The Roaring Season

Some fine old Sports cars from the 1955-1961 era.


1957 Maserati 450 S # 71 driven by David Swig passing through the paddock area.


1958 Devin Special # 58 driven by Jon LeCarmer


1959 Lister Corvette # 14 driven by Dyke Ridgley


1957 Ferrari 500 TRC # 28 driven by Englishman James Cottingham.


1960 Sorrell Larkin # 23 driven by Doug Brower.


1959 Rejo Mark 4 # 24 being towed back to the pit area. Driver is Mark Osborne.
There is some information about this car at this site.
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1987/46/story-rejo-times


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Miscellaneous photos from Laguna Seca.


Rejo Mk 4 driver, Mark Osborne, enjoying the day with his friend Drew Alcazar who drove this beautiful 1969 Ford Shelby GT 350 # 14.




1972 Ferrari 312 PB # 87 driven by Gregory Galdi.


1971 Ferrari 312P Sparling # 1T driven by John Goodman




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Some Formula One machines.


1974 March 741-1 # 39 Driven by Martin Lauber
This car has been beautifully restored to as it appeared at the 1974 German Grand Prix and driven then by Hans Stuck.
It was sold later to Sir Nick Williamson to contest the 1976 RAC British Hill-Climb Championship, the former Champion winning at Bouley Bay. For 1977 Roy lane purchased the car and rebuilt it as a hill-climb special, winning at Le Val des Terres, Prescott and Doune. Retired in 1985, 741-1 sat mothballed until 2005 when purchased and restored in California.




1977 LEC CRP1 # 52 driven by Ron Maydon.
The unique Mike Pilbeam designed F1 car was built for the brave and unlucky British driver, David Purley, for the 1977 F1 season.
David's father owned the LEC Refrigeration company, hence the name.

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Post #181 Ken H, good to see some US Specials Devin, which I knew of, the Sorrel Larkin and Rejo -must look up my books as not heard of them.
They will probably be in this ? The Vintage Motorsport Magazine Special Edition




or this - Pro Sports Car Racing ??



or even in this ??? American Racing - the triple language publication with text by by Denise McCluggage



Love my American cars as well as Austin Healey's and Triumph TR's

It will be one month tomorrow since I went to Laguna Seca for one day.
It has taken me this long to enter those photos from that one day. Just imagine if I had gone for all 4 days of racing !
I would still be inputting photos at Christmas !
I had better stop hogging this spot and move on.
Thanks for all your inputs also.
Rod, it was good to see you again mate, that beer is still on me next time.
Bruce, I know you always enjoy a visit to California and I will do my best to meet up with you next time.

Bruce T. August 2017
Cheers,
Ken

I found an old programme from 1962 showing some good drivers that were battling the Corkscrew Corner at that time.








One would have to agree that this is a pretty good field.


(Ken H.. )

I did find some more photos on my camera card.


1958 Austin Healey Sprite # 8 driven by Peter Smith


1953 Lancia D24 Sport. # 42 driven by Greg Whitten


1952 Morgan +4 # 111 driven by Doug Sallen



1930 Frazer Nash Interceptor. # 29 driven by Richard Parsons



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Ken at least we had a quick beer this time, next time we will sit and have a box and you won't have to leave early and drive home. Was great to catch up, always hard to chat and stop some times when sorting cars, but your time was precious, cheers mate.

Here is a site that has a photo gallery of the 2018 Rolex weekend.
At least in our photos we can tell the difference between an Indy car and a F 5000 machine !

https://newatlas.com/2018-rolex-motorsport-reunion-laguna-seca/56161/#gallery


Ken H

99-106 ....Not many spectators to view such an array of truly Historic cars

khyndart in CA wrote:I found an old programme from 1962 showing some good drivers that were battling the Corkscrew Corner at that time.
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One would have to agree that this is a pretty good field.

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What an absolutely incredible starting list for that 1962 Sports Car Race.

To mention just a few names, Masten Gregory, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Roger Penske, Joakim Bonnier, Innes Ireland, Tim Mayer, Lloyd Ruby, Graham Hill, Briggs Cunningham, Jim Hall, Dan Gurney and Ken Miles.

I note that #6 driven by Roger Penske is a TELAR-DURALITE CLIMAX.
Does anyone know anything about that car?

Terry,
A good question and I happened to find this on Roger Penske and the Telar-Duralite Climax Cooper Monaco.

" Roger Penske -- Cooper Monaco
Penske finished 4th in the "L.A. Times Grand Prix" at Riverside on Oct. 15, 1961. Not yet a mogul, Penske was already a canny businessman and ran with "Telar" sponsorship. The next year Penske returned to Riverside with his controversial single-seat "Zerex Special" and won the 1962 "L.A. Times Grand Prix". ( tamsoldracecarsite.net)

Some photos of his Cooper Monaco in 1961-1962.










(Ken H.)

Terry,
We were very spoilt in NZ back in the early sixties also.
This is the lineup for the 1961 NZGP at Ardmore. Jan 1961.






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Ken that is so cool ^^ it needs to be framed and hung in a prominent position in your house.
Cheers

One car that always seems to be circulating around at most Historic Meets that I attend is the little 1952 Siata Gran Sport # 87 driven by Robert Williams. Powered by it's 1400 cc engine it just seems to purr along.

Ken H photo.
Not knowing much about the vehicle I checked and found these 1952 items which I hope can be read ok.











(Ken H)

1959 MGA Byers CR90 Special # 112 driven by Jim Weissenborn.


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This article describes this vehicle.


https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2008/03/Fabricated-Fantasy---1959-MGA/1598742.html

Ken H, that Siata has been in Historic Racing a long time - I saw it at Monterey in 1982 - 36 years and events ago !!
Think it may have to PIR in 1988 as well - now to find photos.

Monterey




PIR 1988 Photo ; no Siata but a Lancia that was at Monterey in 1982

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This article describes this vehicle.


https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2008/03/Fabricated-Fantasy---1959-MGA/1598742.html

Ken H,a beautiful looking car - thanks for the read

I think you guys are out to get me as once again I am unable to get onto this site when I want to !

Here are two neat little Porsches.

An Elva Porsche # 74








Ken H photos..

(Now the site is up & running, thanks for letting me back in. )

I think you guys are out to get me as once again I am unable to get onto this site when I want to !

A Devin Porsche Speedster # 356








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