Thursday December 17: Historic Indy Roadsters Invited For Display And Exhibition Laps At Inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Heartland Park Vintage Racing Festival Road Races August 19-22. This event is organized by the new HVR Vintage Racing Club in Kansas. Vintage race, Bill Rinke, is HVR President and Race Chairman.
            The event is being developed as a major vintage auto happening with special parties, marque displays, a race car parade to the Topeka City Hall, vintage aircraft flyovers, all centered on three days of vintage racing. All VMC member club licenses will be accepted. Entry info is at www.heartlandvintageracing.com or email Bill Rinke brinke@cebridge.net  

Tuesday December 15: HCICA Historic Champ/Indy Cars Will Be On The Big Two-Mile Oval In Southern California March 5-7 At Auto Club Speedway. VARA will be holding Rt 66 vintage road races on the three-mile road racing circuit on their regular schedule. The Historic Champ/Indy Cars will be on the oval at two designated HCICA Sessions on each of the three days with no pace car, and at reasonable speeds. Sunday HCICA session is the Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase Presented by Vintage Oval Racing Magazine with 2x2 grid of photo ops and a great session for these cars from all eras.
            The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association was organized in 1986 by Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing. The first HCICA event was on a CART weekend at California (now Auto Club) Speedway. Events have been held with CART, IRL, and several vintage road racing clubs. All registered Historic Champ/Indy Car owners receive an occasional newsletter and a mailed invitation to all HCICA events. Call Pam Shatraw HCICA Events Manager 650-321-1411 (CA).   

Friday November 6: The Victory Lane Historic Champ Indy Car Showcase November 13-15 on the big two-mile Texas World Speedway during the CVAR road racing event has attracted television coverage. The cameras will roll for the Friday noon session and participant interviews will be conducted. Historic Champ Indy Cars will be on the oval twice each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Historic oval racing cars of every type will be on display in the paddock. For Historic Champ Indy on-track entries or display entries contact HCICA Event Manager Pam Shatraw 650-321-1411 (CA).

Thursday November 5: The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association last minute entries are due for the November 13-15 Historic Champ Indy Car Showcase Event on the Texas World Speedway two-mile oval during the CVAR road racing weekend. All Champ Indy Cars from every era plus non-caged pre 1971 Sprint Cars are invited for on-track sessions twice each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All other vintage oval racing cars are invited for static display. All must pre-register. To register call Pam Shatraw HCICA Events Manager immediately. 650-321-1411 (CA). 

Tuesday September 1: Bruce McLaren Festival Races January 2010 in New Zealand at Pukekohe Park and the New Hampton Downs Circuit. These two big race weekends in scenic New Zealand are to celebrate Bruce McLaren and his organization’s contribution to auto racing. Bruce grew up and first raced in New Zealand. Many of the team members were from New Zealand. The racing cars of McLaren won the original Can-Am series of 1966-1974 multiple times, they were winners in the Indy 500 and the US National Championship, the SCCA F5000 Championship and in Formula One.
            All types of McLaren racing cars are expected at the Bruce McLaren Festival Vintage Race Meetings. The first is January 22-24 at the New Hampton Downs Circuit near Aukland. The second is January 29-31 at the Pukekohe Park Raceway. Entry inquiries are invited www.brucemclarenfestival.com 

Monday June 1 Selected Historic Champ/Indy Cars will do four 15-minute exhibition runs on the big two-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway, Sunday July 5 during the Fan Appreciation Festival. Selected Historic Indy Roadsters will participate in the four afternoon sessions and be on display between runs for fans to enjoy. Other racing activities will include exhibitions on the three-mile road racing circuit now used by CVAR for vintage racing weekends and used in 1969 for an SCCA Can-Am Series Race won by Team McLaren. The big oval was used in the late 1960s and 19702 for many big events. Historic Indy Roadster owners interested in display or on-track please call Pam Shatraw or Dan Davis of the Historic Champ/Indy Car Association, 650-321-1411 (CA). They may also call Brad Balles HCICA Special Projects Manager based in Dallas at 214-354-4611 (TX).

Tuesday May 25, 2009 The 40th Anniversary Reunion of McLaren Engines and all its past staff and customers will be Thursday July 30th at the Livonia, Michigan Facility with McLaren, Indy and Can-Am Cars on Display. Many of these cars will also be part of the Meadowbrook Concours, August 1-2. The facility was began by Bruce McLaren to build Can-Am Engines for his team. Wiley McCoy and Roger Meiners are organizing the event. The Historic Can-Am Association and the Historic Champ Indy Car Association have been asked to help secure display cars for the event. Historic McLaren Can-Am and Champ/Indy Car owners who are interested should call Dan Davis or Pam Shatraw 650-321-1441 (CA).

