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The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association staged its 3rd<\/sup> annual Vintage Racing National Championships last weekend at Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas, crowning national champions in 11 race groups as well as two enduro categories.<\/p>\n

More than 400 cars were on hand to contest those honors, as drivers sought to win one of the specially designed Bell Racing National Championship Helmets. The new Vintage National Champions are as follows:<\/p>\n

Group 1 – Formula Junior<\/strong> – Ed Moore – 1962 Cooper T59<\/p>\n

Group 2 – <\/strong>Tonis Kasemets – 1969 Brabham BT29<\/p>\n

Groups 3 & 4 –<\/strong> Stephen Steers – 1958 Echidna Roadster<\/p>\n

Groups 5 & 7a –<\/strong> Fritz Seidel – 2004 Carbir CS2<\/p>\n

Group 6 –<\/strong> Ed Sevadjian – 1969 Corvette<\/p>\n

Groups 7b & 11 –<\/strong> Theo Bean – 2008 Courage Oreca LMP1<\/p>\n

Group 8 –<\/strong> Sean Brown – 1975 Ford Escort RS MK1<\/p>\n

Group 9 –<\/strong> James French – 1997 Benetton B197<\/p>\n

Group 10 –<\/strong> Ike Keeler – 1990 Olds Cutlass<\/p>\n

Hawk Performance Vintage\/Classic Enduro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sean and Daniel Brown – 1975 Ford Escort RS Mk1<\/p>\n

Hawk Performance Historic GT\/GTP Enduro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruce Hamilton – 2008 Dallara Infinity<\/p>\n

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