VIR - SCCA Nationals - Race Program- April 29-30, 1967

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Many thanks to Douglass R. Hayes, Jr.

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Cover	July 1966 Trans-Am	July 1966 Trans-Am? 7- Matzen/Mandleson - VW
Pinkie & Reed Rollo raced their BMW TISA in the July 1966 Trans-Am	Danville Civil Air Patrol Emergency Vehicle - donated by Tamson Chevrolet
July 1966 Trans-Am ? 7- Kwech/Andrey - Alfa GTA		"Racing is a dangerous sport. Luckily this driver was not seriously hurt."
Dick Thompson in Ford GT-40 won 1966 National Cup at VIR setting new lap record of 87 mph. Overall average was 83.7 mph		July 1966 Trans-Am Yeager/Johnson Mustang
July 1966 Trans-Am 63- Peritz/Dorman - Alfa GTA 57- Norburn/Feistmann - Mustang	Curtis Turner & friends July 1966 Trans-Am	Refueling - Rich Petroleum Sunoco

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PROGRAM OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 28

• Registration and Tech Inspection at Neal's Warehouse on US 29 & 58 near the Holiday Inn, Danville, Virginia
• 8:00 - 10:00 p. m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

• Registration and Tech Inspection at the track 8:00 - 4:00 p. m.
• Practice -- 10:00 - Noon
• Lunch Break -- 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Compulsory Driver's Meeting -- 12:30 p.m. Practice - - 1:00 - 3:30 p. m.
• Qualifying sessions for all classes, each race grouping to have one five lap session. -- 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
• Party, Holiday Inn (Details and time to be announced at Registration) -Saturday Evening

SUNDAY, APRIL 30

• Practice -- 10:00 a.m.
• Racing Begins -- 11:00 a.m. (All cars and race groupings will have one 15 lap race)
• Start of Feature Race (Sedans) -- Approximately 4:00 PM
• Presentation of Trophies -- 30 minutes after last race
• Races will be scheduled for 1967 SCCA production, sports racing, sedan category, Formula SCCA, and Formula Vee classes.
• Sunday will be on Daylight Saving Time which begins at 2: 00 a.m. , April 30, 1967.

1967 SCHEDULE of EVENTS

 For information or tickets write to:
VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY,
P. 0. Box 457, Danville, Va. 24541

 SOME RECENT WINNERS AT V I R

• NATIONAL CUP WINNER April 30, May 1, 1966
  Dick Thompson-Ford GT-40 - New Record Lap Record 87 MPH.-Average Overall 83.7 MPH.
• VIR-400 TRANS-AMERICAN SEDAN July 31,1966
  Team of Johnston & Yeager - Mustang
  36 Cars Started-124 Laps-Time 5:18:36
• REGIONAL RACE October 15-16, 1966
  Brad Parker - Elva
  Average Time-75.870 MPH
• AAMRR-MOTORCYCLE RACE October 8-9,1966
  Ed Labelle of Sharon Hill, Pa. - Norton Manx 500-Double Overhead Camshaft

Race Officials

North Carolina Region SCCA

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