The 35th annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races were held at the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway August 15-17, 2008. Weekend activities, in the third year of sponsorship by Toyota, included a round of the Shell Historic Ferrari, as well as 15 race groups over the three days.
Phil Hill, the first American to win the Formula One driver’s championship, died today. He was 81. He died at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Phil is survived by his wife, Alma, son Derek, daughter Vanessa, stepdaughter Jennifer Delaney and four grandchildren.
The 6th annual Automobilia Monterey International Expo was held August 12 and 13 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Seaside, California. Organized by Tony Singer the event featured 43 vendors, including companies from the states as well as representatives from England, France, Germany, and Argentina.
Only original materials were featured; no reproductions were allowed. The Automobilia show had something for everyone: the latest books, vintage photographs, a tachometer for a Type 57 Bugatti, a factory handbook for Ferrari’s 1970 512S, a 1/10 scale Maserati 350GT hand built by Michelle Conti in 1964, an Abarth instrument panel or a J Paul Nesse sculpture, and so much more.
The Portland Historic Races , presented by the Historic Motor Sports Association, were held at PIR Raceway on July 11-13. The annual race weekend is sponsored by Baxter Auto Parts , with additional support from Carrera Motors . Nine racing groups participated, including early 1950s Porsches, Shelby Mustangs, and a 1973 Shadow DN3 CanAm car.
Race Group 1 - Early Production Cars
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 1 gallery at ImageKind
No 05 – 1962 Chevrolet Corvette – Tony Garmey
Race Group 2 – Formula Cars
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 2 gallery at ImageKind
No 02 – 1970 Winkermann WDF2 – Chuck O’Connor
Race Group 3 – FIA Sports Racing Cars
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 3 gallery at ImageKind
No 04 – 1972 Chevron B23 – Jim BouzaglouNo 04 - Chevron
Race Group 4 – Big Bore Production Cars
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 4 gallery at ImageKind
No 5 – 1966 Shelby GT 350 – Dwight Matheson
Race Group 5 – European Sports Cars 1960 – 1969
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 5 gallery at ImageKind
No 007 – 1968 Lotus F Series 3 – Jack Hinze
Race Group 6 – Sports Racing Cars Thru 1969
Photographs are available through the Track Thoughts 2008 Portland Historic Races Group 6 gallery at ImageKind
No 01 – 1972 Brabham BT38 – Jim Schnell
