2025 VSCDA Gingerman Drivers School & Racing Weekend
SUMMARY
VSCDA will kick off its 2025 Race Season with Driver’s School followed by a weekend of racing at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. Gingerman is a safe, 2.2-mile challenge, designed by Alan Wilson and with a growing national reputation. It rewards excellent technical driving skills with two long straights and lots of complex turns, incorporating camber and elevation changes.
The weekend starts with VSCDA’s highly-regarded Driver’s School on Thursday afternoon, May 1st, with a required classroom session. Friday, May 2nd is an all-day on-track school-very busy, very exciting and very fun! We try to have a 1 to 1 ratio of experienced racer/instructors for each student. That evening, driving privileges are awarded and accomplishments celebrated at a great barbecue. Upon graduation, you gain racing privileges recognized by VSCDA, as well as most other vintage groups in the VMC Organizations (3 race events with an “X” on your car, incident-free required).
VSCDA
1600 West Market Street
Logansport, IN 46947
Office 616-916-2650
Fax 574-753-4115
Website: https://vscda.org/
Details
Thursday, 1 May, 2025 - Sunday, 4 May, 2025
Race Fees
VSCDA requires membership to compete. If you are not currently a member you will be directed in this registration to an entry fee including temporary membership. You will have the option to become a full member. We think you will be glad you are a member once you come to play with us!
2 crew member passes are included in every entry.
School entry includes a light supper for the driver and one crew member Thursday, lunch for driver and one crew member Friday, and driver and one crew entry to the awards dinner Friday evening.
Race entry includes driver dinner Saturday.
Drivers School
VSCDA Drivers School and Race Weekend
VSCDA Spring Brake Race
ADDITIONAL CAR
Second Car (Same Driver) $150.00
Third Car (Same Driver) $100.00
CREW, Dinner, Touring, Membership
Additional crew
Friday Night Dinner
Saturday Dinner
50-Minute Enduro Open Wheel Only – (A portion of your entry will benefit Disabled American Veterans charity)
60-Minute Enduro Closed Wheel Only – (A portion of your entry will benefit Disabled American Veterans charity)
MG Midget Austin Healy Sprite Race
Lunchtime Touring Saturday
Temporary Membership
VSCDA Membership - $140
Cancellation Refund Policy: A full refund of the entry fee will be issued before April 25, 2025. A partial refund (entry fee - $50.00 service fee) will be issued until the opening of registration Thursday p.m. No refunds for cancellations will be made once a car’s tire has made contact with the racetrack.
RACE SCHEDULE | REGISTRATION INFORMATION | |||||||||||||
Saturday, MAY 3, 2025 | Thursday, MAY 1, 2025 | |||||||||||||
7:45 AM | MANDATORY DRIVERS MEETING AT TOWER | 12:00 - 5:00 PM | Driver & Crew Registration | |||||||||||
Warm Up Sessions will not be timed | 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Students Only - Technical Inspection at the Base of the Tower | ||||||||||||
8:30 AM | Warm - Up | RACE B & C | Please Note: NO Scales at Gingerman. They will be at Blackhawk | |||||||||||
8:50 AM | Warm - Up | RACE A | 1:00 - 5:00 PM | Technical Inspection at Base of the Tower | ||||||||||
9:10 AM | Warm - Up | RACE E | 1:00 PM | MANDATORY Drivers School Classroom Session in Pavilion | ||||||||||
9:30 AM | Warm - Up | RACE D | Friday, May 2, 2025 | (Driving School Schedule on separate sheet) | ||||||||||
10:00 AM | Practice Session | RACE B & C | 10MINCLEANUP | 7:00 - 9:00 AM | Late School Registration & Technical Inspection open | |||||||||
10:20 AM | Practice Session | RACE A | 7:30 AM | Race Drivers School begins | ||||||||||
10:40 AM | Practice Session | RACE E | 1:00 - 6:00 PM | Driver & Crew Registration for Saturday Race Event | ||||||||||
11:00 AM | Practice Session | RACE D | 1:00 - 6:00 PM | Technical Inspection at Base of the Tower | ||||||||||
