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Historic Vintage Races & Events 2011

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YEAR 2011


Le Mans 2011

Le Mans 24 Hour Race 2011

All Car Central has just received a gift of previously unpublished images and comments from a dedicated race fan, Patrick Wheeler, based in Brussels, Belgian. All Car Central will be publishing the 'Photo Stories' of Patrick's racing sojourns within the site.

The first installment is on the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hour race.

The full story is available here; By Patrick Wheeler 2012

GOODWOOD REVIVAL

Goodwood Revival 2011
Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
September 16 - 18, 2011
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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 2011

Rolex Monterey
Motorsports Reunion, 2011
Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca, California
August 19, 20, 21
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PROLOG:

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Monterey, California, USA August 19 - 21, 2011 will host a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Jaguar E-Type and 60th Anniversary of the remarkable Jaguar C-Type's win in the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jaguar's First Le Mans Win.

Three factory C-Types were entered in the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans with stunning results. A 22-year-old Stirling Moss recorded the fastest lap, and Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead's # 20 C-Type won the race. It was the first of seven Le Mans victories for Jaguar.

Jaguar will add a special invitation-only selection of Jaguars in its elaborate Heritage Display. Some of the confirmed cars are:

1950 Jaguar XKS120 - The car that Hill drove to victory in the nearby Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach.

1951 Jaguar C-Type - Only 53 C-Types were constructed.

1974 Jaguar E-Type - A Winner of seven races, Bob Tullius' Group 44 winner of the 1975 SCCA B Production Car Championship.

1978 Jaguar XJS - Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team drove a specially-prepared XJS to gain the 1978 Trans-Am Championship Category 1 title from defending champion Porsche.

1988 Jaguar XJR-9 - The team of Andy Wallace, Johnny Dumfries and Jan Lammers Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9 of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, which won in spectacular fashion. This was the sixth overall 24 Hours of Le Mans win for Jaguar, which held off the formidable Porsche 962 team ending Porsche's seven year reign.

12.17.10 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California: has released the list of race groups for the August 2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. A new addition to the 2011 event is the 1969 - 1974 Can-Am cars, which were the pinnacle of sports car racing for power and performance. These were the no holds barred "Thunder cars".
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Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011
Goodwood Estate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
July 1-3, 2011
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Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, California
June 3-5, 2011
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Rennsport Reunion IV Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Rennsport Reunion IV,
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, California,
October 14-16, 2011
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Rennsport Reunion IV:
This year, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Rennsport Reunion IV will maked its first appearance on the West Coast of the US, and was billed as " The world's greatest gathering of Porsche race cars and the drivers that drove them to victory", reuniting the cars and drivers that together have written Porsche's motorsports history during the last 60 years on all five continents.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will host, on the weekend of October 14 - 16, 2011, the 4th Rennsport Reunion whose events are held every three years and previously been on the Eastern side of the US.

Rennsport IV Press Release 2011 - pdf

California Mille 2011

THE CALIFORNIA MILLE
1000 miles throughout Northern California over 4 days
April 2011
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Ferrari FXX

Ferrari FXX

1.24 Scottsdale Auction Week, Scottsdale, Arizona:
Gooding & Company sells 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione for a world record-breaking $2.09 Million. An unrestored 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra, sold for $610,500.

Full Report....-pdf

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