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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Picture Gallery

Mark Colbert's 1962 Ferrari 250GT Lusso C. DennisGray
Mark Colbert\'s 1962 Ferrari 250GT Lusso C.

The 2015 running of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was held August 13-16 at the 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.

For those who don’t know me I spent the 2015 Monterey Classic Car Week photographing the vintage car races taking place at the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway. I was at the track from Friday morning of the Pre-Reunion to the last lap of the Reunion the following Sunday. This year’s images were directed by the weather.

On Saturday and Sunday of the Pre-Reunion, “Monterey Sunshine” (fog and overcast conditions) blessed those shooting the event, while strong sunlight was the weather theme at the Reunion. As an aside, fog has been a feature of the Reunion for at least the past ten years, with one, two or three mornings opening with fog or overcast conditions. I am making this point for those that may notice a difference in my coverage of the Monterey Motorsport Reunion this year, i.e not so many cars under the soft, fog-filtered light.

This year I looked for early morning or late afternoon back light and strong shadows to shape the cars at speed. I lost much of the bright colors but gained contrast combined with long, strong shadows to accent the cars. Under the midday sun, I looked for multi-car images using a 500mm lens to compact two, three or four cars into one image.

Another weather connected aspect of 2015 was the smog or smoke from Northern California wild fires. Not only was the light a very warm yellow but many images shot into the light show an almost Doris Day-look diffusion from the smoke.

I have included in this last group of images a number of portraits. Some are candid and some are the result of ‘look in the lens please’. My favorite images of the week will include the portraits of Martin Lauber, Harindra De Silva, Jon Shirley and Steve Schmidt as the sit in their cars awaiting the start of their race.

Finally a thank you to one of my favorite Corvette drivers, Jenni Swanson and her dad, for taking the time to let Bill Wagenblatt and me photograph their ex-Alan Green 1964 Chevrolet Cheetah.

In addition to the main photo gallery, Senior Photographer Dennis Gray also produced the following outstanding images from this year’s Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion and Reunion. We split up Dennis’ pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Dennis, visit HistoricMotorPrints.com/.

Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery

 

Dean Melling's 1954 Jaguar D type.
Dean Melling’s 1954 Jaguar D-Type.
Mathias Sielecki and Adrian Sucari in a brace of wonderful Maserati A6 GCSs.
Mathias Sielecki and Adrian Sucari in a brace of wonderful Maserati A6 GCSs.
Dale Akuszewski's 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
Dale Akuszewski’s 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
David Lockwood - 1954 Ferrari 750 Monza.
David Lockwood – 1954 Ferrari 750 Monza.
Robert Manson - 1949 Baldwin Mercury Special Sports Racing.
Robert Manson – 1949 Baldwin Mercury Special Sports Racing.
Alan Dunkley's Lola T140. This kid from New Zealand really drove the wheels off his Lola to finish fourth in the F5000 race.
Alan Dunkley’s Lola T140. This kid from New Zealand really drove the wheels off his Lola to finish fourth in the F5000 race.
Chris MacAllister's 289 Shelby Cobra.
Chris MacAllister’s FIA Shelby Cobra 289
Lawrence Stroll's 1970 Ferrari 512M
Lawrence Stroll’s 1970 Ferrari 512M

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Two

 

Tom Price-1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
Tom Price – 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.
Having fun at the Monterey Reunion
Having fun at the Monterey Reunion
Didier Andr - 1977 Greenwood Corvette
Didier Andr – 1977 Greenwood Corvette
Steve Schmidt's 1976 Porsche 935 K3.
Steve Schmidt’s 1976 Porsche 935 K3.
Henry Schmitt's 1977 BMW 3.5 CSL pulls out of the pits.
Henry Schmitt’s 1977 BMW 3.5 CSL pulls out of the pits.
Group 4A. 1973-1981 FIA, IMSA GT-GTX, AAGT and GTU.
Group 4A for 1973-1981 FIA, IMSA GT-GTX, AAGT and GTU.
Shelby GT350 pit line up.
Shelby GT350 pit line up.
Ed Archer - 1915 Ford Roadster.
Ed Archer – 1915 Ford Roadster.

