Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2015
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association is proud to be the host of this year’s “Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival”. It is being held at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California.
Sonoma Raceway is an 11 turn 2.52 mile track nestled just off the bay, 35 miles north of San Francisco.
Over 350 historic race cars will compete during the weekend event.
This event brings us the first of its kind “The Gold Medallion Invitational” incorporating rules established by Steve Earle of General Racing into the event and will serve as the model for future events. It is a tribute to the restored cars and their elite car owners.
The lineup includes Sports & Touring Cars of the 1920’s to historic IMSA Trans Am GTO/SCCA cars of the 1990’s
Jaguar, was this year’s representing sponsor. At the Jaguar hospitality tent event fans were able to see the marque’s racing heritage. Jaguar even had free hot laps for race fans in one of their newest sports model ( with an experienced race driver).
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) is one of the oldest vintage racing organizations in the United States. Founded in 1978. The initial membership of 25 drivers and supporters, SVRA has become a premier vintage racing organization with more than 2,000 members.
The event consisted of 13 classes. Group 1 Pre-41 Sport & Touring, Group 2 1946 to ’55 Sports Racing & Production cars, Group 3 1955-’62 Production & GT Cars, Group 4 1955-’60 Sports Racing Cars, Group 5 1963-’73 Grand National Stock Cars, Group 6 1962-’72 Production & GT Cars over 2000cc’s, Group 7 1959-’66 Sports Racing & 1964-’70 FIA Cars, Group 8 1956-’63 Formula Junior, Group 9 1962-‘67 Production & GT Cars under 2000cc’s, Group 10 1966-’72 Historic Trans Am Cars, Group 11 1966-‘ 74 Historic Can-Am & 1971-’79 FIA Cars, Group 12 1970-’79 IMSA GT Cars and Group 13 Historic IMSA GTO/SCCA Trans-Am.
In addition to racing, fans were able to experience the paddock area with views of the racing cars, vendors of parts and accessories and racing memorabilia.
On Saturday a parade of vintage race cars went from Sonoma Raceway to the town of Sonoma. Race fans were able to follow the parade into town and gather around the town’s central park.
Sonoma is known for it’s wines, cheese’s, fine dining and “Sonoma Raceway”.
A weekend of fine vintage racing is now finished and how “Grand” it was.
