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The 32nd running of the Monterey Historics on Aug. 19\u201321, paid tribute to the engineering and ingenuity of American road racing specials, with a particular emphasis on the fantastic Chaparrals of Jim Hall. In general, this year\u2019s event featured 403 entries that included everything from turn-of-the-century veteran racecars to Can-Am ground-pounders.<\/p>\n

Central in the paddock at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway was a large tent that displayed a number of Chaparrals brought over from the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas. This display included examples of the Mk1, 2, 2E, 2D, 2H, 2J, the \u201cYellow Submarine\u201d Indy car and the Chaparral Trans-Am Camaro. Not only were all these cars present for the festivities but so were Jim Hall himself, as well as designer Chuck Pelly and former team drivers Phil Hill and Vic Elford. Throughout the weekend Hall, Hill and Elford ran demonstration laps in a number of cars, but perhaps the most special of all was on Sunday when Elford drove the 2J \u201csucker car\u201d with the ground effect generating snowmobile motors on!<\/p>\n

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Stirling Moss takes \u201cTonight Show\u201d\u2008host Jay Leno for a ride in the 1955 Mille Miglia-winning Mercedes-Benz 300SLR.<\/p>\n

Photo: Bob Krueger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In terms of the racing action, Saturday\u2019s highlights included racing great Bobby Rahal chocking up a popular win in his 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB in Group 4A, while later that afternoon, Can-Am cars made their long awaited return to the Monterey Historics with 26 cars taking the green flag. While there were a number of significant car-and-driver combinations including John Morton at the wheel of the \u201cMcLeagle,\u201d the race was ultimately won by Steve Cook driving a 1968 McLaren M6B.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s racing saw a much-anticipated showdown between American racing specials when three Chaparral Mk1s, faced off against three Ol\u2019 Yallers and many other specials in the Group 3B race. The Chaparrals Mk1s of Paul Brown, Brian Redman and Rob Walton fought it out at the front with the Huffaker Genie of John Harden. But when the checkered fell it was Brown in 1st, with Walton 2nd, Harden 3rd, and Redman in 4th. Closing out the weekend\u2019s racing was the always popular Trans-Am race, which was eventually won by the 1970 Camaro of Mark Mountanos.<\/p>\n

While some skeptics predicted that featuring American road racing specials would attract smaller crowds than in previous years when Ferrari, Corvette and Porsche were featured, this year\u2019s event was extremely well attended, indicating the overall importance of the Monterey Historics and the significant interest in these unique American racecars.<\/p>\n

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Jim Hall (right), Vic Elford (center) and Phil Hill (left) pose with an impressive collection of Chaparral racecars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 32nd running of the Monterey Historics on Aug. 19\u201321, paid tribute to the engineering and ingenuity of American road racing specials, with a particular emphasis on the fantastic Chaparrals of Jim Hall. In general, this year\u2019s event featured 403 entries that included everything from turn-of-the-century veteran racecars to Can-Am ground-pounders. Central in the paddock at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway was a large tent that displayed a number of Chaparrals brought over from the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas. 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