Vintage racing is for old cars, right? Well, reality check: The ’80s and ’90s didn’t take place yesterday. And considering the climbing interest in cars from that era–thank you, Radwood–perhaps it’s time to put a few of them on track.
Whether showing or tracking, the big allure of the Rad era remains the same: nostalgia. That word can mean different things to different people. For some, it’s Brylcreem and Beatle boots; for others, it’s all about big hair and BMX bikes. The Rad spectrum is just as wide.
“You can race anything from a Pinto to a Porsche 962,” says Brian Walsh, head of the IMSA RS/SCCA 2.5 Challenge Reunion Races, an effort focused on door-slammers from the ’70s and ’80s. “GRM readers can relate because a 1990 Miata is now considered vintage.”
Where Brian ran Fox-body Mustangs in the IMSA Firehawk series back in the ’80s, he now campaigns a purple Ford Pinto for a simple reason: It’s one of the cars his dad…
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