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2013 VARAC Canadian Historic Grand Prix

The following are images from the 2013 VARAC Canadian Historic Grand Prix held on June 14-16 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

VARAC was very lucky to have many talented photographers on site at this year’s CHGP. The following are links to downloadable photographs capturing the weekend events (some are free for download, some are for purchase). As a gracious thank-you please be sure to credit the photographer if you use their photos, and maybe even drop them a line to tell them how much you enjoy their work!

Inside Track Motorsport News – 2013 CHGP Program – Website

Globe and Mail Article – Globe and Mail Article – June 12, 2013

Mini Meet North – 2013 CHGP from the Mini Meet North Perspective

Richard Colburn – CHGP Photos – Website – Contact

Please ignore the button that says “Buy”, these photos can be downloaded for free (many thanks to Richard)

Hugh Hawley – Website – Contact

If you’re interested in high resolution versions of any of Hugh’s pictures, please contact him with the HWDP #### from the following flicker sites:

– CHGP Part 1

– CHGP Part 2

– CHGP Part 3

– CHGP Part 4

– CHGP Part 5

John Walker – CHGP Photos – Website – Contact

Mai-ai Photography by Michael Patrick

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Peter Viccary – Contact

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Miscellaneous Photos from Members

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50 Years of Formula Vee by Jeremy Sale

VARAC member Jeremy Sale writes about the 50th anniversary of the Formula Vee in the June 2013 edition of Inside Track Motorsport News.

Already in your mailbox (if you’re a VARAC member), on sale now at your newsstand, order a subscription or obtain a digital edition.

Fifty Years of Formula Vee

2013 DAC Trillium Trophy Races

Images from the DAC Trillium Trophy Races at Shannonville Motorsport Park on May 25-26, 2013

Pictures by Richard Coburn available here

VARAC Rolls into Shannonville Motorsport Park May 25/26

TORONTO, ON (May 23, 2013) – Following a very successful BEMC Spring Trophy event three weeks ago the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) competitors will compete in the second event of the season this weekend (May 25,26) in the DAC Trillium Trophy Races.

Competitors from all across Ontario and Quebec will be competing in the Vintage/Historic and Group 70+ grids which host a wide variety of historic race cars. This weekend you’ll see MGs, Sprites, Alfas, Porsche, BMW, Mustang and Corvette as well as classic open wheel cars such as the Bobsey Formula Vee, Merlyn mk Eleven, Lotus and Mallock.

Saturday will consist of one, 15-minute practice session followed by a 15-minute qualifying and the first 20-minute race of the weekend, all starting at 8:30am. Sunday the cars will take to the track at 9:00am and the day will consist of two, 20/25-minute races.

Provisional Schedule available here

Complimentary Tickets available here

The DAC Trillium Trophy Races is the second VARAC points race of the year and is the final tune-up to VARAC’s much anticipated Canadian Historic Grand Prix taking place on June 14-16 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, celebrating the Rothmans Porsche 944 Challenge Cup as the feature.

VARAC is the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada whose 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 2013 on Jun 14-16 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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Photo by Peter Viccary

2013 BEMC Spring Trophy Races

Images from the BEMC Spring Trophy Races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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May 2013 Pit Signals

VARAC Pit Signals

The May 2013 edition of VARAC Pit Signals by Jeremy Sale has been released! Click here to download your personal copy.

Features this month include:

  • 63rd BEMC Spring Trophy Races
  • VARAC and CASC-OR 2013 Driving School
  • Ed and Dorothy Luce, driver and crew, #54 Lotus 51A
  • Team Canada at the Formula Vee 50th Festival

VARAC 2013 Race Season Gets Underway This Weekend

TORONTO, ON (April 29, 2012) – The snow has melted and the grass is finally getting green so it’s time for the competitors from the Vintage Automobile Racing Association (VARAC) to hit the track for their first race of the season.

Cars from the Vintage/Historic and Group 70+ classes will be participating in the BEMC 63rd Annual Spring Trophy Races this Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th at the newly refurbished Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

2013 VARAC Race Season Starts This Weekend

During the off-season the addition of a VARAC Festival Championship in concert with vintage clubs in the U.S. was formulated to compliment the already popular VARAC Regional Championship which is run as an integral part of the CASC Ontario Region schedule.

It was also announced a short time ago that Shellbourne Fuels has come on board as the VARAC Driver’s Championship Primary Sponsor, providing the club with some necessary resources and the competitor base with a fully customizable fuel program.

“This is going to be a great season of racing,” said VARAC President Del Bruce. “We have been working diligently over the winter to continue to grow the sport of vintage car racing.  Our new sponsorships and our evolving relationship with some key vintage groups in the US are really enhancing the vintage racing experience for our members,” he added.

The highlight of the season is always the Canadian Historic Grand Prix, this year taking place June 14-16 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The event will continue to celebrate the history of Canadian motorsport as this years featured class will be the Rothmans Cup Porsche 944’s that provided some of the closest racing ever seen and launched the professional careers of many home-grown stars.

The full weekend schedule is available here

Complementary tickets are available here

 

VARAC is the Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada whose 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 annually in June at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.  The 2013 CHGP will feature Porsche.

For more information on VARAC: www.varac.ca
For more information on VARAC’s Canadian Historic Grand Prix:
For more information on CASC-OR: www.casc.on.ca
For more information on Canadian Tire Motorsport Park: www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com

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