Heartland Vintage Racing

The Heartland Vintage Racing club needs you! It’s our mission to support vintage racing in middle-America, and we can’t do that without passionate folks like you. Whether you’re a racer or an enthusiast, every member is an integral part of this organization. We need willing drivers at events, and willing volunteers behind the scenes at [...]

Rules Update Includes New Classes for 1973-1989 Race Cars! There’s been much discussion amongst HVR officers and board members over the past few years about the need to expand classes in traditional vintage racing, so that cars newer than 1972 could be included. The year 2019 marks an important milestone – the year we finally [...]

The 2019 Heartland Vintage Racing annual meeting was held in Parkville, MO, on December 8th, 2019, and saw a great turnout of members from St. Louis, Iowa, Oklahoma, and even Texas. Discussions included online membership registrations, revisions to club by-laws, updating the rules to include newer vehicles, more races in 2019, and of course the [...]

The 2018 Heartland Vintage Racing annual meeting saw a bigger turnout of members than we had seen in many years, and we were sincerely thrilled. We want to thank all of those who attended the gathering in Parkville, MO, especially those that made the long-distance trek from St. Louis, Iowa, Oklahoma, and even Texas. The [...]

The annual Heartland Vintage Racing meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, March 24th, 2018 at 11:00AM. It will take place at the IMC Irrigation offices located at 8878 NW 63rd St, Suite 103, Parkville, MO 64152. We will be discussing the current “State-of-the-Club”, as well as upcoming events and other happenings. There’s been a lot [...]

The annual Heartland Vintage Racing meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, February 18th at 11:00AM. It will take place at the IMC Irrigation offices located at 8878 NW 63rd St, Suite 103, Parkville, MO 64152. We are looking for some new folks to join the board and help us get the needle moving on this [...]

The date for the annual HVR Meeting has been set for Saturday, February 27th. We will discuss lots of 2016 business and potential events, as well as hold officer elections. The exact time and location hasn’t been set yet, as we need to see how many attendees we will have. All that we know for [...]

The annual Endurance Feast at KH Automotive has become one of the “kick-off” gatherings for road racers, where last years stories are shared, and this year’s challenges are made. A number of racers and racing groups attended this year’s Feast, including the SCCA KC region, NASA Central Region, Chumpcar, the World Racing League, and Heartland [...]

Unbelievably, 2015 is just about gone. The holidays are in full swing, kids are eagerly awaiting Santa, and parents are eagerly awaiting a few libations on New Year’s Eve. Yes, the new year is just around the corner, and you know what that means…it’s time to renew your Heartland Vintage Racing membership. Forget gym packages, [...]

It is with very heavy hearts that we write this article, as we recently learned that our respected founder, Bill Rinke, has passed away after a battle with cancer. Bill was a long-time racer, instructor, and vintage racing enthusiast who will be missed by many. All of his friends here in the Heartland Vintage Racing [...]