{"id":11568,"date":"2016-10-21T10:11:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.svra.com\/?page_id=11568"},"modified":"2016-10-21T10:11:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T16:11:46","slug":"2017-amelia-island-vintage-gran-prix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/events\/2017-amelia-island-vintage-gran-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Amelia Island Vintage Gran Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SVRA\u2019s Amelia Island Vintage Gran Prix race weekend returns to Fernandina Beach Airport just days after the Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance. With its emphasis on race cars and racing history, the Amelia Island Concours has gained a huge following among racers, racing legends, and race car owners and the SVRA Vintage Gran Prix adds another weekend of excitement and prestige &#8211; on the track.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Warner, founder and chairman of The Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance and Foundation has raced with SVRA since it was founded in 1981. The Amelia Island Vintage Gran Prix pays homage to the 1960s sports car races which took place at the Fernandina Beach Airport. Plans have been finalized for a 2 plus-mile airport road course.<\/p>\n<p>Invited groups of race cars for this event includes Pre-War cars, sports cars and road racing specials up to 1980. Gold medallion cars are invited will enjoy separate podiums along with a unique racing experience. Three dozen vintage motorcycles will take to the track during the weekend for spirited vintage bike racing action.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend activities includes: Hagerty Show and Shine, Vendor Row, Vintage Motorcycle demonstrations, track touring and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/OFFICIAL-SCHEDULE-1.pdf\">OFFICIAL SCHEDULE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/TEST-DAY-SCHEDULE.pdf\">TEST DAY SCHEDULE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ENTRY-LIST-3.pdf\">ENTRY LIST<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>POINTS ELIGIBLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Contacts<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12323\" style=\"width: 147px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/store\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12500\" src=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/th_amelia-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"147\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T-Shirt Available Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Licensing Contact: Alex Miller &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:alex@svra.com\">alex@svra.com<\/a><br \/>\nEligibility Contact: Rick Parent &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:rick@svra.com\">rick@svra.com<\/a><br \/>\nVendor Sales\/Car Show Contact: Toni Cumbess &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:tc@svra.com\">tc@svra.com<\/a><br \/>\nEvent Information Contact: Kathy Swinford &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:kathy@svra.com\">kathy@svra.com<\/a><br \/>\nMedia\/Press Contact: Pam Shatraw &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:pam@svra.com\">pam@svra.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/events\/2017-amelia-island-vintage-gran-prix\/more-info\/\">Venue and Event Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/events\/2017-amelia-island-vintage-gran-prix\/lodging\/\">Lodging, Traffic, &amp; Parking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12414\" src=\"https:\/\/events.racingamerica.com\/svra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sunoco-mini.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"35\" \/> <strong>Pre-order Sunoco Race Fuel<\/strong><br \/>\nContact: Rick Williams &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:rwilliams@portconsolidated.com\">rwilliams@portconsolidated.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Race Report from 2016<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SVRA\u2019s Amelia Island Vintage Gran Prix race weekend returns to Fernandina Beach Airport just days after the Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance. 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