by "DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
Published 08/27/2017 at 10:01
by "DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
Published 08/27/2017 at 10:01
Tags: Daily Turismo
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It doesn’t matter what they call it...the Monterey Historics, the Rolex Motorsports Reunion, the Laguna Seca Monster Jam or the Bay Area Histrionics — this is the ultimate car show. It starts with the dirt parking lot, that is this ridiculous collection of million dollar exotics and classics parked on mole hits, and continues to the track that is alive with the sounds of classic combustion. See the full photo album here.
The race itself might not be the most competitive you’ll ever see (most of the drivers are paid professionals who are told to NOT wreck the priceless piece of art, or terrible owner/drivers who try and keep the skid marks to a minimum) but the sound of these beasts alive on a track is something that EVERY car nut should hear at least once in his/her life.
The number 5 Coca Cola themed 1985 Porsche 962 was driven with fire spitting downshifts by Lee Giannone.
A local (Pebble Beach, CA) entry was a 1978 Chevron B36 driven by Tom Minnich.
This 1966 Shelby GT350 was a very fast entry into the 4B group of 1961-1966 GT cars over 2.5 liters.
The #49 entry into the 1B group (GT cars 1955-1962) was a 1961 Porsche Arbarth Carrera drive by Ranson Webster.
A mechanic works on his Lotus 7.
This 1985 Argo JM19 sounded incredible with its shrieking 1.3 liters of turbo rotary power waking the dead for miles around.
The logo for the S-Car-Go Racing Team out of Fort Lauderdale, FL looks awesome.
A vtinage Mercedes tears past the front straight radar gun at 89 MPH.
Originally published as DT Trip Report: 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion on Daily Turismo.
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
08/27/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 0
Great pictures! Need more !!
"just-a-scratch" (just-a-scratch)
08/27/2017 at 11:36, STARS: 0
Laguna Seca Monster Jam? That would be hilarious. Monster trucks going though the corksrew is a funny thought.
But seriously, historics there has to be fantastic.
"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn)
08/27/2017 at 11:57, STARS: 0
Awesome! And great pictures, too!
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
08/27/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 0
I can see it now, a jump in the middle of the Corkscrew
"Corkscrew'd" (corkscrewd)
08/27/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
Awesome pics! I’m still sorting through mine. I managed to get access to the track and I was shooting through the porthole at the bottom apex of the corkscrew on Saturday and Sunday!
I got really close and personal with that Ferrari 250 Testrossa!
"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
08/27/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 0
Yup, best car event...EVER!
"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
08/27/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 0
Thanks Clemsie — it was good times.
"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
08/27/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0
You can find all kinds of videos of cars driving — my favorite has to be this helmet cam on a Ford GT40.
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"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
08/27/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0
If you have any that you’d like to share, I can publish them on DailyTurismo.com — hit me at vince@dailyturismo.com
"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
08/27/2017 at 23:16, STARS: 1
Oh I know :)
I’ve followed the whole weekend... I kind of know some people in the team with the M63 Alpine actually. The owner is a famous Alpine and rotary collector in my area.
"Corkscrew'd" (corkscrewd)
08/28/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 0
Cool, I’ll do that right away! Thanks!