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Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 – Photo Gallery

Chris Cox - Ferrari 412MI DennisGray
Chris Cox - Ferrari 412MI

The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 was held August 13-14 at the 11-turn, 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. Formerly known as Monterey Pre-Historics, the event is held the weekend before the larger Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The 2016 running of the Monterey Pre-Reunion was again open to the public, allowing spectators to enjoy a more relaxed paddock environment and a glimpse of the following weekend.

The Pre-Reunion is designed to give Monterey Motorsports Reunion entrants — many of whom have never raced on the technical Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca — track time before the green flag officially drops the following weekend. Typically about 50-75% of the cars that race in the Reunion also attend the Pre-Reunion and this year was no different, with approximately 300 historic racing cars on track compared to 550 scheduled for the 2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

BMW is this year’s featured marque and will officially celebrate its 100th anniversary at the motorsports gathering. Therefore it was no surprise to see a great selection of the BMWs on track during Monterey Classic Car Week. In addition to the finest from Bayerische Motoren Werke, other notable and interesting entrants at the 2016 Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion included Chris Cox’s Ferrari 250 GTO and Ferrari 412MI; Alex Curtis’ Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe; Dyke Ridgley’s Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta; Mark Colbert’s Ferrari 250 GT/L Comp; Robert Bodin’s Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta; Ned Spieker’s Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta; David Swig’s Scarab Mk I; Erickson Shirley’s Lister Costin; Dean Melling’s Jaguar D-Type and great collection of Can-Am machines.

Similar to 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2016 Monterey Pre-Reunion, with Senior Photographer Dennis Gray highlighting the entrants enjoying their track time at Laguna Seca.

Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

Nick Colonna - McLaren M8C
Nick Colonna – McLaren M8C
Fred Cziska - 1974 Shadow DN4
Fred Cziska – 1974 Shadow DN4
Duncan MacKellar - McLaren M8E
Duncan MacKellar – McLaren M8E
Claude Malette - Lola T222
Claude Malette – Lola T222

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Porsche 962C
Porsche 962C
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar D-Type
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Tom Hedges - Porsche 930 Turbo
Tom Hedges – Porsche 930 Turbo

 

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Chris Cox - Ferrari 250 GTO
Chris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTO
Morgan Baby Doll IV
Morgan Baby Doll IV
Erickson Shirley - Lister Costin
Erickson Shirley – Lister Costin
David Swig - Scarab Mk I
David Swig – Scarab Mk I

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Philip Mendelovitz - Nissan IMSA 240SX
Philip Mendelovitz – Nissan IMSA 240SX
Steve Schmidt - Porsche 935
Steve Schmidt – Porsche 935
Mazda 767B
Mazda 767B
Mazda 787
Mazda 787

 

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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
David Martin - Datsun 240Z.
David Martin – Datsun 240Z.
Henry Schmitt - BMW 320
Henry Schmitt – BMW 320
Thor Johnson - BMW CSL
Thor Johnson – BMW CSL

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Mark Colbert - BMW CSL.
Mark Colbert – BMW CSL
BMW CSL
BMW CSL
Dave Handy - Shadow DN4.
Dave Handy – Shadow DN4.
Jim Stengel - McLaren M8-FP
Jim Stengel – McLaren M8-FP

 

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Edward Hugo - Porsche 356B
Edward Hugo – Porsche 356B
Porsche 356 Speedster
Porsche 356 Speedster
Mark Colbert - Ferrari 250 GT
Mark Colbert – Ferrari 250 GT/L Comp
Robert Bodin - Ferrari SWB
Robert Bodin – Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

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Chris Cox - Ferrari 250 GTO
Chris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTO
Ned Spieker - Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Ned Spieker – Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
Steve Schmidt - Porsche Speedster
Steve Schmidt – Porsche 356 Speedster
Porsche 356 Pre-A Coupe
Porsche 356 Pre-A Coupe

 

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Porsche 962C
Porsche 962C
Kenneth Davis - Roush Mercury Capri
Kenneth Davis – Roush Mercury Capri
Lola T163
Greg Mitchell – Lola T163
Chris MacAllister - McLaren M8
Chris MacAllister – McLaren M8

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Chris Cox - Ferrari 412MI
Chris Cox – Ferrari 412MI
Erickson Shirley - Lister Costin
Erickson Shirley – Lister Costin
David Swig - Scarab Mk I
David Swig – Scarab Mk I
Chris Cox - Ferrari 412MI
Chris Cox – Ferrari 412MI

 

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Steve Schuler - Allard J-2 Le Mans
Steve Schuler – Allard J-2 Le Mans
William Rooklidge - Jaguar XK120
William Rooklidge – Jaguar XK120
Alex Curtis - Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Alex Curtis – Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Robert Williams - Siata Daina
Robert Williams – Siata Daina

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Siata 208S
Siata 208S
Paul Christensen - Porsche 356A Speedster
Paul Christensen – Porsche 356A Speedster
John Mote - Allard K2
John Mote – Allard K2
Dyke Ridgley - Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Dyke Ridgley – Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta

 

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Ranson Webster - Porsche 935 K3
Ranson Webster – Porsche 935 K3
Porsche 935 J
Porsche 935 J
Kirt Bennett - Shadow DN4
Kirt Bennett – Shadow DN4
Ranson Webster - Porsche 935 K3
Ranson Webster – Porsche 935 K3

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Mazda RX-7
Mazda RX-7
Toyota Celica
Toyota Celica
Gordon Johnson - Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Gordon Johnson – Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
BMW E46 M3 GTR
BMW E46 M3 GTR

