Festival of Classics and Vintage Racing

The Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) will hold its 31st Annual Vintage Racing Festival at world-renowned Mosport International Raceway, June 18, 19, 20, 2010.

This technically demanding, very fast 2.459 mile track is just one hour northeast of Toronto. This year’s vintage festival celebrates two important occasions, “50 Years of Mosport” and the annual “MG Vintage Racer’s – Focus Event”. This summer VARAC joins with Mosport to celebrate “50 Years of Mosport”. Over the last 50 years this legendary track has attracted world-class racing including Formula One, Indy cars, USAC, Can-Am and Trans-Am and more recently the North American Le Mans Series. Through all those years it has been the premier racing circuit in Canada for professional and amateur racing.

Also this year VARAC announced that it will host the annual “MG Vintage Racer’s – Focus Event”. Since 1995 the MG Vintage Racers have annually teamed up with one vintage racing organization for their designated “Focus Event” and this year a large turnout of 60+ MGs of all types and years is expected at Mosport. In addition to the MG Vintage Racer’s – Focus Event with MGs of all eras and descriptions dicing for position on the track supported by cheering MG enthusiasts at every vantage point around the circuit there will be plenty of other classes and cars to see from the golden era of racing; Jaguars, Porsches, Fiats, Triumphs, Daimlers, Alfas, Minis, Lotus, Austin-Healeys, Sadlers, Sunbeams and many, many more including formula cars and sports racing cars.

The 2010 VARAC Vintage Racing Festival celebrates the glory days of grassroots sports car racing with three full days of spectacular on-track action. Hundreds of cars and drivers from all over Canada and the US will contend with this challenging race track as it rises and falls through the beautiful park setting, competing just for the thrill, the fun and bragging rights, in true amateur fashion.

The VARAC Festival is about more than racing. Other features of the weekend include the opportunity to meet well known motorsport author and novelist, Burt “The Ride Mooch” Levy who will be on hand to entertain on-track in a borrowed car and provide autographs as he introduces his newest novel. Burt will also provide colour commentary from the broadcast booth. We also play host to Canada’s largest Mini gathering, Mini Meet North as well as the “Field of Dreams” car show that welcomes sports cars and hot-rods and car clubs from far and wide with Sunday noon parade laps on-track. Entry to the car show and parade laps is free! That’s a lot of action and a super value!

Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the VARAC Vintage Racing Festival where you are encouraged to take it all in. Walk through the paddock and get up close to the cars and drivers who will be happy to greet you. Youngsters will enjoy meeting the drivers and being photographed with the race cars. Enjoy free camping. Explore the booths of vendors of all types. Within the park you’ll also find good food and beverage and modern comfort facilities.

Vintage racer, motorsport enthusiast or sports car owner, you won’t want to miss this event! Be sure to put it on your calendar today, June 18, 19, 20, 2010. For more information see http://www.varac.ca/.

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