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Registration
Race participants may register by downloading RMVR club forms from the RMVR web site. Guests should complete the Car Eligibility and Trans-Am Event Entry forms and mail them to RMVR with entry fee. Carry a completed Tech form with you to the track. RMVR uses the AMB TransX260 or TransXPro transponder for timing and scoring. All race entrants are strongly encouraged to utilize a transponder for this event. Event Entry forms must be received two weeks prior to the race.
Cars participating in the Trans-Am Group 3 must meet the eligibility criteria. Drivers must hold a current vintage competition license from a recognized vintage racing club. At registration, each driver will be required to present their competition license (or student log book), proof of a current medical exam, and a photo ID. All cars will be required to pass a technical inspection at the track. For more information, please look at RMVR’s General Rules and Safety Requirements.
The track will be available for Test & Tune on Friday. Those unfamiliar with the track are strongly encouraged to arrive on or before Friday to practice and learn Pueblo’s challenging road course. The track management will collect T&T fees directly at the gate.
Track-Side Dinner
This event will include a special track-side dinner Saturday evening. Dinner activities will begin at the conclusion of racing around 5 pm and continue until dark. Dinner will include open beer and wine bar. One dinner ticket is included with each race entry. Additional dinner tickets are available and should be indicated/ purchased during completion of the event entry form or by contacting RMVR at 303-319-3062. Dinner tickets will not be sold at the track and must be purchased in advance.
Jess Neal #42 1970 Plymoth AAR Barracuda 1
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Race Central
Comfort Inn
77 South Radnor Drive
Pueblo West, Colorado
719-547-9400
Contact: Alan
Directions: Take I-25 to Pueblo, Colorado Exit 101/ Highway 50. Go west 8 miles to McCulloch Blvd. Go south to Spaulding Street, then left to Radnor Drive, then left into the hotel.
Ramada Inn
473 North Freeway Rd.
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-544-4700
Contact: Melissa Torres
Directions: take exit 102, the hotel is on the west side of the freeway.
Highway 50
Quality Inn and Suites
3910 Outlook Blvd.
Pueblo, Colorado
719-544-5500
contact: Sara Lucero
Directions: Take I-25 to Pueblo, Colorado Exit 101/ Highway 50. Go west 1.5 miles & turn left (south) on Club Manor Drive follow frontage road then left on Outlook Blvd.
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2008 Trans-Am Invitational
We had 180 race cars at this year’s event with seven run groups including the Historic cars (and drivers). Sedan racing is really catching on! Thanks goes to out to everyone who made it a great event. Our special guests Pete Luongo, Tom Blank, and Buzz Dyer have sent their warmest thanks to all of us for a special weekend. This year’s souvenir race program tells the story!
2008 Trans-Am Invitational Race Program (PDF)
Additional information about this year’s event follows:
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing will again be commemorating the glory days of the Trans-Am Series during June 13-15, 2008 at Pueblo Motorsports Park, just south of the former Continental Divide Raceways. The track is a 2.2-mile course with challenging elevation change, long straights, and a mix of corners including a high-speed Turn One. Passing is possible most everywhere on the track, making it great for Trans-Am racing. The elevation is 4,900 feet and requires re-jetting for those coming from lower elevations.
This event features the sedans of the Trans-Am series. The Trans-Am run group will include big and small sedans through 1972. This group includes the championship winning Porsche 911s and Datsun 510s that raced hammer-and- tong with the Alfa GTAs. Of course, the over 2-liter Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers, Barracudas, Javelins, Darts, and Cougars will also be racing wheel to wheel for podium positions. Expect to see many cars from out of state competing at this event.
The big sportscars will be in attendance including the B-Production Corvettes, GT350s, and Jags. These cars competed for the BP national championship in the 1960s and this special race group creates the excitement of this great racing. Also featured will be the fastest of the fast production cars including the AP big block Corvettes and Exhibition vintage and modern race cars. Guests from local and regional car clubs will be attending to participate in this dynamic display of vintage racing cars.
There will also be a number of special cars on display in the paddock Saturday and Sunday. Included will be exotic sportscars, muscle cars, salt flat racers, drag cars, and hot rods. Guests are invited to bring a car to show. To register for the car show, contact Jess Neal at cudaracer48@msn.com.
Some of the best racing will be taking place amongst the open wheel Formula cars and small bore sports cars. These cars are driven at very high speeds in true wheel to wheel competition. Post 1972 cars may run under the club’s Exhibition rules and must carry the required safety equipment and competition driver’s license.
J.P. Burow #222 1972 BMW 2002 - Wayne Siebrecht #202 1970 BMW 2002 - Scott Stekr #160 1967 BMW 16
The weekend kicks off on Friday with practice and track orientation. Friday sessions are paid separately at the gate. One practice session and two qualifying races are scheduled for Saturday. Two extended races will take place on Sunday to emulate the 250-mile endurance racing format of the Trans-Am back in the day.
Trans-Am guest speakers will be featured at a track-side dinner Saturday evening June 14, 2008 including drivers, team members, and officials who participated in the Trans-Am series. Spectators are invited to join this special barbeque dinner and participate in the story telling and reliving of the special times involving these special cars. For dinner tickets, contact Diane at 303-319-3062. Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the track.
Information for registration, lodging, and directions for this special event can be found by following the links on this page. For additional information, please contact the race chairman Keith Davidson at transam@rmvr.com (email), 303-980-3544 (work) or 303-526-2807 (home).
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The track at Pueblo Colorado has been used by RMVR for many years and is a favorite of many drivers. Check out the following links for more information.
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Group 3 will feature the sedans that were eligible to run in the SCCA Trans-American Endurance Racing series during the years 1966 through 1972. Group 1 will feature the big production Sports cars and special Exhibition Cars that are not subject to the following Group 3 Trans-Am limitations:
| Period of Eligibility |
Manufactured 1972 and earlier (Porsche 911 manufactured 1969 and earlier) |
| Race History |
Not Required |
| Displacement: |
5 liter maximum all cars
2.5 liter maximum: U-2 cars 1971 and 1972
2 liter maximum: U-2 cars 1970 and earlier |
| Heads |
O2: Factory iron
U2: Period |
| Tires |
No slicks/vintage aspect ratio |
| Wheels |
O2: 8×15-inches maximum
U2: 7×15-inches maximum |
| Classification |
Eligible cars will be classified at the track based on year, model, and adherence to period of manufacture. |
| Appearance |
Eligible cars will be painted and neat having modest advertising. Any fender flares shall be modest and correct for the era. |
1969 General Competition Rules
Check out the 1969 SCCA Trans-American Championship rules (PDF) for some interesting historic reading and reference.
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To get to Pueblo Motorsports Park, take I-25 to Pueblo and take the Highway 50 exit West. Head west approximately 3 miles to Pueblo Blvd. At the traffic light, turn South and take the first right into the Park. Stay on the paved road to the drag strip and road course. For tickets and more information, contact the race chairman Keith Davidson.
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