The Vintage Racing League is the leading online community for people who love racing and cars. Its free to join.
Members connect with people that share a love of specific marques or types of cars (e.g. Vintage, Historic, Classic, Antique,Formula Ford, Can-Am, Trans-Am, GT and/or Historic Formula One cars).
The VRL helps members find difficult to locate parts, restoration resources, race events and car clubs in your area.
You can exchange pictures and race videos and find "same car soulmates".
I look forward to seeing some of your vintage race video's.
FYI - I'm the co-founder of The Vintage Racing League.
I owned and raced a 1975 Crossle Formula Ford. I currently own and race a 1980 March Formula Atlantic and intend to rebuild and race a 1977 Shadow DN8 F1 car.
I race with CVAR in the Southwest.
I live in Dallas.
VRL Factoids:
An estimated 4 million people in the USA own Vintage, Historic, Classic and Antique cars (10 million world-wide).
The USA is home to 79 million Baby Boomers. Every day, 50,000 retire.
There are 27 Vintage Race Clubs in the US that stage an estimated 170 events per year.
Today, approximately 30,000 members in the 27 Clubs race Vintage cars.
We want to get more people into Vintage racing and a primary purpose of this site is dedicated to that goal.
Even if people do not race, they are welcome to attend events and learn more about the compelling nature of motorsports and it's history..
About: WWW.THEVRL.COM
We created a place where owners and lovers of vintage, historic, classic and antique cars could find each other, exchange pictures, videos and information about how to fix, restore, and race cars.
Ask your friends to join the Vintage Racing League @ www.thevrl.com.
Feel free to create new groups, post pictures for us all to share and share the site with your friends.
Welcome to the Vintage Racing League.
Warmest regards - Stephen Page
Chairman & CEO
What car(s) do you own?
1977 Shadow F1 DN8 (in restoration), 1980 March Formula Atlantic, my first car - a 1954 Jensen Interceptor, 1981 Kougar Sports Car, MB ML 500, MB 500S. Previously owned and raced a 1975 Crossle Formula Ford.
What do you like to do (e.g. vintage race with...)?
Race with CVAR in the Southwest.
Attend as many Vintage, Historic and Concours events as possible each year, to include the Monterey Historics, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Goodwood Revival.
What would you like to do (e.g. go to race school; get into Vintage Racing)?
Improve my Vintage and Historic racing skills. Share the unique history, passion and excitement of vintage/historic racing via the VRL and expose as many people as possible to the sport.
Stephen, a very belated thank you for your greetings to the VRL. I've not had much time to explore and post, but will look forward to doing so. All the best.
Happy Holidays - Is the Racing Exhaust from a BRM W-16 powered F1 car? I'm sending this response to your wall because I was unable to respond via the link in your e-mail...
Thanks for the invite. Your auto period and mine are quite a few years apart but we both burn rubber down the road while others watch. If any of your guys need a newly manufactured (as if any would use an ebay one) license plate, give me a look up. Meanwhile, Auuga
I will have the Life Skills "First Pass" ready for Thursday. I've also reached out to Interstate and hope to hear back from them soon! ASE looks great, the Modules are easy to use and informative. They are very electronic, which means taking the information for Work Skills will be difficult. However something similar or the very same would be perfect for the Curriculum.
hello stephen, im from mexico and after 18 years retired from racing i back to run at the 2010 carrera panamericana, is nice because also my father was a panamericana "piloto" the last one in 1954 he drove a porsche spyder 550 chasis number 001
I am traveling to Europe and U.K. in June/July and would be interested in attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England in early July. May be able to catch up with you at this event. I notice there is a site on the internet where I can purchase tickets. My wife and I are traveling to Austria for a sporting event which we participate in. It is the European Senior Tennis Championships and my wife is world ranked in her age category. She also plays for Team Australia in World Championships. Looking forward to more contacts. Gary Johns Racing, Gold Coast Australia.
