{"id":495939,"date":"2016-10-05T11:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T11:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=36749"},"modified":"2023-12-11T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:06:11","slug":"u-s-vintage-gp-sets-2017-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/u-s-vintage-gp-sets-2017-date\/","title":{"rendered":"SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix (2017) \u2013 Sets Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watkins Glen International has confirmed the 2017 date for one of the country\u2019s premier vintage racing events, its U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar. Organized by the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, the event will take place September 8-10, 2017 at the historic road course located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region of New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar race weekend is an absolute favorite for fans of Watkins Glen International,\u201d said WGI President Michael Printup. \u201cWe look forward to welcoming back the SVRA and its participants from around the country in 2017.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WGI will release further details regarding the event, including ticket packages, camping opportunities, entertainment and more, along with additional event date announcements, as they become available. Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.theglen.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.svra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.svra.com<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watkins Glen International has confirmed the 2017 date for one of the country\u2019s premier vintage racing events, its U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar. Organized by the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, the event will take place September 8-10, 2017 at the historic road course located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region of New York. \u201cThe U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar race weekend is an absolute favorite for fans of Watkins Glen International,\u201d said WGI President [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":574257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,13063],"tags":[11440,432,15234,11493,13813],"class_list":["post-495939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-sportscar-vintage-racing-association","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-watkins-glen","tag-usvgp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix (2017) \u2013 Sets Date<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/u-s-vintage-gp-sets-2017-date\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix (2017) \u2013 Sets Date\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Watkins Glen International has confirmed the 2017 date for one of the country\u2019s premier vintage racing events, its U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar. 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