Healey FUN at Virginia International Raceway June 8-10

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Check out the action at  VIR.   There will be a car show for all makes.
Perhaps we can  get a full field of Austin-Healeys from BN1 to BJ8.  (3
"Special"
cars from  the Healey Museum will be on display.)
AND
Fans Can Join The Action With The  Auto Olympics
Join VIR June 8-10 for the Gold  Cup Celebration
DANVILLE, VA b Fans can be participants at VIRginia International
Racewaybs
Gold Cup Historic Races this summer, through the Auto  Olympics.
Allowing fans to  participate is usually not part of a race weekendbs agenda
but at the June 8-10  Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races, VIR is turning
over a new leaf and  offering fans a way to become active participants in the
weekendbs  activities.
Planned by famed  automotive author (and self-described bride moochb) Burt
b
B.S.b Levy, the Auto  Olympics will give track guests the chance to compete.
Not in the races, but in  something that promises to be more enjoyable for
many: a series of competitions  including a car show, track touring, a short
rally
on the roads in the area and  an autocross on VIRbs Patriot Course.
No special equipment  or preparation is required for participation, plus
entrants in the Auto Olympics  receive three-day passes for the Gold Cup
races;
four vouchers for the  concession stand and the thrill of competing at VIRbs
Auto  Olympics.
Competing for  consistency and popularity instead of for fastest time on the
track, the  Olympics bmay well be one of the highlights of the weekend,b
said
General  Manager Josh Lief. bWe want the VIR experience to be a good one for
everyone who  attends our events and we want to make it possible for everyone
to participate,  not just watch from behind the fences.b
The Gold Cup is a  celebration of the trackbs fiftieth anniversary, marking
the opening of the  track at a race held August 3-4 in 1957. At that race,
Carroll Shelby defeated a  pair of D-Type Jaguars in his Maseratti 450S to
open
the first volume in the  trackbs history. Shelby is returning to the track
as
Grand  Marshal for the Gold Cup.
For more information  on the Gold Cup, about VIR, or to purchase tickets,
check out our website at  www.virclub.com.
John  Davison
Director, Public  Relations
VIRginia International  Raceway
1245 Pine Tree  Road
Alton, VA  24520
Work: 434.822.7700  x112
Cell:  919.271.8796
Web:  www.virclub.com