the winner of the Enduro from Del Bruce before the dinner-‐ but he didn't even give me any inkling on who won. During the dinner I was with my cousin and family -‐ sisng next to the DiCesars as the winner was called. I had every finger crossed -‐ and when Del said that the winner had an Italian car (HEY!!! I HAVE AN ITALIAN CAR!) and then a FIAT (HEEYYY, THAT’S ME!) all that yeahh hooping and hollering was genuine -‐ I was so totally stoked and happy to win the wonderful award. Thanks Jason!
From the top:
Diane Dale
Andrew AtkinsGary Allen
TRIUMPH/MG AWARDSThere were also special Triumph/MG Challenge Awards: the Bob Tullius Group 44 Award to a Triumph Driver for PreparaIon & Vintage Spirit & Driving Skill going to a rapid Henry Frye, driving his yellow TR250. Frye also won the TR250/TR6 award, while the TR 3 & 4 award went to Jeff Snooks, the GT6 & Vitesse award to Jeff Clark and the SpiKire award was won by Don Sopp.
TONY SIMMSThe Tony Simms Award to an “MG Driver, for PreparaIon & Vintage Spirit” went to Jeff Devine, the T-‐Series award to Frank Mount, the MGA award to Dave Good and for MGB, it was Jeff Devine winning, with Nick Prak and “Gidget” collecIng the MG Midget trophy. THE ENDUROIn the Toronto Star Enduro compeIIon the winners were; One Car/ One Driver -‐ Chris Rupnik, Two Cars/ Two Drivers -‐ Mark Brown & Jeff Devine.
THANKS CAROL!Carol Burge once again organized the famous Pot Luck dinner Friday night, with VARAC members kindly providing lots of good things to eat; Carol was given a lovely silver tray for her work on this popular feature through the years and thanked the members for their help and contribuIons.
Jeff Snooks, Triumph TR3
MANY THANKS TO BOB DESHANE!CHGP Director Bob DeShane, congratulated on another superb CHGP said “I want to give out a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the CHGP possible and a special thanks to our valued sponsors, including the Black Prince Winery, Doug KurCn of CPS Flooring, the Toronto Star, Ted Michalos of Hoyes Michalos, and our partners at Inside Track.
“Ted Michalos of Hoyes Michalos provided 100% sponsor funding for the CHGP Souvenir Polo Shirts. Doug Kur2n (CPS Flooring) provided 100% funding for the CHGP Trophy Plates as well as adverCsing in Vintage Motorsport magazine. John Sambrook & Geoff Web (Black Prince Wines) provided wines and serving of wines for the Friday Pot Luck, the surplus will be used for VARAC Wine & Cheese ParCes. Toronto Star provided their #1 man, Norris McDonald for the Banquet & “Lunch with the Legends”. Gord Ballan2ne provided leadership and coaching for the Thursday"OrientaCon Sessions" for the first-‐Cme Mosport drivers. Del Bruce provided leadership throughout as well as the duCes of Race Director. Diane Dale provided leadership, Social Media updates and Formula Ford/Toyo Tires Series coordinaCon. Diane also provided coordinaCon with Motorsport Reg for registraCon services. Dave Good provided leadership and MG Racer coordinaCon. Russ Moore provided leadership, Triumph Racer coordinaCon and Bob Tullius Group 44 Award Judging. Van Worsdale provided coordinaCon for the Simms Trophy Award. Peter Jackson provided Registrar Services throughout the year. Peter Jackson and Aileen Ashman, Anne McCallum and Brian Stewart provided RegistraCon Services. Peter Viccary wrote the cheques. Ted Michalos provided leadership and coordinaCon for Driver Conduct. John Greenwood, John Kinnear, Russ Moore, Heather W, J.R.Mitchell, Mary McClure, Mike Nilson, and Tory Murphy provided ScruCneer services. Neil DeShane provided organizer support throughout the weekend. Mike Deschamps provided Pit Marshal duCes throughout the weekend. Gary Magwood provided Star Power and Ambassadorial duCes as Grand Marshal. And Chris Rupnik, who put the "Thrill of Victory" back into the acceptance of awards when he was presented his Enduro Trophy on Saturday!” Bob DeShane.
The 2015 Jefferson 500 Summit Point...
Dave Good Reports!
