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our-mrs-saku-love · 4 years ago

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Mazdas Take to the Track at the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

These rotary racers are a direct link to Mazda’s racing heritage

As you well know, Mazda is a brand that prides itself on building cars that are fun to drive. It's "Zoom Zoom" marketing catch phrase is probably one of the best known in the U.S. and the Miata, along with the brand's rotary-powered sports cars, have captivated the hearts of enthusiasts not just in the States, but globally.

And that's why when the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Revival ramps up every August, Mazda is there with a handful of its historic race cars, which are nearly as fun to watch on the track (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) as they surely must be to drive. Here are the Mazdas that captivated our imaginations at this year's event.

1986 Mazda 757

Prior to the 757, Mazda had partnered with other motorsports engineering firms on their prototype race car chassis designs and used a two-rotor engine directly linked to the 13B rotary unit found on production RX-7 models. The 757 was a clean sheet design with an in-house designed chassis and a bespoke, 13G, three-rotor rotary engine. Two 757s contested the GTP class at the 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans, but neither finished the race. This car is currently raced by its Swiss owner.

1989 Mazda 767B

One of the more iconic Mazda GTP cars, this 767B in its distinctive "Charge" livery has a four-rotor, 630-hp 13J engine and finished 9th overall at the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans, in addition to winning at Fuji and two All Japan Sports Prototype Championship races. The 767B was an important stepping stone on Mazda's path to winning Le Mans.

1989 Mazda MX-6

An MX-6 may seem a little out of place in this company, but this is no ordinary MX-6. IMSA GTU class rules were quite lax, allowing a chassis layout, engine and transmission all different from road going versions. Mazda ran its MX-6 as a rear-wheel drive car with a two-rotor engine (as opposed to the inline-four street cars had) and a Hewland racing gearbox. In 1989, two MX-6s won several IMSA GTU races and clinched the manufacturers' championship for Mazda. The next year, they won even more races along with both drivers' and manufacturers' championships.

1991 Mazda RX-7

A very special car, this RX-7 GTO came at a time when IMSA rules mandated that entrants retained the steel roof and glass windshield of the production car the racer was based on. Other regulations were looser, allowing the RX-7 to run an evolved version of the 767's four-rotor 13J, producing up to 640 hp. In '91, driver Pete Halmser won the GTO drivers' championship and clinched the manufacturers' championship for Mazda. Three years later, the car was ran at the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans where it placed second in class, an impressive feat.

1978 Mazda RX-3

The RX-3 was one of Mazda's early rotary-powered sports coupes and this one has been a race car virtually since new. Campaigned by a Southern California-based architect in west coast races from 1979-1982, it was later purchased by a Mazda employee who embarked on a three-year-long restoration. Today, the car is largely original and is actively vintage raced.

1985 Mazda RX-7

If this RX-7 tube-frame racer looks familiar to you, it's probably because you've seen it in the winner's circle before. Built as an IMSA GTU entry in 1985 by Team Highball, this RX-7 raced through the end of the 1980s, winning the GTU class at the 24 Hours of Daytona on its first outing in '85, then another four times! The car also won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1988, on its way to 69 total race victories. Impressive is an understatement.

1985 Argo JM-19

Built and raced by driver Jim Downing, a racer who found tremendous success with Mazda rotary-powered race cars, this car features a English-engineered Argo chassis mated to a 350-hp, two-rotor engine. With this car, Downing won the IMSA Prototype Lights championship for three years consecutively - 1985, '86 and '87. It continued racing professionally through the 1990 season and is now owned and campaigned by Mazda racer Dennis Spencer and his son, Scott. บ้านผลบอล

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republic-of-awesome · 7 years ago

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Shelby American will finish the “secret weapon” program that Carroll Shelby envisioned for the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans with a limited production series of big block Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes. Six aluminum cars will be built to Shelby’s specifications for the original race car. The first in the series of the limited production build (CSX2603) will be introduced to the public during Monterey Collector Car Week in mid-August.

“We’re taking care of some ‘unfinished business’ for Carroll Shelby,” said Joe Conway, Co-CEO of Carroll Shelby International and CEO of Shelby American. “It was sometimes called the ‘car that never was’ because a lone big block Daytona prototype was built but never raced. We plan to complete this amazing program by offering six turn-key 427 powered Daytona Coupe racecars, which is the same number as the small block versions built in the 1960s.”

