Vintage Racing Mustangs and GT40s at 2015 Hawk International Challenge - Mustang 360
Car shows and cruise-ins are a great way to view some old Detroit muscle, but aside from the occasional exhaust rap or spontaneous burnout, it’s generally a static affair. In a time when unleashing such beasts on public roads is frowned upon, car enthusiasts are flocking to racing events that encourage owners of vintage iron to let ‘em rip: Vintage Racing. Vintage racing revives a simpler time—when fuel was leaded, chassis were metal, tires were fat, and racing cars was really dangerous. If your idea of fun is watching old F1 cars, Can-Am machines, Mustangs, Corvettes, and bathtub Porsches punish their tires and exhaust their drivers, vintage racing is for you. If you want to see some cool cars—and we mean really cool cars—attend a vintage racing event near you. The owners of these priceless cars enjoy showing them to fans just as much as they love driving them. While fun is clearly a priority at vintage events, when the green flag drops, vintage “racing” lives up to its name. But even though the cars look and sound like they’re from their younger, more dangerous days, the safety equipment is clearly modern. Closed-faced helmets, HANS devices, flame-proof clothing, and fire suppression systems remind everyone that the cars aren’t the only priceless things on the track. To experience what vintage racing is all about, we attended The Hawk International Challenge with Briand Redman at Road America (“The. Source: www.mustangandfords.com
