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The Hawk at Road America 2016 – Report and Photos

Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F and Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160 Picasa
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F and Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160

The Hawk at Road America 2016 with Brian Redman was held July 14-17 at the famed 4-mile, 14-turn Road America road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Now known as The WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, this year’s historic racing event welcomed over 450 race cars ranging from pre-war entrants to the modern day cars that race in some vintage classes.

This year’s event celebrated the 50th anniversary of Can-Am racing, and over 50 of the powerful machines of the classic series showed up.These included veterans of the first Can-Am race, held on St. Jovite, Quebec in 1966 to the UOP Shadows that won the final championship of the series in 1974. In fact, for the first time ever, all six DN4 Shadows were gathered at the same place, as well as a Shadow Mk II, plus two Formula One and one Formula 5000 examples of the brand. Dave Handy, driving a 1974 Shadow DN4, won the feature race, passing pole sitter Claude Malette’s 1971 Lola T222 with a nifty move in turn five.

Also present were a dozen Corvairs, most being the Yenko Stingers that raced in the mid-sixties. They had their own race, won by Mike Levine, a very capable driver who also had the advantage of having a small block Chevy V8 where others had a rear seat. Corvairs were notorious for breaking fan belts, so it seemed fitting that after their racing was done, the drivers had a fan belt tossing contest.

Other noteworthy cars Chris MacAllister’s 1955 Jaguar D-Type along with his ex-Denny Hulme 1971 McLaren M8F. Also seen were two Formula One Lotus 79s, two Lotus 77s and a Lotus 80. There were three Benettons, two B198s and a B197, to pierce our ears with their wonderful high-revving engines. Also seen was a 1970 Alfa Romeo T33/3, a 1957 Devin, a 1958 Echidna, a 1953 Allard J2X and a 2006 Porsche RS Spyder.

For all the beautiful and sweet sounding cars, the best sight of the weekend was seeing Craig Bennett. He was badly injured at the Mitty this April, and his recovery has been impressive. He still has a ways to go, but his doctor gave him permission to drive a Shadow DN4 from the track to the town of Elkhart Lake for the Concours d’Elegance. Watching him drive off, his wife sitting next to him, might just be this great event’s greatest moment.

Similar to our 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 race coverage, Sports Car Digest also documented the Hawk at Road America Brian Redman 2016, with photographer David Ferguson offering the following images from Wisconsin. We split up David’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery and race winners can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all 259 photographs.

Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

Bruce Leeson, 69 McLaren M10B
Bruce Leeson, 69 McLaren M10B
Dave Handy, 75 Shadow DN6
Dave Handy, 75 Shadow DN6
Robert Blain, 75 March 751
Robert Blain, 75 March 751
George Frey, 69 McLaren M10A
George Frey, 69 McLaren M10A
Mark Harmer is framed by the lovely exhausts on his 69 Surtees TS-5.
Mark Harmer is framed by the lovely exhausts on his 69 Surtees TS-5.
Marc Rauchfuss, 74 Lola T332
Marc Rauchfuss, 74 Lola T332
Duncan Dayton, in the lovely 78 Lotus 79
Duncan Dayton, in the lovely 78 Lotus 79
Chris Locke, 76 Lotus 77
Chris Locke, 76 Lotus 77

 

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Tom Moore, 49 MGTC
Tom Moore, 49 MG TC
August Grasis, 53 Allard J2X
August Grasis, 53 Allard J2X
Abigayil Joseph, 52 MG TD
Abigayil Joseph, 52 MG TD
One of the nicest moments of the weekend was seeing Craig Bennett, seriously injured at the Mitty, drive a Shadow to the Concours D'Elegance.
One of the nicest moments of the weekend was seeing Craig Bennett, seriously injured at the Mitty, drive a Shadow to the Concours D’Elegance.
A gathering of Yenko Stingers.
A gathering of Yenko Stingers.
Hugh Ruthven, 59 Bandini F/J
Hugh Ruthven, 59 Bandini F/J
Daniel Chapman, 68 Brabham BT21B
Daniel Chapman, 68 Brabham BT21B
Douglas Mockett, 61 Cooper TS6
Douglas Mockett, 61 Cooper TS6

 

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Brian French, 97 Benetton B197
Brian French, 97 Benetton B197
Richard Carlino, 96 Riley & Scott MK lll
Richard Carlino, 96 Riley & Scott MK lll
Cooper MacNeil, 06 Porsche RS Spyder
Cooper MacNeil, 06 Porsche RS Spyder
Roberto Garcia, 98 Benetton B198
Roberto Garcia, 98 Benetton B198

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Claude Malette, 95 Reynard 951
Claude Malette, 95 Reynard 951
Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160
Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160
Jim Stengel, 72 McLaren M8F
Jim Stengel, 72 McLaren M8F
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F

