Historic
cars

rev up
for race

TOMORROW AND Sun-
day, the forested hills
around Westwood
Motorsport Park in Co-
quidiam will echo with the

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thundering sounds of
yesteryear. Over 120 vintage
racing cars and motorcycles
from as far south as
California are expected to
converge on Westwood for
the 10th annual Historic
Racing Weekend.

This will be the last year a vin-
tage racing event is held at
Westwood. Next year, the track is
expected to make way for a hous-
ing development, and a new track
site has not yet been chosen.

Ralph Zbarsky, race director of
the Vintage Racing Club of British
Columbia, expects a wide spec-
trum of vintage cars to compete in
this weekend’s event.

“‘We'll have everything from
your typical British sports cars
like Midgets, TRs, MGs, Cooper
Ss and so on, incredible Detroit
iron like Cobras, racing Corvettes,
Shelby Mustangs.

“‘Then there's your exotic
Italian machinery, Fiats, Alfa
Romeo, and there’s likely to be a
Maserati or two. And of course
there’s Porsches, Porsche 356s,
and open-wheel cars like
Brabhams, Lotus 15s, 17s.’’

Also expected are rare pre-war
classics like Bentleys, MG TAs
and TCs, a 1935 Aston Martin,
1936 Lagonda, and Austin 7.

Zbarsky figures that this year’s
event will be the biggest ever.
“Vintage car racing is the fastest
growing type of motorsport on the
west coast of North America. We
had an event last weekend in
Portland and after this event there
will be one in Seattle. Many com-
petitors bring their cars up from
California as a sort of holiday.”’

Vintage racing recalls the days
when drivers would drive their
pride-and-joy to the track, enjoy a
full day of racing, and drive the
car home again after the race.

“‘Things have gone a jong way
from the days when you bolted a
rollbar into the car and drove to
the track,"’ says Zbarsky.

“A little less than hatf of the
cars can be driven on the street.
Many are only suitable for the
track because of their stiff
suspensions and racing modifica-
tions.

Vintage car racers receive no
prize money or trophies for good
finishes. The only reward is fun,
excitement, and a little glory.

“Sometimes you go around the
track dreaming you're Stirling
Moss,”’ laughs Zbarsky.

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