Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
If most of the events taking place during the Monterey Car Week consist of Concours d’Elegance or Car Shows on renowned fairways or in the streets of localities of the Monterey Peninsula, one of the oldest and major landmarks of the week remains the historic races at Laguna Seca Raceway.
With more than 550 cars throughout 15 races, there is something for everyone. The event which lasts four days, practice sessions included, is even preceded by what is called the Pre-Reunion the weekend before the main event. The Pre-Reunion counts less entrants and then combine different classes in the same races.
In order to not miss anything of the Car Week, I had to combine The Quail Motorsport Gathering on Friday morning and Laguna Seca on Friday afternoon and, on Saturday, Concorso Italiano in the morning with the races in the afternoon. Of course, with such a program, there is no time to rest but it is really worth it as all the cars entered in the Rolex Motorsports Reunion are of high quality and the show on track is pure racing.
But let’s see a selection of what was on hand this year
Alain Vande Gaer says
Thanks for the picks Hug of the Alfa Roméo GTA, one of my favorite sport cars…and the Tyrrells another story that I like !!!
Nanni says
Regarding, the two pics of the GTA’s those are both very significant Autodelta
Ex-Works factory team cars. the first pics of #102 is AR 613.883. This specific GTA 1600 Corsa won 1st in Class 2nd Overall at the 1967 SPA 24 Hr. Francorchamps, 1st in Class Trento Bondone (1968), 1st in class at Targa Florio (1971), a 2nd Cl at Monza, other 1st in Class at other FIA ETCC races all over Europe. This was one of if not Alfa Romeo’s most successful works GTA’s.
The other 1600 GTA is 613.006 a works GTA prepared by Autodelta for entry in the 1966 Sebring 12 Hr. It finished 2nd in Class. Amazing to see these two cars back out together!