Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal
Sports Car Digest focuses on Classic Car Auctions, Concours d’Elegance, Vintage Car Racing, Road Rallies and other historic automotive events.
Senior Photographer Dennis Gray was team photographer for George Dyer Racing when they won the 12-Hours of Sebring in 1977, team photographer for Tom Spalding’s Can-Am team in 1978 and the RJR photographer for the IMSA series in 1979 and 1980. He was a frequent contributor to On Track magazine from 1968 to 1985.
Gray has created images for many automotive firms including BMW; Ford; Goodyear; Jaguar; Mercedes-Benz; Pirelli and Porsche; in addition to many print publications. He is a member of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. To see more from Dennis, visit DennisGrayPhotographer.com.
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Quail Motorcycle Gathering 2013 was staged Saturday, May 4th at the Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel, California. A crowd of more than 2,000 enthusiasts and collectors enjoyed the more than 230 motorcycles from the pre- and post-war era on display during the fifth annual event. The daylong celebration of motorcycle heritage also honored special guest and … [Read more...]
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2013 California Mille was held April 28th to May 2nd on the challenging back roads of Northern California. The four-day, 1,000-mile rally continued its long tradition of spirited driving in historic sports cars on the twisty and picturesque roads for which they were intended. The rally celebrates Italy’s famous Mille Miglia (thousand … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) held its Spring Club Event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on March 23-24, 2013. The March club event featured nearly 150 historic race cars circling the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course in Monterey, California. This year's event celebrated the life of Martin Swig, who passed away on July 3, 2012. The quintessential West … [Read more...]
By Dennis Gray and Peter Giddings | Photos by Dennis Gray This 1926 Delage Grand Prix 15-S-8, better known as Dick Seaman's "Black Delage", is now garaged in California, having been recently rebuilt to period specifications. As a ten-year-old Grand Prix car the Delage, chassis #4, was driven to victory by Richard "Dick" Seaman in the 1936 Isle of Man race against a number of newer and more … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The 9th annual Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) Charity Challenge was held October 6-7, 2012 at the 12-turn, 2.52-mile Sonoma Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California. The 2012 CSRG Charity Challenge featured a strong field of more than 220 historic race cars, including pre-war, sports racing and formula as well as production and GT entrants. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Danville Concours d'Elegance 2012 was held September 15-16 on the streets of historic downtown Danville, California. The 8th annual event included a traditional Concours, plus a Tour d'Elegance rally and Dinner d'Elegance celebration at the Blackhawk Museum. Best of Show at the 2012 Danville Concours d'Elegance was awarded to the 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Coronado Speed Festival 2012 was held September 21-23 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, nearby the city of San Diego. Sanctioned and organized by HMSA, the 15th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival saw a field of more than 200 historic racing cars take to the 1.7-mile course constructed in mere days on the runways and … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2012 was held August 16-19 at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The field of 550 historic race cars were divided into 17 groups according to age and engine capacity and chosen for their period-correct presentation. Formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races or … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Carmel Concours on the Avenue 2012 was staged Tuesday, August 14th on the downtown streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. A field of nearly 200 automobiles were on display at the sixth edition of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, vying for 14 major awards and Best of Show. This year's event presented multi-marques from 1940 to 1973, in … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2012 was held August 11-12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Formerly known as Monterey Pre-Historics, the event is held the weekend before the much, much larger Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The 2012 running of the Monterey Pre-Reunion was again open to the public, allowing spectators to enjoy a more … [Read more...]
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Paul Smith The Pacific Northwest Historics Vintage Car Race was staged July 29 to July 1, 2012 at the 2.25 mile, 10-turn Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. Sanctioned by Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN), the 24th annual Pacific Northwest Historics celebrated British Racing Cars and Johnny Rutherford served as Grand Marshal. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray Legends of Motorsports powered by HMSA kicked off its 3rd season on July 27-29, 2012 at historic Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. Under sunny and warm conditions, the high quality field of historic race cars battled on the 2.65-mile, 15-turn track in Canada. Set amidst the scenic Laurentian Mountains, Circuit Mont-Tremblant (formerly known as St. Jovite) … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Portland Historic Races 2012 were contested July 6th - 8th at the 12-turn, 1.967 mile Portland International Raceway in Oregon. Produced and sanctioned by Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA), the 36th annual Historics celebrated the 50th anniversary of the MGB. In addition to the honored marque MGB, the Portland Historics also featured a special … [Read more...]
The Historic Motors Sports Association (HMSA) held the LSR Invitational event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on June 5-6, 2012. The race weekend offered a strong field of approximately 150 historic racing cars circling the 11-turn, 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca road course in Salinas, California. The LSR Invitational was the first event of the season for the Formula 5000 Drivers … [Read more...]
By Dennis Gray | Photos as credited Bob Bondurant has done a few things. The winner of a world championship with Carroll Shelby, the pilot of a Formula One car for Ferrari and the founder of an eponymous racing school, Bondurant can also count among his considerable talents the art of storytelling. A point we learned when Senior Photographer Dennis Gray interviewed the racing legend at the … [Read more...]
