History is racing in Watkins Glen this week! Corvette, tied to Watkins Glen since its inception, will be the featured marque at the 23rd anniversary Grand Prix Festival of Watkins Glen on the village streets on Friday, Sept. 9. Friday also is the first day of racing for more than 400 cars are entered in SVRA’s U.S. Vintage Grand Prix presented by Jaguar at Watkins Glen International. For all of the details about the Grand Prix Festival, go to www.grandprixfestival.com. For details about the SVRA competition, go to www.theglen.com. The Racing Research Center will have a table at the downtown festival on Friday and at WGI on Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, the Center will be open late on Friday – until 9 p.m. Lots of opportunities to say hello to the staff and learn more about what’s going on at the Center. Hope to see you! (In the photo, Addison Austin races a Corvette in the 1955 Glen Classic Trophy race during the Watkins Glen Grand Prix weekend. This was the first Corvette to compete at The Glen. The photo is from the Center’s Gus Iacozili Collection)