Vintage Racing Group (VRG) held their Jefferson 500 May 14-‐17 at Summit Point Raceway. The featured marque was Triumph-‐ the 14th Annual Triumph Kas Kastner Cup. The event also included an IMSA 2.5 L Sedan event. Brian Redman was the Grand Marshal. Summit Point Raceway is in eastern W. Va adjacent to Virginia, about 70 miles from Washington, DC. From the GTA, it’s about a 750 km haul. The course we ran is a ten turn, two mile road course that includes a 2900 foot straightaway and 400 feet of elevaIon change. The track is challenging and fun. The event was very well akended, drawing an event record 250 +/-‐ entrants!
Several VARAC V/H racers akended including Jeff Clark with his GT6 and Mike Deweerd with his TR4 in the Triumph Party and , “crashing the party” were MGA racers David Holmes and Dave Good.
Above: David Holmes on the grid...
Lep: Jeff in his “6”
Below: Dave passing the porta-‐poky!
Jefferson
500...Right: Mike Deweerd in his “4”
(Photo’s courtesy of our new photographer—David Holmes!)
The weather was basically good except for a downpour Saturday night that lingered as light showers Sunday AM. The Kastner Cup was pushed back from Sat PM to Sun AM and VRG’s event tent flooded so they had to adjust “on the fly” to move everything over to a dry area. However it was a great event—VRG runs a low key, friendly, yet professional show.
VARAC at MGVR Focus Event-‐Virginia InternaGonal Raceway.
Above: "Proof that this is a fast course-‐Frank Mount’s TD going over 100 mph!...and, no-‐Frank advises even if the speedo is stuck it had to get there in the first place!"
The “MG Vintage Racers” celebrated their 2015“Focus Event” at VDCA’s Wild Hare Run at Virginia InternaIonal Raceway (VIR) April 10-‐12. 47 +/-‐ MG’s were entered. VIR is a mulI-‐use race track complex on the Virginia/N. Carolina border,near Danville,Va-‐approx. 1100 km haul from the GTA. The track can be configured into 4 or 5 derivaIons. We ran the “full course” layout-‐3.27 mile; 17 corners with a 120 p elevaIon change. Total entries for the event were approx. 175-‐ a record for this event. VARAC MG’s were: Gary “Hollywood” Allen-‐MGB, Joe LighKoot-‐MGB along Cheryl, Jesse & Oscar in his ‘new” motorhome ( this one has brakes and a funcIoning fridge!) Frank and Connie Mount in Pre-‐War with his MGTD, Jim Holodoy with his MGA Twin Cam, and Dave Good with his A. David Holmes crewed and acted as chief photographer and pizza pickup man– on his way back from Florida.
MGVR Focus Event-‐Virginia InternaGonal Raceway. By Dave Good
Friday was pracIce and qualifying. Friday midday , the MG group was treated to a track talk by Peter Krause who went over how to posiIon the car over all the 17 corners in about 12 minutes—very knowledgeable talk but I think I remembered 2
or 3 points-‐ie when your lep shoulder is parallel to the third pebble on the curb begin your turn-‐in …or was that begin your braking..? In the next session, I soon found out it was the turn in point since I put the A straight off in corner 1 when I tried to hold my braking to that point! Gary Allen was very quick right out of the gate – right out front with the local quick B’s, but unfortunately ran into a few problems which shut down his weekend.
Joe was also very quick and got quicker and quicker as he learned the course
Joe’s take on the weekend: “The VIR event was rather un-‐evenKul for me and I have no "great story" to tell. Not even a tale of woe. I was impressed that Gary Allen managed to set a lap Ime on his very first ouIng on the track that I didn't manage to reach unIl the Sunday race. It would have been interesIng to see if he could have won outright. It was great to see you go so well with your "new Hoosiers" and coming up through the fields well. I really missed my buddy Richard Navin. It just wasn't the same. I was so looking forward to wupping his ass, lol.”
“Yeah-‐we all missed you –Richard & Brenda—your company and the “special” hot chocolate on those chilly nights!” says Dave Good. “I had a great weekend, with a new engine-‐-‐-‐and then the discovery of Hoosiers ! Set a new PB for VIR, 12 secs beker than last PB!...and drove on the trailer at the end! Somewhat of a unique experience!”