Hello stephen, how are you? Im very happy because my nephew checo perez have a first run in formula one, he is a new sauber driver, very talented and smart driver, im very proud
Hi Stephen, thanks for hooking up as i am convinced networking is very important in life. Great to see you using a March race carand its worth noting that i know a lot of the orignal March employees and no doubt some of them had a hand in building your car. My racing worklife started in the early Reynard days where i rapily rose to cheif mechanic of a 6 car FF2000 works team. I then went moved into race car fabrication that catered for many big Oxfordshire teams including March.
After a time away from motorsport i have now returned and concentraitng on building up my business that caters for classic/historic race car fabrication/restoration/preperation.
Have fun this year and maybe i will see you at Goodwood.
Kind regards and congratulations for an excellent website
Hi Stephen
Thank you for the invite to join the VRL. Your site looks tremendous and it certainly enjoys extremely high participation. The MG Car Club in South Africa has some very passionate "Racers" and a long racing history. I'll certainly pass the invite to our members and hope to meet them soon on the VRL forum.
The MG CC Northern Centre had a very succesful Valentines day celebration Run yesterday. We were joined by the Triumph Sport Car Club and had a total of 49 cars (including 2 Ferrari's) on the Run to Askari Lodge. I'll post some pictures on the blogsite http://enginenut.blogspot.co.za for interest.
Your website is very thorough. Lots of good information. I do think that the look and layout could be a little more modern. I would like to direct you to this website and its very fresh and clean feel.
How are you? I added my newest play toy to the picture lineup. Picked it up in Houston earlier this week. It's not vintage but it definitely is a little race car.
We would be delighted to work with the VRL in all of your endeavors. Both Shane and myself have strong public relation backgrounds in addition to our advertising experience.
I look forward to meeting Wednesday and seeing how we cab help.
We ALWAYS go to both the Revival and the Festival of Speed, we have never missed one event! Lord March is so very kind and sometimes sends a Christmas card! We donot have a stand at the events as thereis too much to see and we don't want to be in a fixed spot all day long. If you or anyone else wants to see any of the mascots we can put them inour car and take them to show you. For security reasons it is best to meet up at Bonhams auction house/marquee on the Friday.
Let me know please/note: Modern Lalique is made of Chrystal glass (which has a lead mix in it). Pre-war is of pure glass.
Two of the vehicles are sold; the MC12 and the Jaguar XJR. Unfortunately, they are not wanting to move the Bugatti 73 TC or the Jaguar Saloon at this time. Thank you for checking. Have an excellent weekend.
Hi Stephen, I will gladly accept your friend invit but not sure where in this site I can respond. The link in my Email takes me to friend invite only. Sorry, but I am new to VRL and just blundering around!!- M. Rauchfuss
What a fantastic website! Lovely people, great drives & comments. Hope to see as many of you in London in September of this year for the show, go to: www.brmmbrmm.com/lbcc.bb and click onto 'Events listings'
glad I got accepted to myvrl.com! This looks like a great website with lots of fun info to read about. I am a friend of Michaela Jakobi and after she recommended this site, I thought I would join. I do not own any vintage race cars or any thing like that, but I do have a couple vehicles and probly share the same passion everyone here does! This is great, and thanks again!
Mason
By the way, I almost put a Jensen Interceptor on my list of desired cars, awesome car!
Hi Steven, Just got accepted. Now it's time to restore my 1960 Lola mk1. Now that I am retired my friend and I are working to restore it. I need the original wheels for it, it was vandalized when I got it and parts were taken. It is the same rims that were on other cars, Lotus, Elva, Cooper, etc from around that time period. If you know anyone that might have them let me know. I love British cars as well as a friend of mine. It is great to belong the organization.
Thanks Stephen. I just entered the 2011 Concours d'Elegance of America, held at Meadow Brook Hall for the last 32 years and now moving to the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, MI.
It was interesting to see the DRW sports car. (Bob Diggory). Being an ex Lotus employee I new Dave Warwick, Jack Murrell, and another "DRW ex Lotus" chap, Geoff Oliver. I ended up working in the same mews and often used to race against their sports cars driving the Dan Margulies Lotus 7. Great days.
