Racing Thru Schenley Park this Coming Weekend – July 18 & 19

July 17, 2015 by PVGP

The culmination of 10 days of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, presented by the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation, is the Schenley Park Race Weekend on July 18/19. The park is the scene of our nation's largest vintage race event and the only one run on city streets. 150 vintage racers gather here each July to test their skills and entertain the crowd. The PVGP races through Schenley Park are considered by many drivers to be the most challenging race course worldwide. The 2.33 mile circuit has 23 turns not to mention haybales, manhole covers, phone poles and stone walls.

Many of the cars scheduled to race are well known British sports cars like MG, Triumph, Jaguar, Lotus, Mini Cooper and Austin Healey and a lesser known rare 1928 Riley Brooklands Special. Italian racers are the featured marque this year and Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Abarth will battle it out for the crown. German precision is well represented by Porsche and BMW. There's not much American iron on the track but J. J. Rodman from Glenshaw will race his 1939 Ford Board Track Sprint Car and you'll see Pittsburgh's John Guehl in his 1939 Mercury Sprint Car. Royden Maloumian of Philadelphia is even bringing a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette!

The best place to watch the races is from the 456 acre Bob O'Connor Golf Course where the Grand Prix stages its International Car Show with over 2,000 vehicles on display. These car shows are mainly supported by local car clubs but are also open to the public for only $30 for the weekend. In addition to the car shows there are dozens of sponsor tents, a village full of vendors and plenty of food and refreshments. 200,000 spectators are expected to come out and watch the races – there is no cost for spectators to enter, but we do encourage donations.

Complete information at: http://www.pvgp.org/