TORONTO, ON (May 19, 2015) – The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada will open their the Vintage/Historic grid season on May 22-24 at the Mont Tremblant “Spring Classic”. The Entry list for this grid is already stacked at over 25 cars with a few more to come.

Le Circuit Mont Tremblant is regarded as one of the finest racing circuits in North America and has seen some of the greatest names in racing, like Villeneuve, Andretti, Stewart, Moss, and many more. VARAC’s Vintage and Historic cars will compete for championship points driving vintage Formula Fords, MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars, Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Lotus, Minis, Corvettes and more.

Mont-Tremblant is located in the picturesque Laurentian Mountains. With 15 turns and some long straights it is a challenging track, considered one of the finest and most demanding circuits in the world. “Le Circuit is second only to Monaco in difficulty,” said Jackie Stewart. With more than 100 hotels, motels, condos and bed and breakfast units in the region, lodging is plentiful. Mont-Tremblant Resort, an alpine-style village right at the foot of the mountain, is nearby. Racers and visitors can enjoy French or international cuisine in more than 100 restaurants surrounding this iconic track.

TORONTO, ON (April 27, 2015) – The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada will debut the newly named “Classic” grid, which includes both Group 70+ and Group 90 cars, at the May 2/3 BEMC Spring Trophy Races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

“With the new race class of Group 90 being added in 2015, VARAC has expanded the eligible age of historic race cars to include the racing period of 1990 to 1994.” says Del Bruce, VARAC’s President and Race Director. “We believe this is a very positive move in response to the interest in newer cars. We hope to see a good number of these cars joining us at BEMC and of course, at the Canadian Historic Grand Prix, June 19-21.”

There are three race events on the VARAC race calendar in May; the BEMC event, to be followed by the Vintage/Historic grid’s season opener on May 22-24 at the Mont Tremblant “Spring Classic”, then on May 30/31 VARAC has added a non-points “Sportsman” race to the schedule, MCO’s new for 2015 Calabogie “May Madness”.

The highlight of VARAC’s season, the Canadian Historic Grand Prix, takes place Father’s Day Weekend, June 19-21 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The event continues to celebrate the history of Canadian motorsport and this year will feature the entire history of Formula Ford, including the Oliver Clubine Memorial race, run groups for all eras of Formula Fords and a special addition, the Toyo Tires F1600 Series at the CHGP as part of their championship schedule.

 

 

VARAC’s 2015 race schedule can be found at:

https://varac.ca/events/

For more information on VARAC: www.varac.ca

 

The VARAC test and tune is coming up soon and we’re hoping to find some new scrutineers for the club. Wouldn’t it be fun to inspect all the beautiful historic cars at the Canadian Historic Grand Prix and find out what’s really under the hood? 

Mike Nilson would be doing an introduction to scrutineering and hands on training during the VARAC Test and Tune on April 19, 2015 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Driver Development Track.

At the end of the day, he will be able to put forward recommendations for issuing a B scrutineering license affiliated with CASC-OR.

Mechanical knowledge would be helpful, but not required. Everything a scrutineer needs to know, can be easily taught. 

Please contact [email protected] for more information and to RSVP.