Monterey Motorsports Reunion

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The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an annual event held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Its purpose is to provide an event in which historic racecars can compete. It takes place over the course of one weekend every mid-August. It was first established by Steve Earle in 1974 as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Earle organized the meeting for his friends to race their cars at Laguna Seca. [1] The event, known as the Monterey Historics until 2010, acts as a part of Monterey Car Week, which includes the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and other events. [2]

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Approximately 550 cars participate in the event. [3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event was canceled. [4]

Sponsorship

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2018 Monterey Motorsports Reunion

The first company to sponsor the event was the Chrysler Corporation. [5] Later, the event added a sponsorship from Rolex. The Chrysler sponsorship was replaced with one from Toyota, who sponsored the event from 2006 to 2008. [6]

Awards

Although celebrities and professional drivers do attend, the Reunion is not a professional event, and has no awards or prizes for finishing position. Each Saturday and Sunday afternoon race has a Rolex Award winner voted by committee. Two of the morning races each day honor a Bonham's Cup winner similarly chosen. There are special Awards for best paddock display, best Ford-powered car, outstanding craftsmanship, etc. The highest honor is the Rolex Spirit of Monterey Award, A Rolex watch and original Bill Patterson painting, presented to the entrant who best embodies the spirit of the event in his presentation and competition drive.

In magazines

The Reunion has been featured in Autoweek magazine. It was featured in an online article in early August 2008 [7] and in the September 2008 issue. The 2003 event was featured in an issue of Popular Mechanics . [8] Popular Mechanics also documented the 2000 event. [9] The 2009 event was also featured.

The 2010 event was featured in an issue of Road & Track . [10] The 2004 event was also featured in an article on the R&T website. [11]

Telecasts

For many years television network Speed Channel provided coverage of the event. For a few years the coverage consisted of several different episodes featuring the major groups (IMSA, Trans Am, F1, and Can Am). In later years the event was abridged to one episode combining behind-the-scenes coverage with coverage of select races. The races covered were a mix of the major groups and some of the GT groups for better interest. If the featured a one-time race group, that race may be covered. The Reunion was for a while covered by Fox Sports 1, which replaced Speed in August 2013.

Internet

In recent years the Reunion has been livestreamed by Motor Trend magazine, with the coverage being shown on YouTube. [12]

Race groups

Various race groups from multiple eras and types of automobile racing are featured at the Monterey Reunion. The groups often contain vehicles that competed against one another during that point in history. [13]

Race GroupYear RangeNotes
Sports, racing, and touring cars1900–1939Formerly also included a race group featuring grand prix and Indianapolis 500 vehicles.
Grand touring cars1947–1969Formerly also featured general production sports cars not originally used in motorsport. Divided into under and over 2 or 2.5 liter race groups.
Sports racing cars1947–1969 Prototype racecars and racing specials divided in the same format as the GT cars.
Trans Am Series 1966–1972Over two liter class. Occasionally features a few under two liter vehicles.
Can Am Series 1966–1974In recent years has been combined with other prototype groups.
FIA Manufacturers Championship 1962–1979Endurance prototypes. Sometimes combined with other prototype groups. Usually divided into two separate race groups, one for the 1960s and one for the 1970s.
Formula One 1966–1984The three liter era.
IMSA GT Championship 1971–1992Divided into IMSA GT/GTX/AAGT/GTU, IMSA GTO, and IMSA GTP. Also features a few GT cars from before 1971 of similar technology. Sometimes combined with 1970s prototypes. The GTOs will often be combined with the GTPs due to their greater performance. Cars of the Trans Am Series from 1973 to 1992 (called "SCCA") are combined with the IMSA GTO cars due to similar technology.
IndyCar1963-1978
Formula Junior 1958-63A group featuring low displacement formula cars, sometimes including Formula Vee, Formula Ford, and Formula 2
Formula 5000 1968-1976The original SCCA-sanctioned series based on F1 cars but using the five liter maximum instead of F1's three liter.
Endurance Legends 1981-2007Includes a combination of IMSA GTPs, Daytona Prototypes, and American Le Mans Series prototypes

Combined class

Occasionally the schedule will feature combined-class races, such as the sports racing cars competing alongside the GT cars. While these two groups race simultaneously, they do not compete against each other, much like in professional racing.