Friday May 22 HCICA Historic Champ/Indy Cars will be on-track at Watkins Glen July 3-5 during the Indy Car Racing Weekend. The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association and the Watkins Glen International Raceway invites historic Champ/Indy Cars for on track exhibition session Friday, Saturday and Sunday and to be on display for the fans in a featured display tent in support of the contemporary Indy Car race on Sunday.
There will be HCICA organized owner/driver hospitality in the display tent and other special entrant benefits.
Historic Champ/Indy Cars from all eras will be considered. The number is limited so call HCICA ASAP if you are an interested car owner/driver. Contact HCICA, who is organizing the entry, Dan Davis Chairman or Pam Shatraw events manager at 650-321-1411 (CA).

Friday May 1 During the CVAR 18th Annual Fall Vintage Festival road racing weekend at Texas World Speedway November 13-15, the HCICA will run Historic Champ Indy Car on the big two-mile oval at TWS twice each day. Texas World Speedway was built in the late 1960s in the center of Texas near College Station. The big two-mile oval and the three-mile road circuit is similar to Michigan International Speedway. Both have hosted big oval races and big road races. Including legendary Can-Am races in 1969. The oval has seen Stock Car and Champ/Indy cars. This big dual event for vintage and historic road racing cars and Historic Champ/Indy cars is intended to be an annual one celebrating the extensive history of TWS and its legendary past. CVAR entries call 817-228-2140, Historic Champ/Indy Car entries call Pam Shatraw at 650-321-1411.

Wednesday March 4 The Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase Presented By Vintage Oval Racing Magazine March 6-8 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana has six on track sessions for the weekend, two each day. The HCICA Historic Champ/Indy cars will run on the big two mile oval at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. VARA is holding a full vintage road racing weekend on the speedway road course as the overall weekend sanctioning club. For the HCICA cars there is a lunch Saturday and Sunday. Carl Olsen of SFI will be the special speaker on vintage racing safety at a Friday night HCICA gathering. All HCICA entrants and crews will enjoy a special Saturday night party at the Riverside Int’l Auto Racing Museum where many Indy Eagles are on display. Historic Champ/Indy entrants contact Pam Shatraw at 650-321-6511 (CA).

Friday February 27 HCICA Returns to Auto Club Speedway March 6-8 with VARA Route 66 Classic. The Historic Champ/Indy Association is heading back to Southern California to run on the big two-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway. Here is a audio slideshow from last years event put together by Victory Lane Magazine staff member Joe Proudman.

Friday February 13 2009 Darlington Historic Racing Festival September 26-27. Two days of on-track sessions for all types of oval racing cars in numerous classes and groups on a very historic track, make this one of the premier vintage oval racing events in North America.
Entrants are invited to enjoy two days of on-track sessions on the unique 1.3 mile oval plus celebration activities. There will be compatible on-track groups for Historic Stock Cars, Mods, Champ/Indy, Dirt Champs, Big Cars, Sprints, Midgets and more.
This tradition was established in 2008 and participants universally commented favorably on the track time, hospitality and friendly atmosphere. Entrants call 843-395-8802 (NC).

Thursday February 12 Historic Champ/Indy Cars will run on the Big Two Mile Auto Club (California) Speedway Oval, Two Times Each Day March 6, 7, 8. This annual event features liberal track time reasonable speed, no-pace-car sessions two times each day Friday, Saturday and Sunday for all eras of Historic Champ/Indy Cars. It is a Historic Champ/Indy Car Association event organized by Victory Lane Motorsport Marketing at the annual VARA Route 66 Classic Vintage Road Racing weekend which runs sports formula cars on the road racing circuit all three days.
This is the only currently scheduled 2009 feature on a big two-mile super speedway oval for the Historic Champ/Indy Cars that has such liberal on-track sessions. This is the twelfth year that the HCICA has such events on several big ovals and the twelfth year at the big Auto Club Speedway oval. Entrants call Pam Shatraw HCICA Events Manager 650-321-1411 (CA).

Monday February 02 Victory Lane Champ/Indy Car (HCICA) Showcase Invitations for the March 6-8 vintage oval racing weekend at Auto Club (California) Speedway have been mailed to HCICA registered owner/drivers. If you have recently purchased a historic Champ/Indy Car of any age or have a pre-1971 non-Caged Sprint Car or are not registered with HCICA and wish to enter the event call Pam Shatraw HCICA Events Manager 650-321-1411 (CA).

Tuesday December 23 The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association Season is in Discussion to Add Several Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcases on Big Paved Ovals for 2009. Under consideration is a summer event at Auto Club Speedway 2 mile oval and a Fall event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 1.5 mile oval in addition to the March 6-8 Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase on the 2 mile Auto Club Speedway oval. Other Midwest and Southern events are also in discussion. Watch this space for firm event dates available soon.

Tuesday September 9 The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association had a great turnout at the 2008 Labor Day Weekend Darlington Historic Racing Festival. Many legendary Champ/Indy roadsters, mid engines cars, uprights and Pre War racing cars enjoyed four on-track sessions. The group next looks to the annual Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase on the big two mile California Speedway during the VARA Route 66 Classic Races on the road circuit March 6-8, 2009. Numerous tracks and events have approached HCICA for 2009 appearances after the success of the big 2008 Darlington Historic Racing Festival. Call HCICA Dan Davis chairman or Pam Shatraw events manager (650) 321-1411.

