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About terryjohnsen

Writer/photographer of vintage/historic sports car racing. See you at the track! Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Terry Johnsen and terryjohnsen.wordpress.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Earl Roberts’ 1972 GRD – Returning an F3 to its classic livery

Victory Lane Magazine, March 2015, Vol. 30, N0. 3 VRG Jefferson 500 – Saturday, May 17, 2014 Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen One of the joys of walking through the paddock of any vintage racing event is discovering the … Continue reading

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Future History: The Vintage Cars Of Tomorrow – The 2014 Honda Indy 200 (story)

Victory Lane Magazine, February 2015, Vol. 30, No. 2. Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, August 1-3, 2014 The Honda Indy 200 @ Mid-Ohio capped a highly competitive and entertaining weekend of racing at the Mid-Ohio … Continue reading

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Vintage Racer Group – VRG Turkey Bowl (story)

Victory Lane Magazine, February 2015: Volume 30, No. 2. Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen Summit Point Motorsports Park, November 28-30, 2014. On Friday morning, the day after Thanksgiving, the weather conditions while driving the 50 miles to Summit Point … Continue reading

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Vintage Racer Group – VRG at The Glen (story)

Victory Lane Magazine, January 2015: Volume 30, No. 1 Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen Watkins Glen International, October 10-12, 2014 For a vintage racer, where better to be in mid-October, than Watkins Glen, New York. The October 10-12 weekend … Continue reading

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Vintage Racer Group – 2014 VRG Turkey Bowl

Summit Point Motorsports Park, November 28-30, 2014. Thanksgiving weekend for the vintage racer has become synonymous with the Turkey Bowl at Summit Point. Cold, windy, mixed precipitation, and lots of fun. This year was no different. Here are a few … Continue reading

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2014 VRG @ The Glen

Watkins Glen International, October 10-12, 2014. It was a beautiful time of the year to be hanging out in Watkins Glen and the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. I attended the Vintage Racer Group event and submitted the … Continue reading

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SVRA Heacock Classic “Gold Cup” Historic Races (story)

Victory Lane Magazine, December 2014, Volume 29, No.12 Story and photographs by Terry Johnsen Virginia International Raceway, September 26-28, 2014 The 2014 vintage racing season marked a seasonal change as the calendar turned a page to Autumn. That could only mean … Continue reading

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SVRA Heacock Classic “Gold Cup” Historic Races, September 26-28, 2014

I spent a beautiful weekend in Southern Virginia attending The Heacock Classic Gold Cup Historic Races on the weekend of September 26-28,2014, at Virginia International Raceway. The full race review has been written and submitted to Victory Lane Magazine. I’ll post the article as … Continue reading

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The Honda Indy 200 Weekend @ Mid-Ohio, August 1-3, 2014

The annual pilgrimage to Mid-Ohio for the Indy Car weekend has come and gone. As always, a great weekend with friends and relatives, camping at the track. I’ve submitted an article to Victory Lane Magazine for their Future History section. … Continue reading

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Tudor United SportsCar Championship – Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen

June 29, 2014 was a day to remember. It had been 40 years since I was last at The Glen for the Six Hour Endurance Race (1973 and 1974). I’ve always wanted to go back. Watkins Glen is such a … Continue reading

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