Drivers and their classic cars from the Formula D group, above, negotiate a turn on the Pacific Raceways’ road course during the 31st annual Pacific Northwest Historics (PNWH) vintage auto races under overcast skies Sunday in Kent.<\/p>\n
The field includes hundreds of the world’s rarest and most pristine pre-1985 race cars, many of which tested the 10-turn, 2.25-mile road course.<\/p>\n
Pacific Northwest Historics Vintage Racing Charities and the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN) presented the three-day race, a benefit for Seattle Children’s, with the majority of the proceeds supporting uncompensated care at the hospital.<\/p>\n
The weekend paid special tribute to the 50th anniversary of IMSA racing.<\/p>\n
“One way people describe it is ‘we’re not just collecting art, we’re racing it,’ because these cars are art,” said Martin Rudow, a former racer, president of the PNWH and past president of SOVREN. “They’re beautiful pieces of machinery, and much more so now than then.”<\/p>\n
Fan-favorite marques BMW, Mustangs, Camaros, Porsches, Alfa Romeos and Ferrari. Corvettes and Camaros gave chase.<\/p>\n
Car owners and tuners came from throughout the Pacific Northwest, along the West Coast and Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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