Pre-War
This class includes Pre-War Single-seat and Sports cars plus
post-war T-Series MGs, shown here is a 1932 Morgan SS trike.
Vintage Open Wheel
A class that incorporates cars built to many different formulas
including the Formula Junior specification. It's common to see
cars such as Cooper, Lotus, Elva, Gemini, and Lola in this class
as well as Sadler and Stebro, two rare Canadian built cars.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1963.
Shown is a 1960 Lotus 18 Formula Junior
Vintage Production Sports Cars
These are the "most common" vintage racing cars and usually
the most affordable to get on the track. This class consists
of cars like Austin Healey Sprites or 3000, Lotus Seven, Triumph
TR3/4, MGA, Porsche 356 and other mass-produced "street" cars.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1961
Shown: 1959 Porsche 356
Vintage Sports Racers
The "exotics" of the cars with fenders. These were usually
limited production cars built as racing cars. Elvas, Lotus IX,
17, 19, Lola MkI, Porsche RS-60, Devin... rarer than vintage
production cars and usually a lot faster. Others in this group
may be one-off road racing "specials" of the period with documented
histories.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1961
Shown: 1959 Elva MkIV & 1958 VAY Canada Class Special.
Classic Sedan
More Historic than Vintage This class is dominated by one car
- the Mini Cooper S both by numbers and performance although
other cars like Volvos and Lotus Cortinas are popular - Following
the FIA definition of a sedan: a roof and room for four- this
is a very exciting and affordable VARAC class.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1972
Shown: 1969 Mini Cooper S *
Historic Open Wheel
This class is dominated by Formula Fords but also consists
of Formula B/III/Vee and other single seat cars built to a recognized
specification.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1972
Shown: 1968 Merlyn Mk 11 Formula Ford
Historic Production Sports Cars
Similar in definition to Vintage Production... except to the
end of 1972. Your car could be a Sprite/Midget, MGB, Lotus Elan
or a Shelby GT350.
A sports car... or a Trans-Am racing car.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1972
Shown: 1966 Shelby 350GT
Historic Sports Racers
These once again are purpose-built racing cars, but dated past
the Vintage cut-off. This class includes everything from homebuilts
of the period to manufactured marques like a Lotus 23 right-up
to to Can-Am cars.
Class cut-off: December 31, 1972
Shown:1969 Lola T-163
Group 70+
Group 70+ includes production based and purpose built race
cars that were designed to race in successful series such as
IMSA, TransAm, SCCA and CASC GT classes among others. Showcasing
an exciting mix of style and speed, the Group 70+ grids feature
everything from ground pounding Corvettes and Mustangs to sophisticated
2.0L Sports Racers and Porsche 911s. Class cut-off: December
31, 1988.
All the cars illustrated are active VARAC race cars. Although
class dates are fixed, there are exceptions for individual makes
and years (i.e. all Mini Coopers with sliding windows and outside
door hinges qualify).
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