The Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 was held August 13-14 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, the weekend prior to the much larger Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. With approximately 300 historic race cars at this year’s event, the weekend gave fans a great way to preview and enjoy the vintage racing action, while allowing the drivers time to get familiar with the course and sort out their vintage race cars. The Pre-Reunion is the kick-off to the week of everything automotive that is the Monterey Classic Car Week.
The featured marque BMW celebrated its centennial anniversary at the Reunion. During the Pre-Reunion weekend, several Bimmers took to the track including Thomas Strand’s BMW-powered Elva Mk 7S; William Kincaid’s BMW 3.0 CSL: Andrew Cannon’s BMW 3.5 CSL Group 5; Chris Bowden’s BMW M1 Procar; Henry Schmitt’s BMW 320i Turbo and Boris Said’s BMW E46 M3 GTR, to name only a few.
In addition to these great BMWs, the 2016 Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion also included other notable entries, such as Ned Spieker’s Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta; Mark Colbert’s Ferrari 250 GT/L Comp; Chris Cox’s Ferrari 250 GTO and Ferrari 412MI; George Tuma’s Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona; Alex Curtis’ Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe; Dean Melling’s Jaguar D-Type; David Swig’s Scarab Mk I; Erickson Shirley’s Lister Costin; Ken Saward’s Mazda 767-B and a great collection of Trans Am and Can-Am racing machines.
In addition to Dennis Gray’s gallery, Victor Varela also documented the 2016 Monterey Pre-Reunion with the following wonderful gallery from Laguna Seca. We split Victor’s photos into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery
Robert Bodin – Ferrari 250 GT SWBDavid Roberts – Chevrolet Corvette RoadsterSteve Schuler – Allard J-2 Le MansAlex Curtis – Mercedes-Benz 300SL GullwingRob Manson – Kurtis 500SDean Meiling – Jaguar D-TypeBrian Andrews – Jaguar XK120Chris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTOChris Locke – Lotus 27 Formula JuniorNed Spieker – Ferrari 250 GT SWBJeff Mincheff – Lotus ElevenMichael Reischl – Chevron GT B8Chris Cox – Ferrari 412MIDennis Adair – Elva Mk 1Dyke Ridgley – Maserati Tipo 61John F Boxhorn – Shelby GT350Gregory Campbell – Elva Porsche Mk 7SChris Locke – Lotus 27 Formula JuniorGeorge Tuma – Ferrari 365 GTB/4 DaytonaChris MacAllister – Jaguar D-TypeDean DeSantis – BMW CSLNelson Calle – Porsche 911SJeff Zwart – Porsche 911 Carerra RSRNick Colonna – McLaren M8CGreg Mitchell – Lola T163Eric Haga – McLaren Mk 1ABill Ockerlund – Chevrolet Duracell CamaroWilliam E. (Chip) Connor – Porsche 935JJohn Hill – Lola T292Howard Matloff – Martin BM-8Jonathan Feiber – Chevron B19Mike Thurlow – Lola T294John Hildebrand – Pontiac Tempest/GTOPorsche 962CMarkus Glarner – BMW M1 ProcarChris Bowden – BMW M1 ProcarAlex Curtis – Mercedes-Benz 300SL GullwingBrian Andrews – Jaguar XK120Jack Perkins – Warrior BristolRobert Davis – Siata 208sRobert Bodin – Ferrari 250 GT SWBMax Jamiesson – Porsche 356 SpeedsterChris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTOSandra McNeil – Cooper Monaco T49Nick Colonna – Devin SSMichael Doyle – Jaguar XKE CoupeChris MacAllister – Jaguar D-TypeDalmo De Vasconcelos – Lotus ElanLorne Leibel – Cobra ACKeita Tanaka – March 73SJeff Zwart – Porsche 911 Carerra RSRGray Gregory – Chevron B16Mark Colbert – BMW CSLPorsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0David Martin – Datsun 240ZMark Colbert – BMW CSLJeff Zwart – Porsche 911 Carerra RSR, leads the pack up Rahal StraightDave Handy – Shadow DN4Kirt Bennett – Shadow DN4Dave Handy – Shadow DN4John F Boxhorn – Lola T163Richard Griot – McLaren M6AScott Drnek – Sting Can-AmChris MacAllister – McLaren M8Boris Said – BMW M3 GTRCameron Healy – Porsche 908/3Tom Minnich – Chevron B36Tom Minnich – Chevron B36Andre Lara Resende – Chevron B36William E. (Chip) Connor – Ford MustangPhilip Mendelovitz – Nissan IMSA 240SXPorsche 908/3Jonathan Feiber – Maserati Tipo 61Ned Spieker – Maserati 200SIJohn F Boxhorn – Lola T163(L-R) Chris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTO, Robert Bodin – Ferrari 250 GT SWB1961 Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale (#2643) GTO PrototypeRobert Bodin – Ferrari 250 GT SWBChris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTOSteve Schmidt – Porsche SpeedsterPorsche Cooper PooperFerrari 250 GT SWBTrans Am GTOMorgan Plus 4Jeffrey Abramson – Ferrari MondialJeffrey Abramson – Ferrari MondialLolaJohn Hurabiell – Lotus ElevenRick Laws – Lotus Super 7Porsche 917K GulfChris Cox – Ferrari 412MIChris Cox – Ferrari 412MIChris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTODavid Swig – Scarab Mk IRon Goodman – Porsche 356Dean Meiling – Jaguar D-TypeMitch McCullough – Lotus ElevenMorgan Plus 4Les Alexander – Chevrolet CorvetteSteven Lawrence – Aston Martin DB2/4Mark Colbert – Ferrari 250 GTChris Cox – Ferrari 250 GTOMax Jamiesson – Porsche 356 SpeedsterSteve Schmidt – Porsche SpeedsterDaniel Haney – Chevrolet CorvetteMark Colbert – Ferrari 250 GTNed Spieker – Maserati 200SIChris Cox – Ferrari 412MIChris Cox – Ferrari 412MIJonathan Feiber – Maserati Tipo 61Reginald Howell – Porsche 910Phillip Ribbs – Lotus 27Stephen Thein – Porsche 910Steve Walker – BMW 2002David Swig – Scarab Mk IErnie Spada Jr. – Porsche 911Steve Walker – BMW CSLBruce Canepa – Porsche 962CRobert Davis – Mazda 787Ken Saward – Mazda 767-B
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