VARAC Vintage Racing Festival at Mosport

The 28th Vintage Racing Festival Formula 1 Reunion June 22 - 25, 2007	VARAC VINTAGE RACING FESTIVAL Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario

	Next on the agenda for our F1 cars was Mosport – not an HGP gathering, but an independent gathering of F1 cars to celebrate the 40th anniversary of F1 cars at Mosport. On board for this event were Hamish Somerville with his Williams FW07, Pete Gulick and his FW08, Rick Carlino with his March 811, and Divina Galica, once again driving Hamish's Brabham BT37.



We also had a turnout of three of our Sports Racers, with Hamish Somerville's Lola T70, Rick Carlino's new Chevron B36 (resplendent now in its correct period color scheme and graphics), and Phil Meany with his Gropa Chevron, fresh from a podium finish at VIR's Gold Cup.









	Race-ready T70



	Chevron B36 of Rick Carlino









Phil Meany's Gropa Chevron aside Rick's Chevron B36


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THE F1 REVELERS



(click photos to enlarge)	Racer Rick's March 811

Hamish's Brabham BT37, Divina's drive for the weekend



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Hamish dreams of signing more autographs


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Pete, ready to do battle in the FW08	Divi, ready for anything in the BT37

Racer Rick, always coooooooll

	Excitement mounts under the umbrellas....
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Hamish.... always ready

From the very first session on practice day, Hamish Somerville and Pete Gulick in their Williams FW07 and FW08, respectively, put on on a demonstration of sheer excellence – speed, handling, running nose to tail like a train, lap after lap. Saturday's qualifying session was maybe the most spectacular of the weekend, with Pete taking the checker just ahead of Hamish. See for yourself – following the still shots below is a YouTube video of the qualifying race.
Pete in the FW08 just after a push-start from his crew (Chuck & Evan, right) (click photos to enlarge)

Hamish in the FW07

Pete in the FW08

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Saturday's Qualifying Battle of the Williams's (FW07 vs. FW08), brought to you by YouTube:
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