Former groups

Special race groups

The Reunion also features special or expanded race groups in an attempt to generate greater interest from its spectators. These often one-time groups have included Grand National [15] and Winston Cup Series [16] stock cars, an under two liter Trans Am Series race group, [17] and a Formula Atlantic [18] group. Single-marque spec groups have also been featured. In 2011 an all Jaguar XKE race [19] was featured to commemorate that model's fiftieth anniversary. The same was done in 2012 for the Shelby Cobra, featuring small block AC Cobras racing against the big block Shelby 427 Cobras. In 2013 an all Porsche 911 "Weissach Cup" was featured to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the 911. [20]

Event YearRace GroupYear RangeNotes
Bugatti Grand Prix1900–1939Featured several times in lieu of having a proper Bugatti tribute, as the only Bugatti vehicles available are prewar cars.
2007Ferrari1956–1971One race featuring those with drum brakes and another featuring those with disc brakes.
2008Formula Junior1958–1963Several races commemorating Formula Jr.'s "golden jubilee". [21]
2009several race groupsfeatured a large amount of Porsches, the featured marque
2010Grand National Stock Cars1966–1972With drum brakes.
2010Trans Am Series1966–1972Under 2000cc group. [22]
2010Formula One1966–1984Expanded group in commemoration of F1's sixtieth anniversary. [23]
2011Jaguar E-Type1961–1970Commemorating the model's fiftieth anniversary.
2012Winston Cup Series1974–1990Those with disc brakes. A continuation from the previous Grand National group.
2012Cobra1962–1969289 AC Cobras racing alongside 427 Shelby Cobras in tribute to the Cobra's fiftieth anniversary.
2013Porsche 9111964–1974In commemoration of the 911's fiftieth anniversary and coinciding with the Rennsport reunion. Called the "Weissach Cup".
2014Formula Atlantic1974–1980
2015Formula 50001968–1976
2015Shelby GT3501965–1970In commemoration of the model's fiftieth anniversary.
2016Trans Am1966-1972Expanded group in commemoration of the series' 50th anniversary. This includes the addition of a Ford Falcon and a Pontiac Tempest. [24]
2016Grand Touring Cars Under 2500cc1961-1966Expanded to include a notable amount of under two liter Trans Am cars in commemoration of the series' 50th anniversary. These include BMW 2002s, 1960s Porsche 911s, Lotus Cortinas, and Alfa Romeo Giulias.
2016IMSA GT1971-1991Expanded to include later model IMSA racecars, including those used in the American Le Mans Series, in commemoration of BMW's centennial. This included the addition of a BMW V12 LMR to compete against the GTPs.
2017 [25] Formula Junior1958-1963Divided into 1958-60 and 1961-63 race groups. The former features front-engined cars with drum brakes and the latter features cars with disc brakes. Expanded class commemorating the "diamond jubilee" of Formula Jr. [26]
2018 [27] Formula 50001968-1976
2018IMSA GT1973-1981Expanded to include a large amount of Datsuns, as Nissan was the featured marque.
2018GT Cars under 2500cc1961-1966Expanded to include a large amount of Datsuns, especially the Datsun 510. Other under two liter Trans Am cars were also featured.
2019 [28] Formula Ford1967-1981Resembles their usual Formula Jr. group
2019Sports Racers1969-1984Resembles their usual FIA Manufacturers Championship groups
2019Formula One1966-1985Featuring competitors from a "Masters Championship" of historic racing
2022IMSA GTO & GTP1981-1991combined group
2023open wheel racecars1927-1955Includes cars previously used in prewar grand prix and Indy roadster groups
2024ragtime racersprewar racecarsexhibition race
2024IMSA GTO & GTP1981-1991combined group

In 1975, the event introduced the tradition of honoring a "featured marque" each year. [29] This tribute is done through various ways. These include an increased number of entered vehicles from that marque, special displays of the marque's history and some of the brand's vehicles (past and/or present, with the former sometimes featuring entered vehicles), and sometimes spec races only featuring vehicles from the marque being tributed. Occasionally the event will have special one-time tributes. These have included Can Am team Chaparral Cars and racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio.

YearMarqueCountryNotes
1974None
1975 Alfa Romeo ItalyFirst featured marque; 40th anniversary. First time a marque's anniversary is tributed.
1976 Jaguar Britain
1977 Bugatti France
1978 Mercedes-Benz Germany
1979 Bentley Britain60th anniversary.
1980 MG Britain
1981 Cunningham United StatesFirst special marque
1982 Porsche Germany
1983 Ford United States80th anniversary
1984 Ferrari Italy45th anniversary
1985Alfa RomeoItalyFirst marque to be featured more than once. 50th anniversary.
1986Mercedes-BenzGermany60th anniversary
1987 Chevrolet United States75th anniversary
1988 Maserati Italy75th anniversary
1989 Aston Martin Britain75th anniversary
1990 Allard Britain
1991 Juan Manuel Fangio ArgentinaFirst person to be featured
1992JaguarBritain70th anniversary
1993 Miller United States
1994FerrariItaly55th anniversary
1995 Lotus Britain
1996 BMW Germany80th anniversary
1997 Shelby United States35th anniversary
1998PorscheGermany
1999 Auto Union Germany
2000MaseratiItaly
2001BentleyBritainIn light of Bentley's return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2002 Corvette United StatesFirst model rather than a brand to be featured. 50th anniversary.
2003FordUnited StatesCentennial
2004FerrariItaly65th anniversary
2005 Chaparral United StatesFirst race team to be featured
2006 Cooper Britain60th anniversary
2007 Indianapolis 500 roadstersUnited StatesPromoting a then-recurring race group
2008Alfa RomeoItaly
2009PorscheGermany
2010 Dan Gurney United States
2011JaguarBritain
2012 Cobra [30] United StatesIn light of the Cobra's 50th anniversary
2013Corvette [31] United StatesIn light of the Corvette's 60th anniversary and the new Corvette C7.
2014Maserati [32] ItalyCentennial
2015 Shelby GT350 [33] United States50th anniversary
2016BMW [34] GermanyPromoting BMW's centennial
2017NoneThe circuit's 60th anniversary was tributed instead
2018 Nissan JapanIncluded cars from Datsun. 85th anniversary
2019 IMSA United StatesFirst time an organization is tributed. 50th anniversary.
2020noneEvent canceled
2021Ford in Trans AmUnited Statescelebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Pony Car Wars.
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans FranceEvent centennial. [35] First time an event has been tributed.
2023Corvette [36] United States70th anniversary
2024Salute to featured marques from years pastEvent 50th

