ALMS from Monterey
Last weekend The American Le Mans Monterey Presented by Patrón was held at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and won by the Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03a driven by Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf.
They held an easy lead over the rest of the field leaving the GT contenders for any real battles. Fortunately the Porsches, Corvettes and BMWs were all in contention down to the final 15 minutes when Jan Magnussen piloted the #4 Corvette past the leading BMW to eventually take the GT class honors.
Today we can recount the race day in Monterey courtesy of Steve Burton who captured many great photos behind the scenes for our feature gallery. Take for instance our title shot which has Patrick Demsey surveying his new Lola being built.
RM Monaco
Last weekend RM Auctions fetched €33.5 million for collector cars in Monaco which was topped by the €5,040,000 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC. It sold among an impressive cadre of early Ferraris and Tipo 33 Alfa Romeos.
RM had the distinction in Monaco to offer one of Peugeot's factory 908 race cars for the first time. It sold for €1,680,000 which was the highest price ever paid for a Peugeot at auction.... Read More
DBS Ultimate
As a nod to the end of DBS production, Aston Martin are preparing the DBS Ultimate edition in both Coupe and Volante specification.
These new cars have only slight upgrades to the body and interior. Pricing is listed as $287,000 for the Coupe and $302,000 for the Volante. A total production run will be limited to 100 examples.... Read More
Carroll Shelby Remembered
Motorsports legend Carroll Shelby has passed away at the age of 89 after a long career leading right up until 2012.
Carroll is best known for transforming the AC Ace into the Shelby Cobra and assisting with the Ford GT40 program. The Cobra Daytona is easily the most desirable car to bear the Shelby name, but we always appreciate the Cobra Dragonsnakes.... Read More
Masterpieces From Ralph Lauren
When it comes to Ralph Lauren, we have to credit him for buying the most desirable car of each marque, and when it comes to Ferraris he has a copy of all the iconic models.
Surprisingly, Ralph tends not to showcase his cars alone, instead preferring to display all the collection's highlights at once. Recently his cars have been showcased at the Speed, Style, and Beauty exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and last year as the L'Art De L'Automobile exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France.... Read More