In 1964, Carroll Shelby asked renowned fabricator John Ohlsen to lengthen the chassis of one of the six Daytona Coupes (CSX2286) to replace the 289 c.i.d. Ford engine with a NASCAR inspired big block. The experimental racecar was supposed to be Shelby’s “secret weapon” for the 1964 Le Mans race.

One of the development drivers for the big block car was Bob Bondurant. He stated that the Cobra’s tremendous torque allowed him to burn rubber and get sideways in any gear. He noted that the Shelby “went like stink” and speculated that it could have topped 200 miles per hour at Le Mans. Weighing about 2,200 pounds with world class aerodynamics and the power of a big block, the car had tremendous performance potential.

However, destiny intervened. The truck carrying CSX2286 to Le Mans was involved in an accident that damaged the Shelby too much to be repaired in time for the race. It never ran a lap in anger with the 427 and was returned to small block configuration by Shelby American. Dan Gurney and Allen Grant drove CSX2286 at Le Mans with the 289 engine the next year, but the Cobra did not finish the race.

The continuation big block Daytona Coupes follow the same specs as the Ohlsen modified racecar. All Daytona Coupes will feature an aluminum body that can be painted in any race livery. Each continuation Coupe will feature a 3-inch lengthened chassis and hood to accept a powerful aluminum 427 medium-riser big block motor, which will be supplied by the Shelby Engine Company. The powerful 550+ horsepower engine will be mated to a period-correct 4-speed manual transmission. Each will be assigned a Shelby CSX2000 series serial number for documentation in the official Shelby Registry.

“This is an incredible opportunity to own a very rare collectible Shelby heritage race car,” said Gary Patterson, president of Shelby American. “Like the six small block cars built in the 1960s, these 427 powered Daytona Coupes will be a lasting tribute to another innovative Shelby racecar that would have caught the racing world off guard. These Coupes will be every bit as much a ‘secret weapon’ as Carroll had hoped for in 1964.”

CSX2603 will debut in polished aluminum bearing the number “4” and sporting a pair of white stripes with a single blue between them. This is the number and stripe scheme that CSX2286 would have worn for the 1964 Le Mans. It will be displayed at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion located at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from August 18-20, 2017. For more information or to learn how to order one of the six continuation Daytona Coupes, please call visit www.Shelby.com or call (702) 942-7325.

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ladismantler-porsche-parts · 5 years ago

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dcvw · 7 years ago

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HODINKEE: Photo Report Car And Watch Spotting At Monterey Car Week 2017

There are very few events like Monterey Car Week. Flooding the small coastal scene of central California with an army of collectors, enthusiasts, and journalists, Car Week brings some of the most amazing cars in the world out into the sunshine. From Euro and American to Pre-War and Concepts, not unlike Baselworld, the sheer number of the events means it's impossible to see it all. As you might expect, thanks to the longstanding overlap in enthusiasm between cars and watches (and the nature of high-value car shows more generally), the watch spotting is simply off the charts. Here is what I found on wrist at just a handful of the best events, including the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and that Fourtané x VRF meet-up we told you about...

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jonathanbelloblog · 6 years ago

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The Best Cars of The Quail 2018

One of the events everyone looks forward to each year during the busy Monterey Car Week is The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Held on the Quail Lodge and Golf Club’s course on the Friday prior to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Quail always delivers on its promise of exhibiting some of the world’s finest sporty and sporting automobiles. Here, our editors and contributors highlight their favorite cars from this year’s edition.

1978 Dome Zero Concept Any supercar enthusiast worth his salt knows the wedge movement was ignited in the late ’60s by stunning Italian concepts like the Bertone-designed Lamborghini Marzal, Ferrari 512S Modulo by Pininfarina, and Lancia Stratos HF Zero. However, a little-known successor to the trend came a decade later in the form of the Japanese-built Dome Zero concept. Plucked from the Petersen Automotive Museum’s Roots of Monozukuri exhibit, this 1-of-2 concept was Japan’s stab at the doorstop genre that, unfortunately, ended up as a footnote in automotive history. Though it was at the trailing edge of the wedge movement, the Dome had a shot of going to production as an affordable, sharply designed sports car that would have made it a sort of Asian equivalent of a Lotus Esprit. —Basem Wasef

1951 Porsche 356 pre-A split-window coupe The pureness of this 356 pre-A split-window coupe stopped more than a few onlookers as they strolled past it. It was far from the most conspicuous car, or even most conspicuous Porsche, on The Quail’s grass, but these early models—of which the company made less than 2,000 (and who knows how many still exist)—showcase the sort of elegant design the Monterey and Pebble Beach crowd adore. Just look at the bumper work and, of course, the two-piece windshield Porsche used prior to 1952, before the company introduced the 356 A and a host of revisions to its classic sports car. —Mac Morrison

