MONTEREY, CA (MARCH 17, 2019) – Before a single car got to take a lap to kick off the 2019 Historic Motor Sports Association season on Saturday, an award had to be given out honoring the person who most embodies the Spirit of the HMSA. HMSA President Cris Vandagriff said the award was going to…

There is just something magical about this time of year. Each season of HMSA racing and events is special, but this time of year – when we are all putting the finishing touches on car and race preparations – just feels different. The anticipation of celebrating another year in the great history of cars is…

Inside Line vol 1 – 2016 Border crossing The ‘70s Racing amongst friends My winter The 2015 winter season was a fascinating one for me. My son is making a documentary as his senior thesis the topic (imagine this) “the social and economic impact of collector cars.” I really had nothing to do with the…

Our first race of the 2015 season is on the books! It was a spectacular weekend. We had a huge field with a large number of our Pacific Northwest friends making the drive down as well as a few racers coming all the way from the East Coast, and even a participant from Australia just…

Interview and photos by Dennis Gray (unless noted) On Tuesday between the Pre-Reunion and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Cris Vandagriff, Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) President, agreed to sit down for an interview with Sports Car Digest. I knew a little about Cris, mainly that he had grown up around his father’s import car…