Vintage Racing Club of BC

The Spirit of Westwood Lives On!

November 2, 2024

Byron Meston working hard to keep his 1969 Datsun 510 ahead of Ian Wood in his 1969 Volvo 142S through the reconfigured Turn 8 during one of Sunday’s Vintage races. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: November 2, 2024

Unlike the previous race weekend, the weather was ‘less than ideal’ for the SCCBC’s ‘Fall Finale’ / CACC #6 October 26th-27th race weekend at the Speed Fanatics Motorsport Course at Mission Raceway Park. The Vintage races on Sunday were the seventh and last (already!) IWE-REVS points events for 2024 for VRCBC members. Time flies when you’re having fun!

The Vintage results are available on this website (here) under the Race Results menu, and the full weekend results are available on the SCCBC website (here). Brent Martin braved the rain to take his usual great photos of the on-track action. You can see some of them below and the rest on his website (here).

Our REVS Sunday Vintage races are part of the full weekends of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) and sanctioned by the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC). The full 2025 season schedule will be posted on the SCCBC website Schedule page (here) once it is finalized, probably some time in January. Make sure to check it out and in the meantime, get those Vintage racing cars ready!

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October 10, 2024

Green Flag! Steve van Meel (’75 Chevrolet Camaro) and Brett Payne (’72 Porsche 911 RSR) lead the pack into Turn One. Visible behind them are (left to right) Werner Berger (’90 BMW 325is), Robin Liu ( ’71 Datsun 240Z), Jon Wright (’90 BMW E30) and almost hidden behind the Porsche, Pat Hall (’72 Datsun 240Z). – Brent Martin photo

Posted: October 10, 2024

The weather was perfect for the Vintage racing on the Sunday of the SCCBC’s ‘Wet Leaf Classic’ / CACC #5 October 5-6 race weekend at the Speed Fanatics Motorsport Course at Mission Raceway Park. This was the sixth IWE-REVS points event for 2024 for VRCBC members.

The VRCBC always say: ‘The Cars are the Stars!’ and ‘Vintage means Variety!’ and this weekend proved it! The Vintage entry included in (approximate) alphabetical order, an Austin ‘Big’ Healey, four BMWs ( a 2002, three E30s) a Camaro and a Corvette, six Datsuns (a 1200, two 510s, three 240Zs), a Ford Focus SVT, a Honda Civic, a Mazda Miata, a MGB, a (tube chassis) Pontiac Grand Am, two Porsches (a 911S, a 911RSR), a Triumph (Dolomite) 2000, and a Volvo 142S. This is why Vintage racing is so much fun to take part in and to watch; the cars are so different and everyone has someone to race with.

The Vintage results are available on this website under Race Results (here) and the full weekend results are available on the SCCBC website (here). Brent Martin took his usual great photos of the on-track action. You can see some of them below and the rest on his website (here).

Our REVS Sunday Vintage races are part of the full weekends of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) and sanctioned by the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC). Check out the full season schedule on the SCCBC website Schedule page (here). There is only one weekend left! Time flies when you’re having fun!

Gunther ‘at work’.

Our last Vintage races are on the Sunday of the SCCBC’s ‘Fall Finale’ / CACC #6 race event over the October 26 – 27 weekend. Registration for both drivers and volunteers is open. And remember, if your racing car isn’t ready, be like Gunther Ruppel and volunteer to work on a turn! The links are on the SCCBC web site (here).

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September 19, 2024

Peter Strachan in his 1972 Datsun 510 leads Alex Zuccaro and his 1985 BMW 325is through Turn 5 during a Vintage race on Sunday, September 15th. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: September 19, 2024

The weather improved just in time for the Sunday racing during the SCCBC’s ‘Back to School’ / CACC #4 September 14-15 race weekend at the Speed Fanatics Motorsport Course at Mission Raceway Park. This was the fifth IWE-REVS points event for 2024 for VRCBC members.

The Vintage results are available on this website under Race Results (here) and the full weekend results are available on the SCCBC website (here). Brent Martin took his usual great photos of the on-track action. You can see some of them below and the rest on his website (here).

Our REVS Sunday Vintage races are part of the full weekends of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) and sanctioned by the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC). Check out the full season schedule on the SCCBC website Schedule page (here). There are only two weekends left!

Our next Vintage races are on the Sunday of the SCCBC’s ‘Wet Leaf Classic’ / CACC #5 race event over the October 5-6 weekend. Registration for both drivers and volunteers is open.

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August 16, 2024

‘Get ready for the start!’ Gunther Ruppel (1960 Austin Healey ‘Bugeye’ Sprite), Paul Haym (1969 BMW 2002), Rich Newman (1960 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite) and the rest, during a pace lap at the BCHMR. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: August 16, 2024

The VRCBC held it’s big annual event, the British Columbia Historic Motor Races (BCHMR), over the August 10th-11th weekend at Speed Fanatics Motorsports Circuit, Mission Raceway Park. The weather was very good and there was some excellent close racing, plus a two day Field of Dreams car show. It was a lot of fun, which is really what Vintage racing is all about. A big thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters, and of course to the entrants and spectators. Go to the BCHMR’s own website (here) for the race results, plus some photos and stories about the weekend activities. We hope to see you all again next year for the 2025 edition of the BCHMR!

 

Our next Vintage racing will be during the Sunday of the SCCBC’s ‘Back to School‘ race event over the September 14th-15th weekend. Registration is open for both entrants (here) and volunteers (here). If you won’t be racing, please consider volunteering. Many hands make light work. See you at the track!

 

July 27, 2024

The Start! From left to right in the photo: Kees Nierop (white ’72 Datsun 280Z), Wynn Hollingshead (red ’92 Mazda Miata), Ian Wood (white ’69 Volvo 142S), Eric Hardman (white Mazda RX7), Byron Meston (blue ’69 Datsun 510), Jon Wright (red ’90 BMW E30 – almost hidden behind Corvette), Greg(Sr) Cavouras (white ’84 Chevrolet Corvette), Gayle Baird (white ’91 Honda Civic), Roger Flescher (black ’69 Sunbeam Tiger), Ian Mackie (white ’70 Datsun 510), Courtney Shaw (white ’96 Mazda Miata). Vintage means Variety! – Brent Martin photo

Posted: July 27, 2024

The third event of the VRCBC’s 2024 Vintage racing season was held on Sunday, July 21st during the SCCBC’s ‘Dog Days of Racing‘ weekend at the Speed-Fanatics Motorsport Circuit at Mission Raceway Park. This was the third IWE-REVS points event for 2024 for VRCBC members.

The weather stayed great throughout the weekend and we had an excellent grid reperesenting a full cross-section of Vintage-eligible racing cars. The Vintage results are available on this website under Race Results (here) and the full weekend results are available on the SCCBC website (here). Brent Martin took his usual great photos of the on-track action. You can see some of them below and the rest on his website (here).

Our REVS Sunday Vintage races are part of the full weekends of road racing organized by the Sports Car Club of BC (SCCBC) and sanctioned by the Confederation of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC). Check out the full season schedule on the SCCBC website Schedule page (here).

The next Vintage races will be our very own BC Historic Motor Races held over the August 10-11 weekend.  Check out the separate BCHMR website (here) for all of the latest information, see who has already entered, and find the links – if you haven’t already – to register as a racer or volunteer (thanks!).

See you at the track on August 10th and 11th!

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