Our hero, the author, operaIng the BBQ—can’t be harder than racing an A!
Mt-‐Tremblant Spring Classic
With notes from Brian Thomas, Ted Michalos and Chris Rupnik.
Brian Thomas: The weekend started with approximately 25 V/H cars registered. Chris Rupnick had arranged some excellent track slots for our group: just prior to lunch and the last event of each day. Thanks, Chris, even I could make it to the grid on Ime! We had quite the selecIon of cars. Herbie the Love Bug, Porsches, Lotus 7 and FF, MGBs, two Mallocks, etc., etc. Friday was cool. In fact, while on the false grid waiIng for pracIce it actually started to hail! Really! It was just enough to get your akenIon. Andrew C. or “Mr. Arrive and Drive” fiked his
driver’s seat in a Green Fiat with the help of Chris Rupnick.
Ted Michalos: “A beauCful day at Le Circuit -‐ no rain, no sleet, no threat of snow. 21 cars qualified this morning on the Vintage grid -‐ no yellows and no one had to be towed in. Pole went to Guy Desjardins in his 1970 Boss 302, followed by a group of 10 cars all within 3 seconds of each other. This aTernoon's race should be exciCng. In addiCon, there are at least 4 "rookies" on the grid -‐ it is great to see new "old" cars and new drivers join our ranks... Well done guys! We're the last race of the day -‐ 4:30 or there about. Later: Our own Brian Thomas placed first in the V/H race today! Only two local yellows -‐ the first when the Boss 302 died on the first lap and second when Ed Luce developed mechanical issues.
Driver’s MeeIng, les ancien pilotes...
Chris Rupnik: My weekend had started off with a suspected engine failure -‐ but that was even before I got to the track. I had promised Andrew Celovsky an arrive and drive weekend -‐ and therefore needed to make two trips up from Montreal to Circuit Mont Tremblant to deliver both of our cars. Back at home aper the first delivery -‐ the tow vehicle decided it had enough, coughed up some white surrender smoke and required a flatbed back to the dealer. Undaunted -‐ and with a last minute rented pickup -‐ towed the second car up to Tremblant on Friday. Arrived at a busy (and full) paddock as most racers were discussing not track Ips nor bench racing, but trading hints on how to stay warm! Unpacked the car and got ready for the late apernoon session. Unfortunately Andrews car expired aper a few laps in the apernoon session -‐ making him a spectator for the rest of the weekend. My car was going just fine -‐ with the same stumble at 4,500 rpms that has affected this car since its rebuild.
Tremblant is a wonderful place for the Fiat to gain posiIons right on the start because it starts downhill, and Fiats are known for working best when going downhill... I managed to overtake a few cars on the start and then it was a case of hanging on Ill the end of the session as the engine stumble gradually got worse and worse. Fortunate work with lapped traffic allowed me to stay ahead of Jason DiCesar in the #53 Beetle, but not by much! Sunday was going to be interesIng...
Andrew, Chris and Robert Searle
Brian Thomas: Great racing followed by a “Wine and Freeze” party (lep) in Chris’s paddock spot. Many thanks to Chris’s Mom and Sister for searching out the provisions.
Chris Rupnick: Lovely wine, spirits and camaraderie all fused together to make the temperature seem “not all that bad really”. A good group of VARAC racers ended up later at the bar of Hotel du Coq de la Montagne where Nino shared his usual casual and laid back tales and racing memories.
Brian Thomas: Guy D. with the Boss 302 Mustang got the “Heavy Metal” award for the weekend, having the heaviest car of the group. He had engine issues but made it back on track for Sunday starIng at the back of the pack for the morning race….
The feature race found the Yellow Mallock gridded beside Guy’s Boss 302 on the front row. But at the 3-‐minute to go mark the weather gods took over. RAIN! And I mean RAIN! When heading onto the track we couldn’t even see the pace car. It conInued to pour for two thirds of the race. I did what I could but in the end the Mustang was victorious. Well driven all! The conduct commikee was “mute” all weekend and the event was fantasIc!