 

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Ethan Shippert, 74 Brabham BT-44
Ethan Shippert, 74 Brabham BT-44
James Hagan, 83 Tyrrell 011
James Hagan, 83 Tyrrell 011
Phil Gumpert, 76 Shadow DN8
Phil Gumpert, 76 Shadow DN8
Andrew Beaumont, 80 Lotus 81
Andrew Beaumont, 80 Lotus 81
Duncan Dayton, 72 Chevron B23, leads a pack of Sports racers into the Hurry Downs.
Duncan Dayton, 72 Chevron B23, leads a pack of Sports racers into the Hurry Downs.
Turner Woodard, 75 Chevron B31
Turner Woodard, 75 Chevron B31
Cal Meeker, 73 Lola T294
Cal Meeker, 73 Lola T294
Tim Sands, 86 Swift DB2
Tim Sands, 86 Swift DB2

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Five

 

Robert Ryan, 68 McLaren M6B
Robert Ryan, 68 McLaren M6B
Brian Blain, 69 Lola T163, and Tony Garmey, 70 McLaren M8C
Brian Blain, 69 Lola T163, and Tony Garmey, 70 McLaren M8C
Jody O'Donnell, 69 Corvette
Jody O’Donnell, 69 Corvette
Oversteering Mustang, understeering Mustang.
Oversteering Mustang, understeering Mustang.
Curt Vogt, 70 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Curt Vogt, 70 Ford Mustang Boss 302
Craig Taylor, 72 Porsche 911 RSR
Craig Taylor, 72 Porsche 911 RSR
Brian Kennedy, 66 Shlelby GT350
Brian Kennedy, 66 Shelby GT350 Mustang
Samuel LeComte, 70 Camaro
Samuel LeComte, 70 Camaro

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

Mike Levine, 65 Chevy Crown Corvair Spl.
Mike Levine, 65 Chevy Crown Corvair Special
C H DeHaan, 73 BMW CSL
C H DeHaan, 73 BMW CSL
Ben Peotter and Scott Heider, 70 Ford Boss 302
Ben Peotter and Scott Heider, 70 Ford Boss 302
Brian Garcia, 67 Plymouth Barracuda
Brian Garcia, 67 Plymouth Barracuda
Matt Euson, 65 Shelby GT350
Matt Euson, 65 Shelby GT350
Rick/John Burgman, 59 Porsche 356A
Rick/John Burgman, 59 Porsche 356A
Norbert Bries, 70 Lotus Europa
Norbert Bries, 70 Lotus Europa
James Schardt and Michael LeVeque head to turn 6 in their 66 Corvair Yenko Stingers.
James Schardt and Michael LeVeque head to turn 6 in their 66 Corvair Yenko Stingers.

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

Josh Simpson, 11 Porsche 997 RSR
Josh Simpson, 11 Porsche 997 RSR
Adam Rupp, 95 Ford Mustang Cobra and Randy Rupp, 94 Ford Mustan cobra (number 111)
Adam Rupp, 95 Ford Mustang Cobra and Randy Rupp, 94 Ford Mustang Cobra (number 111)
Kenneth Girard, 72 Alfa Romeo GTV
Kenneth Girard, 72 Alfa Romeo GTV
Joe Huffaker, 72 Jensen Healey
Joe Huffaker, 72 Jensen Healey
Robert Brown in his very quick 75 Ford Escort RS
Robert Brown in his very quick 75 Ford Escort RS
Dave Handy and Kirt Bennett in 74 Shadow DN4s lead Preston Farrell's 65 McLaren M1B.
Dave Handy and Kirt Bennett in 74 Shadow DN4s lead Preston Farrell’s 65 McLaren M1B.
Thunder!
Thunder!
Justin Frick, 97 Lola T97/20 leads a fast pack.
Justin Frick, 97 Lola T97/20 leads a fast pack.

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

Susan Patterson,52 Devin-MG
Susan Patterson, 52 Devin-MG
Joel Weinberger, 65 Porsche 356B
Joel Weinberger, 65 Porsche 356B
Jeff Johnk, 1959 Austin-Healey 100/6
Jeff Johnk, 1959 Austin-Healey 100/6
Mogens Christensen, 65/66 Wolverine
Mogens Christensen, 65/66 Wolverine
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F and Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F and Lilo Ben-Zicron, 68 Lola T160
Two mighty McLaren M8Fs
Two mighty McLaren M8Fs
Kirt Bennett, 74 Shadow DN4
Kirt Bennett, 74 Shadow DN4
Farrell Preston, 65 McLaren M1B, leads a McKee, a Lola and another McLaren out of Thunder Valley.
Farrell Preston, 65 McLaren M1B, leads a McKee, a Lola and another McLaren out of Thunder Valley.

