Rev 2.0  03/16/2008

Officers:  

Mark Palmer

President

 

mark@vrgonline.org

 

VRG Director and Secretary since the club started in 2004. Event Chairman, BeaverRun and Turkey Bowl. Participated in over 120 vintage events since 1991, in my 1957 MGA roadster. Do all my own car prep and maintenance. Driving Instructor for 6 years. Former President and Editor, MG Vintage Racers. Professional career in mechanical engineering, management, and sales. Married to Janet Westlund, who enjoys attending many of our races.

 

Bob Girvin

Vice-President

 

bob@vrgonline.org

 

 

Active vintage racer for the last 22 years. Event Chairman for the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb for 19 years. Member of the VSCCA Driver Committee for the past 12 years. Mechanical design engineer and owner of a manufacturing company for 24 years. Retired since 1998.

  • Driver Committee Chairman

 

Brad Marshall

Treasurer

 

bradusm3@aol.com

 

Vintage racing for 10 years.  Event chairman for NHIS road race for 4 years, co-chair of Mt. Tremblant Fall Classic 1 year. Electronic engineering degree, started and sold a small  Hi-tech  sensor business. Currently a consultant on semiconductor design and marketing for a major Japanese conglomerate.

Ralph Steinberg

Secretary

 

ralph@vrgonline.org

Vintage racing since 1992.  Race Chairman, Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, for 3 years and co-chair prior to that.  Qualified Technical Inspector, 7 years.  Has owned and managed Cloverleaf Auto Service for 20 years, a vintage sports car repair, restoration, and race preparation shop near Philadelphia, PA.

 

Directors:  

Ed Valpey

Director

 

ed@vrgonline.org

 

My experience with motorsports racing began with a VSCCA license in 1982. Since then I've competed in Formula Fords, Spec Racers, and various vintage and rally cars. I instruct professionally, teaching members of various government agencies and independent contractors in counter-terrorism-related driving techniques. My collection consists of '50 J2 Allard, a '65 Ginetta G4R, a '72 Royale Formula Ford, and two projects: a '60 Ferret sports-racer and a '68 Camaro.

  • Chief Driving School Instructor

 

William Hollingsworth

Director

 

bill@vrgonline.org

 

Active in vintage racing since 1993.

  • Newsletter Editor

 

Mari Ryan

Director

 

mari@vrgonline.org

 

Mari has been racing vintage sports cars since 1991 and races a 1954 Lotus VI. Professionally Mari brings a wealth of management experience from her many years as a marketing executive and consultant.  Mari earned her MBA from Boston University.

  • Marketing and Press Contact

Tivvy Shenton

Director

 

tivvy@vrgonline.org

 

Vintage racer since 1986. VRG Director and Chief Scrutineer since club’s inception. Apprenticed at Rolls Royce for 6 years. Professionally involved in race car fabrication since 1965 with Alan Mann Racing (Ford UK), Broadspeed Engineering (UK), SpecFab as owner under contract to Ford UK, Ford Germany, and BMW Munich. Founded Tivvy’s Autocraft USA in 1979, building pro rally cars and restoring/race preparing vintage cars.

  • Chief Scrutineer

Christopher Shoemaker

Director

 

chris@vrgonline.org

 

Vintage racing since 1998.  Open Wheel enthusiast with cars ranging from Formula Juniors through Indy.  Avid tinkerer in the garage, and collector of vintage memorabilia.  A Professional career in the IT field.

  • Webmaster / Forum Admin

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