Listers:
I'm a wannabe V-8 driver-- been lurking on the list. Have several MGs and
vintage race a "Works MG Midget" in the Great Lakes area. Last weekend I
ran the Gold Cup Historic Races at Virginia International Raceway, a
just-recently renovated "super-road course" from the heyday of sports car
racing in the U.S.--and deep in Nascar (think "V-8") country. Wet and soggy
weekend...but what a track! 3.27 miles without a zit or blemish, brand new
buildings where the bathrooms have heat AND air conditioning, grass for
camping, gravel for paddock, and a bar on campus. Definitely worth the 700
+ mile tow-- even though the two-laner over the mountains started a fire in
the right front caliper of my tow vehicle. Nothing a half-cup of coffee
splashed on the brakes couldn't cure, though.
On Sunday, the track ran an "American Thunder" feature race of cars powered
by American V8's, among which they were willing to include the
Rover/Buick/Olds derivatives. Englishman Jerry Richards, driving what used
to be his daily ride MGB-V8 in the UK (but since significantly race
prepped), came in third behind a Boss 302 and a Mark Donohue-style Sunoco
Camaro right out of the old Trans Am series. He trounced a collection of
specials, Vettes, a Sunbeam Tiger, and assorted American pony cars by a huge
margin. It really looked like there was nobody behind him and then in the
distance, the fourth place car and the rest of the pack would turn up. Go
LBC!!!! The crowd went wild.
Thought it might be worth posting.
-JohnD
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