This year will be the twenty-fourth year for our
ELVF race at Road America. Last years entry list spanned the
United States and Canada, from Massachusetts to Washington and
California to Florida; 23 states in all. The 2009 ELVF will feature
Stockcars. 1956 was the last time stockcars were featured at Road
America.
Registration begins Thursday.
Friday is a practice day, with each group getting two sessions. That
should give you ample seat time to get reacquainted with the longest
and fastest road course in North America. In 2007 the enduro was
changed to Friday afternoon and it was an overwhelming success.
Due to the good response from the drivers, we will continue with the
enduro on Friday in 2009. The Friday night “Welcome to the
ELVF” party has become a favorite tradition. You can also enjoy the
featured marque race car/streetcar concours in conjunction with the
chili dinner.
Saturday we have qualifying
sessions and a sprint race. Sunday mornings are for warm-up
sessions and late morning the race sessions begin. There is also
lunchtime touring available to spectators and racecars on both Saturday
and Sunday.
Saturday if your schedule permits,
you may want to participate in the original street course re-enactment
tour. Police escort racecars and streetcars on the original
public roads that the first races were run on. The featured
marque cars lead the tour behind the police escort! This is open
to the public. These roads are listed as a national historic
monument. Along with Watkins Glen these are the only two sets of
roads to be listed as such. We have been doing the re-enactment
tour for eightteen years and it attracted over one hundred fifty cars
in 2007. The cars finish the tour and are parked on part of the
original street course in the heart of the Village of Elkhart
Lake. This event has been thoroughly enjoyed by the participants
and the spectators.
Our Saturday evening
banquet will be held at The Osthoff Resort, which borders the original
road course and overlooks Elkhart Lake. “Gather on the
Green” held on the grounds of the Osthoff, is a classic car
display. Over 50 cars graced the field in 2008. Music by
Swingtime Band , cocktails, conversation and classics was enjoyed by
all. The show begins in the late afternoon and ends when the
banquet starts. This is by invitation only for a select group of
cars. If you would like to display one of your cars please
contact us with your interest. This is rapidly becoming a must do
event.
VSCDA tries to emphasize the right
attitude in our vintage racing events. The “Vintage Spirit Award”
is meant to recognize the drivers that embodie the true vintage
spirit. The “Vintage Spirit Award” is a specifically designed
trophy to be presented to one driver in each race group and will be
presented at “Gather on the Green”
VSCDA/ELVF EVENT CO-CHAIRS * MIKE & DEB KORNELI