Founded in 1973, the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA) is set to kick off its golden anniversary year Friday, February 17, at the Podium Club in Casa Grande, Ariz. The 2.32-mile 15 turn track features banked turns and rolling elevation changes, and is the "ideal venue for our season-opening Southwest...

Formula Ford’s then-fast-approaching 50th Anniversary season and Kim Madrid’s new Southern California-based Formula Ford Drivers Club compelled me to show up at the Vintage Auto Racing Association’s “Big Bore Bash” at Willow Springs International Raceway back in 2018, and the Friday freeway traffic battle and motel scramble was worth every...