Laguna Seca is a legendary race track near Monterey, about 3 hours south of San Francsico. It lays nested in the beautiful hills bathed regularly in sun and fog.We decided to take our first trip there during the automotive festivities that takes place there in August, and you can read more on that here.
The event we came for is the "Monterey Historic Automobile Races" where cars through the ages were put through their paces.
When we first arrived we saw some really old cars from the late teens (thats pre-1920), you have to wonder what will happen if they collide or go off the track.. People used to die very easily back in those days. As the day progressed more recent cars were brought out to progressivly louder sound levels. Imagine what an un-muffled bored and stroked 1969 Camaro sounds like standing right next to it. Mmmm. Almost a shame to wear earplugs.
Very entertaining was the Mario Andretti Demomstration laps.
He did several laps in a vintage Formula 1 racer from 1978:
We also enjoyed the pit-area a lot, which was open to the public. It is pretty cool to get up close to these old 20th century legends and talk to the owners and drivers.
Just being in Monterey this weekend is a treat because theres so many exotic cars there, it is not unusual to park next to something pretty rare:
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