Some viewing entertainment, especially for the Datsun guys, while we wait from spring.
Congratulations to John Wierz, NSSCC Vintage Driver of the Year!
CPVRG driver John Wierz was awarded the 2012 North Suburban Sports Car Club Vintage/Historic Driver of the Year at Saturday night’s NSSCC banquet. Congrats John on the very successful year!
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Winding Down the Season at Autobahn
It was a strong showing again for the CPVRG gang, this time at the Autobahn Country Club. Racing in October can be tricky in the Mid-West, but we lucked out with reasonable temperatures and occasional glimpses of sunshine. With only That Looong Race left on the schedule, many vintage racers are just trying…
Return To Road America III
Just a great weekend of racing at Road America for the Checkered Past Vintage Race Group. The weather couldn’t have been better, though some of the cars had “issues” that kept them out of the race on Sunday. But, that’s what happens when you race 40+ year-old cars. More video,…
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Hot Racing
100+ degree heat indexes didn’t keep Checkered Past VRG racers from placing two members on the podium in Midwestern Council’s July 15th race. Alfa Romeo GTV racers John Saccameno and John Wheeler finished second and third after 30 minutes of wheel-to-wheel racing. Three other members (Atkinson, Connell and Wiertz) finished…
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Memorial Day Weekend Racing!
Looks like 20 cars on grid for Sunday’s vintage/historic race . We’re ready for an impressive CPVRG showing.
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Cover The Cars, Another Season in the Bag
And just like that, the season is over – onto the bench racing!
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A Perfect Weekend for Racing!
After two miserable racing weekends the CPVRG was blessed with perfect racing weather, and very favorable results. Onboard Bill Oakes’ 1973 Datsun 240z. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQGk3jEWx0]
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Next up: Racing At The Country Club
No, I’m completely sure what that means either, but we’re headed to the Autobahn Country Club to find out! It is also the MC’s first ever three hour full course enduro, that promises to be a lot of fun to drive and watch. Our race at BFR two weeks ago was…