Vintage Racing Series
Vintage Racing
PCA Vintage was introduced at the Potomac Region Silver Anniversary Club Race in 2016. From that start, we evolved to 3 or 4 races each season. There will be at least 4 Vintage races in 2025.
We offer an environment for you to race your vintage car in special classes better suited for these older air-cooled cars, rather in the usual PCA classes. A place to run with similarly prepared cars instead of against 400+ HP cars.
Events hosting Vintage Group sessions will either have a dedicated run group where your car will spend all weekend on track in sessions with ONLY other Vintage cars or a group that combines Vintage with other older cars (e.g., 911 Cup). You will practice, qualify, and race Sprint races with only ’97 (last year of the air-cooled) and older cars.
Vintage will have a series points championship, and points will be scored in all sprint races at the designated events. In addition, there will be a shoot-out (i.e., run-offs style) trophy race at the last event of the year.
Most events are three-day weekends and will have three (or sometimes only two) 30-minute sprint races. Friday is typically practice and qualifying. For events that have three print races for Vintage, the first sprint is typically at the end of the day Friday. Saturday typically has two Sprint Races. While the Vintage classes are currently not eligible to compete in Enduros, Vintage cars are welcome to race in Enduros in their appropriate non-Vintage PCA class (but will not score series points).
So, fix it up, shine it up, and bring it out for another great season. Help keep air-cooled alive!!
2025 Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21-23 | VIR Alton, VA | Opens 02/03/25 |
| Apr 25-26 | Lime Rock Lakeville, CT | Opens 03/10/25 |
| Sep 12-14 | Summit Point Summit Point, WV | Opens 07/28/25 |
| Oct 17-19 | Carolina Motorsports Park Kershaw, SC | Opens 08/25/25 |
2025 Vintage Group Rules
As of 2022, Vintage eligible cars are:
356, 911, 912 ,914, 930, 964, and 993
The years included are from 1998 and before!
Classes are based on actual displacement. The displacements listed below are hard limits. (i.e., A 2.0L is an engine that is 2,000 ccs.)
Classes
| V4U | for four-cylinder cars under 2.0L (1,999 ccs) |
| V4O | for four-cylinder cars over 2.0L ( 2,000 ccs) |
| VU | for six-cylinder cars under 2.4L (2,399 ccs) |
| VO | for six-cylinder cars over 2.4 L (2,400 ccs) to under 3.2L (3,199 ccs) |
| VO+ | for cars over 3.2L (3,200 ccs), and all non-high wing 964s and 993s and Turbos |
| VGTU | for cars with high wing and or aero body kits and displacement under 3.2L (3,199 ccs) |
| VGTO | for cars with high wing and or Aero body kits and displacement over 3.2L (3,200ccs) |
| VGTX | for cars with high wing and or Aero body kit and displacement over 3.6L (3,600ccs), Winged Turbo, and advanced technology drive components (sequential gearbox for example) |
Performance
- Air-cooled engines only with displacement open subject to the eight class criteria. Cars must at a minimum be eligible to run in PCA Club Racing.
- At races that have a separate Vintage run group, a third Sprint Race will be included.
- At races using the new Air-cooled run group, every effort will be made to include a third Sprint Race.
- Vintage Group does not compete in Enduros
- Races will be approximately 30 minutes in duration.
Vintage Points System
Points are for awarding trophies. There will not be a season-long points championship in 2025.
Trophies will be awarded based on entries, as follows:
- Points will be totaled for the three Vintage Sprint Races or the total number if more or less than three. We want to encourage participation in all races.
- All podium finishers will be awarded trophies based on total point for the races.
This is the minimum standard, per event. The Vintage Group Committee may, at their discretion, see fit to award additional trophies.
Points earned are summarized in the table. All cars that start a race receive 2 points. A car must go past the starter on the track to be considered a starter. All drivers taking the checker and finishing position 7 or higher will receive 1 point.
For example; a driver finishes first in all three races and earns 36 points (the maximum). Another driver finishes tenth, ninth, and eighth and receives 9 points (the minimum).
Questions or Comments?
Do you have a question about classing or other rules about Vintage Racing? Feel free to contact Vintage Coordinator, Paul Amico, at vintage@pcaclubracing.org or call him at 443.745.2360.
Thanks for racing with PCA Club Racing and Vintage Group!
