Non-VRCBC News & Events | Vintage Racing Club of BC - Part 9

Non-VRCBC News & Events

16 Oct

Posted at 15:12h in Non-VRCBC News & Events, Special Events by
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[caption id="attachment_11216" align="aligncenter" width="450"]A classic English moment at the Shuttleworth Collection's 'Best of British Airshow' captured by Linda and Manny Zumm A classic English moment at the Shuttleworth Collection's 'Best of British Airshow' captured by Linda and Manny Zumm[/caption] Posted: October 16, 2015

The VRCBC's very own international ambassadors. Linda and Manny Zumm have been at it again! When they aren't helping with racing at Mission, they are travelling somewhere interesting. In the past, they have provided us with photos of their visit to the famous Goodwood Revival (here) and of the fascinating 'vintage' cars of Havana (here). This past July they were back in England and some friends surprised them with tickets to the "Best of British Airshow" at The Shuttleworth Collection (here) located at the Old Warden Aerodrome near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire.

The event showcased aircraft designed and built by the best of the many historic British manufacturers from the earliest days. In addition, the TVR Car Club was invited to drop by and celebrate the 75th (!) anniversary of that famous British sports car.

The Shuttleworth pre-event promotional video (on You Tube here) describes the plans for the show and the post-event video (here) shows many of the historic aircraft in action. Two World War 1 era fighters - a Sopwith Snipe and an Albatros DVa - were brought all of the way from New Zealand for the show.

The weather was perfect as you can see from Linda and Manny's photos below. Thanks for the trip report guys; we look forward to the next one!

15 Sep

Posted at 08:58h in Non-VRCBC News & Events, Targa Newfoundland by
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[caption id="attachment_11058" align="aligncenter" width="450"]Ready to go!! The BEL Racing Team with their Honda S2000 in St. John's. L to R: Len Swanson, Alan McColl, Brad Law, Chris Lewoniuk and Doug Floer. - BEL Racing photo Ready to go!! The BEL Racing Team with their Honda S2000 in St. John's before the start. L to R: Len Swanson, Alan McColl, Brad Law, Chris Lewoniuk and Doug Floer. - BEL Racing photo[/caption]

Posted: September 15, 2015

VRCBC members Alan McColl and Doug Floer have parked their Vintage Formula Fords for a week to go to the other side of the country and compete in the famous annual Targa Newfoundland with the BEL Racing team. (Team leader Brad Law is also a regular Formula Ford runner at Mission Raceway but isn't a VRCBC member ... yet.)

The Targa is a unique motorsports event in North America. It is on many enthusiast's 'bucket list'; not just because of the opportunity to drive fast on 'The Rock's' challenging closed public roads but also because of the legendary hospitality of Newfoundlanders. The 2015 Targa started on Sunday, September 13 and will end on Friday, September 18.

BEL Racing is entered in the fastest 'Targa' class; they are aiming for an outright win. You can pretend you are right there by following the team's exploits on their Facebook site (here). They are continually updating it with photos and on-board videos.

Good luck guys and watch out for the rocks and the moose!

15 Jul

Posted at 10:19h in Racing Related, SOVREN by
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[caption id="attachment_10914" align="aligncenter" width="450"]The VRCBC's own Tony Carruthers in his Swift DB2 leads a Lola 497/C - Jim Moody photo The VRCBC's own Tony Carruthers in his Swift DB2 leads a Lola 497/C - Jim Moody photo[/caption] Posted: July 15, 2015

Several VRCBC members took part in the Portland Vintage Racing Festival organized by the SVRA at Portland International Raceway over the July 9-12 weekend. Our friend Jim Moody was there and sent us some of his photos; thanks Jim.

08 Jul

Posted at 16:02h in SOVREN by
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[caption id="attachment_10881" align="aligncenter" width="450"]The VRCBC's own Steve Clark in his 1963 Lotus 23B sports racer. - Brent Martin photo The VRCBC's own Steve Clark in his 1963 Lotus 23B sports racer. - Brent Martin photo[/caption]

Posted: July 8, 2015

Our friends across the border, the Society Of Vintage Racing ENthusiasts - better known to all as SOVREN (here) - held their premier annual event, the Pacific Northwest Historics at Pacific Raceways over their July 4th holiday weekend. Many VRCBC members and friends of the Club, who often race with us at the Mission Raceway Road Course, took part.

Brent Martin was there too and has provided us with some great action photos (see below). You can see more of Brent's photos of this and many other motorsports events on his web site (here).