Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Fact Sheet
WHAT: Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
* Thousands of vintage car enthusiasts will gather from across North
America
WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
7721 Steam Corners Rd.
Lexington, Ohio 44904
WHEN: Friday, August 18 - Sunday, August 20, 2006
PROMOTER: TrueSports, Incorporated
SANCTIONING Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)
BODY:
FEATURED MG
MARQUE:
RACE CLASSES: Sportscar Vintage Racing Association
Group 1: Recognized small displacement
sports cars and sedans in
production prior to 1973, select G- and H-modified and D sports
racers displacing less than 1,100cc, Formula Vee, Formula 500 and
front-engined Formula Junior cars. Ex: A.C., Alfa Romeo, Arnolt-
Bristol, Austin Healey Sprite, Austin and Mini-Cooper, Elva,
Ginetta, Lola, MG T-series, MGA , MG Midget, Lotus 7, Morgan,
Sunbeam Alpine Triumph, Turner, BMC, Cooper, OSCA, Sadler
and Stanguellini.
Group 2: Formula cars conforming to the
2006 Monoposto Racing
Rules and Regulations. Ex: Alexis, Ausper, Brabham, Caldwell,
Chevron, Cooper, Elden, Elva, Lola, Lotus, Hawke, March,
Merlyn and Titan.
Group 3: Recognized series-produced sports cars and sedans in
production prior to 1972. Ex: Austin-Healey, Alfa Romeo Giulia,
BMW, Corvette, Daimler SP250, Elva Courier, Ford Cortina,
Frazer Nash, Jaguar XK-series and Mark II, MGB, Morgan,
Porsche 356, SAAB 96, Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger, Triumph TR-4
series and GT6 and Turner.
Group 4: Limited-production sports cars, racing "specials" and
front-engined Formula and GT cars built or in production prior to
1960. Ex: Allard, Aston Martin, Bocar, Chevrolet, Cooper, Devin
SS, Echnida, Elva, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lister-Chevrolet, Lola, Lotus,
Maserati, Mercedes, OSCA, Porsche and Scarab.
Group 5: Under 2.0-liter purpose-built
sports racers as raced
between 1960 and 1972, World Sports Car Championship and
World Manufacturers' Championship GT cars and prototypes as
raced between 1960 and 1972, USRRC and Can-Am cars raced
before 1967 with invited later models and American front-engined
"Specials" as raced after 1959. Ex: Alfa Romeo, Bobsy SR2,
Brabham, Chaparral, Cheetah, Chevron, Cobra, Elfin, Elva,
Ferrari, Ford, Genie, Lola, Lotus, McLaren, McKee, Merlyn,
Porsche and Sadler.
Group 6: Selected big-bore production sports car and sedans
through 1972. Ex: AC Cobra, AMX, Aston Martin, Chevrolet,
Corvette, DeTomaso Pantera, Dodge Challenger, Ferrari, Ford
Falcon, Jaguar E-type, Javelin, Mercury Cougar, Plymouth
Barracuda, Pontiac Firebird, Porsche, and Shelby.
Group 7: Can-Am cars as raced after 1967 on slick tires, World
Championship of Makes sports cars as raced after 1970 on slicks,
under 2.0-liter sports cars as raced after 1972, center-seat Can-Am
cars, SCCA ASR and BSR, and sports 2000 cars through 1986.
Ex: Chaparral, Ferrari, Lola, March, Matich, McKee, McLaren,
Porsche, Shadow, Alfar Romeo, Alpine, Chevron, Matra-Simca,
Abarth, Bobsy, Mallock, Frisbee, Crossle, Swift and Tiga.
Group 8: Recognized series-produced sports cars and sedans in
production prior to 1979 and later cars by invitation. Ex: Alfra
Romeo, Aston Martin, BMW, Datsun, DeTomaso Pantera, Ferrari,
Jensen-Healey, Lotus, MG, Porsche, Sunbeam Tiger and Triumph.
Group 9: Formula cars meeting Monoposto
Racing Formula 70
eligibility. These cars have a cut-off date of 1979. Cars in this
group must have a flat-bottom, pre-ground effects chassis and can
include a very wide range of open-wheeled Formula cars with very
different performance potentials.
Group 10: Selected GT sports cars and sedans as raced between
1973 and 1996. All cars must have been built or modified to
compete in a recognized pre-1996 racing series, such as the Trans-
Am and the IMSA GTU and GTO classes. Ex: BMW, Chevrolet,
Datsun, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, Mazda, Nissan, Porsche and
Triumph.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
* 2 Enduros
* Trans Am Reunion Races
* 8th Annual British Car Showdown
* Concours d'Elegance
* Open Paddock
* Drive-In Movie
SCHEDULE: See attached.
TICKETS: For ticket and event information call
1-800-MID-OHIO or visit the
website at www.midohio.com <http://www.midohio.com/> .
