The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK Performance at Road America once again brought top-class vintage racing to Wisconsin\u2019s Kettle Moraine country last weekend, July 21-23, reinforcing its reputation as one of the nation\u2019s largest vintage racecar events.<\/p>\n
“This weekend is the perfect combination of a famous circuit, a gorgeous backdrop with the village of Elkhart Lake\u2026and beautiful mid-summer Wisconsin weather,” noted competition director Dorsey Schroeder. “Plus we had a huge amount of cars\u2026and a special feature race in tribute to the Chevy Camaro that made it even better.”<\/p>\n
The three races that drew perhaps the most attention were the Group 1 contest for Historic Can-Am, the Group 7a battle for Historic Formula 5000 and the Group 7b race for Masters Formula One.<\/p>\n
In the Can-Am feature, Milford, Michigan\u2019s Craig Bennett prevailed in his ex-Jackie Oliver Shadow DN4-Chevrolet, ahead of Canadian Claude Malette in a 1971 Lola T222-Chevrolet and Tony Garney from Buckley, Washington, in a 1970 McLaren M8C-Chevrolet.<\/p>\n
The Formula 5000 race was won overall, and in Class B (1972-1976), by Jeff Green, from Peoria, Illinois, driving an ex-Jerry Hansen 1972 Lola T300-Chevrolet (above, photo courtesy of Road America). Phillip Lewis\u2019 1972 Matich A50-Repco Holden took 2nd<\/sup> overall and in Class B, while the 1969 McLaren M10B-Chevrolet of Bruce Leeson, won Class A (pre-1972) in 3rd<\/sup> overall. Jim Stengel (1973 McRae GM1-Chevrolet) completed the Class B podium, while Leeson was joined by Road America president George Bruggenthies (ex-Sam Posey 1970 Surtees TS8-Chevrolet) and F5000 series administrator Seb Coppola (1970 Lola T192-Chevrolet) on the Class A rostrum.<\/p>\n The Masters F1 contest produced a runaway win for the UK\u2019s Gregory Thornton in his 1982 Lotus 91, followed by Australia\u2019s Chris Farrell in a 1982 March 821 and Ireland\u2019s James Hagen driving a 1983 Tyrrell 011.<\/p>\n The overall winners of the 15 Sunday Feature Races were:<\/p>\n Pre War –\u00a0<\/strong>August Grasis – 1953 Allard JX2<\/p>\n Group 1 – Historic Can-Am –\u00a0<\/strong>Craig Bennett – 1974 Shadow DN4-Chevrolet<\/p>\n Group 2 – Vintage Production –\u00a0<\/strong>Alan Tosler – 1962 Lotus S7<\/p>\n Group 3 – Vintage Sports Racers\/Modifieds\/USRRC –\u00a0<\/strong>Tom Shelton – 1965 Lola T70-Chevrolet<\/p>\n Group 4 – Monoposto Classic Formula Cars –\u00a0<\/strong>Tonis Kasemets – 1969 Brabham BT29<\/p>\n Group 5a – Monoposto F70 –\u00a0<\/strong>Kyle Buxton \u2013 1977 March 77B<\/p>\n Group 5b – Formula Super Vee, Formula Continental –\u00a0<\/strong>Jeff Miller – 1977 Lola T496-Kohler<\/p>\n Group 6 – Historic Big-Bore Production Sports Cars\/Sedans\/Trans-Am –\u00a0<\/strong>Jody O’Donnell – 1969 Camaro<\/p>\n Group 7a – Formula 5000 –\u00a0<\/strong>Jeffrey Green – 1972 Lola T300-Chevrolet<\/p>\n Group 7b – Masters GP Formula One –\u00a0<\/strong>Gregory Thorton – 1982 Lotus 91-Ford<\/p>\n Group 8 – Historic Production –\u00a0<\/strong>Frank Beck – 1972 Porsche 914\/6<\/p>\n Group 9 – Modern Formula One\/Indy\/Indy Lights –\u00a0<\/strong>Brian French – 1997 Benetton B197<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Group 10 – Modern GT \/ Trans Am \/ IMSA GT \/ NASCAR –\u00a0<\/strong>Colin Comer – 1995 Ford Mustang<\/p>\n Group 11 – Sports 2000 Feature Group –\u00a0<\/strong>Fritz Seidel – 2004 Carbir CS2<\/p>\n Group 12 – Chevrolet Camaro 50th<\/sup> Anniversary Feature Race –\u00a0<\/strong>John Clements – 1992 Camaro<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK Performance at Road America once again brought top-class vintage racing to Wisconsin\u2019s Kettle Moraine country last weekend, July 21-23, reinforcing its reputation as one of the nation\u2019s largest vintage racecar events. “This weekend is the perfect combination of a famous circuit, a gorgeous backdrop with the village of Elkhart Lake\u2026and beautiful mid-summer Wisconsin weather,” noted competition director Dorsey Schroeder. “Plus we had a huge amount of cars\u2026and a special feature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":562381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,13063],"tags":[432,15234,7808,17831,17486],"class_list":["post-496807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-vintage-car-racing","tag-events","tag-events-vintage-racing","tag-road-america","tag-vintage-race-international-challenge","tag-vintage-race-weathertech-international-challenge"],"yoast_head":"\n