Here are the first set of pictures from the Historics that I promised.  These are mainly from the Z Car Corral on Saturday.  I will be posting more of the paddock, pits, and the race action as I get to editing them.  I hope these will hold you over until then.

Here are a couple of teaser pictures from the Rolex Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca a couple of weeks ago. I am working on getting a new gallery set up for this site as well as a new interface to enlarge the photos. I took over a thousand photos throughout the weekend so you will really be in for a treat when I finish the gallery!

Click on the images to enlarge.

On August 15-17th one of the great automotive events of the year is taking place once again, the Monterey Historics. Participants and spectators will travel from around the world to see some of the rarest and most valuable cars on the planet race around the famed Laguna Seca raceway for the event’s 35th anniversary.

This year there will be over 400 race entries comprised of Historic F1, Trans-Am, Can-Am, and IMSA race cars. A 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C Mille Miglia from the Ralph Lauren Collection takes center stage in the Rolex “Moments in Time” display.

Aside from the top notch cars and racing, the weekend will feature numerous autographing sessions and an enhanced Consumer Expo. The Expo is a place where you can find any sort of vintage auto memorabilia; there is everything from vintage gas pumps to actual racing photography from the turn of the century.

Mario Andretti has been named the guest of honor for the Historics this year. His racing career has spanned many decades and he is still the only person to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and a Formula 1 world championship (1978). He is a wonderful person to represent the diversity of race cars and the different genres of racing at the Historics given his illustrious career.

Most importantly of all there will once again be a Z Car Corral and your favorite crew from Z Car Garage will be our in full force as always. Tickets that are purchased through the ZONC website include admission to the Z Car Corral.

Hope to see you all there in a couple of weeks!!!

There are a few more photos after the jump.

Pictures were taken from www.centralvalleyz.org and were posted originally by Stevezcar.

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