{"id":491467,"date":"2010-09-01T03:07:57","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T10:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=39258"},"modified":"2023-12-17T06:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T06:38:31","slug":"svra-celebrates-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/svra-celebrates-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#8211; SVRA Celebrates 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) first appeared on the motorsports landscape as a support race for the Can-Am at Road Atlanta in September of 1980. Seventeen cars attended that inaugural event, but within a year the car count had swelled to 110 and the event had become a standalone vintage weekend. This October SVRA will honor the thirtieth anniversary of that first race at its Road Atlanta Season Finale, October 14-17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those 30 years have witnessed the SVRA\u2019s growth into the leading vintage and historic organization east of the Mississippi River, and this celebration will be an opportunity to honor all of the people who have contributed to those three decades of successful operation. It will be a time to share memories, greet old acquaintances, and partake of Anniversary cake. Festivities will take place Sunday morning during \u201cquiet time,\u201d but members are encouraged to arrive early and mingle all weekend. For complete information, visit www.svra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) first appeared on the motorsports landscape as a support race for the Can-Am at Road Atlanta in September of 1980. Seventeen cars attended that inaugural event, but within a year the car count had swelled to 110 and the event had become a standalone vintage weekend. This October SVRA will honor the thirtieth anniversary of that first race at its Road Atlanta Season Finale, October 14-17. 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