Author: vrcbcadmin

14 Oct

Posted at 09:18h in General News by
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[caption id="attachment_5165" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1956 Avia Mk 3 Monoposto Streamliner - Jim Moody photo"][/caption] Contrary to some recent rumours floating around on the internet, this is not VRCBC Vice President Dennis Repel's "Heavy Chevy" 1974 Camaro in a clever new disguise for Vintage racing in 2012! It is actually...

29 Sep

Posted at 22:02h in Racing Related, SOVREN by
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[caption id="attachment_4681" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Tim Pickstone, 1963 Porsche 356C - Paul Bonner photo"][/caption] Nine of the VRCBC's best racers made the trip across the border on the Labour Day weekend to take part in the 9th Annual Columbia River Classic put on by our friends, the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN) at Portland International Raceway (PIR). Thanks to Paul Bonner we have these photos of them in action. Thanks Paul.

23 Sep

Posted at 08:13h in Goodwood by
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[caption id="attachment_4643" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The legendary Jackie Stewart with the VRCBC's very own legend, Mike Tate (he's the one on the right) at Goodwood 2011 - Photo by Mike Tate & Associates"][/caption]
The VRCBC's Mike Tate was at this year's Goodwood Revival Meeting and sent us a few photos (see below), undoubtedly to make us all jealous - which he has done successfully. In Mike's own words:
"It was an incredible spectacle from the first green flag to the last chequered one.  Was it all too much?  Not a bit of it. I would do it all again in a heartbeat."
Check out Mike's stories and more photos on the Western Driver website (here and here and here ) and watch for his full report and more photos in the next edition of the VRCBC Vantage Newsletter.