The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a celebration of motorsports history that reunites authentic race cars with a world-class track
The Mazda Raceway ,
Laguna Seca, California
Jaguar Joins Hundreds of Historic Race Cars as this years featured marque. This year is a significant one for Jaguar, as 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type.
With over 550 historic racing cars expected to arrive at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 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.
More important for Jaguar and the Monterey Peninsula is, it was at the 1950 inaugural Pebble Beach Road Races, Jaguar achieved its first win on American soil. American racecar driver, Phil Hill at 23 years old took the checkered flag in an XK120, thereby capturing international accolades for both himself and Jaguar. Phil Hill months earlier accompanied the same Jaguar XK120 to the US aboard the Queen Mary.
Automotive historical significance is a hallmark of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. the event assembles cars like the 1954 Jaguar D-Type, a works (factory) car that Sir Stirling Moss and Peter Walker co-drove in the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans and Reims will be on the track. And the 1963 Ferrari 250/275P that was driven by John Surtees and Willy Mairesse who finished first overall at the 1963 Nürburgring 1000 Kilometer endurance race.
17 race groups, consisting of approximately 550 of the finest examples of automotive history, style, design and technology. From pre-war machines like the 180-horsepower 1911 Fiat S74, which finished fourth in the 1911 American Grand Prix, to the 1969 Lola T163 Can-Am car with more than 800 horsepower, this will be a high speed show that is a must see for car fans, young and old.
Big this year is the return of the Can-Am cars. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hosted the series from 1966 to 1973.
The Can-Am series was the cutting-edge of racing with minimal regulations, permitting unlimited engine sizes and virtually unrestricted aerodynamics. Can-Am put the best engines, car designs and drivers on the track at the same time, racing sided by side for the finish line
The Lolas, McLarens and the all dominating 917 Porsches were at times, faster than the F1 cars of that era. The Chaparrals and McLarens that dominated the races here will once again thunder down the Corkscrew.
If all the above is not enough, there will be FIA 3-Liter Formula 1 cars from 1966 - 1983 in a featured race that will include cars such as Mario Andretti's Lotus 79, which helped him win the 1978 world championship, and the Tyrrell 006 that Jackie Stewart won his third and last world championship. Not to be left out the Lotus 49B driven by Jimmy Clark and Graham Hill will be on the track. The 49B was the first successful Formula 1 car to feature the engine as a structural member.
Jaguar E Type 1961
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Jaguar E Type 1963
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2011
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Derek Bell
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Jaguar E Type
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Jaguar XKR-S 2012
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Jaguar XJ Supersport 2012
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Chevron B36 sn-ROC-KIT-01 1977
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Chevron B36 sn-ROC-KIT-01 1977
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Alfa Romeo P3 1934 and Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1930
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Alfa Romeo P3 1934
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Ferrari 250GTO SWB 1961
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Porsche RSR 1974
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Lotus 19 1962 Merlyn MK6 1965
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Jaguar E Type
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Into the Corkscrew
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Gilmore Special Indy 1930
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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Grand Sport Zagato 1930
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Group 1A
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Corvette Fiberfab Stingray spl 1965 and Shelby Corbra 1964
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Ferrari 250GT Bertinetta Competition 1961
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Jaguar E Type 1963
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Ferrari 250GTO SWB 1961
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Ferrari 512M sn-1024 1971
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Lola T70 1967
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Lola 290 sn-HU-26 1972
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TOJ SC306 sn-102-80 1976
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