Chris Rupnick: Sunday morning weather was lovely, and as we prepped for Race #2 , my cheering secIon arrived. My nieces had made lovely signs (lep) encouraging Fiat #418 along, and my fan club was completed by my friend (and future racer??) Tony making an appearance. Never before have I had to “borrow” so many crew passes from others! The race sIll exhibited the same engine
issues, this Ime Jason easily outpacing me as the car gradually slowed and slowed, yet sIll finished the race and saw the chequered flag.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONAs the apernoon hours conInued the paddock was gradually emptying out. The Vintage race was the last of the day, and this made for lots of Ime to chat and watch the other series from our excellent vantage point near Namerow corner. Every once and a while we would hear Ires squealing and know that someone overcooked their exit and watched the flaggers to warn of the incident . As we sat on the grid waiIng for our race the skies opened and proceeded to unleash a torrent of rain -‐ just as we followed the pace car out! A few cars reIred on the formaIon lap as the rain conInued. Everyone behaved very well throughout the race -‐and eventually the track started to dry aper the showers ended. I managed to stay on the lead lap -‐ and again saw the chequered flag. A great way to start the race season -‐ no DNS, no DNF and drove it on the trailer.
MCO MAY MADNESSS, CALABOGIELet’s just say it was a preky slim field....
(Email from a school friend, below, we used to draw race cars together in class........)Hi Jeremy,Finally got the Elite going well. Good Ime at Silverstone GP circuit. Big grid of 44 and we finished 9th o/a 1st in class which also meant first Elite....got this nice photo as well. Trust your racing is going as well? B W, Mike.Me: “Oh.......um, yes, ..........we’re off to Shannonville soon.....”
From the Pit Signals Editor.... Father’s Day was extra interesIng for me as Ted Michalos entrusted my son Harry with one of his Bugeye Sprites. Harry (below) had a ball, thanks to Ted and Craig DeShane. I was sisng on the mock grid, waiIng for his race to finish. I watched him come into view chasing a couple of other cars, only to spin at turn nine…..I saw a puff of smoke from the Ires and then I could just see his helmet over the Ire barriers, exiIng stage lep….just glad his mum wasn’t there, I’m sure she wouldn’t have appreciated it! Anyway, he kept up the Sale tradiIon, yup, ran out of gas.... Also got down to a 1:55, and was called up to the stewards, fortunately a case of mistaken idenIty. A big thank you to Ted! Best Father’s Day ever!
Harry Sale gets the Bug...
1963 Lotus Super 7 Series II Engine: Lotus twin cam (originally prepared by Ecurie Canada of Montréal) Re-built in 2013·Dual weber DCOE40-18’s·Dry sump with tank oil cooler· Chromed headers. Frame, body, wheels: Right hand drive· Original Lotus Formula steering wheel· Frame reinforced for racing in the nineteen seventies· Windshield added in the nineteen nineties· Wings added in the nineteen nineties· Adjustable chromed front suspension· Wheels “Minilite”·Body material: aluminum, fibreglass· Two side curtains (no rag top) Particularities: Licensed for street driving. Raced in the late nineteen sixties and early seventies by Robert (Rob) Roy of Montréal.Reason for selling; downsizing from two to one British roadster.Located in Orleans (east of Ottawa). Price: $25,000 (negotiable) Email: [email protected]
For Sale 1963 MGB -‐ $12,000 CDN Never registered as a road car since imported to the USA. Purchased from Killer B’s Racing in Wisconsin and converted back to VARAC eligibility and raced for two seasons. Have not raced for 5 years and Ime to stop paying storage charges. Repainted in 1963 colours (anIque white and BriIsh racing green stripes) and body fully restored from SCCA body flares etc. Fast car and well sorted with wonderful exhaust sound. Brand new mini light rims. Interior and engine bay pictures taken before the car had body work and paint job but were untouched except for replacement of the electronic igniIon. Price includes open trailer and some spare parts located in Toronto area. Please e-‐mail for more pictures or quesIons to [email protected].