 

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Roger Williams - McLaren M8 E/F
Roger Williams – McLaren M8 E/F
Robert Kauffman - McLaren M8
Robert Kauffman – McLaren M8
Nick Colonna - McLaren M8C
Nick Colonna – McLaren M8C
Fred Cziska - 1974 Shadow DN4
Fred Cziska – 1974 Shadow DN4

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Richard Griot - McLaren M6A
Richard Griot – McLaren M6A
Greg Mitchell - Lola T163
Greg Mitchell – Lola T163
Kirt Bennett - Shadow DN4
Kirt Bennett – Shadow DN4
Chris MacAllister, 71 McLaren M8F
Chris MacAllister, 1971 McLaren M8F

 

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Lotus Eleven Le Mans
Lotus Eleven Le Mans
Cameron Healy - Porsche Cooper Pooper.
Cameron Healy – Porsche Cooper ‘Pooper’
George Calfo - Porsche 911S
George Calfo – Porsche 911S
Chris Springer - Chevrolet Corvette
Chris Springer – Chevrolet Corvette

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Bruce Trenery, Corvette.
Bruce Trenery, Chevrolet Corvette.
Lindsay Ross - Ford Shelby GT350
Lindsay Ross – Ford Shelby GT350
Michael Doyle - Jaguar XKE Coupe
Michael Doyle – Jaguar E-Type Coupe
Jeni Yeakel-Swanson - Chevrolet Corvette
Jeni Yeakel-Swanson – Chevrolet Corvette

 

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Steve Walker - BMW CSL
Steve Walker – BMW CSL
Jeff Zwart - Porsche 911 Carerra RSR
Jeff Zwart – Porsche 911 Carerra RSR
Nelson Calle - Porsche 911S
Nelson Calle – Porsche 911S
BMW CSL
BMW CSL

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Dean DeSantis - BMW CSL
Dean DeSantis – BMW CSL
Dennis Singleton - Porsche 911 RSR
Dennis Singleton – Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
1964 Huffaker Genie Mk 10
1964 Huffaker Genie Mk 10
Farrell Preston - McLaren M1B
Farrell Preston – McLaren M1B

 

Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 – Sunday Race Results

Group 1 – 1947-1955 Sports Racing and GT Cars
1. Rob Manson Carmel Valley, CA 1953 Kurtis 500S
2. Chris MacAllister Indianapolis, IN 1955 Jaguar D-Type
3. Jeffrey Abramson Alamo, CA 1954 Ferrari Mondial

Group 2 – 1955-1962 GT Cars
1. Chris Cox Chapel Hill, NC 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
2. Jeffrey Abramson Alamo, CA 1959 Morgan Babydoll IV
3. Alec Hugo Mill Valley, CA 1962 Porsche 356B

Group 3 – 1955-1961 Sports Racing Cars under/over 2 Liters
1. Greg Meyer Los Altos, CA 1962 Dailu Mk 2
2. David Swig Sausalito, CA 1958 Scarab Mk I
3. Chris Cox Chapel Hill, NC 1958 Ferrari 412S

Group 4 – 1958-1963 Formula Jr. and 1962-1966 under 2 Liter Sports Racing Cars
1. Tom Claridge Los Gatos, CA 1965 Crossle C9S
2. Chris Locke San Anselmo, CA 1963 Lotus 27 Formula Junior
3. Joshua Feiber Atherton, CA 1962 Lotus 23

Group 5 – 1961-1966 GT Cars under 2500cc and 1966-1972 under 2-Liter Trans-Am
1. Fred Della Noce Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1966 Ginetta G12
2. Dalmo De Vasconcelos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1965 Lotus Elan
3. Steve Link Laguna Beach, CA 1968 Datsun TransAm 510

Group 6 – 1963-1966 GT Cars over 2500cc
1. Dyke Ridgley Decatur, IL 1964 Shelby Cobra 289
2. Jeffrey Abramson Alamo, CA 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster
3. Thomas Steuer Bogota, Cundinamarca 1965 Chevrolet Corvette

Group 7 – 1973-1981 FIA, IMSA GT, GTX, AAGT, GTU/GTO Cars
1. Chris Springer Los Gatos, CA 1968 Chevrolet Corvette
2. Andrew Cannon Toorak, Victoria 1975 BMW 3.5 CSL Group 5
3. Mark Colbert Delray Beach, FL 1972 BMW CSL

Group 8 – 1963-1974 USRRC and Cam-Am Cars
1. Chris MacAllister Indianapolis, IN 1971 McLaren M8F
2. Kirt Bennett Monterey, CA 1974 Shadow DN4
3. Roger Williams Auckland, Auckland 1971 McLaren M8 E/F

Group 9 – 1970-1984 Sports Racing Cars under 2100cc
1. John Hill Seattle, WA 1973 Lola T292
2. Chris MacAllister Indianapolis, IN 1971 Chevron B19
3. James Farley Orchard Lake, MI 1978 Lola T298

Group 10 – 1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am Cars
1. Walt Brown Jr Scottsdale, AZ 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
2. Jim Halsey Los Angeles, CA 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
3. Jim Hague Santa Clara, CA 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302

Group 11 – 1981-1991 FIA/IMSA GTP,GTO Cars
1. Bruce Canepa Scotts Valley, CA 1986 Porsche 962C
2. Zak Brown Zionsville, IN 1986 Porsche 962
3. Jeremy Barnes Irvine, CA 1991 Mazda RX-7

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[Source: Dennis Gray]