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2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion<\/h2>\n

By Michael Rockich<\/strong><\/p>\n

We couldn\u2019t be happier that the 2021 Rolex rolled in as usual after a year away during the upside-down world of the pandemic.\u00a0 The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion took place August 13-15 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Reunion is virtually a racecar museum brought to life!\u00a0 Not to mention the wheel-to-wheel competition, smoking brakes, and smell of burning rubber!\u00a0 What a fabulous track is the Laguna Seca 2.2-mile traditional road course!\u00a0 The crowd\u2019s adrenaline pumps, but not at the level the drivers\u2019 does at the end of the long straight and up a rise, then downhill into a threatening hairpin.\u00a0 Much the same across the track down the notorious Corkscrew!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ford and Trans-Am<\/h3>\n

For 2021, the Motorsports Reunion is recognizing Ford in Trans-Am as the featured marque, and is celebrating the 55th anniversary of what are known as the Pony Car Wars.\u00a0 This competition was mainly racing for American sports coupes powered by small block V8 engines of 302 cu. in. (5 liters) maximum.\u00a0 Ford Mustang won the first two manufacturer\u2019s titles against cars including Camaro, Barracuda, and Javelin.\u00a0 Big names were at the wheel – George Follmer, Mark<\/span> Donohue (Unfair Advantage), Richard Petty, A.J. Foyt, and Parnelli Jones.<\/span> \u00a0Battles on track and in the showroom were hard fought.\u00a0 Eventually the big \u201cE\u201d words, <\/span>external events<\/span><\/i>, caught up with the Pony Car Wars.\u00a0 Even bigger, more powerful engines brought the baggage of greater cost and higher insurance premiums, the 1973 oil crisis, and the intrigue of offshore imports all began unwinding things.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pertinent Ford Mustangs of past and present glory were on display at the Motorsports Reunion inside and outside of the large covered display structure between old and new Media Centers, near the race track.\u00a0 Display cars included the Bud Moore #16 1971 Boss 302 Mustang in fruit-orange, a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in glossy black, a 1968 Shelby GT500KR Mustang in red, and several Ford GT endurance race cars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A notable Mustang on display was the current Shelby GT500 in beautiful livery of deep red with twin white racing stripes.\u00a0 The engine was a supercharged and intercooled DOHC, 32-valve, Cross Plane Crank V-8, and incorporating port fuel injection with aluminum block and heads of 315 cu. in. displacement generating 760 hp at 7300 rpm and torque of 625 lb-ft at 5000 rpm applied through a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.\u00a0 The car is equipped with struts\/multilink suspension, 16.5-in vented disc\/14.6-in vented disc brakes, 20 inch Carbon Fiber wheels, and has a curb weight of 4171 lb.\u00a0 Zero to 60 mph time is under 3 \u00bd seconds.\u00a0 A few options included on this car will exceed the base price of nearly $75,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

I will mention a 1969 Mustang 5-liter small block V8 that I once owned.\u00a0 In a controlled, vacant asphalt-covered area at a car event (wheel-spin on roads risks loss of control) I noticed the car was able to spin the rear wheels despite its automatic transmission, stock condition, and having passed the 100,000-mile mark.\u00a0 Surprised, I personally tested the engine\u2019s compression.\u00a0 The reading unbelievably exceeded the specification for a new Mustang.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indy Cars<\/h3>\n

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Vintage Indy cars were a special feature at the 2021 Reunion. \u00a0 These racecars entertained fans with several demonstrations on track.\u00a0 A group of them from the 1960’s and 1970’s was on display under the large tent across from the pit garages.\u00a0 One of these well preserved racers was the 1973 VPJ-2 originally built by Parnelli Jones, appearing in red and white livery weighing in at 1,550 pounds.\u00a0 It\u2019s powered by a 159-cu. in. 4-cylinder turbocharged Offenhauser producing 800 hp.\u00a0 Some big names drove for Viceroy including Al Unser with Mario Andretti in the VPJ-2 sister chassis.\u00a0 The 1972 Antares built by former Chevy engineers Don Gates and Mike Pocobello was under tent and is also powered by a turbocharged Offenhauser.\u00a0 The Antares is notable for pioneering new technology in IndyCars including being the first fully instrumented IndyCar with onboard telemetry, the first to use composite materials, first to be designed on a computer, and one of the first to use early ground effects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early Cars<\/h3>\n

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Some of the very early production automobiles were on display close to the Island at the Motorsports Reunion.\u00a0 Don\u2019t think these cars hesitate to enter the competition on track too!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Motorcars have come a long way in just over a century.\u00a0 One of the first, maybe the first, gasoline powered automobiles patented was made by Karl Benz in Mannheim, Germany, circa 1885, who soon began the first production of automobiles.\u00a0 The Thomas Jeffery Company in the United States is credited with the world’s second mass-produced automobile.\u00a0 The first automobile to be mass-produced on a moving assembly line was Ford Motor Company\u2019s Model T in 1908.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some of the excellent displays really grabbed the attention, starting with the current Formula One Red Bull race car, the RB16.\u00a0 The car is powered by a 1.6 liter 90-degree V6 engine generating 900 hp, with four valves per cylinder for good breathing and reaching 15,000 rpm.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1964 “Starlite III” Fuller\/Roberts Top Fuel Dragster was nearby, built in 1964 by Chuck Griffith with a Kent Fuller chassis and a hand made Arnie Roberts aluminum body.\u00a0 Fuller was one of the top builders of the 60s.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1983 Lancia (Rally Group B), also displayed, has no problem racing at night with its eight front headlights.\u00a0 This car made its debut at the 67<\/span>th<\/span> Targa Florio Rally with Cario Capone piloting and Luigi Pirollo navigating.\u00a0 Capone was later crowned European Rally Champion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Race Results<\/h3>\n

A few of the many race results from Saturday and Sunday that are notable for various reasons –<\/span><\/p>\n

Group 6A Trans Am, 1<\/span>st<\/span> Ken Adams 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 4949<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 5A Formula One, 1<\/span>st<\/span> Charles Nearburg 1981 Williams FW07C 2992<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 3B 1920-1951, 3<\/span>rd<\/span> Nathanael Greene 1925 Bugatti Type 35 1990<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 2B Cars Under 2500cc, 1<\/span>st<\/span> Alan Benjamin \/ Patrick I 1968 Porsche 911 T\/R 2463<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards<\/h3>\n

This year\u2019s award recipients epitomize the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion\u2019s tenet of excellence.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 <\/span>
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Group 6A: 1966-1972 Trans-Am \u2013 Forrest Straight in his 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 7A: 1963-1978 Indy Car \u2013 Michael McKinney in his 1967 Vollstedt Indy Car<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 3B: 1920-1951 Racing cars \u2013 Luca Maciucesu in his 1928 Bugatti 37A<\/span>
\n<\/span>Group 4B: Ragtime Racers \u2013 Brian Blain for recreating a 1920s garage and driving his 1916 Romano-Sturtevant Special<\/span>
\n<\/span>Phil Remington Award, Presented by Ford \u2013 This is awarded to the mechanic who unselfishly went above and beyond –\u00a0 John Schirtzer<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune in for more next season in 2022 – The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion announced the world\u2019s most prestigious endurance race\u2014the 24 Hours of Le Mans\u2014will be the featured marque as the kick-off to the French classic\u2019s 100th anniversary in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Living in an outlying district of the Bay Area in Northern California puts me in the proximity of several venues that stage world-class annual automobile events, so I am very thankful that I can occasionally enjoy concours, historic, and racing events.","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}