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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Report and Photos

Colorful gathering for the 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
Colorful gathering for the 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura

The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 was held Friday, August 19th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. The 14th annual ‘Quail’ celebrated sports and racing automobiles and motorcycles, with participants and guests enjoying wonderful weather, food, drink and camaraderie among like-minded enthusiasts in a garden party setting. The Quail drew more than 250 cars from around the world in 11 classes.

The featured themes for the 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering included the Rivalries of the Ages, 100th Anniversary of BMW Celebrating Motorcars and Motorcycles, Retrospective of Laguna Seca Raceway and 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura. Traditional classes of cars on display included Pre-War Sports and Racing Cars, Post-War Racing Cars, Post-War Sports Cars 1945-1960, Post-War Sports Cars 1961-1975, Sports and Racing Motorcycles, The Great Ferraris and Supercars.

Notable entrants included the 1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Figoni et Falaschi ‘Goutte d’Eau’, which was honored with the inaugural Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. The Talbot-Lago was chosen from a pool of six Best of Show vehicles from the top six Concours, deeming it the “most exceptional car in the world.”

Judging at the Quail Motorsports Gathering is different from traditional Concours because each car is judged by the other collectors competing in the same class. Only one car per class is honored with Best in Class, while they all compete for the Best of Show Award. This award, given at the Rolex Circle of Champions Awards Ceremony, called on all entrants to vote on the vehicle that achieved what they believe to be the best representation of historic excellence. All cars must be fully operational to compete and class winners are placed in the Rolex Circle of Champions for viewing once announced.

The Rolex Best of Show at the 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering was awarded to the 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider owned by Andreas Mohringer. The car is the only unrestored racing Ferrari 375 MM PF Spider existing out of nine cars, with an extensive United States racing history.

The 15th Annual Quail Motorsports Gathering will be held August 18, 2017 at the Quail Lodge Golf Club.

Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering, with photographer Richard Michael Owen producing the following images from this year’s event. We split up Richard’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery and award winners can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

1963 Lola GT Mk 6
1963 Lola GT Mk 6
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1963 Lola GT Mk 6
1963 Lola GT Mk 6
Colorful gathering for the 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
Colorful gathering for the 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
McLaren F1 XP4 Prototype
McLaren F1 XP4 Prototype
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
Ferrari 512 BB
Ferrari 512 BB
50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
Ferrari 275 GTB/4
Ferrari 275 GTB/4
Ferrari 250 GTE
Ferrari 250 GTE
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Three

 

1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
1985 Ferrari 288 GTO
1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition
1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL
1966 Lola T70 MkII Can-Am
1966 Lola T70 MkII Can-Am
1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427/425 Roadster and 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra
1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427/425 Roadster and 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Four

 

1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail
1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider
1959 Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato
1959 Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato
1966 Ferrari Dino 206 SP
1966 Ferrari Dino 206 SP
Jaguar E-Types - 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Jaguar E-Types – 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Rolex Circle of Champions winners - 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Rolex Circle of Champions winners – 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1963 Lola GT Mk 6
1963 Lola GT Mk 6
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
1961 Maserati 3500 Vignale Spider
1961 Maserati 3500 Vignale Spider
1952 Jaguar C-Type
1952 Jaguar C-Type

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

British entrants at 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
British entrants at 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 'Tour de France'
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’
Mercedes-Benz display at the 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Mercedes-Benz display at the 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1974 Lancia Stratos Group 4
1974 Lancia Stratos Group 4

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
Ferrari 275 GTB
Ferrari 275 GTB
Shelby Cobra 427
Shelby Cobra 427
1950 Ferrari 195S Vignale Competition Coupe with its matching owner
1950 Ferrari 195S Vignale Competition Coupe with its matching owner
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider
Best of Show winning 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider
Only unrestored racing Ferrari 375 MM PF Spyder existing out of nine cars
Only unrestored racing Ferrari 375 MM PF Spider existing out of nine cars

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
Le Mans Winning 1964 Ferrari 250 LM
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1932 Bentley 8 Litre
1957 Arnott
1957 Arnott
2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Post-War Sports 1961-1975
Post-War Sports 1961-1975
1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition
1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

Last Austin Cooper S ever built
Last Austin Cooper S ever built
50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 'Tour de France'
Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’
1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Figoni et Falaschi
1937 Talbot-Lago T150C SS Figoni et Falaschi
BMW Display included a 507
BMW Display included a 507
1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II
1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Ten

 

Post-War Sports 1945-1960 at 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
Post-War Sports 1945-1960 at 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering
1957 Arnott
1957 Arnott
BMW Race Car Display
BMW Race Car Display
BMW 3.0 CSL
BMW 3.0 CSL
BMW Race Car Display
BMW Race Car Display
BMW 3.0 CSL
BMW 3.0 CSL

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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Quail Motorsports Gathering 2016 – Award Winners

Best of Show: 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder

Spirit of The Quail: 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail

Rivalries of the Ages: 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra
Rivalries of the Ages: 1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427/425 Roadster

50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura: 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 S

Retrospective of Laguna Seca Raceway: 1966 Lola T70 Mk2 Can-Am

100th Anniversary of BMW: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL

Sports and Racing Motorcycles: 1926 BMW R 47

Supercars: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

The Great Ferraris: 1960 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competition

Pre-War Sports and Racing: 1932 Bentley 8-Litre

Post-War Sports 1945-1960: 1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible

Post-War Sports 1961-1975: 1961 Maserati 3500 Vignale Spider

Post-War Racing: 1952 Jaguar C-Type

Octane Editor’s Choice: 1963 Lola GT Mk 6

FIVA: 1964 Ferrari 250 LM

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[Source: Quail Motorsports Gathering; photos: Richard Michael Owen]