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2018 RACE PROGRAM $10.00 2018 PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX www.pvgp.org 2018 GRAND PRIX A Message from the PVGP . 02 PVGP Board of Directors & Executive Committee . 04 Welcome from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto . 05 PASSPORT TO ELEGANCE Presenting Sponsor - GPADF .. .06 Sponsors and Partners . .08 Our Charities and Ambassadors. .12 Poster Artist - Guy Allen . 14 Grand Marshal – Jim Burke . .16 Honorary Race Director – Bill Auberlen . .18 36 Years of Thrills. 20 Race Week Calendar. .24 Make Your Grand Prix Dollars Go Farther. 28 VINTAGE RACES AT SCHENLEY PARK TWO RACE WEEKENDS Vintage Races at Schenley Park ...................30 Race Schedule. .32 Schenley Park Maps. 34 Race Entries . 40 Recent Winners. 44 Legends of Schenley Park. .45 CONTENTS Visitor Information . .49 INTERNATIONAL CAR SHOW PVGP Historics at Pitt Race Complex ..............52 Race Schedule. .54 Kastner Cup . 55 Pittsburgh International Race Complex. 56 Race Entries. .57 Recent Winners . .61 CAR SHOWS GRAND VOLUNTEERS International Car Show at Schenley Park . 62 Sponsored Activities at Schenley Park . 66 BMW Marque of the Year. .72 Editor: Jack Dernorsek Contributing Writers: Dan DelBianco, Ted Sohier, Dan Torisky, Jeff Hutzelman and Susan Gera BMW Oktoberfest . .75 Official Photographer: Matthew Little Contributing Photographers: Bill Stoler, C.R. Bennett, Marsha Green, Ped Watt, Michael DiPleco, Subaru Spotlight Car. .76 Don Baker, Dan Dishart and Jarred Romesburg Car Clubs and Car Shows. .80 Design and Production: Dan Holmes/DH4 Design Co. Cover Illustration: Guy Allen Larry Smith Award . .90 Map Illustrations: Informing Design A Game of Risk – Matthew Little. 94 Printing: RR Donnelley Pittsburgh Patron Parking. .98 © 2018 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association 1000 Gamma Drive, Suite 106, Pittsburgh PA 15238 (412) 559-3500 OUR GRAND VOLUNTEERS [email protected] www.pvgp.org Our Grand Volunteers. .102 Checkered Flag Winners . 108 Race Officials . 112 Inside Raceside Operations. 114 2018 PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX 01 July, 2018 Fans and first-time visitors, Welcome to the 2018 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, our 36th consecutive year of raising funds for charity while celebrating the automobile. It’s not only one of this city’s largest happenings, it’s a major event on the worldwide vintage racing calendar. The charities that the PVGP supports add to our drive and passion, and over the years, we’ve been able to donate more than five million dollars to the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley School. What began as a single day in Schenley Park -- Labor Day, 1983 – has become a 10-day festival of car shows, parades, a road rally, a countryside tour, a black tie gala, a jet center party, and two full weekends of vintage car racing. The logistics are challenging, but our invaluable partnership with the City of Pittsburgh has enabled us to present the nation’s only vintage race run on city streets. The enthusiasm of our car show participants, race drivers, and volunteer workers guarantee that visitors, spectators, and race fans alike will experience an event unequalled in the nation. Our success is fueled by our friends at the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation. Their sponsorship over the past four years has helped drive our greatest growth. Yet, right behind them are 75 generous sponsors and partners who are also an integral part of our success. Please consider making a donation at one of our donation stations. If you’d like to offer even more, consider joining us as a volunteer. Remember, it’s all about giving back to our community while having fun and mixing and meeting with people of all ages who share our passion for great motor vehicles. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Daniel E. DelBianco Executive Director 2018 PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX 02 PVGP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Grand Prix’s success is due in large part to our dedicated team on the Executive Committee. Each member supervises a key function during Race Week and they go the extra mile by meeting monthly and communicating almost daily throughout the year to plan the event. Bob Borgo Amy Rocini Race Director - Schenley Park, Asst./ Race Director - Historics Secretary & Chairperson of Merchandise Booth Personnel A dedicated volunteer since 1985, Bob joined the Executive Committee in Amy coordinates volunteers, and support for the merchandise booths found 2007 and serves as an Assistant Race Director for both race weekends. Bob throughout Schenley Park. She also manages the charity ambassador’s appear- recently retired from Leader Auto Sales in North Versailles. ances. Additionally, she makes sure we all keep on track with who said what in which meeting. Amy is the Development and Community Engagement Coor- Cathy Dernorsek dinator at Merakey Allegheny Valley School. Chairperson - Volunteer