Vintage Racing at Watkins Glen last Weekend

[Roscoe]

Tons of pics at http://www.priveye.com/glen/

Well, a couple of us went up to Watkins Glen this past weekend for the Zippo Classic Vintage Races.

It was quite an experience. We camped out at what is known as 'the bus stop' which is the
inner loop to slow down the cars coming out of the straight. Our campsite was about forty feet from the track but you could go down to the end of the straight at the fence. The cars are only about 25 feet away from you and they are screaming past you. Some are coming down the straight at over 150mph and hitting the brakes to go through the chicane. If any spinouts are
going to happen it will happen there, and a few did.

You can also go into the garage areas and actually touch the cars, some which are worth
3 million! You can talk to the owners and drivers also. Everyone is very laid back.

The weather was gorgeous and some of the Club Cobra guys stopped by to visit on Sunday for a few beers. Friday and Saturday were qualifying rounds and Sunday was the actual races.

One race class had American Muscle cars. Imagine a field of about 60 muscle cars like Shelby 350’s and 500’s, Cobras, big block Vettes, Camaros, XKE’s, Lister jags and Lister Vettes, etc just hammering it down the track? And you, being so close to the action, is really something to experience.

In addition, there was a race re-enactment on the original track through town on Friday. The town’s main drag was blocked off and there was a festival on Friday night complete with cars, bands, beer and food.

Roscoe