Vintage Racing Club of BC

March 13, 2022

BCHMR 2022 Registration is Open!

The pack enters Mission’s Turn 2 at the 2018 BCHMR. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: March 13, 2022

The VRCBC is very pleased to announce that entrant registration for the 2022 BCHMR has just been opened on MotorsportReg.com. Just click here to get your race entry in now!

We are now finalizing the plans for the return of this favourite motorsport event after being forced to cancel for two long years. The BCHMR has its own website (here). The most recent information and contacts will always be updated there. Check back often.

We look forward to seeing you at the track on the August 6th – 7th weekend!

January 21, 2022

2022 Race Schedule Now Confirmed!

Paul Haym is ALWAYS ready to go at the start of every season – are you? – Brent Martin photo

Posted: January 21, 2022

The race schedule for the 2022 season at the Road Course at Mission Raceway Park is now confirmed; at least it is as confirmed as possible in these days of pandemics and shutdowns at short notice. The VRCBC’s finest – plus some of our closest friends – expect to be racing on the Sundays of the SCCBC weekends as always, as well as at our very own BC Historic Motor Races during the August 6-7 weekend.

The current schedules are posted here. Everything is of course subject to change, so be sure to check back often. See you at the track!

October 13, 2021

Fifth and Final Race Event of the 2021 Season!

Some of the action during the last Vintage races of the 2021 season. Note Dennis Repel (#79) attempting to use his Pace Car Driver expertise -waving an open door – to intimidate Ian Wood (white Volvo) and Bart Pickles (#769 Datsun), and the red hot discs on Robin Strachan’s Volvo (#122). – photos courtesy of Brent Martin

Posted: October 13, 2021

This past weekend saw the fifth – and final – CACC-sanctioned race meeting at the Mission Raceway Park Road Course for 2021.

The organizing club, the SCCBC had its usual full schedule of practice, qualifying and racing sessions for Open Wheel and Closed Wheel classes on both Saturday and Sunday. The Vintage racers were out on the Sunday for our REVS series. The full results are available on the SCCBC website (here).

Our thanks to Brent Martin for the photos in the above ‘collage’ and also below. All of his excellent (as always) photos of the full weekend will soon be available on his website (here). Make sure to check them out and order at least one of yourself (or your favourite ‘hero’ driver) in action! You can download a high resolution image for only $10.99!

See you at the track next season!

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September 20, 2021

The SCCBC Honours Paul Lautard!

And the ground shook! VRCBC racing legend (and current director) Alan Donaldson reliving former glories, leading the thundering pack into the first turn. – Brent Martin photo

Posted: September 21, 2021

Wire wheels and wood rimmed steering wheels were the style over the CACC September 18th – 19th race weekend at the Road Course at Mission Raceway Park. The SCCBC was honouring its most senior member, Paul Lautard who was celebrating his 99th year! Paul used to race an MG TC many years ago, so some local MG enthusiasts brought out their classics to put on display in the Paddock and to also do some parade laps.

The MG TCs. TDs and TFs are generally credited with leading the rapid growth of sports cars in post war North America. They might look pretty antiquated to modern eyes but they were a lot of fun ‘back in the day’ and they still are! Thanks as always to Brent Martin for the great photos (below).