1970 Datsun 240Z One of the first cars to catch my eye as I walked into The Quail was this 1970 Datsun 240Z, striking in its dark red livery with white striping along its lower profile. The 240Z was also one of the first Japanese sports cars to catch the eye of American enthusiasts, and thanks to a 2.4-liter straight-six with roughly 150 horsepower, it had some punch as well. This particular Z is one of the early ’70 models (the first year of the Z) and is equipped with a four-speed manual. Datsun/Nissan was the featured marque at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the first Japanese automaker to be so honored, and the Z played a starring role in its performance lineage. This car, owned by Eric Breslow of Nevada, won The Quail’s Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens, or FIVA, Award. —Mike Floyd

1979 Tamiya Sand Scorcher This 1:1 scale tribute to Tamiya’s classic 1:12 scale radio-control Sand Scorcher Baja-style Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most unique and whimsical cars to appear at The Quail. Alongside is its (non-functional) RC controller appropriately sized to the car. —Rory Jurnecka

A Flock of Yellow RUFs We’ve obviously got a thing for these cars, as this is the third time we’ve mentioned them—and no, we didn’t discuss it amongst ourselves ahead of time. But before all of the modern-era Porsche 911 mixologists arrived on the scene, there was RUF, the German outfit that created a legend with its CTR Yellow Bird. It’s a treat to see one of these beasts in person, packing its 3.2-liter twin-turbo flat-six rated at 469 horsepower paired up with a five-speed manual, even more so when you gaze upon 1988 Yellow Bird No. 001 owned by super collector and Petersen Museum benefactor Bruce Meyer. Given that this was a special class celebrating the creations of Alois Ruf, there were several other birds of a feather flanking the Yellow Bird, most notably one of RUF’s latest creations, the 2017 CTR. Also decked out in yellow on The Quail lawn was a 1998 CTR2 Sport. Based on the 993-series 911 Turbo, its 3.6-liter flat-six was tuned to 580 hp.—M.F.

1988 RUF CTR Yellow Bird One of the beauties of The Quail is, no matter your age, you can almost certainly find something to stir memories of youth from long before you were of driver’s-license age and, as a result, left only with your imagination to inform you of what it must be like to pilot the outrageous machines of the day. RUF’s Yellow Bird is one of those cars; I recall reading about it in wonder back then on more than one occasion, and to see it in the flesh 30 years later makes it easy for me to block-out the rest of The Quail’s impressive participants, if only for a few moments.

For goodness sake, its 3.2-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine made something in the neighborhood of 500 horsepower, and it reached 211 mph on its way to becoming what was then the world’s fastest production vehicle. Those numbers are impressive even by modern-car standards, but back then? It was absolutely staggering speed achieved by a rather pedestrian-looking little 911 that blew the reigning supercars of the ’80s into the weeds. In retrospect, I recognize that this car (and others like it) has more than a little to do with why I chose to enter this profession. —M.M.

RUF CTR RUF Automobiles GmbH’s prominent placement and “reunion” at this year’s Quail Motorsports Gathering was well earned; the manufacturer’s reputation was cemented three decades ago when the 211 mph Yellow Bird set the Nürburgring Nordschleife record, launching the brand into fame. The latest RUF (and first model built on its own carbon-fiber platform) may bear a passing resemblance to the legendary and recently restored Yellow Bird that’s now under the stewardship of Bruce Meyer, but this 223-mph missile is powered by a Metzger design twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-six producing 700 horsepower. Though it sits wider and longer than the original model, the new car managed to blend seamlessly with the old, offering a modern reinterpretation of the legend while sticking to the signature 911 look. Stay tuned for Automobile’s first drive report on this limited production supercar. —B.W.

1977 ItalyCar Ferrari 312T2 You might find this one an odd pick, but in Monterey Car Week’s churning sea of rarity, outrageous cars become commonplace. In other words, it’s more difficult than ever to stumble across something you haven’t already seen more than once at various car shows. This fun 1:2-scale replica of the Ferrari Formula 1 car driven during the famous 1976 grand prix season by Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni is owned by Dick Caradori of Missouri. It features many 1:2-scale parts that its manufacturer, ItalyCar, procured originally from the F1 team’s real-life partners, though it uses a small two-stroke engine for power. The mini Ferrari boasts independent suspension all-around, rack-and-pinion steering, a two-speed gearbox also with reverse, a genuine Momo steering wheel, and even air ducts to keep the brakes cool.

