Sonoma Raceway, March 24-26, 2023
Just the day after a Northern California storm passed through Sonoma CSRG gathered over 150 vintage race cars at Sonoma raceway. Divided into eight groups of comparable performance:
- Group 1 – Sports and GT cars prior to 1963
- Group 2 – Small displacement production sports cars through 1967
- Group 3 – Small displacement production sports cars and sedans through 1972
- Group 4 – Two classes of sports racing cars, over and under two liters through 1967, as well as compatible, light production cars, USRRC Tribute cars.
- Group 5 – Small displacement open wheel formula cars, Formula B, Formula Vee, Formula Junior, and 1.5 liter Formula 1 cars.
- Group 6 – Pre-1984 Formula Ford, Cross Flow Cup Championship cars.
- Group 7 – Formula Atlantic, Sports 2000, Super Vee, Formula 5000, FIA2 Liter cars, Can Am, Formula 1.
- Group 8 – Big bore and fast production cars, SCCA Trans-Am, A and B sedans, IMSA GTP, GTU, and GTO cars and compatible production-based cars, 1963-1990.
- Group 9- Special groups and Morton Trophy Cars.
Despite the cold and often wet track CSRG celebrated the life of Co-Founder David Love by putting on three days of fast safe racing around Sonoma Raceway’s 12 turn, 2.52-mile undulating track.
Group Four Charles McCabe in his 1956 Cooper T-39 “BobTail” in turn ten.
Group 8 – Tyler Hagan’s 1974 Porsche 914/6 in turn ten.
Group eight Thor Johnson’s 1974 BMW 3.5 CSL in turn ten.
Group seven Geir Ramleth’s 1982 RALT RT4 exiting turn four.
Group 7 Dwight Matheson’s 1976 MARCH 76B exits turn four.
Group 7 Steve Cook’s 1978 Chevron B36 exits turn four.
Group seven Ori Della Penna’s 1980 MARCH 80A exits turn four.
Group eight Late afternoon sun illuminates Steve Walker’s 1973 BMW 3.5 CSL as he exits turn four.
Group eight: Exiting turn four, Mike Thurlow’s 1976 Chevrolet Corvette.
Group Eight John Goodman’s 1988 Chevrolet IMSA Corvette drops down the hill into turn five.
Group 8 Jon Wactor’s 1970 Porsche 914/6 between turns four and five.
Group 8 Tom Fry’s 1966 Ford Shelby GT350 exits turn four.
Group seven 1969 Chevron B16 driven by Jonathan Rosenthal entering turn ten.
Group eight Tyler Hagan’s 1972 Porsche 914/6 leads through turn eight.
Group eight Walt Sikes in his 1972 Porsche 911.
Group eight Richard Grabowski’s 1969 Porsche 911 leads the 1970 Porsche 914/6 driven by Jon Wactor exiting turn eight.
Group eight Robert Thull’s 1974 Porsche RSR exits turn eight.
Group eight Kevin Romak in his Porsche.
Group eight Mac McGarry’s 1989 Chevrolet Lumina exits turn eight.
Group six Paul Kitchen’s 1969 Lotus 61 leads out of turn eight.
Group 6 Using all the track Max Minshull’s 1979 Crossle 35F exits turn eight.
Group 6 Exiting turn eight, Chris Schoap in his 1979 Titan FF Mk. Vl.
Group 6 Danny Baker’s 1969 Lotus 61 enters turn nine.
Group one Scott Meredith’s 1962 Triumph Spitfire Mk.1.
Group one A 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder driven by Charles Test.
Group Two 1964 Triumph Spitfire Macau Spl. driven by Arthur Van Diggelen.
Group One John Perkin’s 1967 Alfa Romeo GTA .
Group One This car is not listed in the program.
Group one Paul Frame’s 1957 Porsche 356A exiting turn eight.
Group five Kyle Collins in his 1966 Brabham BT-18.
Group 4 Sam McCord’s 1962 Huffaker Genie.
Group 4 AV D’Augustine’s 1965 Huffaker Genie M.10B between turne two and three.
Group four 1965 Elva MK.8 driven by Arthur Cook.
Group four Kevin Romak in his 1961 Genie.
Group four Randy Hill’s 1964 Bobsy SR3 pops over the top of turn two.
Group three Darrell Edwards 1971 Datsun 510 exiting turn two.
Group three Mark Rincon’s 1967 BMW 2002 leads out of turn two.
Group three Dennis Racine’s 1966 Mini Cooper S exiting turn two.
Group three 1971 Datsun 510 driven by Thomas Dockery exiting turn two.
Group three Parker McKean’s 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV pops over the hill in turn two.
Group three 1969 Alfa Romeo GTV driven by Bruce McKean.