Recruitment & General Security A volunteer since 1985, “Cathy D” is responsible for ensuring the security of Ted Sohier the expansive show grounds and coordinating traffic control. Cathy also chairs Race Announcer & Public Relations the Volunteer Committee, which oversees 1,200 volunteers. Cathy is self Known affectionately as the “Voice of the Vintage”, Ted can be heard through- employed and is president of Lifestyle Properties of PA and a licensed agent out our race weekends describing the action and identifying each race car. Ted with Bankers Life. has been with the Grand Prix since the beginning. He is a retired broadcaster, former SCCA road racer, and a current avid motorcyclist. John Gloninger Patron Parking Bob Speer A volunteer since 1983, John helped develop and support events such as Showside Director Patron Parking, the Walnut Street Car Show and the Kick Off Rallye. He leads Bob is a 34year PVGP veteran with both Race and Show Side experience. our resurgent Patron Parking efforts. John is employed by Sprint as a Technical He has the responsibility for all race week car shows including the Schenley Applications Manager. Park shows. Bob is Director of Business Development for InfoSight Corpo- ration and serves as an elder and member of the worship band at Fourth Bill Haus Presbyterian Church. Race Director- PVGP Historics A volunteer since 1992, Bill is the Race Director for the PVGP Historics at Pitt- Eric Zagrocki Race. He also serves as Assistant Race Director for our vintage races at Schenley Car Shows Park. Bill is President of RPC Video, Inc. Eric has volunteered on both the race and show side of the PVGP for many years and is a co-chair of our Passport to Elegance Jet Center Party. Eric assists with John Kerr show side marketing and coordinates special car show projects. He is a partner Logistics and Clubhouse in the real estate practice group of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. John started with the Grand Prix in 1984 and joined the Executive Committee in 2007. He is an integral part of every event that we stage including being a Dan DelBianco corner worker at Pitt-Race Complex. On Schenley Park weekend John is the “go Executive Director to guy” as he runs the clubhouse operations. Now in his 15th year with the Grand Prix, Dan is responsible for day to day operations, managing sponsor development, marketing, public relations, web- Sue MacIntyre site, advertising and strategic planning. Dan brings decades of experience in Merchandise Chairperson strategic marketing, communications, event management and sales to his role. Sue joined the PVGP in 2001 by assisting her husband Paul with the Kick-Off Rallye. She now manages the procurement and marketing of all PVGP merchandise. Sue is currently the Supervisor of the Magnetic Resonance Board of Directors Imaging Department at UPMC Shadyside. James Dolan - Chairman Dotti Bechtol - Treasurer Donna McDonough Louis DePaul – Secretary Chief Registrar Regis Champ Donna is a 38 year member of the Steel Cities Region SCCA, holding licenses in Timing Stan Geier & Scoring and Registration in addition to being a National Steward. Donna is one of Dr. Dwight Heron the original volunteers and has been Chief of Registration for PVGP since 1987. Donna George Jacoby John Putzier joined the Executive Committee in 2010 and is retired from Bank of New York Mellon. Gigi Saladna Ken Murin Daniel Torisky Assistant Race Director PVGP Historics/Schenley Park As a spectator in 1990, Ken knew that the Grand Prix was something special and he wanted to be a part of it, so in 1991, he became a volunteer working in the paddock. Ken is the General Manager and Director of Engineering at Parker Plastics Corporation in Bethel Park. Bill Permar Controller Since 1983 Bill has been a part of the Grand Prix as a spectator, participant or volunteer. Presently, in his capacity as Controller, he oversees all day to day financial operations of the organization. Professionally, he leads administration of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Pittsburgh Office and serves on the Board of Pittsburgh Legal Administrators Association. 2018 PITTSBURGH VINTAGE GRAND PRIX 04 CITY OF PITTSBURGH "America's Most Livable City" CITYOffice OF ofMayor PITTSBURGH William Peduto "America's Most Livable City" OfficeJune of 23,Mayor 2016 William Peduto July, 2018 June 23, 2016 Dear Friends, Dear Friends: As Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 36th As Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 34th Annual AnnualDear Friends: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, one of the largest vintage race events in the world Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, still the largest vintage race event in the country! and certainly, one of Pittsburgh’s best, longest running events! As Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 34th Annual This This world 10-day class event celebration is a point ofof pride the forautomobile the City of Pittsburgh.is a point Held of prideeach year for in the beautiful City of Schenley Pittsburgh.