June 2012 Pit Signals

VARAC Pit Signals

The June 2012 edition of VARAC Pit Signals by Jeremy Sale has been released! Click here to download your personal copy. Features this month include:

  • – Dave Good Reports from Sebring
  • – BEMC Spring Trophy Races
  • – DAC Trillium Trophy Races
  • – Happy 50th Birthday to MGB

Pre-Race DAC Trillium Trophy Races – May 26/27, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE RACING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA ROLLS INTO SHANNONVILLE MOTORSPORT PARK THIS WEEKEND

TORONTO, ON (May 23, 2012) – 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 26,27) in the DAC Trillium Trophy Races.

Competitors from all over the provinces of Ontario and Quebec will be competing in Vintage/Historic, Formula Classic and Group 70+ while keeping a close eye on Canadian racing superstar and VARAC member James Hinchcliffe as he takes on the world’s best in the Indy 500.

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-minute races.

Featured VARAC drivers/cars among others this weekend will include:

John Greenwood – Lotus 7
Ed Luce – 1967 Lotus 51
Brian Thomas – 1972 Mallock
Joe Lightfoot – 1965 MGB
Richard Navin – 1968 MGB
Sean and Colin Gibson (Father & Son team) – pair of 1988 Honda Civics
Robert Searle – 1972 BMW 2002
John Kinnear – 1972 MGB
Don Hooton – 1959 AH Sprite
Doug Switzer – 1969 TSR FV
Neil and Kevin Young (Father & Son team) – 1971 Datsun 240z
Doug Durrell – 1965 Bobsy FV

Provisional Schedule available here

Complimentary Tickets available here

The DAC Trillium Trophy Races is the second points race of the year and is the final tune-up to VARAC’s much anticipated Canadian Historic Grand Prix taking place on June 15-17 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, celebrating the Corvette as the featured marque.

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 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 2012 on Jun 15-17 at Canadian

PDF version of this release available here

2012 BEMC Spring Trophy Races

Images taken at the BEMC Spring Trophy Races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on May 6, 2012.

Images from the Vintage/Historic and Group 70+ grids at BEMC Spring Trophy Races held on May 5/6, 2012 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Additional photos by Vic Henderson are available at PicsbyVicsr

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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 

April 2012 Pit Signals

VARAC Pit Signals

The first edition of VARAC Pit Signals by Jeremy Sale for the 2012 season has been released!   Click here to download your personal copy.  Features this month include:

  • – VARAC Members at VIR (aka the adventures of Andrew Celovsky)
  • – Highlights of the VARAC Test & Tune Day at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
  • – John Greenwood reports from the CASC-OR Drivers School at Shannonville