VARA - WILLOW SPRINGS NOV 22-23 33+ FF ENTERED!

[CHibbard]

We have one week until the VARA season finale at Willow Springs happens. As of Friday, we have over 33 Formula Fords entered! This is AWESOME. Looks like a replay of our August weekend at California Speedway. We should have over 45+ FF's entered and on track next weekend!

This is our annual Big Bore Bash weekend, featuring the most significant gathering of vintage CAN-AM (over 26 entered, McLarens, Lola etc...), TRANS-AM, NASCAR, FORD/CHEVY CHALLENGE and the ignagural VARA tradition -- VINTAGE RACE OF CHAMPIONS - VROC.

Plenty of track time Saturday and Sunday. Special BBQ Saturday evening with many of the orginal drivers and creators of CAN-AM, TRANS-AM. Special PRO-TRANS-AM race on Saturday and Sunday featuring: Boris Said, Mike Davis, Tomy Drissi, Greg Pickett and others.

As part of our regular VARA race weekends, for $20 during noontime, take your street car on track and show your family and friends the circuit.

If you have a Vintage or Club Formula Ford and haven't entered yet, please do so. Contact the VARA offices at (800) 280-8272.

This will be great season finale leading into our 2004 season opener at California Speedway.

Hope to see you all at Willow Springs next weekend!

Craig Hibbard
President, VARA

[Efrain_jr]

The Gurney Eagle will be there, fighting the Crossles and Lolas.

[Rick Kirchner]

I'll be working corners this weekend so you'll see me at 4 and 9.

[Efrain_jr]

We'll wave at you Rick.

[heapcoup]

Well, Craig, give the final field count. Who won each class? Any exiting moments?

[Rick_M]

CF results at VARA's season finale "Big Bore Bash" at Willow Springs
this past weekend were:

Top 10 were:
1. Efrain Olivares, Jr Gurney Eagle
2. Tim Harris Crossle
3. Rick Marsh Lola T340
4. Paul Curley Crossle 25F
5. Mark Mathews Jr. Crossle
6. Niel Rupp Lola T640
7. Vincet Tjelmeland LeGrand
8. Mark Mathews Crossle
9. Mark Mihm Van Dieman
10. Bob Hackl Crosle 35F

14 CF's took the grid.
Effrain, Congrats on the CF win. The time sheet says it was a close finish for you and Tim Harris(.034 sec!!). Couldn't quite see it from my distant 3rd.


Rick

[heapcoup]

Boy, did I go to wrong race....

[Efrain_jr]

Yeah, it was .034 of a second - about the length of the Eagle nose. I got lucky that Tim spun in the first corner of the race, otherwise I may not have been able to catch him. On the last lap Tim made a great pass on me on the outside of turn 3, but I got a run on him exiting 9 and just got him at the line.

For the overall/vintage Ford victory, it was even closer. Chuck Pittenger beat Todd Strong by .001 of a second.