A friend of Caradori’s based in North Carolina brought this example to the U.S. in 1979 and offered it to him for $5,000, but he passed on the opportunity. But in 1984, he changed his mind and paid $8,000 for it as a plaything for his then-young son, Kevin. As it turns out, this is a rare piece of quirky history, as ItalyCar’s planned run of 100 examples in reality only produced a handful of 1:2 312s, reportedly five finished copies. (Whether that was because Ferrari put the clamps on the project or ItalyCar went bankrupt depends upon whom you ask.) One of those sold last year for almost $90,000—but this car’s owner says he has no plans to let his go. —M.M.

1953 Porsche 356 America Coupe Early U.S. Porsche distributor Max Hoffman gets credit for the America “trim level” as seen on this 356 coupe. The idea was to produce a cheaper 356 with fewer luxury features that would attract American buyers used to cheap and simple British sports cars. This example is highly original, save for its repaint from red to beige, and it was recently rescued from long-term storage to be put back on the road. —R.J.

1973 Volvo 1800ES I’ve long had a soft spot for the Volvo 1800, and this 1973 1800ES two-door wagon in a British Racing Green-like hue turned that spot to pure mush. The final variant of the 1800, the ES is powered by a 2.0-liter four with roughly 125 horsepower, which is paired to a four-speed manual in this particular car. It also has the wild frameless rear glass tailgate Volvo reprised for the contemporary C30 coupe. Volvo only produced the 1800ES for two model years; it built a little more than 8,000 in all. Volvo is famous for its wagons, and this is arguably its most memorable model of the body style in its history, at least as far as I’m concerned. —M.F.

Acres of Espadas and Isleros Miuras and Countaches may get all the glory for their unmistakable supercar silhouettes, but the Quail event deserves props for shining a light on the less celebrated Espada and Islero models. While their funky styling may not have earned precious poster real estate in their day, these two V-12-powered outliers are finally getting the recognition they deserve.—B.W.

Viva La Controversy Nothing ruffles the feathers of dyed-in-the-wool petrolheads like electric vehicles, but Jaguar’s battery-powered E-Type struck a special chord because it replaces the drivetrain of what Enzo Ferrari called “the most beautiful car in the world” with a 40-kWh lithium-ion battery and an electric motor. Jaguar can retrofit your XKE with the zero emissions hardware for around $75,000 (and keep the internal combustion equipment in case of remorse), or offer a turnkey electric E-Type for around $300,000. Cue the quarrels. —B.W.

1957 Alfa Romeo C 1900 SS Zagato Alfa built just 40 1900 SS Zagatos and this is not just one of them, but also the very last one the company made. Just six of these cars wear Zagato’s recognizable “double bubble” roof, a feature that is actually functional in that it gives helmeted drivers a little bit more headroom.—R.J.

1971 Honda TNIII Super DeLuxe How can you go wrong with a name like Super DeLuxe (soooo Japanese)? We’re also totally digging on that amazing white Honda logo dominating its flat front, key-lime pie colored face. Honda’s little Kei truck hit the scene in the late 1960s and the TNIII made its appearance in 1970. It was extremely light at around 1,100 pounds, and as was the case with early Kei cars, a comically small engine powered it, in this case a 354cc I-2 with some 30 horsepower. The TNIII also benefitted from the addition of a fully synchronized four-speed manual. The Super DeLuxe was so named because it came with, er, deluxe options like a cigarette lighter and a radio!—M.F.

1929 Riley Brooklands It’s refreshing to find the Brits represented by a marque that’s not amongst the usual suspects. This bright blue Riley Brooklands is one of the coolest open-wheeled British roadsters we’ve seen as of yet, with simple, streamlined bodywork and function-forward mechanical design. The 1.1-liter four-banger engine wasn’t powerful, but the car was lightweight and well-balanced, claiming numerous wins in the competitive Pre-War era. —Conner Golden

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jesusvasser · 6 years ago

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autoidiodyssey · 5 years ago

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1956 Porsche Speedster by Adam Swank Via Flickr: 1956 Porsche Speedster driven by George Batcabe in Group 1B at the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. If you are interested in this, or any of my other photos from this event please visit my website. prints.swankmotorarts.com/f923231362

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theloudpedal · 7 years ago

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2018 Ferrari Challenge: The Return

It seemed like the day would never come, but our racing season finally began last weekend at the first race at the newly badged WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. After the last few years of uncertainty about the track's future, it was awesome to see signs of the changes to come at our favorite place in the world. And what better way to kick things off than watching scores of Ferraris battling their way around the 2.23 mile track...we note that the very first car to win at Laguna Seca was Ferrari, driven by Pete Lovely in 1957. Spirits were high, and it was great to check in with track staff, shod in their fresh new WeatherTech gear, after the long off season.

