Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
VenueSchenley Park
Pitt Int'l Race Complex
First raceSeptember 3, 1983

The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race and 10-day motorsport festival that takes place annually in mid-July in Schenley Park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. With an estimated 200,000 spectators during the 10 days, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is one of the largest vintage sports car race events in the United States and the only one run entirely on city streets.[1][2] The race originated in 1983 and grows each year with an ever-widening national and international recognition as one of the premier vintage motorsports events.[3][4] The race is the highlight of a 10-day . The opening weekend at Pittsburgh International Race Complex hosts the PVGP Historics for faster cars.[1]

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The event at Schenley Park hosts 150 vintage racers, 3,000 show cars and 100,000 weekend spectators.[5] The street course, considered the most challenging on the vintage race circuit traverses Schenley Park's Serpentine Drive and consists of a 2.33-mile circuit that has 23 turns, haybales, manhole covers, telephone poles, and stone walls.[5] 2022 will mark the 40th year with the signature event, the International Car Show and Vintage Races, through the streets of Schenley Park on the July 23/24, 2022 weekend. Since 1983 the event has donated $6 million to autistic and developmentally disabled individuals throughout the Pittsburgh region.[3]

The Grand Prix has developed into a 10-day celebration of motorsports and in addition to two weekends of racing it now includes a Black-Tie Gala, a Kick-Off Road Rallye, a downtown car display, a Hangar Party, Countryside Tour and three car shows.

  • Over 1,000 volunteers help out at the event.

  • Sports Racer Group approaches hairpin turn at Serpentine Drive

  • The International Car Show features 3,000 cars displayed on the golf course overlooking the races.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association: Welcome". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  2. ^ "Walt and Louiseann Pietrowicz, A Race with a Silver Lining, Vintage Motorsport, Nov/Dec 2007". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  3. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association|PVGP Association". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  4. ^ "Larry Sanata, Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at BeaveRun with VRG and VDCA, Victory Lane, Vol 23, No. 10, October 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  5. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association: Schenley Park Races & Car Shows". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2009-03-01.

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