Hardtop for 1974 MGB
Asking $300 or best offerLocated in Guelph, can be seen by appointmentContact John call or text 519-808-6452Email: [email protected]
Crossle 30F Formula Ford The car has a complete and interesting Canadian history, starting with the Bulova series in 1976 and Nigel Gough. At one point, it was restored with a Pulsar frame (confirmed by Bob McCallum, the original builder of the frame). The car has just been completely restored and prepared for a return to the track, except that the bodywork (in very good condition) was left in its original livery circa 1980. Delivery is available to the Northeast and track support could be available for the first race weekend. Asking US$15,000. Please contact me at [email protected] for more details. The brief for the project was, in my interpretation, to retain the look, feel and character of the car as raced in 1978 - 1980. To that end, I decided to do what amounts to a "deep race preparation" to modern standards of safety, while retaining as much of the original car as possible. Many parts were cleaned and reused where they might have been replaced with newly fabricated parts in a true restoration. Other good used parts were sourced from a recently decommissioned period Formula Ford. My goal was to have the completed project look and present like a well maintained car properly prepared and ready for it's next race having last raced two weeks prior, not like a brand new restoration. Clean, neat, safe and with appropriate patina.
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G 1972 Honda 600 (two cylinder) Complete but not running. My wife drove the car unIl 1978/79. It's been parked in the garage since then. Needs work on the rocker panels. Have the original bill of sale. Make me an offer! Peter Henderson, 905-‐839-‐4931. Pickering, Ontario. [email protected]
TRAILER WANTEDI am looking for a tandem axle open car trailer. Please contact with any leads. Thanks. Stephen Burnett 612 544 7857
GINETTA G4 BODY
Brand new fibreglass Ginetta G4 roadster body for sale. Original fiberglass mould flashing has not been trimmed, never been drilled or mounted. Body is BRAND NEW. You can see in some pics the flashing still needs to be trimmed. I am looking for $1600. for entire assembly. All I have is the body, I seem to have all of the pieces. Located North of Bradford and South of Sunset Speedway, just off Hwy 11. Contact me at: [email protected]. Rick Wilson.
I have an MGA 4.875 ( 8/39 ) raIo complete rebuilt differenIal unit for sale, new bearings and seal, spider gears are 10 spline MGA, ready to install. Asking $500.00 or best offer. Phone 905-‐274-‐4136 or email [email protected] if interested. Bob Grunau, 150 Pinewood Trail, Mississauga, Ont. L5G-‐2L1
1969 TVR Vixen Vintage race car. This car is built with the best of everything. Full race motor 170HP c/r gearbox. Engine professionally built. Car races on west coast. CACC/SCCBC log book. $20,000 USD or $25,000 CDN. Phil Roney, Surrey.BC V3S 7X1 Office 604 576 2876 Email [email protected]
I am offering for sale the following; New Dave Hedley cylinder head with valves marked .030 Weber carburetor with manifold Exhaust header. Price $2000.00 for the lot. Ed Delong cell 905-‐516-‐6353
1974 Alfa Romeo GTV Race Car
Asking $30,000 CDN - $25,000 USCustom-built steel trailer: $2,500 CDN
This is a 1974 GTV was built from 2001 to 2004 to historic SCCA 1972 Trans-Am B Sedan specifications. The car has finished in first place at its last three events: Sandia (SWMS) June 2010, Las Vegas (VARA) October 2009, and Sandia August 2009.The suspension is fully built for racing with #1300 front springs, a front sway bar system mounted behind the wheels, a custom panhard bar, and adjustable sway bar at rear. Carrera racing shocks were setup by Paul Spruell. Rear links are reinforced and lightened with heim joints replacing the original rubber bushings, and all front suspension bushings are racing quality. The body is seam welded. Sparco racing seat. Dropped and welded spindles by Jack Beck Custom, aluminum racing radiator. All fuel and oil lines AN fittings and braided SS lines, 15 gallon Fuel Safe fuel cell, dual fuel pumps with fuel filter, press gauge in engine compartment. Full instruments including 2-stage tach, circuit breakers, etc in aluminum dash. Remote oil cooler. Bump steer reduced to zero. Lexan windshield, rear and ¼ windows.The low hour engine was built by Terry Tinney and dyno’d at 202 HP. It breathes through DCOE 48 carbs, and features Cosworth forged pistons, Carrillo forged rods, a Tilton clutch, Spruell headers, an aluminum flywheel, MSD electronic ignition, and an MSD racing distributor. The transmission is a custom Schwitters 5-speed utilizing Hewland gears in the Alfa box with all ratios changeable. An Alfaholics donut replacement is installed along with a new driveshaft. Two sets of Panasport rims with Hoosier racing tires are included.Contact: Ken Lee - [email protected]