{"id":369491,"date":"2011-08-23T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=36547"},"modified":"2024-01-13T06:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T06:56:17","slug":"cobra-featured-at-2012-monterey-motorsports-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/cobra-featured-at-2012-monterey-motorsports-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (2012) &#8211; Cobra Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 50th anniversary of Cobra will be celebrated at the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 17-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Carroll Shelby in 1962, the original Shelby Cobra quickly established itself as the dominant American competitor on the international sports car racing scene, narrowly missing the World Sports Car Championship in 1964 and winning the championship in 1965, a remarkable achievement &#8220;from scratch&#8221; against established European competitors.This success was prompted by a strong partnership between Carroll Shelby and Ford Motor Company. Shelby chose Ford engines to power his cars that consistently outperformed its competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Next year will be the 39th year of historic racing at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Carroll Shelby was honored in 1997 at the formerly-named Monterey Historic Automobile Races\u00ae, and 2012 will be the first time the Shelby Cobra will be honored as featured marque.<\/p>\n<p>The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an annual tradition that hosts approximately 550 authentic and historic race cars from nearly every decade of motorsports history. The cars are divided into individual groups according to age and engine size, and each one must be period-correct in their presentation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a title=\"Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca\" href=\"http:\/\/www.MazdaRaceway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.MazdaRaceway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca; photo credit: Dennis Gray]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 50th anniversary of Cobra will be celebrated at the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 17-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. 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