The Vintage Racing League - The Oldest New Kid In Town

Dallas, March 2, 2009: As we grow older we find ourselves drawn more and more to the allure of vintage racing. We sometimes find we prefer it to the racing scene today. Not that we dislike what is, but we sure love reminiscing about what was. We guess that is just the way it goes for us former Buffalo Bob audience members. Recently we learned about a new website called The Vintage Racing League (VRL). Stephen Page is one of the founders of what he is calling “The world’s largest Social Network for people that love Vintage Racing and Vintage cars.”

AARWBA contacted Page and asked him for more information about the VRL that we could pass along in these pages because we think there are more than a few of our readers who date back to a time of Shari Lewis and Captain Kangaroo. What follows is Page’s reply to our inquiry.

“It has been estimated that there are 10 million Vintage car owners worldwide. Until the Vintage Racing League, these owners (and millions of fans who grew up watching racing in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s) didn’t have a global platform to find and communicate with each other.

“Vintage Racing is a well-kept secret. Despite the enormous Vintage Car ownership and fan base, relatively few attend events. We’d like to change that.

“MyVRL www.myvrl.com – the Vintage Racing League’s Social Network, took 2+ years to create. It consists of more than 7 million lines of code. MyVRL is the Facebook/MySpace for people who love cars. “Our objective is to become the world’s largest repository of information about Vintage Racing and Vintage cars. We are constantly adding content describing 3,000+ Car Marques; 500+ Race Tracks; thousands of Events and Vintage Racing clubs world-wide and a Central Market for people whosell products and services to this community.

“America is host to approximately 27 Vintage Racing clubs with an estimated 30,000 members. The US produces approximately 200 Vintage Car events (Races, Car Shows and Concours etc.) annually. The UK & Europe have hundreds of clubs and produce a similar amount of events. “A primary Vintage Racing League objective is to connect fans with Vintage racing clubs and events, local to them. We have created a guide – “How to get into Vintage Racing”. The Guide describes the 16 steps that prepare an individual to race.

“Vintage Racing is the most exciting sport I’ve ever been involved with. Participation also has unexpected benefits. Where else will your fellow competitors stay up all night to help you fix your equipment so that you can compete against them the next day? Where else will a father give up his ride so that he can mentor his daughter into the sport that he loves?”

Stephen Page races Vintage cars with CVAR in the Southwest. He has been a Vintage Racing participant for approximately 7 years. He can be found on MyVRL at: http://www.myvrl.com/profile/Stephenpage