First outing - June 2001
Complete Results from early ARRC and CSPRRC - SCCA national championships
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The trusty Fiat 850 spider was retired after an involuntary inversionary event at Road Atlanta - Now Peter Krause and Dave Blum have put together a 1965 Beach Mk4B H-modified sports racer which I acquired from Hugh Kleinpeter. It has a Fiat 850 engine with Webster 4-speed. If you have any info or photos of a Beach sports racer, please let me know. |
First outing - June 2001 |
Peter Krause got me started in vintage racing about 15 years ago. For many years I raced his former 1967 Fiat 850 Spider in SVRA and HSR races. Vintage racing is an enormous amount of fun - the racing, the cars, the people, the whole spirit of the events. The Fiat competes against Bug-eye Sprites, small-bore Minis, and other under 1 liter machines - conservation of momentum is extremely important!
Having Fun at Road Atlanta
The Fiat is an excellent handling car and there have been 5 of them vintage
racing in the Southeast. I have also raced a 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto (now
owned by Ceasar Cone) and a 1967 Abarth OT-1000 (now Tom Ash's). I also once raced a Firehawk
series Porsche 944 - graduation exercise at the Akin-White racing school
at Watkins Glen was an enduro in 944s.
 Here's our North Carolina vintage racing gang |
 In the Abarth OT1000 at Road Atlanta |
 In the Alfa Duetto (Jefferson 500 race at Summit Point) |
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The K&E vintage racing compound at Savannah's Roebling Road
Check out Apex Vintage for more interesting photos
(and for sports
car and vintage race car sales and service)
Check out my History of Virginia International Raceway (VIR), a wonderful track that was closed for 25+ years but has been resurrected !! Tons of Photos, Programs, Entry Lists, Results, etc.
History of Beach and Begra Sports Racing Cars
Another Project - American Road Race of Champions Results 1964-75
