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January 1st, 2006

In 2006, Motorsports Market acquired a Ralt RT1, chassis #5, which is the first Ralt Formula Atlantic car constructed. The 1,100 lb. monocoque chassis is powered by a 1600 c.c., 226 h.p. Cosworth BDD with a Hewland FT-400, five speed, gearbox. From 1975 through 1979, the car won the Macau Grand Prix, the Philippines Grand Prix, the Selangor Grand Prix, the Penang Grand Prix and the Brunei Grand Prix. The car has since been sold and restored to a high level by Virtuoso Performance in Hayward, CA, and is currently being campaigned in U.S. vintage races.

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January 1st, 2006

Since 2006, Art has raced a 1964 Lola Mk.5A Formula Junior, chassis number BRJ 59, driven by Bill Bradley to finish 5th in the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix and 1st in the Irish Championship that same year.

Art raced the car in 2006 and 2007, finishing first or second in every race. In 2008, the 50th Anniversary of Formula Junior, he raced the car in numerous anniversary races including the Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca Raceway and the Wine Country Classic at Sonoma Raceway, claiming seven first and two second place finishes in nine races, and setting the Formula Junior track record at Sonoma Raceway, which still stands.

In 2013, Art took the Lola across the country to the vintage National Championship race at the Circuit of the Americas Formula One track:
FORMULA JUNIOR – THE 2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS @ COTA

Art continues to race the Lola FJ, at events such as the Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival and the Crossflow Cup Laps for Laguna and Charity Challenge.

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January 1st, 2003

In 2003, Jaguar launched the Jaguar Vintage Racing Team, becoming the first manufacturer to have its own vintage racing team, joining Jaguar’s Formula One and Trans Am teams. The father-son team of Bob and Art Hebert were chosen by manager Brian Donovan of Donovan Motorsports as the team’s first drivers. Bob, one of the most successful vintage racers in the U.S. with over 100 victories, drove a 1967 E-Type Roadster that had won an SCCA Championship in the late 1960s. Art drove a 1961 E-Type Roadster that had been raced throughout the Northeast in the 1960s.

The Jaguar Vintage Racing Team has won, or finished first in class, at every track they have raced, including Sebring, Watkins Glen, Road America Line Rock Park, Sonoma Raceway, California Speedway, Virginia International Raceway, Moroso, Summit Point and others. The historic racing program has been a tremendous success for Jaguar, their fans, and the vintage racing community, bringing sponsorship to numerous major vintage races and introducing thousands of new fans to the sport of vintage racing.