Seeking advise for Vintage Racing a 914-4 in So Cal, Vintage Racing in So Cal |
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Seeking advise for Vintage Racing a 914-4 in So Cal, Vintage Racing in So Cal |
leety |
Jun 20 2016, 10:30 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-May 16 From: Malibu, CA Member No.: 20,042 Region Association: Southern California |
Is anyone out there actively vintage racing a 914-4 in So Cal?
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Bill's Racing 914 |
Jun 26 2016, 07:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-March 14 From: Southern California Member No.: 17,064 Region Association: None |
In deference to our friend who lives in Colorado....I live in SOCAL...I run both SCCA and VARA.
VARA is your best bet for vintage racing in SOCAL. We run Willow Springs, Pahrump, and Buttonwillow. In fact the VARA Rennsport is Aug 27-28 at Buttonwillow. Come out. You will see 914-4's and 914-6's. You will not see and 914's running in Cal Club SCCA. Half the production field is Miatas. The rest are cars from the 80's and later. RX-7's etc. The majority of 914's in VARA are 2.0L cars that run in D production. Mine is a 1.7 that I would run in E Production. I finished it this year and have not raced it yet. Your 2270 would run in a GT class with the big bores and 914-6's. VARA is racing, not parading around the track. They have passing rules about slower cars holding the line and avoidance of metal to metal contact etc. Also, you can run in the back if you want to come and drive and not compete. It is also not a concourse'd'elegance car show, however you will see some really cool cars from the 20's up through the 80's. Get the rules from vararacing.com and read up on what you need for your car. VARA also makes it easy to get your competition license back if yours has expired. You can either do it by showing up and driving on the weekends using their 3-6-9 plan or you can go to their driver's school in January. email Jeanette at VARA and she will get you started. Regarding your 2270, VARA will find a run group to put you in to get you on the track and racing. In fact, you will want to be put in a class, most likely a GT class that will put you in a run group that matches your speed. If you start out in a run group that is too slow for your comfort, you can ask to switch to a faster group. That is certainly allowed. VARA is a lot more flexible than other race organizations. I have spent the 2016 season racing my 1991 Mazda Miata in the newly formed VARA class called Club Racer. This is a catch all class that pretty much lets any car not yet considered vintage to race. |
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