VSCDA Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival® XXIII Elkhart Lake, WI Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21  2008 See the expanded Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival web site to get the true flavor of the event (with this year's updates coming soon).      This year will be the twenty-third year for our ELVF race at Road America.  Last year’s entry list spanned the United States and Canada, from Massachusetts to Washington and California to Florida; 23 states in all. The 2008 ELVF will feature a Sprite/Midget Challenge.  We will be honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sprite.  These remarkable little cars have been racing since the year they were produced and are still in current race activities today.  It would be very difficult to find any other marque or model that can boast that kind of longevity.      Registration begins Thursday.  Friday is a practice day, with each group getting two sessions. That should give you ample seat time to get reacquainted with the longest and fastest road course in North America.  In 2007 the enduro was changed to Friday afternoon and it was an overwhelming success.  Due to the good response from the drivers, we will continue with the enduro on Friday in 2008.   The Friday night “Welcome to the ELVF” party has become a favorite tradition. You can also enjoy the featured marque race car/streetcar concours in conjunction with the chili dinner.      Saturday we have qualifying sessions and a sprint race.  Sunday mornings are for warm-up sessions and late morning the race sessions begin.  There is also lunchtime touring available to spectators and racecars on both Saturday and Sunday.      Saturday if your schedule permits, you may want to participate in the original street course re-enactment tour.  Police escort racecars and streetcars on the original public roads that the first races were run on.  The featured marque cars lead the tour behind the police escort!  This is open to the public.  These roads are listed as a national historic monument.  Along with Watkins Glen these are the only two sets of roads to be listed as such.  We have been doing the re-enactment tour for seventeen years and it attracted over one hundred fifty cars in 2007.  The cars finish the tour and are parked on part of the original street course in the heart of the Village of Elkhart Lake.  Participants are encouraged to dress in period attire for their car.  The best costume winner gets their name engraved on the “Spirit of Elkhart Lake” cup and the trophy is kept in the window of an Elkhart Lake Business. This event has been thoroughly enjoyed by the participants and the spectators.      Our Saturday evening banquet will be held at The Osthoff Resort, which borders the original road course and overlooks Elkhart Lake. “Gather on the Green” held on the grounds of the Osthoff, is a classic car display featuring over thirty cars. Cocktails, conversation and classics will be enjoyed by all. The show begins in the afternoon and ends when the banquet starts. This is by invitation only for a select group of cars. If you would like to display one of your cars please contact us with your interest. Our second year saw a lot of growth in this event and we expect even more interest this year. This is rapidly becoming a must do event.      VSCDA tries to emphasize the right attitude in our vintage racing events.  The “Vintage Spirit Award” is meant to recognize the driver that embodies the true vintage spirit.  The “Vintage Spirit Award” is a specifically designed trophy to be presented to one driver in each race group.      You can get a true flavor of the event by going to our website, www.raceelvf.org. You’ll see racing action shots 2006. They include pictures from every race group, featured marque and enduro. You will also see coverage of the Road Course Re-enactment, Gather on the Green, the banquet and special guest driver shots. The expanded site will also list our sponsors and updated information. (2007 will be updated soon.)      Sincerely,      Mike & Deb Korneli, Event Co-Chairs      262-629-5314 or send Lodging & Campground AmericInn Motel & Suites 1708 Eastern Avenue Plymouth 920-892-2669 Microtel Inn & Suites 920 S. Military Road Fond du Lac 920-929-4000 Siebkens Resort 284 S. Lake Street Elkhart Lake 920-876-2600   AmericInn Motel & Suites 3664 S Taylor Drive (Hwy 143 and 28) Sheboygan 920-208-8130 Osthoff Resort 101 Osthoff Avenue Elkhart Lake 800-876-3399 Tauschek's B & B Log Home (2 minutes north of track) W5740 Garton Road Plymouth 920-876-5087   Baymont Inn & Suites 678 Walton Drive Plymouth 920-893-6781 Plymouth Inn 606 E. Mill Street Plymouth 920-893-5623 The Fringe, A Country Inn 711 Giddings Avenue Sheboygan Falls 920-467-3172   Blue Harbor Resort 725 Blue Harbor Drive Sheboygan 920-452-2900   Ramada Plaza Hotel One N. Main Street Fond du Lac 920-923-3000 Victorian Village 279 S. Lake Street Elkhart Lake 920-876-3323 Comfort Inn 4332 N. 40th Street Sheboygan 920-457-7724 Red Brick Inn 42 N. Main Street Fond du Lac 800-779-6768 The Port Hotel Restaurant & Inn 101 E. Main Street Port Washington 262-284-9473   Country Inn & Suites 1120 Merwin Way Fond du Lac 920-924-8800 Schwarz’s Supper Club & Lodging W1688 Sheboygan Road New Holstein (St. Anna) 920-894-3598   Washington House Inn W62 N573 Washington Avenue Cedarburg 800-554-4717 Krupp Farm Homestead B & B W1982 Kiel Road New Holstein (St. Anna) 262-782-5421 Sheboygan Super 8 Motel 3402 Wilgus Road (I-43, Exit 126) Sheboygan 920-458-8080     Campground Hoeft's Resort & Campground W9070 Crooked Lake Drive Cascade 262-626-2221 Elkhart Lake Chamber of Commerce 41 E. Rhine Street Elkhart Lake    877-355-4278 www.elkhartlake.com Track web site:  www.roadamerica.com 7/9/07       Top of Page

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