While we’ve lost the Toronto Grand Prix for 2008, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t some great racing to be had in Ontario this year. Just up the road from downtown Toronto, at Canada’s home of motorsport, is the annual VARAC Vintage Racing Festival. The focus for 2008 is on the thundering Can Am cars and what better place to experience these beasts than at Mosport.

Owners of these incredible cars are well aware that some of the most historic Can Am battles took place at Mosport and are always happy to bring their monsters back to the track. We’re still 4 months away and the entry list is already impressive.
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At the request of Warwick Patterson, I delved into the archives to looks for some shots from the 2007 VARAC Festival at Mosport. It’s been months since I’ve been in that folder and I’d forgotten just how many photos I took that weekend. Over the next few days, I’ll post all sorts of great paddock shots of some incredible vintage race cars. For now, we’ve got a gallery including the 1977 Walter Wolf Racing Dallara WD-1 that Gilles Villeneuve drove in the 1977 Can-Am season. also in the group is stunning Ford Escort RS1600 and some on track Formula 1 action.

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