Hello, thanks for the welcome! I'm looking to purchase a Jaguar XK120. Prefer a roadster. I wonder if you can help me find an honest and knowledgeable person to help me find a good one. I know very little about these cars and do not want to get taken! TVB
Stephen, don't know if you have heard, but Pablo's Stanguellini was stolen from in front of Kermit's house last Sunday night. The truck and trailer were recovered, minus the contents of the trailer (a special handicapped-equipped go-kart was also taken). Kermit has peppered the internet with a stolen car alert, but short of a miracle, the police have no leads. The VRL public needs to be aware.
I found you nam,e through a search on Ashley 750 specials and notice you are an Interceptor owner as I am. I have just aquired an Ashley 750 so am interested in any information I can find, have you any experience with them? I'm also interested in your interceptor have you had it long which model is it? I have a Mk III G series.
I'm actually in the UK so hope it's OK to have joined this group which I think is mainly US based.
Looking forward to hearing from you, best regards,
Hello Stephen. Great site, thank you. I'am researching the histories and races of the Gemini FJ built by the Chequered Flag. I had lots of information and help from the old Gemini Mk2 owners in Texas on the cars they and there friends ran in period. Currently working on the Canadian Gemini's. Any leads on old racers or Geminis histories you or the members can give me would be much appreciated.
Apparently the Links in your earlier E-Mails were the problem. The Hackers must have screwed with those Links, so all of them lead to their scam Website version of the VRL.
So how do you like living in the states? This is one of the coolest sites I have ever seen, and one of the most sophisticated ones by far! You think you could do something for Formula One? Great site! I will be uploading all my photos to this site going forward.
Thank's, A very nice web site. I hope to add a bit of history here with the historic race cars. My brother owns a Anson SA3 Super VEE car. Only 7 made, and this one seems to be the only one left in the world. The car was designed and built by Gary Anderson.
Bill Herring
Nov 30, 2010
Richard Roy
Dec 2, 2010
Rafe Saber
Dec 25, 2010
Bruce MacInnes
Hi Stephen,
Happy Holidays - Is the Racing Exhaust from a BRM W-16 powered F1 car? I'm sending this response to your wall because I was unable to respond via the link in your e-mail...
Bruce
Dec 28, 2010
Steve Jones
Hi Steve
I`d love to meet up next year maybe at Oulton Park ,I`m the press officer there so I could show you around,
cheers
Steve
Dec 29, 2010
BOB KNOLL
Stephen who won the second posting........ mid-30s Delage D8 Aero
raced at LeMans? just a guess..... cool looking whatever it is Bob K
Jan 1, 2011
Ernesto Gomez
Jan 2, 2011
Mad Greek
Jan 7, 2011
HRH PN Greene
Jan 15, 2011
Eric Allen
Stephen,
I will have the Life Skills "First Pass" ready for Thursday. I've also reached out to Interstate and hope to hear back from them soon! ASE looks great, the Modules are easy to use and informative. They are very electronic, which means taking the information for Work Skills will be difficult. However something similar or the very same would be perfect for the Curriculum.
Northwood sounds like a great opportunity!
Sincerely- Eric
Jan 17, 2011
Tomas lopez rocha
Jan 21, 2011
Jeff Wenger
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to exploring the site and becoming an active participant.
Jeff
Jan 27, 2011
Gary Johns
Thanks Stephen for the contact of Robert Metcalf.
I am traveling to Europe and U.K. in June/July and would be interested in attending the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England in early July. May be able to catch up with you at this event. I notice there is a site on the internet where I can purchase tickets. My wife and I are traveling to Austria for a sporting event which we participate in. It is the European Senior Tennis Championships and my wife is world ranked in her age category. She also plays for Team Australia in World Championships. Looking forward to more contacts. Gary Johns Racing, Gold Coast Australia.
