The late April vintage racing action starts April 21-25 with HSR’s The Mitty at Road Atlanta. SOVREN opens their 2021 season April 23-25 with Spring Sprints at Pacific Raceway. The Speed Tour Trans Am weekend April 22-25 has SVRA vintage support races. The following weekend VSCDA is at GingerMan. CVAR is at Eagles Canyon and SVRA Vintage with Speed Tour is at Laguna Seca.
Check the year’s schedules every month in the pages of Victory Lane Magazine on this website.
Period authentic, period correct cars, effective staff, a historic and challenging circuit, located in one of the top resort areas of North America, surrounding vintage events have kept the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion as one of the top vintage racing events in the world.
Cris Vandagriff has long been one of the staunchest supporters, defenders and implementers of the only period authentic, period correct cars policy as laid down by the founder Steve Earle.
John Narigi, President and General Manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca explained “Cris’ deep knowledge base strengthens the selection process to ensure the cars people will enjoy are the real deal. It is critical that we are executing on all levels to ensure the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion remains at the forefront of car authenticity”.
The event is organized by the management of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The club sanction organization is Historic Sportscar Racing, HSR.
The Lotus Elan 26R was the factory built competition version of the Elan, 97 built 1964-1966. 4 wheel independent adjustable suspension. Weight 1385 pounds with very lightweight fiberglass body, 4 wheel, 10-inch disc brakes with light alloy calipers, sliding spline rear axles replacing the rubber donut type, 4 speed close ratio Ford gearbox. Engine initially Cosworth tuned 140 HP, later BRM tuned 160 HP, twin overhead cam 1558cc, 4 cylinder Lotus Ford. Magnesium knock off wheels F/R 13 d X 5.5 w, original tires Dunlop 5.00 X 13.
Complete information available in Coterie Press The Lotus Book, the Complete History of Lotus Cars S3rd Edition.