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2012 CHGP June 15-17, The Greatest Show on Tarmac Plus!

The greatest Show on Tarmac PLUS!!! Checkered Flag Car Cruise, PartSource Field of Dreams Car Show, On-Track Parade Laps & MORE!

Two weeks & counting! The Green Flag will drop on the VARAC 2012 Canadian Historic Grand Prix from June 15 to 17th, 2012. Will you be there to take it?

We’d like you to join us for the best Vintage and Historic Racing in Canada on the fabulous Grand Prix course at Mosport – now renamed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. You’ll have a blast!

Millions of dollars have been spent to improve the facility at CTMP and you’ll be both amazed and pleased with the changes, the most significant of which is the new double-wide and tall tunnel and all-new roadways. It is the same great historic race track with the look and feel of a new one. At LBMC, we are proud to be part of VARAC and part of this fantastic event! We’ve got great racing, large grids, an Enduro and that’s just the racing! There’s Mini Meet North, the largest annual Mini Gathering in Canada, the Checkered Flag Cruise on Friday Evening right on the hallowed tarmac of the Start/Finish straight of the Grand Prix Circuit, Wilson-Niblett Hillfest welcoming 200 Corvettes on Saturday, the Legends of Mosport Great Canadian Racers Reunion Sunday Morning, the Field of Dreams Car Show and Parade Laps Sunday morning and noon. There’s good food, lots of awards, posters, event shirts, a charity – Wounded Warriors of Canada, and all sorts of activities both on and off the track to keep you entertained. You can even join our TOURING SESSIONS and get a feel for the track at brisk but safe speeds. Why not join us? Friday Evening Checkered Flag Cruise – FREE ADMISSION for all with a small donation to Wounded Warriors. SPECIAL SUNDAY GROUNDS ADMISSION PRICE OF JUST $20 PER CAR – AND FREE ENTRY TO PARTSSOURCE FIELD OF DREAMS CAR SHOW.

Pre-Race BEMC Spring Trophy – May 5/6, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE RACING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA’S SEASON GETS UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND

BOWMANVILLE, ON (May 3, 2012) – After a long break for winter the members of the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) are ready to hit the track for some intense action in this weekend’s BEMC Spring Trophy Races, May 5/6.

Competitors from all over the provinces of Ontario and Quebec will be competing in Vintage / Historic, Formula Classic and G70+ and getting their first look at the recently renovated Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Saturday will consist of one practice session followed by qualifying and the first race of the weekend. Sunday the cars will take to the track for two races.

Fans can expect to see historic race cars including Alfa Romeo, Mallock, MGB, Lotus, Mustang, Datsun, Porsche, Corvette, Mini, Jaguar, BMW, Honda, Formula Cars and more.

The BEMC Spring Trophy will be the first VARAC points race of the year and is a pre-cursor to the much anticipated Canadian Historic Grand Prix taking place on June 15-17 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, celebrating the Corvette as the featured marque.

Tickets and provisional schedule available here

For more information on VARAC: https://varac.ca

Follow us at @VARACBoD

 VARAC is the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada whos members share a desire to preserve, restore and race historically significant cars in a form as close to the original specification as possible.  We race cars made in 1989 or earlier in Ontario and Quebec.  The highlight of our season is the Canadian Historic Grand Prix held in 2012 on Jun 15-17 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

PDF version of this release available here