About the VRG
In 2004 a couple of vintage racers got together and said, “What if we started our own club” They started calling around to other racing friends and asking the same question along with “and if you did start up in a new club what would you want from it?” Well, it seems that it boiled down to three things, Safety, Safety, & Safety. It seemed that everyone felt that if you got that part right, car safety, driver safety and a safe attitude, everything else would just follow. And it appears that they were correct. Coming out of the gate in 2004 with one event in hand, the New Hampshire Vintage Festival, they quickly added the PVGP BeaveRun Historics and kept right on from there. Now recognized as a premier vintage racing group they have a schedule that spans a nice locale and a full year. Ranging from the northern tracks of Watkins Glen & NHIS to Summit Point and BeaveRun. Developing a coalition of like minded clubs their members can race at places like Mosport and VIR with all the advantages of club members. Safety, Safety, Safety has been the mantra and with a enviable event record behind them it works. Boasting a in-house driver’s school that rivals the best pro schools around, to a cadre of some of the best technical people in the business. Sharp minds and a very active driver’s committee helps all of the drivers to have a safe and enjoyable race. Active member support gives our paddocks and race venues a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Add a few off season events to keep us all in touch and you have one of the finest vintage racing clubs you could join. Thanks, Bob, Tivvy, Ralph, Mark, Brad, Chris, Bill, Kim, and all the others that have taken this club from an idea to a reality
Board of Directors
Rev. 1/2026
Officers:
Ian Wisbon – President
Ian resides in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife Betsy and their fur children. Ian has been involved with the VRG since the late 2000’s campaigning his 1961 Austin Mini “Duckworth”, volunteering in various capacities, and largely handling IT concerns for the VRG prior to, and during, his time as a director. Ian works during the day in autonomous vehicles, and is part-owner and Chief Broom Pusher at B&W Autosport, a family owned vintage race shop near Pittsburgh. Ian’s first car was a 1974 1/2 MGB GT, and to this date he has never owned an automatic transmission vehicle, nor a vehicle manufactured after 1994. Ian’s other interests include sim racing, 3D printing, and at one point, he played in a Ska-punk band in high school like any other high school band geek in the late 90’s. His next race car project is a 1963 Hillman Imp, hoping to bolster the small bore ranks – name for the Imp is still TBD…
John Wood – Vice President
John’s interest in racing began in the late 1960s and 70s while attending TransAm, Can-Am, F5000, Indy series and SCCA races at Mid-Ohio, Nelson Ledges, Indianapolis, and Pocono with his father. He began vintage racing with VRG, VSCCA and VDCA in a nicely prepared 1956 Healey 100-4 race car vintage racer. Later he began campaigning a 1972 BMW 2002tii that he continues to race frequently. John has spent his career working on environmental, health and safety management systems and improvement programs in the chemical industry and has his own consulting business. John is a member of VRG’s Driver’s Committee and is an instructor with VRG’s Driver’s School. Off track, he can be found motoring in a 1954 Healey 100-4 that he restored himself, or in his 1985 Vanagon with his dogs.
Peter Bormann – Secretary
Peter’s bio coming soon!
Scott Janzen – Treasurer
Scott bought his first car before he could get a driver’s license, promptly took it apart, and has been playing with cars ever since. He spectated at races for many years, but didn’t start racing until he had the opportunity to go to a Skip Barber Formula Dodge racing school at his employer’s expense. He immediately bought a basket-case Formula Ford (oops). The Triumph GT6 he currently races is his second race car, and he has been racing with VRG since 2004. Scott got into racing for the cars, but has found that the friendships and camaraderie are a huge part of the fun with VRG. In “real life”, Scott has his own real estate investment and development business as well s a consulting business. Scott and his wife Sara (who thankfully supports his racing hobby) live just north of Philadelphia, PA.
Matthew Barbour – Director
Matthew has been a member of VRG for over 7 years and has raced at numerous events including The Glen, Wild Hare, the Jeff, PVGP, NJMP, and Lime Rock to name a few. Matthew currently races an Historic Formula Ford but has added an MGB GT so that he can also run with the tin-tops. Matthew has served on the Drivers Committee on multiple occasions and was the Co-Chair of the Watkins Glen event in 2022 and will be tackling that role again this year. You can always find Matthew in the paddock with his parents Jeff and Karen and his wife Amanda as they are a family racing team. In his off-track life, Matthew is co-owner and CEO of Office Service Co headquartered in Reading, PA.
Andrew Stein – Director
Andrew’s first car was a Fiat 128, which was quickly supplanted by a derelict Alfa Guilia Sprint GT, thus learning many lessons about car repair and disappointment at an early age. He began vintage racing in 1985 with an Elva Mk V sports racer and, later, a beastly Devin-bodied V8 powered special. That was replaced by a Merlyn 11A Formula Ford and followed by more Formula Fords Andrew was a co-founder of the Formula Ford Challenge Series, is a member of VRG’s Drivers Committee and assists at the VRG Drivers School. Now retired, he was Operations Director for an auto parts chain owned by him and his brothers.
Mike Moore – Director
Mike joined the VRG in 2013 after completing the driver’s school, and currently races a red TR4 in medium bore. For the past two years, Mike has served on the drivers’ committee, working to give back to the organization and ensure that our drivers remain informed about the rules and philosophies of VRG. In addition to Mike’s time with VRG, he has raced with VARAC, HSR, VSCDA, and PVGP, gaining valuable insights from each club.
Craig Seifert – Director
Craig’s bio coming soon!
Kenny Williamson – Director
Kenny’s bio coming soon!