<VV> Corvairs in IMSA

[BBRT]

After James contacted me, I am pretty sure that he is right, as usual, and 
I, uh, lemmeee see, let's see... misspoke, spun what I said, didn't mean 
what it sounded like... etc  which is what a politician would 
say..especially the .... ..    However, I was wrong.  Corvairs ran in Trans 
Am races. IMSA began after Marlboro Racetrack closed in '69.
Chuck S
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From: "James P. Rice via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 9:33 PM
Subject: <VV> Corvairs in IMSA


> All:  I sent Chuck a private e-mail about this, asking for when did 
> Corvairs
> race in IMSA.  I have all the year books, and, if what Chuck says is
> correct, I have totally missed the cars on the entry/results list in those
> year books.  So far as I know, no Corvair ever raced in any IMSA series. 
> I
> would love to be demonstrated wrong.
>
> I also wrote IMSA back in what must have been the early '80's when I was
> Chairman of the Competition Committee. Asked about Corvairs running in 
> IMSA.
> Got told cars had to be less than 10 yrs old to run in any of their 
> series.
>
> Chuck refers to one of Dave's cars running at Marlboro back then.  True, 
> it
> was Tony DeLorenzo's A-Sedan Corvair car before it was converted to a
> Stinger.  But the race was in 1966, was a SCCA Trans Am event, and about 5
> or 6 years before IMSA was created.  There was another Corvair in that 
> race.
> Along with the TA event at Sebring in 1966, Corvairs race in three or 
> maybe
> four TA event in 1966.  I'd have to get my records or to verify what I 
> think
> I remember...but not tonight.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Dave got to run, and wish Chuck had.  But I
> think race officials at the event don't know their history real well. 
> Good
> for us!!
>
> Historically Yours,
>               James Rice
>
> PS:  Some of you will love next months Communique.
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 20:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kevin Nash <wrawkit at yahoo.com>
> To: "fastvair at yahoogroups.com" <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>,
> "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> [fastvair] Jefferson 500 at Summit Point Raceway
> this past weekend, 15-18 May 2014
>
> Chuck- waay cool!! I'm curious though- for the IMSA RS reunion, will Dave
> have to adjust his displacement to run- or will they allow a larger engine
> for that- late engines never had "less than 2.5 L"- how do they handle 
> that?
> look the other way???
> Kevin
>
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 09:05:49 -0400
> From: "BBRT" <chsadek at comcast.net>
> To: <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>, <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> [fastvair] Jefferson 500 at Summit Point Raceway
> this past weekend, 15-18 May 2014
>
> Back when, our "grocery getter" long push rod engines were treated as less
> than 2.5L. Turns out the car weight, size (it is a brick pushing thru the
> air compared to much smaller competitors like MGBs, TR 4 & 6, Porches,
> etc.), and expected engine output were all factors. So they allowed us 
> into
> the classification. One of Dave Edsinger's cars raced in the series at
> Marlboro Racetrack (off Rt 301 in Marlboro MD). Maybe at other venues, 
> too.
> I don't know.
> Dave raced with them this weekend. I could have also but chose not to.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
>
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