Classic Cars Race In Classic Setting

Their glory days may be past, but these cars aren't ready to be retired.

The Classic Sports Racing Group celebrates vintage MGs as it kicks off its 44th season at Infineon Raceway this weekend. The event will feature open practice today, with vintage racing slated for the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course on Saturday and Sunday.

"With these old cars, you've got to take care of everything. If you let it just sit, things will go bad," said Sonoma's Bud DeLauer, who will be driving a dark blue 1967 Triumph Spitfire around the Sonoma road course. "This is a real commitment."

The weekend will also feature the MG West Coast Reunion with nearly 100 MG’s featured in races, parades and charity track rides.

More than 250 vintage race cars in total from the 19302 to 1970s will challenge the road course over the weekend. Some of the featured groups include Ferrari, Aston-Martin, Porsche, Shelby 350GT, Corvette and Jaguar. 

Gates open at 8 a.m. each day. Admission is $25 each day or $40 for a weekend pass. Children 12 and under are admitted free. A major portion of ticket sales from the event weekend will benefit Rotary Central Marin Foundation and the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities, the charitable arm of Infineon Raceway.

For more information on the Classic Sports Racing Group, visit www.csrgracing.org.

CSRG returns to Infineon Raceway, Oct. 1-2, for the CSRG Charity Challenge.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT DRAGS
Sonoma's own Steve Cassatt powered his '72 Vega to the semifinals in the Comp Rod class of the Wednesday Night Drags at Infineon. Concord's Hank Raney won the title, pitting his '56 Chevy against the 2010 Camaro of Napa's Dwayne Opperman.

Racing returns April 6 with the 17th season for the Top The Cop series followed by a two-day Summit ET Bracket race set for April 9-10

For added information, visit www.infineonraceway.com or call 1-800-870-7223 EXT. 209

In addition, all Wednesday night as well as the entire Summit ET Bracket
racing series can be seen live via the Internet at www.1320go.com.