This past weekend's SVRA Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival was clearly the best venue of the 16-event series to talk about the burgeoning Gold Medallion program. The point of this SVRA certification is to recognize owners who have painstakingly preserved significant racecars to original condition and specifications. Such appreciation for history...

ABOVE: George Follmer in the UOP Shadow DN4A-Chevrolet Can-Am at Watkins Glen in 1974. (LAT archive) The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announced that George Follmer, one of America's greatest and most versatile road racing champions, will serve as grand marshal for its June 2-5 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival. The SVRA...