Challenge Car race at VIR?

I had several folks come visit me this past weekend on the North Course asking if it would be possible to put on a race event (most likely in conjunction with another track event) for older Challenge cars. No big deal, not a lot of pressure, just a friendly place to run the cars wheel to wheel as long as the drivers had proper credentials. This would be relatively simple to orchestrate if we could mobilize more than three or four cars.

What say you Mid Atlantic and Southeast 355 and 360 Challenge car owners?

 

Hmmm...

Not trying to make a day job out of this, fellas! Not enough cars to do standalone events, but under the wing of another organization (the way NASA chapters in South Central and South East does with the Challenge cars now), it might work.

Being based at VIR, I see flexibility in many renting organizations that might allow for the "purchase" of a run group session and the integration of a race weekend for competition F-cars with the classes you've suggested.

The key is to put ONE weekend on the calendar well enough in advance to get folks out and have fun, then see what happens. The three-day comp school completion would not in itself be enough, but most all schools that offer that would provide their graduates with the ability to get an SCCA Regional License. All competitors would HAVE to have some credential IN HAND. Just needs to be recognized. NASA, SCCA Regional (or Novice Permit with DS requirements signed off), EMRA and any VMC-recognized club's historic racing license would work.