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...

All of us at SVRA are saddened by the passing of C.L. “Charlie” Earwood, on January 28, 2014 at his home in Punta Gorda, FL. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 4, 1924. Earwood distinguished himself in the insurance industry before rising to prominence as a driver, promoter and official for some of America’s premier auto racing organizations. Continue Reading...

We are pleased to announce that the first group of invitations to the 2014 U.S. Vintage Racing National Championships will be emailed on or about March 1, 2014. While preference will be given to those competitors who took part in the inaugural event last year, invitation requests are available to all Vintage racing participants here. Please note that due to Continue Reading...

Sebring International Raceway – Sebring, FL February 28, 2014 – March 2, 2014 The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association returns to the fabled to 3.74 mile Sebring International race course for the start of its eight race 2014 East Coast schedule. The Sebring track is a perennial favorite of SVRA competitors and spectators looking for their early season “race fix” and Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association has announced an agreement with  Simpson Performance Products for the 2014 season naming them The Official Driving Suit of SVRA. Additionally HANS, now part of Simpson Performance Products, will continue as The Official Head & Neck Restraint of SVRA. “We are pleased and honored to have Simpson Performance as a partner,” stated Tony Parella, President Continue Reading...

Story by Art Hebert & Friends – Photos by George McClure I think I heard about the SVRA National Championship sometime around the early part of 2013. Friend and fellow Formula Jr. racer Dan Chapman (Cooper T-56) called to say there was going to be a vintage National Championship race at the new Circuit of the Americas Formula One track Continue Reading...

HAPPY 2014! We are jump-starting the 2014 Race Season at SVRA by accepting invitation requests for the inaugural Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational. Let us know if you would like to race with us at Indy. As the fourth race in the 2014 East Coast schedule, SVRA is proud to offer our first Vintage event ever to be held at the Continue Reading...

Southlake, TX (December 27, 2013) – The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announced that Hawk Performance, a division of Carlisle Companies Incorporated, has been named as the title sponsor for the organization’s popular endurance racing series. For 2014 The Hawk Performance Endurance Series will consist of a 60 minute endurance race for “small bore” cars (SVRA groups 1-4, 5A, & 8) Continue Reading...

Looking for a special gift for your hard to please racer? Race Car Photograph are available in variety of sizes and formats. Visit our Gallery for more information and a complete directory of the event photos that are available. Visit the SVRA Gear Store for anything from a stainless steel coffee mugs to a selection of stylish pullovers, all with Continue Reading...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s inaugural U.S. Vintage Racing National Championship was conducted at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX, from October 23rd to October 27th, 2013. The event drew Vintage racing participants from 7 countries and the length and breadth of the United States. Competitors represented 12 different Vintage racing sanctioning bodies and by the end of Continue Reading...

Vintage Motorsport magazine sponsored five major trophies for participants of the SVRA U.S. Vintage Racing National Championships last weekend at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. A secret panel of motorsport historians and tech inspectors selected no-stories cars with provenance in three categories – Best Pre-War, Best Production Race Car, and Best Open-Wheeler, while fan ballots selected the Fan Continue Reading...