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

Dick Howe, 89 Ford Mustang, passing Dave Carlson's 97 Ford Thunderbird.
Dick Howe, 89 Ford Mustang, passing Dave Carlson’s 97 Ford Thunderbird.
Brian Pettey, 74 Porsche 911 RSR
Brian Pettey, 74 Porsche 911 RSR
Theo Bean, 88 Nissan 300 ZXT
Theo Bean, 88 Nissan 300 ZXT
Marc Devis, 67 Lola T70 Mk lllb
Marc Devis, 67 Lola T70 Mk IIIb
Curt Leaverton, 70 Alfa Romeo T33/3
Curt Leaverton, 70 Alfa Romeo T33/3
Chris MacAllister, 54 Jaguar D-Type
Chris MacAllister, 54 Jaguar D-Type
Joel Weinberger, 65 Lotus 23c
Joel Weinberger, 65 Lotus 23c
Bob Wass, 67 Alfa Romeo GTV
Bob Wass, 67 Alfa Romeo GTV

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Ten

 

William Rogers, 71 Mclaren M8F charging into the Bill Mitchell Bend
William Rogers, 71 Mclaren M8F charging into the Bill Mitchell Bend
Doc Bundy, 64 Lotus 23B
Doc Bundy, 64 Lotus 23B
Ron Maydon, 78 Arrows FA1
Ron Maydon, 78 Arrows FA1
Ron Maydon, 78 Arrows FA, has a helmet full of instructions.
Ron Maydon, 78 Arrows FA, has a helmet full of instructions.
Phil Gumpert, 76 Shadow DN8
Phil Gumpert, 76 Shadow DN8
Dave Handy, 75 Shadow DN6
Dave Handy, 75 Shadow DN6
Andrew Beaumont, 80 Lotus 81
Andrew Beaumont, 80 Lotus 81
Duncan Dayton, 78 Lotus 79
Duncan Dayton’s Lotus 79 was raced by Mario Andretti during his 1978 Formula 1 championship-winning season

 

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Chuck Sadek, 66 Yenko Stinger
Chuck Sadek, 66 Yenko Stinger
Bob Bramlage, 64 Ginetta G4
Bob Bramlage, 64 Ginetta G4
Six of sixty group 2 cars climbing out of turn 5.
Six of sixty group 2 cars climbing out of turn 5.
Porsche at the Hurry Downs.
Porsche at the Hurry Downs.
Brian Pettey, 74 Porsche 911 RSR
Brian Pettey, 74 Porsche 911 RSR
Kiel Hogan, 76 Chevy DeKon Monza
Kiel Hogan, 76 Chevy DeKon Monza
Theo Bean, 88Nissan 300 ZXT
Theo Bean, 88 Nissan 300 ZXT
Shane Lewis, 80 Chevy Nova
Shane Lewis, 80 Chevy Nova

 

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Doc Bundy, 64 Lotus 23b
Doc Bundy, 64 Lotus 23b
Dennis Olthoff, 68/10 Lola T70 Mk lllb
Dennis Olthoff, 68/10 Lola T70 Mk lllb
Chris MacAllister, 55 Jaguar D-Type
Chris MacAllister, 55 Jaguar D-Type
Two 60 Corvettes lead the pack.
Two 60 Corvettes lead the pack.
Allan Thom wears cool glasses while driving his 65 Alfa Romeo Giulia ti
Allan Thom wears cool glasses while driving his 65 Alfa Romeo Giulia ti
Douglas Radix, 55 Mercedes Benz
Douglas Radix, 55 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Fred Fischer, 66 Ginetta G4
Fred Fischer, 66 Ginetta G4
Dan Powell, 61 Austin Healey 3000
Dan Powell, 61 Austin-Healey 3000

 

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David Jahimiak, 57 Devin-Chevy Special
David Jahimiak, 57 Devin-Chevy Special
Russell Gee, 63 Jaguar XKE
Russell Gee, 63 Jaguar XKE
Gregory Thornton, 77 Lotus 77
Gregory Thornton, 77 Lotus 77
James Maetzold, 80 March 80A
James Maetzold, 80 March 80A
Kyle Buxton, 77 March 77B leads the pack into turn 3.
Kyle Buxton, 77 March 77B leads the pack into turn 3.
Gary Moore, 67/12 Ford GT 40 Mk lV
Gary Moore, 67/12 Ford GT 40 Mk lV
The Can-Am feature race is about to get the green flag.
The Can-Am feature race is about to get the green flag.
The green flag flies, and the ground shakes.
The green flag flies, and the ground shakes.