Feb 2, 2011
Tomas lopez rocha
Feb 3, 2011
Jo White
Hi Stephen, thanks for hooking up as i am convinced networking is very important in life. Great to see you using a March race carand its worth noting that i know a lot of the orignal March employees and no doubt some of them had a hand in building your car. My racing worklife started in the early Reynard days where i rapily rose to cheif mechanic of a 6 car FF2000 works team. I then went moved into race car fabrication that catered for many big Oxfordshire teams including March.
After a time away from motorsport i have now returned and concentraitng on building up my business that caters for classic/historic race car fabrication/restoration/preperation.
Have fun this year and maybe i will see you at Goodwood.
Kind regards and congratulations for an excellent website
Feb 5, 2011
Stephen Perry
Hi Stephen,
Look forward to learning more about the Vintage Racing League.
Steve Perry
Feb 10, 2011
Ivan de Clerk
Thank you for the invite to join the VRL. Your site looks tremendous and it certainly enjoys extremely high participation. The MG Car Club in South Africa has some very passionate "Racers" and a long racing history. I'll certainly pass the invite to our members and hope to meet them soon on the VRL forum.
The MG CC Northern Centre had a very succesful Valentines day celebration Run yesterday. We were joined by the Triumph Sport Car Club and had a total of 49 cars (including 2 Ferrari's) on the Run to Askari Lodge. I'll post some pictures on the blogsite http://enginenut.blogspot.co.za for interest.
Feb 13, 2011
Mark Rumsey
Hi Shephen,
Your website is very thorough. Lots of good information. I do think that the look and layout could be a little more modern. I would like to direct you to this website and its very fresh and clean feel.
www.kickstarter.com
I have found that the minimalist approach is best. Can be really inviting.
Other than that, GREAT JOB!!!
Mark
Feb 22, 2011
Craig Williams
Stephen,
How are you? I added my newest play toy to the picture lineup. Picked it up in Houston earlier this week. It's not vintage but it definitely is a little race car.
Feb 25, 2011
Dom Miliano
Mar 11, 2011
Brad Hudson
Stephen -
We would be delighted to work with the VRL in all of your endeavors. Both Shane and myself have strong public relation backgrounds in addition to our advertising experience.
I look forward to meeting Wednesday and seeing how we cab help.
Thanks,
Brad
Apr 3, 2011
Geoffrey George Weiner
Hi Stephen,
We ALWAYS go to both the Revival and the Festival of Speed, we have never missed one event! Lord March is so very kind and sometimes sends a Christmas card! We donot have a stand at the events as thereis too much to see and we don't want to be in a fixed spot all day long. If you or anyone else wants to see any of the mascots we can put them inour car and take them to show you. For security reasons it is best to meet up at Bonhams auction house/marquee on the Friday.
Let me know please/note: Modern Lalique is made of Chrystal glass (which has a lead mix in it). Pre-war is of pure glass.
Apr 6, 2011
Maria Teresa Torres
Apr 7, 2011
Michaela Jakobi
Hello Stephen,
Two of the vehicles are sold; the MC12 and the Jaguar XJR. Unfortunately, they are not wanting to move the Bugatti 73 TC or the Jaguar Saloon at this time. Thank you for checking. Have an excellent weekend.
Apr 8, 2011
Marc Albert Rauchfuss
Apr 15, 2011
Geoffrey George Weiner
Hi Stephen.
What a fantastic website! Lovely people, great drives & comments. Hope to see as many of you in London in September of this year for the show, go to: www.brmmbrmm.com/lbcc.bb and click onto 'Events listings'
Apr 17, 2011
Mason Christian
Hey Stephen,
glad I got accepted to myvrl.com! This looks like a great website with lots of fun info to read about. I am a friend of Michaela Jakobi and after she recommended this site, I thought I would join. I do not own any vintage race cars or any thing like that, but I do have a couple vehicles and probly share the same passion everyone here does! This is great, and thanks again!
Mason
By the way, I almost put a Jensen Interceptor on my list of desired cars, awesome car!