The Ferrari Challenge is the longest-running single-marque racing series, and it's featured in three different regions around the world - North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The events also include a paddock of road going Ferraris (for participants etc.) for an additional motivation to put and keep the event on our calendar.

The series was established in 1993 and races on tracks in FiA approved events around the world. Participants are Ferrari dealers or authorized race shops with three classes racing through a racing weekend.

There are also three categories for each race: Trofeo Pirelli, Trofeo Pirelli Am and Coppa Shell, which includes further classes like the Gentlemen Cup, for drivers over 55, and the Ladies Cup for women (available in Europe and Asia). This seemingly all inclusive format provides all who can foot the bill for participation, with an opportunity to race among those with their relative skill level, and also with some of the best sportscar talent on the planet. Competitors from each series are brought together at the annual World Finals (Finali Mondiali) event.

The foundation of the series is Ferrari's 488 Challenge, the first turbo powered car to be raced in the challenge. The 488 Challenge is based on the 488 GTB road car, with 670HP, just over the road car’s 660HP. That alone doesn't seem like much, but the Challenge has other tricks. Optimized engine mapping and shorter gear ratios provide power off the line while body work inspired by the the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship-winning 488 GTE provides better downforce and stability. It’s eight seconds faster around the Fiorano test circuit than the 488GTB road car. That's all fine and good...he 488 is no slouch and continues to be a usable platform for the evolution of the model...but all the power and performance in the world isn't a guarantee of victory. On that note, we spotted veteran sportscar racers Stefan Johansson and Gunnar Jeanette in the Scuderia Corse garages lending their expertise to help their stable of drivers lower their lap times. Those two gentlemen have probably forgotten more than many of us will ever know about the racing arts.

The series also fields of semi-pros and highly skilled amateur racers in previous generation 458 Challenge cars. (And speaking of previous generations, the picture below is a shot of a Ferrari Challenge paddock from the mid 1990s. Notice the 355 Challenges on the right, the 348 challenge on the left, the F40 and the F50 in the way way back)

The weekend started with a real iron-man performance. Cooper MacNeil flew in on Saturday from Ohio arriving just an hour and 20 minutes before the pre-grid. Driving for Scuderia Corsa-Ferrari Beverly Hills MacNeil would claim victory in the first week of the weekend. After the race he flew back to Ohio to race in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship on Sunday in the Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3.

The race winners on Sunday were Peter Ludwig (Trofeo Pirelli), John Boyd (Trofeo Pirelli AM), Thomas Tippl (Coppa Shell), John Megrue (Coppa Shell AM), and Martin Burroues (458 Challenge).

The weekend presented an added bonus. Actor Michael Fassbender (Shame, Prometheus, X-Men: First Class, Steve Jobs), returned in his second season with the Ferrari Challenge. He arrived this season on a hot streak with one Coppa Shell win and three podium finishes from the first two events in Daytona and Austin. In 2013 he narrated the Formula 1 documentary "1" (Trailer). It was a return to where he started as he made his debut in the Ferrari Challenge at Laguna Seca in 2017.

But it wasn't all chianti pasta and roses...

The only downer for us was the fact that the event didn't feature the array of show, display and corral cars that are usually part of a Ferrari Challenge event. Granted we only attended the races on Saturday, we were really bummed that we didn't see anything older than a 308 and the vast majority of the F-cars in attendance were less than 10 years old. (Is there a carbuerator in the house?...um no) We've come to expect their presence over the years, but alas none were anywhere to be seen. On the other hand, there were at least 2 F12tdfs in the paddock, and a stunning new 812 Superfast on display with other current models from the factory. They helped...a little...

The newly branded WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway provided a warm-up to the racing season in the hills of Monterey. The future of 2018 at the track looks good as beginning of summer will see a line-up of events that include the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round featuring MotoAmerica Battle of Monterey, June 22-24; Monterey Pre-Reunion, August 18-19; Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 23-26; Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI, Sept. 27-30; and California 8 Hours presented by Pirelli World Challenge, Oct. 25-27.

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