 

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Frank Beck, 72 Porsche 914/6
Frank Beck, 72 Porsche 914/6
Allen Washatko, 71 Triumph TR6
Allen Washatko, 71 Triumph TR6
Terry Stahy, 72 Alfa Romeo GTV
Terry Stahy, 72 Alfa Romeo GTV
Craig Lyons, 67 Porsche 911S
Craig Lyons, 67 Porsche 911S
Theo Bean, 1988 Nissan 300 ZXT
Theo Bean, 1988 Nissan 300 ZX Turbo
Ron Ramsey, 65 Corvette
Ron Ramsey, 65 Corvette
Steve Steers, 58 Echidna
Steve Steers, 58 Echidna
Vincent Dean, 61 Lotus 19-Buick
Vincent Dean, 61 Lotus 19-Buick

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Fifteen

 

Bill Heifner, 72 McLaren M8F
Bill Heifner, 72 McLaren M8F
Dan Cowdrey, 66 Lola T70 Mk ll
Dan Cowdrey, 66 Lola T70 Mk ll
Dave Handy, 74 Shadow DN4
Dave Handy, 74 Shadow DN4
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, 69 Alan Mann/Ford "Can Am"
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, 1969 Ford Open Sports Can-Am ‘Alan Mann Special’
Farrell Preston, 65 McLaren M1B
Farrell Preston, 65 McLaren M1B
Anthony Taylor, 66 McLaren M1B
Anthony Taylor, 66 McLaren M1B
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F
Brad Hoyt, 66 McLaren M6B
Brad Hoyt, 66 McLaren M6B

 

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Hawk at Road America 2016 – Race Results

Group 4 – Classic Monoposto – Formula Cars trough 1972
Steve Grundahl, Blue Mountain, Wis., 70 Titan Mk 6
Douglas Mockett, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 61 Cooper T56
Joel Quadracci, Hartland Wis., 67 Brabham BT29

Group 5b – Historic Sports Racing
Fritz Seidel, Milwaukee, Wis.
Joel Quadracci, Hartland, Wis.
Skip Pfeffer, Manitowoc, Wis.

Group 10 – Modern GT, Trans-Am, IMSA GT, NASCAR
John Atwell, Azle Texas, Chevy Camaro
George Krass, Plainfield, Ill., Chevy Corvette
Jeff Dernehl, Lake Forest, Ill., Mazda RX7

Group 2 – Vintage Production Sports Cars, Sedans
Paul Quackenbush, Grants Pass, Ore., 63 Lotus Super 7
Brian Davis, Mequon, Wis., 62 Elva Courier
Alan Tosler, New York, NY., 66 Lotus Elan

Group 5a – Monoposto F70 Formula Cars
Kyle Buxton, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., 77 March 77B
James King, Belleville, Ill., 72 McClaren M21
Danny Baker, San Francisco, 79 Ralt Rt1

Group 1 – Historic Can-Am
Dave Handy, Semora, NC., 74 Shadow
Claude Malette, Timms Ontario, CAN, 71 Lola
Kirt Bennett, Milford, Mich., 74 Shadow

Group 12 – Corvair / Yenko Stinger Feature
Mike Levine, Cumming, Ga., 65 Corvair
James Reeve Jr., Atlanta, Ga., 66 Yenko Stinger
David Clemens, Roanoke, Va., 66 Corvair

Group 8 – Historic/Post-Historic Production Sports Cars/Sedans
Frank Beck, Scottsdale, Arz., 72 Porsche
Steve Grundahl, Blue Mounds, Wis., 72 Porsche
Lisa Hansen, Chicago, 69 Porsche

Group 7a – Formula 5000
Rick Parsons, Huntley Ill., 76 Lola
Dave Handy, Milford, Mich., 75 Shadow
Phillip Lewis, Pokobin, Australia, 72 Mattich

Group 11 – Pre-War Sports Cars
Rex Barrett, Roselle, Ill., 33 Ford
Patrick Morse, Wilmette, Ill., 53 MGTD
Nick Carso, Roselle, Ill., 51 MGTD

Group 7b – Masters Grand Prix Formula One
Gregory Thornton, Essex, UK, 77 Lotus
James King, Belleville, Ill., 76 March
James Hagan, Ballyclare, Ireland, 83 Tyrell

Group 6 – Historic Big Bore Production Sports Cars/Sedans
Jody O’Donnell, Carrolton, Texas, 69 Corvette
Mike Donohue, Norman, Okla., 63 Corvette
Kirk Blaha, New Berlin, Wis., 69 Corvette

Group 9 – Indy/Modern Formula 1/GTP/LMP
Randy Johnson, Dallas
Roberto Garcia, Houston
Dudley Fleck, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Group 3 – Vintage Sports Racers
A.C. D’Augustine, Breckinridge, Colo.
Brian Garcia, St. Charles, Ill.
Doc Bundy, Flowery Branch, Ga.

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[Source: David Ferguson]