Rules and format

Because of the high value of many of the cars used, the Reunion committee has established a severe punishment for avoidable contact. The driver convicted will be unable to participate in any further events, but can appeal the judgement one year after the incident.

In contrast to the Goodwood Revival, the races at the Monterey Reunion tend not to feature hard competition due to the high value of the cars.

In the prewar groups the drivers can be seen waving as a signal to other drivers to pass. This is to avoid any potentially-severe or costly damage to the vehicles.

Although the event features many groups of different types of racecars, it does not strictly place entrants in their most appropriate groups. For example, a 2.1 liter Morgan can be placed in an under two liter class despite being over the specified displacement. This is done due to the over two liter groups often featuring vehicles with at least five liters (a la SCCA). Certain postwar cars have been known to compete with the prewar cars due to technological similarities (e.g. the MG T-Series). Some drivers will enter themselves in the wrong class either as a late entry or if they were unable to qualify for their more appropriate class. [37] The Trans Am Series race group, despite being predominantly five-liter cars, occasionally features an under two liter car.

Formerly, some races were held on Saturday and some on Sunday, with qualifying being held on Friday. For 2022 this was changed so that all groups were on Saturday.

Modern race cars

In recent years there have been multiple instances in which contemporary racecars have been included in the race groups despite having been manufactured much later than even the most contemporary racecars regularly featured. In 2009, when featuring Porsche, an American Le Mans Series Porsche 911 was entered in the IMSA GT race group. [38] That group was chosen due to the technological similarities between the IMSA GT cars and the modern ALMS cars. In 2012, an ALMS Corvette competed with the IMSA GTO race group. [39] The event was featuring split IMSA groups that year: IMSA GT/GTX/AAGT/GTU and IMSA GTO. The latter was chosen due to the Corvette's more powerful engine. For 2016, the event featured contemporary BMW racecars such as those used in the ALMS in commemoration of that brand's centennial. In recent years a mixed race group of ALMS and GTP cars has been featured.

Professional drivers

Although the Reunion is an amateur event and features predominantly non-professional competitors, some current and former professionals do attend. They are especially found in the IMSA groups.

Notable entrants include:

Sister events

Prior to 2010, the event was affiliated with the Wine Country Classic at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. The event is now known as the Sonoma Speed Festival. The event also featured Formula 5000 in 2008. [43] Prior to 2010 the event was organized as a doubleheader, after which the event was redone to be more like the Monterey Event. The inaugural year of this new event had Saturday rained out, forcing all the race groups to be contested on Sunday. This became the format thereafter. The event also often features 1980s Trans Am Series cars racing alongside the IMSA GTO cars due to their technological similarities (IMSA GTO vehicles were often also used in Trans Am, similar to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge street tuner vehicles being able to compete in the Pirelli World Challenge touring car classes). This event also features classic NASCAR vehicles from both the Grand National and Winston Cup Series eras due to the event held there.

In May, 2017, a smaller event at WeatherTech Raceway debuted known as the Spring Classic. [44]

Change of management

After the 2009 event, General Racing Ltd. (GRL), who created and owned the event, and the Sports Car Racing Association of Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) announced that GRL would no longer sanction the event and that a new event would be organized by SCRAMP that would be more economically viable. [45] After the 2010 event, the new event would be called the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The original name was still owned and copyrighted by GRL, who would retain the sister event at Sonoma Raceway. SCRAMP recognizes the Historics and the Reunion as two separate events.

Despite the reorganization, change of management, and SCRAMP's observance of the "new event" as separate from the original Historics, the Reunion does not feature any notable differences from the original event aside from the new name. The Reunion uses exactly the same structure as the Historics and features the same regular race groups.

Commendations

In 2013, the Reunion was nominated for the Motor Sports Event category at the International Historic Motoring Awards. [46]

In 2017, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion won the FIA Founding Members' Heritage Cup for Motorsport Event of the Year, the first event at an American venue to receive the prestigious award. [47]

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