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Three

 

Timothy De Silva - 1962 Austin Mini Cooper.
Timothy De Silva – 1962 Austin Mini Cooper.
Rick Jeffery - 1966 Alfa Romeo GTA.
Rick Jeffery – 1966 Alfa Romeo GTA.
Karl Krause - 1965 Turner MkIII Speciale.
Karl Krause – 1965 Turner Mk III Special
Alan Terpins - 1967 Porsche 911 TR.
Alan Terpins – 1967 Porsche 911 T/R.
Fred Della Noce-1966 Ginetta G12.
Fred Della Noce – 1966 Ginetta G12.
Enrico Tenni's Lotus Seven.
Enrico Tenni’s Lotus Seven.
John Fudge - 1956 Lister Maserati
John Fudge – 1956 Lister Maserati
Cameron Healy - 1953 Porsche Cooper Pooper.
Cameron Healy – 1953 Porsche Cooper ‘Pooper’

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Four

 

Andrew Prill - 1952 Porsche Amer Roadster 356 Heuer K/9-1 and David Nelson - 1955 Triumph TR2.
Andrew Prill’s 1952 Porsche America Roadster 356 Heuer K/9-1 and David Nelson’s 1955 Triumph TR2.
Jeff Abramson's 1954 Ferrari Mondial.
Jeff Abramson’s 1954 Ferrari Mondial.
Among the many 'Did you see that?' cars at Laguna was this ex-Alan Green Chevrolet 1964 Cheeta.
Among the many ‘Did you see that?’ cars at Laguna Seca was this ex-Alan Green Chevrolet 1964 Cheetah
1964 Cheetah
1964 Cheetah
Charles Nearburg's 1980 Williams FW07.
Charles Nearburg’s 1980 Williams FW07.
Dennis Singleton's 1974 Porsche 911RSR.
Dennis Singleton’s 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Adrian Sucari's 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
Adrian Sucari’s 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
George Winegard-1922 Delage La Torpille.
George Winegard – 1922 Delage La Torpille.

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Five

 

Harindra de Silva.
Harindra de Silva.
Don Orosco with his sons, Brian and Chris
Don Orosco with his sons, Brian and Chris
Group 1B. 1927-1951 Racing Cars.
Group 1B for 1927-1951 Racing Cars.
Chris MacAllister's Ferrari 312T2 exits the pits.
Chris MacAllister’s Ferrari 312T2 exits the pits.
Onto pit row.
Onto pit row.
Martin Lauber shaded by his mechanic.
Martin Lauber shaded by his mechanic.
Jeff Zwart.
Jeff Zwart.
John Morton.
John Morton.

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Six

 

Timothy De Silva - 1978 Osella PA8.
Timothy De Silva – 1978 Osella PA8.
Ranson Webster - 1961 Porsche Abarth Carerra.
Ranson Webster – 1961 Porsche Abarth Carrera.
Adrian Sucari - 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
Adrian Sucari – 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
1962 Sunbeam Alpine-Rob Fisher.
1962 Sunbeam Alpine driven by Rob Fisher.
Mathias Sielecki - 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
Mathias Sielecki – 1954 Maserati A6 GCS.
Steve Schmidt - 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster.
Steve Schmidt – 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster.
Alec Hugo - 1962 Porsche 356B.
Alec Hugo – 1962 Porsche 356B.
Ron Cressey - 1959 Chevrolet Corvette.
Ron Cressey – 1959 Chevrolet Corvette.

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Featured Picture Gallery Page Seven

 

Alex Curtis - 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing.
Alex Curtis – 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing.
Mark Colbert's 1962 Ferrari 250GT Lusso C.
Mark Colbert’s 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Competition
Howard Swig - 1931 Chrysler CD-8 Le Mans.
Howard Swig – 1931 Chrysler CD-8 Le Mans.
Shaun Halverson Mcclenahan - 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato.
Shaun Halverson Mcclenahan – 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato.
George Wingard - 1922 Delage La Torpille
George Wingard – 1922 Delage La Torpille
David Lockwood - 1924 Duesenberg Model A Speedster.
David Lockwood – 1924 Duesenberg Model A Speedster.
Jim Putnam - 1912 Packard 30.
Jim Putnam – 1912 Packard 30.
Marcus Bicknell's 1952 Streets Manning Special and the Jaguar XK120 of Lars Mapstead.
Marcus Bicknell’s 1952 Streets Manning Special and the Jaguar XK120 of Lars Mapstead.

 

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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2015 – Main Picture Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Dennis Gray]