11:20 AM | Qualifying Session | RACE B & C | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | |||||||||||
11:45 AM | Qualifying Session | RACE A | 7:00- 3:00 PM | Drivers, Crew & Touring Registration | ||||||||||
12:10 PM | LUNCH | 7:00- 3:00 PM | Technical Inspection at Base of the Tower | |||||||||||
1:15 PM | Qualifying Session | RACE E | 10:00 AM | ENDUROS/SPRIDGET RACES REGISTRATION ENDS | ||||||||||
1:40 PM | Qualifying Session | RACE D | Sunday, May 4, 2025 | |||||||||||
30 MINUTE TIMED SPRINT RACES - Grid by qualifying time | 7:30 - 10:00 AM | Crew Registration | ||||||||||||
2:15 PM | Sprint Race | RACE B & C | 15MINCLEANUP | |||||||||||
2:55 PM | Sprint Race | RACE E | SPRING BRAKE RACE GROUPS | |||||||||||
3:35 PM | Sprint Race | RACE D | RACE GROUPS | DRIVER WRISTBAND REQUIRED TO GET ON TRACK | ||||||||||
4:15 PM | Sprint Race | RACE A | Race A | VSCDA GROUP 4V, 4J, VEES, JUNIORS | ||||||||||
4:55 PM | Endurance Race - 60 Minute Closed Wheel | 15MINCLEANUP | Race B | VSCDA GROUP 6, 3A, 3B, 3C, G70+ | ||||||||||
Mandatory 5 min pit stop (portion of this race fee goes to DAV) | Race C | VSCDA GROUP 8B2, 8C, 8-M1, 8-M2, 3D, 3X, 8B1 | ||||||||||||
Sunday, May 4, 2025 | Race D | VSCDA GROUP 4B, 4F, 7, 5S2 | ||||||||||||
20 MINUTE TIMED SPRINT RACES | Race E | VSCDA GROUP 2, 2M1, 2M2, 3E, 3F, 3G | ||||||||||||
8:00 AM | Sprint Race | RACE A | ||||||||||||
8:30 AM | Sprint Race | RACE D | ||||||||||||
9:00 AM | Sprint Race | RACE B & C | ||||||||||||
9:30 AM | Sprint Race | RACE E | VSCDA DINNERS & TOURING | |||||||||||
10:00 AM | MANDATORY QUIET TIME ABSOLUTELY NO RACE ENGINES ANYWHERE NO EXCEPTIONS!! | Thursday, May 1, 2025 | ||||||||||||
12:00 PM | Endurance Race - 50 Minute Open Wheel | 6:30 PM | Pizza Provided for Students, 1 Crew, Instructors, & Tech | |||||||||||
Mandatory 5 min pit stop (portion of this race fee goes to DAV) | 5:00 7:00 PM | Consession Stand Open for Additional Crew | ||||||||||||
1:00 PM | Sprite-Midget (Spridge Series Race) | 10MINCLEANUP | Friday, May 2, 2025 | |||||||||||
15 LAP FEATURE RACES - 30 Minute Time Limit | 6:30 PM | Race Drivers School Graduation Ceremony in Pavilion | ||||||||||||
1:40 PM | Feature Race | RACE A | Followed by: | Dinner for Students, 1 Crew, Instructors, Workers | ||||||||||
2:20 PM | Feature Race | RACE B & C | ALL DINNER TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS | |||||||||||
3:00 PM | Feature Race | RACE E | FRIDAY DINNER IS NOT INCLUDED IN WEEKEND RACE REGISTRATION | |||||||||||
3:40 PM | Feature Race | RACE D | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | |||||||||||
2025 VSCDA CALENDAR | 11:00 AM | Mandatory Touring Meeting | ||||||||||||
DATE | TRACK | 12:10 PM | Lunch Break & Touring | |||||||||||
May 1-4, 2025 | GINGERMAN RACE WEEKEND | 6:00 PM | Entrant/Worker Dinner Party in the Pavilion | |||||||||||
June 13 - 15, 2025 | BLACKHAWK CLASSIC | ALL DINNER TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS | ||||||||||||
August 15-17, 2025 | GRATTAN GRAND PRIX | Sunday, May 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||
September 12 - 14, 2025 | ARIENS ART ON WHEELS PRESENTED BY VSCDA AT ROAD AMERICA | 10:30 AM | Trackside Devotional at Pavilion | |||||||||||
October 10 - 12, 2025 | OZARK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY | 11:00 AM | Lunch Break | |||||||||||
November , 2025 | ANNUAL BOARD MEETING/BANQUET TBA | Thank you to all the drivers and workers for attending Spring Brake 2025. | ||||||||||||
DRIVE HOME SAFELY! | ||||||||||||||
For more information about VSCDA please contact our main office at:
Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association Stacey Donato Office Manager 1600 W. Market St. Logansport, IN 46947 tel: 616.916.2650Office hours:
9am -5pm EST Monday thru Friday, except race weekends.
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