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RACING IN THE STREETS; The 27th Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is on tap for July 18-19.(NEWS)
Byline: LARRY SANATA
FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS, FOR ONE weekend in July, the hills of Schenley Park in downtown Pittsburgh have exploded in mechanical mayhem. During those few days, the winding roads and sweeping hills of the picturesque park become home to an electrifying mix of high-revving, exhaust-bellowing vintage sports cars, from Aston Martins to Ferraris and Bugattis to MGs.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, which is celebrating its 27th anniversary July 18-19, remains the only vintage race to be held on city streets in the United Statesa spectacular show reminiscent of road racing from the "50s, when spectators stood mere inches from the race cars.
From within the 456-acre park, a little more than two miles of roadway are carved into one of the most complex and slippery race courses imaginable23 turns, to be precisecomplete with hay bales, water barriers and wooden horses. Reams of bright yellow police tape are wrapped ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, RACING IN THE STREETS; The 27th Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is on...