Vintage News

5/19/2013 - Bay Area Drivers Post Wins at Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

SONOMA, CA - Bay Area drivers claimed seven victories on Sunday at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Sonoma Raceway.

Alamo's Jeff Abramson posted double-header victories for the second consecutive year, taking the checkers in both Group 2 (1955-1962 Production/GT under 2000cc) and Group 11 (1959-1966 Sports Racing Cars). Abramson led from wire to w... Read more...

5/19/2013 - Bay Area Drivers Take Top Qualifying Spots at Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

SONOMA, CA Bay Area drivers will lead the way in 10 of 15 racing groups on Sunday at the 27th annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival at Sonoma Raceway.

Alamos Jeff Abramson will start from the pole in two classes. He piloted his 1959 Morgan to the top spot in Group 2 (1955-1962 Production/GT under 2000cc) and his 1966 Lotus 23C in Group 11 (1959-1966 S... Read more...

5/19/2013 - Sonoma Historics Corvette Seminar a Real Treat

Sonoma, CA - The second annual racing seminar at the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival was held Saturday, in front of an avid crowd of 120-plus vintage racing drivers, media and Corvette fanatics. Nearly 400 historic and vintage race cars are competing in this weekend's event, the fourth under the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival banner. Read more...

5/15/2013 - Greenwich Concours d'Elegance June 1-2 Features Exotica, Classics & America's Cup Yachts

Greenwich, CT - Classic car concours season is well underway at this point, and the next biggie on the agenda is the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for June 1-2 at Roger Sherwin Baldwin Park here. More than 100 exquisite vintage cars and motorcycles will be on display each day. As usual, there will be two separate shows: Saturday offers American ca... Read more...

5/8/2013 - LBGP Safety Panel: Better To Wear Itchy Undies Than To Be Toast Later

Long Beach, CA - When a rock's coming toward your helmet or fire through the cockpit, racers need to be both prepared and aware. That's the message from motorsports safety experts who attended the second Racing Goes Safer! Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix Motorsport Safety Conference at the April races, where everything from itchy fireproof underwear to a seven-... Read more...

5/7/2013 - SVRA Joins Hands With HANS

Southlake, TX - The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announced that HANS has been named The Official Head and Neck Restraint of SVRA. HANS joins an ever increasing list of brands and companies supporting SVRA in its expanded 2013 race season.

"We are very pleased to have the HANS brand as a partner. The safety of our competitors is of the utmost importanc... Read more...

5/5/2013 - 1938 Steyr Roadster Wins Best in Show at Pinehurst Concours

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. - A rare 1938 Steyr Roadster captured the Best in Show at the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance as more than 5,000 car enthusiasts strolled the fairways at Pinehurst Resort, viewing a show field of 118 pristine vintage automobiles.

Peter Boyle of Oil City, Pa., owns the winning automobile that was entered in the American/Europ... Read more...

5/5/2013 - 2013 PIB Road Races Reunion To Feature Three British-Made Marques for August 27-29 Event

Morgan Three Wheelers, MGs and Turners will be among the headliners for the 5th annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion to be held August 27-28-29, 2013 at historic Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

Beginning in 2009, the Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion celebrates sports car races that were held on the streets of the town of Put-in-Bay on Ohio's South Bass Island from 1952 to 195... Read more...

5/3/2013 - Take the Ferry to Road America

ELKHART LAKE, WI - Road America announced a special partnership with the S.S. Badger, the largest carferry on Lake Michigan, offering race fans a convenient and affordable travel option to take a shortcut across the water from Michigan and enjoy events at America's National Park of Speed.

"We are excited to give race fans more options when traveling to Road A... Read more...

5/2/2013 - Cy Yedor 1927-2013

Los Angeles, CA - Cy Yedor passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at age 85 at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital here.

Yedor was one of the pioneers of the California Sports Car Club. Starting in 1953, he served as an official and member of the board of directors. At various times, he was a race starter as well as the competition license direct... Read more...