Tuesday September 2 The Darlington Historic Racing Festival presented by Vintage Oval Racing magazine and Victory Lane Magazine August 29-31, hosted six groups of vintage and historic oval racing cars on-track twice each day Saturday and Sunday before thousands of enthusiastic fans.
The six groups were: Pre '71 Stock Cars, '71 and later Stock Cars, Modifieds and Super Modifieds, Midgers-Sprints-Dirt Champ, Champ/Indy, Parade of History. The historic track was a great location for the first ever nationally promoted spectator vintage oval racing event for all types of oval racing cars. Historic racers including Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Donnie and Bobby Allison, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip and more entertained the fans with autograph sessions and bench racing sessions. The entrants were organized by Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing (VLMM) which has been organizing vintage racing features since 1990 for road racing cars and since 1986 for oval racing cars. They have organized entrants with contemporary groups including CART, NASCAR, IRL and F1 and numerous vintage clubs. Darlington Raceway organized local and national spectator promotion for this event as well as bringing in many oval racing drivers from the rich past of oval racing.
In addition to the on-track sessions there were many historic oval racing cars on display in the paddock all weekend. The next VLMM oval feature is the Victory Lane Historic Champ/Indy Car Showcase on the big 2 mile California Speedway oval during VARA's Route 66 Classic vintage races on the speedway's road course. Call VLMM Pam Shatraw events manager (650) 321-1411.

Tuesday August 26 The big VARA Route 66 Classic Match 5-7 2008 will again salute Historic Champ/Indy Cars. They will be on the 2 mile California Speedway Oval and on the 3 mile road course. Champ/Indy entrants may run on either or both. The 2008 date is March 5-7. The Historic Champ/Indy Car Association is organizing the Champ/Indy entrants.
Call (650) 321-1411 www.champindycar.com. VARA organizes the road racing entrants call (800) 280-8272 www.vararacing.com.

Thursday August 21 The Darlington Historic Racing Festival, August 29-31, has attracted twenty of the best historic Champ/Indy Cars. Indy Roadsters, Indy Uprights, Pre-War Junk Formula, Mid-Engine: all the great racing eras will be represented. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is sending four cars. Entrant info call Victory Lane Motorsports Marketing Pam Shatraw Events Manager. (650) 321-1411.

Thursday August 21 Darlington Historic Racing Festival entrants who may need tires please call SascoSports immediately. They are the official at-event tire support. Dave Handy, SascoSports owner and manager is a long time vintage racer. The company has supported vintage road racers with tires for decades. They are sending a truck to Darlington for the event. They stock Goodyear, Dunlop, Avon and Toyo racing tires and can obtain others given some notice. Call (434) 822-7200.

Friday July 11 The Millers at Milwaukee vintage oval cars on-track event at the Milwaukee Mile headline a sixteen vintage oval racing schedule of events on the weekend of July 11-13. The public is invited for the Friday and Saturday Millers at Milwaukee on-track sessions, display of oval racing cars and open paddock bench racing all at the legendary Milwaukee Mile. For info call (262) 253-2661. Tickets at the gate are $25 for the two day paddock pass. All the vintage oval racing news is in every monthly issue of Vintage Oval Racing Magazine.

Wednesday July 9 The vintage oval racing car sales momentum will continue at the five auctions during the Monterey Auto Festival Week August 9-17. Although the focus is on road racing cars at the five auctions and sales held over the second weekend August 15-17 there are several open wheel and Stock Cars on offer. Catalogs for auction admission are available from each auction. RM Auctions (800) 211-4371 is the largest. Russo and Steele auctions is a fast growing group (602) 252-2697. Bonhams and Butterfields auctions is held on Friday at Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley (415) 503-3353. Gooding Auctions are at Pebble Beach Polo Grounds and the Blackhawk Exposition and sale is at Pebble Beach Lodge in a large Marquee.

Friday June 27 Lola Cars Ltd celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2008. Lola cars took many drivers to an Indy 500 win and many to a National Championship Trail win. Lola Champ/Indy cars will be saluted with special awards at the Darlington Historic Racing Festival August 29-31. Lola historic racing car owners are invited to display their cars and/or participate in 2 on-track exhibition Champ/Indy sessions Saturday and Sunday. All classes of vintage oval racing cars will be participating in about a dozen class exhibition sessions twice each day Saturday and Sunday Lola Champ/Indy cars are invite to contact Victory Lane Motorsport Marketing for special info, Pam Shatraw events manager (650) 321-1411. All historic oval racing cars should enter immediately if they have not done so. Any entry form can be found at vintageovalracing.com or call Pam at (650) 321-1411.

Historic Champ/Indy cars of all eras will be featured at the August 29-31 Darlington Historic Racing Festival along with vintage oval racing cars of every type. Historic Champ/Indy car owners and drivers are invited to salute that very first 1950 Champ Car race on America's first asphalt paved oval with 2 on-track sessions Saturday and Sunday along with special legends appearances, parties and hospitality. Contact HCICA Pam Shatraw for a "Request for Entry" form: 650-321-1411.