General Info & FAQ – Historics

GENERAL INFORMATION

Event Location
Pittsburgh International Race Complex also known as PIRC or Pitt Race  PIRC website
Address: Pittsburgh International Race Complex, 201 Penndale Road, Wampum PA 16157 724 535-1000

Directions
Take PA Turnpike Exit 13, take Route 18 North 3 miles, left on Penndale Road. The track is 2 miles at top of the hill.

Entry Confirmation
We do not notify you if you are accepted. If your entry is rejected or in question, you can expect to be notified asap. If you are accepted you will see your entry posted online by the race group beginning in June.

Refund Policy
Your race entry will be fully refunded if you notify Race Operations or Registrar before your tires hit the track on Friday morning. If your car breaks during Test & Tune your weekend race entry fee will be refunded, but not your Test & Tune fee.

Waivers
All racers, crew and volunteers will need to complete and sign the PIRC Track Waiver and the PVGP SpeedWaiver to enter the facility. The link will be available July 1, 2023. It only takes a few minutes to complete online now – if you wait to do it at the track it could take 10 or more minutes since the wifi is not fast.

PVGP Competition Committee Contacts
Competition Director Joe Teplitz
Race Operations & Paddock Ken Murin
Registrar Mark Hanson
Assistant Race Director Brian Urban
Racers – Competition Committee
John Bechtol
Chris Zappa
Chris Longo
Joe Maloy
Andrew Moore
Scott Ryan
Ian Wisbon

ON TRACK ACTIVITIES

Special Feature
We are hosting special groups for the weekend. Please look closely at your schedule as you may be running in several groups for all of the special races we are doing this year.

Optional Test Day
Test & Tune is on Thursday, July 13. This is not included in your race entry. Full day – $250. You must be a PVGP competitor to participate.

Spectator event
The PVGP Historics draw quite a crowd! It is open to the public for all four days. Tickets available at the gate, $30 per day,

CREW REQUIREMENTS

Crew passes
Two crew members are included, along with the driver with each race entry. The crew must check in on Thursday or Friday and receive a wristband for entry. If crew member does not have a wrist band they will be charged $30 per day at the gate – please honor this rule as we are raising money for charity. Additional crew members are $30 for the entire 4-day event and include dinner Friday and Saturday. Please adhere to this rule, our volunteers at the gate are instructed to charge all entrants without wristbands. All participants must sign the track waiver on first entry to the facility.

Lunches
Concession stands are available for you to purchase lunch.

Race Trailer Storage
If you are racing again on the following weekend at Schenley Park the PVGP will cover the fee for you to store your rig at the track. Register at the Karting building during the race weekend and sign a Trailer Storage Agreement.

Electrical Power
The electrical power is already sold out. You are permitted to bring a generator.

Garages
Garage Rental $400 holds one large car or two very small cars. Pitt Race has 14 garages for rental on a first-come basis. Eight garages are adjacent to the North Track paddock area; six additional garages are on the ground floor of our Events Center. Garage bays are equipped with roll-up garage doors. Extension cords are prohibited for external usage. Garage facilities include access to modern restrooms.  Garages will be available on Wednesday, from 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM Sunday.

Race Fuel
Pitt Race features quality Sunoco Race Fuels in the following formulations: – 100 Octane Unleaded – 110 Octane Leaded – 93 Octane Unleaded Prices per gallon vary with market conditions All payment is “pay at the pump” with a limit of 3 transactions per credit card per day. Open 24 hours a day.

Compressed Air and Water
Compressed air & water are available in Event Center garages at the top of the hill.