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Best Vintage Car Racing Picture of 2011

Maserati T61 Birdcage Lime Rock
Maserati T61 Birdcage Lime Rock

Sports Car Digest covered nearly 90 historic car races and rallies in 2011, starting with the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy and ending with the Legends of Motorsports event at Sebring. Dozens of photographers took untold numbers of photos, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. And did they ever…

It is now up to you to choose the best photo of the year. Similar to our Best of 2009 and Best of 2010 contests, we are asking for your assistance in helping us pick the very best vintage car racing picture from 2011. We narrowed down the thousands of photographs to the following 40 images, chosen solely upon the number of times they were viewed by readers throughout 2011.

To get a sense of the work that goes into these wonderful photos, we asked Senior Photographer Dennis Gray for his thoughts on the selected pictures. Gray said, “I fall in love with the how and why and not so much what the final image looks like. None of my photos were really accidents or being in the right place but more planning a shot and waiting until the drivers and cars were there.”

Please vote by leaving a comment with your favorite image. Write-in candidates: if we didn’t include your favorite picture, share a link of what you think was best. We’ll announce the winner in the January 26th edition of our newsletter and in the comment section.

Win Your Favorite Photo: We are again spicing things up this year, as we will randomly choose THREE winners among the comments that will receive a large print of their favorite photo. Be sure to include your email address in the comment form so we can reach you.

Best Vintage Car Racing Picture of 2011 (sorted by date taken)

1972 Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF taking part in the Legends Boucles De Spa. (photo credit: Jurrie Vanhalle)
1972 BMW 3.0 CSL Sebring
1972 BMW CSL of Scott Hughes into the sun at Sebring for the SVRA March event. (photo credit: Michael DiPleco)
Ferrari 312PB
Imagine the sound it’s making – the Ferrari 312PB of Steven Read at the Legends of Motorsports race at Barber Motorsports Park. (photo credit: David Ferguson)
1957 Elva Mk2 1961 Porsche RS61 Sonoma Sears Point
Robert Engberg’s 1957 Elva Mk2 and the 1961 Porsche RS61 of Yves Junne navigate the wet track at Infineon Raceway Sears Point during the Sonoma Historics. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Maserati 250F Sonoma Historics
No less than three 250F Maseratis follow a Lotus into turn four during the Sonoma Historics. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
1927 Bugatti T37A Sears Point
Andrew Larson looks determined driving his 1927 Bugatti T37A during the Sonoma Historics. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
1926 Bugatti T34A
The crew of this 1926 Bugatti T34A enjoys the International Bugatti Meeting in Spain. (photo credit: Dirk de Jager)
Napier Bentley Special Brooklands
The Napier Bentley Special lights up the tires at the Brooklands Double Twelve. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F
We promise this was taken in 2011 – the ex-Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F at the Modena Track Days event. (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)
Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona Competizione
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione at speed during the Modena Track Days. (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)

Ferrari 126C2
Ferrari 126C2 during Modena Track Days (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)
 1970 Chaparral 2J Sucker race car
1970 Chaparral 2J “Sucker” Car during the Goodwood Festival of Speed. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Porsche 904-6
Porsche 904/6 driven by Cameron Healy at the Portland Historics. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Ferrari 412P Ferrari 512M Silverstone
Ferrari 412P leads the Ferrari 512M during the Silverstone Classic. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Ferrari 275 GTB Competition Silverstone
Stunning Ferrari 275 GTB/C hits its mark during the Silverstone Classic. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Patrick Blakeney-Edwards Richard Bolster Special
Patrick Blakeney-Edwards handles the Richard Bolster Special during the Prescott Hill Climb. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
1974 Shadow DN4 Can-Am Montery Historics
1974 Shadow DN4 Can-Am of Rudy Junco during the Montery Pre-Reunion. (photo credit: Bob Ross)
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 s/n 3413GT, Greg Whitten, 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO s/n 3505GT, Eric Heerema
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO/64 of Greg Whitten and Eric Heerema’s 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO during the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
McLaren M8F and McLaren MFP
Cris MacAllister in his McLaren M8F leads the McLaren MFP of Wade Carter during the Monterey Motorsports Reunion. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
Lotus 49B Laguna Seca
Chris MacAllister in his Lotus 49B through the Corkscrew at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the Monterey Reunion. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)

Ferrari 250 GTO Chip Connor
Ferrari 250 GTO of Chip Connor during the GTO race at Monterey Motorsports Reunion. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Ferrari 275 GTB
Ferrari 275 GTB during the Gstaad Classic rally. (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)
1972 Ferrari 365 GTB4 Daytona Group IV Competition
1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Group IV Competizione during the Gstaad Classic rally. (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)
1951 Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta serial number 0102E
1951 Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta at the Gstaad Classic rally. (photo credit: Julien Mahiels)
1959 Maserati T61 Birdcage Lime Rock
1959 Maserati T61 Birdcage of Anthony Wang during the Lime Rock Historics. (photo credit: Michael DiPleco)
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO serial number 3909GT
Forrest and Ashley Mozart roaming through Wyoming in their 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO during the Colorado Grand rally. (photo credit: John Waugh)
Start of the RAC Tourist Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival
Start of the RAC Tourist Trophy race at the Goodwood Revival. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Maserati Tipo 151 Goodwood circuit
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO leads the Maserati Tipo 151 during the RAC Tourist Trophy Celebration race at the Goodwood Revival. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Boticella s/n 412042
1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Boticella during the Alfa 8C Rally. (photo credit: Dirk de Jager)
Maserati 250F La Source turn at Spa
Maserati 250F at famed La Source hairpin during Spa Six Hours race. (photo credit: Jurrie Vanhalle)

AC Cobra Spa Six Hours
AC Cobra emerges from the shadows during Spa Six Hours. (photo credit: Jurrie Vanhalle)
Jaguar E Type Lightweight Spa Eau Rouge
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight bottoms at Spa’s Eau Rouge during Six Hours. (photo credit: Peter Falkner)
Ford GT40 Eau Rouge Spa
The Ford GT40’s brakes glow under braking during the Spa Six Hours. (photo credit: Peter Falkner)
1955 Jaguar XK140 rally
1955 Jaguar XK140 during the Zoute Grand Prix rally. (photo credit: Dirk de Jager)
1970 Martini and Rossi Porsche 917K
Martini and Rossi Porsche 917K at top of Laguna Seca’s corkscrew for Rennsport Reunion IV. (photo credit: Dennis Gray)
1969 Porsche 917K Gulf team car
1969 Gulf Wyer Porsche 917K driven by Chris MacAllister at Rennsport Reunion IV. (photo credit: Jackie Buys)
1974 Porsche 911 3.0 RSR Laguna Seca
1974 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Dennis Singleton at Rennsport Reunion IV. (photo credit: Jackie Buys)
Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Algarve Historics
Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France at Algarve Historic Festival in Portugal. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Porsche 718 RSK Stirling Moss
Crisp sunlight outlines the Porsche 718 RSK during Algarve Historics. (photo credit: Tim Scott)
Ford Capri Ian Duncan
Ford Capri of Ian Duncan blasts through water during the East African Safari Classic rally. (photo credit: McKlein)