{"id":491288,"date":"2010-05-01T03:04:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T10:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=41068"},"modified":"2024-10-02T03:37:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:37:29","slug":"mg-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mg-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"MG Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MG Vintage Racers has announced that its annual \u201cFocus\u201d event will be held this June 18-20 in conjunction with the annual Vintage Racing Festival of the Vintage Auto Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) at Mosport Park, an hour east of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>As usual for a Focus event, special MG-only races will be held, as well as various social functions and the presentation of awards that will include the coveted MGVR Spirit Award, aka The Big Copper Bucket. Anyone wishing to attend and\/or participate should contact VARAC for full details and requirements, either via its web site www.varac.ca or through Race Director Stefan Wiesen, wiesen@sympatico.ca. Information is also available at www.MGVR.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MG Vintage Racers has announced that its annual \u201cFocus\u201d event will be held this June 18-20 in conjunction with the annual Vintage Racing Festival of the Vintage Auto Racing Association of Canada (VARAC) at Mosport Park, an hour east of Toronto. As usual for a Focus event, special MG-only races will be held, as well as various social functions and the presentation of awards that will include the coveted MGVR Spirit Award, aka The Big Copper Bucket. 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