Winning Combination Will Compete at IMS Brickyard Invitational Vintage Race The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) announced today that two more magic names will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) for their “Indy Legends” Pro-Am race on June 8. Eliseo Salazar and Dick Simon will join an already talent-packed field of Indianapolis 500 Mile Race veterans on the Speedway’s Continue Reading...

Davey Hamilton, Robby Unser, Pete Halsmer and Rocky Moran in Special Feature The field of Indianapolis 500 Mile Race veterans for the June 8 Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s (SVRA) “Indy Legends Pro-Am” race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) picked up four more drivers with impressive credentials today. Davey Hamilton, Robby Unser, Pete Halsmer and Rocky Moran added their names Continue Reading...

Printable: Entrant Information and Guidelines – updated 5/6/2014 (PDF) The Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational is being held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This event will be the first Vintage Racing Event to be held at this track with a 111 year racing history. The event is designed to include a full SVRA Vintage Road Racing Event along with the Continue Reading...

Three-Time Indy 500 Winner Will Lead Open Wheel Racers At Speed The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that three-time Indianapolis 500-mile race champion Bobby Unser has entered the oval high-speed exhibition “races” during their June 6-8 Brickyard Invitational vintage race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Unser will bring his considerable skills and insights to the first Continue Reading...

Iconic Driver To Pace “Indy Legends” Pro-Am Race At IMS The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced one of the greatest icons in the history of motor racing will serve as grand marshal for its June 6-8 Brickyard Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Jones, the winner of the 1963 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, could have won the Continue Reading...

Geoff Brabham, Alex Lloyd, Johnny Parsons Jr. and Rick Treadway in Special Feature The field of Indianapolis 500 Mile Race veterans for the June 8 Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s (SVRA) “Indy Legends Pro-Am” race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) continues to grow with the addition of four more great names. Geoff Brabham, Alex Lloyd, Johnny Parsons Jr. and Rick Continue Reading...

Bald Spot Sports [BSS] has been named the Official Custom Seat Manufacturer for the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA). Bald Spot Sports is located in Brownsburg, IN and is engaged in the design and production of technologically superior racing seats for professional and amateur auto racing applications. They are also distributors for Impact racing suits, shoes, gloves, and helmets as Continue Reading...

Joins Growing Field of Indy Legends in Brickyard Vintage Race The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced one of the giants of the sport, two-time Indianapolis 500 Mile Race winner Al Unser Jr., will compete in the “Indy Legends Pro-Am,” a special feature to its June 6 – 8 “Brickyard Invitational” vintage race weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Continue Reading...

St. James, Ribbs and Dismore Early Entries in Special Feature The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced an “Indy Legends Pro-Am” race with a field of as many as 25 former drivers of the Indianapolis 500 as a special feature to its June 6 – 8 vintage race weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The SVRA, America’s premier Continue Reading...

SVRA President and CEO Tony Parella will speak at the April 8th meeting of the Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving & Chowder Society at Sardi’s restaurant, 234 W 44th Street, in New York City. Parella’s talk represents his second invitation to address this group in as many years. Tony will discuss SVRA’s plans for the 2014 season, particularly the upcoming Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association is pleased to announce that VP Racing Fuels will continue as the Official Racing Fuel of SVRA, for 2014 season. With the agreement, VP will provide trackside fuel service at select SVRA events including the Brickyard Vintage Invitational at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in June and the U.S. Vintage Racing National Championship at Circuit of the Continue Reading...

November 26, 1944 – February 5, 2014 John Targett had an unforgettable smile with an engaging personality that welcomed interesting conversation. His humour was boundless but he was no lightweight, far from it, but a very serious person with a professional approach to his work and his passion for motor racing preparation and track skills. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association has announced an agreement with Taylor Race Engineering, LLC naming them The Official Driveline Solutions Provider of SVRA. Taylor Race Engineering was founded in 1975 by then Formula racer Ford Craig Taylor and his wife, Marcie. Craig saw an opportunity to add a business side to his racing activities by utilizing his engineering background and Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association has announced that it has added performance tuning, service, and race car restoration specialists, Studio 47, to its growing list of sponsors for the 2014 season. About STUDIO 47 – Craig Reed and new partner, Trina Allison, are the principals behind the successful premium automotive services company, Studio 47. Reed & Allison plan to expand Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association has announced an agreement with SONAX, (www.sonaxusa.com), naming them as The Official Car Care Products of SVRA. SVRA President and CEO, Tony Parella, commented, “We are extremely excited to have SONAX as a partner. Their 63 year history of producing the finest car care products makes them a natural choice to be involved with our Continue Reading...

Vintage-car entrants for Speedway race zoom past maximum Indianapolis Business Journal by Anthony Schoettle Read the Full Article The rush of drivers trying to enter a new vintage car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was so fast and furious that the event promoter has been forced to turn away many of them. Sportscar Vintage Racing Association CEO Tony Parella Continue Reading...

SVRA President and CEO Tony announced that the “RideShare” web forum developed for last year’s U.S. Vintage Racing National Championships will be reactivated for the upcoming event at Indianapolis. The forum is designed to assist competitors who are looking for/or have transportation space available for to and from Indianapolis. The forum can be accessed at: http://svra.boards.net/ Please note that in Continue Reading...

Be sure to check out the article about our upcoming Indy event in the IndyStar. Article by Curt Cavin Something new, something old. That’s what Indianapolis Motor Speedway will introduce June 6-8 with its first vintage car race. Some 600 cars and their mostly amateur drivers will converge on IMS for a three-day event. They will compete on the road Continue Reading...

Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational Will Feature Road Racing and Oval Exhibitions INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 – For the first time ever, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host more than 500 of the world’s finest and most historic racecars as they compete on the recently reconfigured road course as well as running exhibition events on the famed 2.5 miles oval Continue Reading...

Sportscar Vintage Racing Association President & CEO Tony Parella has announced the appointment of Alex K. Miller to the position of Technical Administrator for the organization effective February 1, 2014. Parella had the following comments on Miller’s appointment, “I’m proud to welcome Alex to the SVRA team. His extensive experience and the respect he has within in the racing community Continue Reading...