May 4, 2011
Retired
Hi Steven, Just got accepted. Now it's time to restore my 1960 Lola mk1. Now that I am retired my friend and I are working to restore it. I need the original wheels for it, it was vandalized when I got it and parts were taken. It is the same rims that were on other cars, Lotus, Elva, Cooper, etc from around that time period. If you know anyone that might have them let me know. I love British cars as well as a friend of mine. It is great to belong the organization.
Chuck
May 27, 2011
James McCarter
Jun 6, 2011
Michaela Jakobi
Hello Stephen, I must tell you I REALLY like the new look of the TMAH website...much more user friendly.
Of course, one can't go wrong with pics of heavily laden tables of delicious looking food. :)
Jun 20, 2011
Bryan Allart
Jul 1, 2011
James Barron
Hi Stephen, thanks for the invite to the Dallas show, what are the dates
of the show, I'm not sure I will have a car ready, it depends on the date
Regards,
James Barron
917 North America, Inc
917 North America, Inc
James Barron
CEO
Jul 8, 2011
Tom Vander Bie
Jul 27, 2011
Matt
Thank you, sir! I love VRL!
Best regards,
Matt.
Aug 9, 2011
Jarrell Jennings
Stephen, don't know if you have heard, but Pablo's Stanguellini was stolen from in front of Kermit's house last Sunday night. The truck and trailer were recovered, minus the contents of the trailer (a special handicapped-equipped go-kart was also taken). Kermit has peppered the internet with a stolen car alert, but short of a miracle, the police have no leads. The VRL public needs to be aware.
Jarrell
Aug 14, 2011
Roland Wiltschegg
Hi Steve,
Thanks for inviting. Right now I'm desperatly short of time, I'll come back later. Cheers
Roland
Sep 4, 2011
Nigel Haycock
Hello
I hope you don't mind me contacting you.
I found you nam,e through a search on Ashley 750 specials and notice you are an Interceptor owner as I am. I have just aquired an Ashley 750 so am interested in any information I can find, have you any experience with them? I'm also interested in your interceptor have you had it long which model is it? I have a Mk III G series.
I'm actually in the UK so hope it's OK to have joined this group which I think is mainly US based.
Looking forward to hearing from you, best regards,
Nigel.
Sep 24, 2011
Rachael Bowser
Sep 27, 2011
Hunter Nigel Russell
Hello Stephen. Great site, thank you. I'am researching the histories and races of the Gemini FJ built by the Chequered Flag. I had lots of information and help from the old Gemini Mk2 owners in Texas on the cars they and there friends ran in period. Currently working on the Canadian Gemini's. Any leads on old racers or Geminis histories you or the members can give me would be much appreciated.
Cheers Nigel
Sep 30, 2011
Christopher G. A. Schurrer
Oct 3, 2011
Ben Deutschman
Oct 9, 2011
Jeff Taylor
Oct 29, 2011
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
So how do you like living in the states? This is one of the coolest sites I have ever seen, and one of the most sophisticated ones by far! You think you could do something for Formula One? Great site! I will be uploading all my photos to this site going forward.
Cheers!
Nov 10, 2011
Eric Schmidt
I just wanted to say job well done with this site! You all have seem to pull off what we have been trying to accomplish for many years.
Nov 11, 2011
Vintage Racing Car
Dear Stephen
Thank you very much for your warm welcome!...
And congratulations for the site!
tks!
Nov 16, 2011
Guillermo Fierros
Hi Stephen! It is a pleasure to meet the team.
I like to live your passion!
Best Regards
Nov 29, 2011
Nicky Boulle
Sounds good! I will call you tomorrow. I have shared it on my FB profile as well.
Thanks,
NB
Dec 11, 2011
Guenter Biener
Hello Steven,
thank you for your friendly support;
You remember me, talking to you with Jörg Hogefeld at Goodwood?
Dec 21, 2011
William Ty O'Neal
Stephen:
Thanks for the nice welcome. My computer has been down a few days and needed to get the parts in for it. Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
I look forward in participating in this group as soon as I catch up on everything.
Thanks again for the welcome.
Sincerely,
Ty O'Neal
Dec 22, 2011
Gary Parnell
Dec 25, 2011