Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) marks its fourth-straight 12 months at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (WRLS) because the official sanctioning physique of this week’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the premier historic and classic motorsports occasion in North America that begins at this time.
An skilled HSR crew managing race occasion operations, full technical scrutineering, entry opinions and extra as soon as once more started its annual two-week go to to WRLS previous to final weekend’s Monterey Pre-Reunion and the third-annual Corkscrew Hillclimb.
The profitable Pre-Reunion and Hillclimb weekend was the official opening of Monterey Automobile Week, however the focus now shifts to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, which options over 400 pure historic race automobiles on observe from at this time, Wednesday, August 14 by way of Saturday, August 17.
The vast majority of the returning HSR officers this weekend have labored each Rolex Reunion since HSR took on the sanctioning function in 2021, however this 12 months the confirmed and skilled crew operates beneath new management. Chris Ward took over the place of HSR President early in 2024 from the group’s chief for greater than a decade, David Hinton, who was the primary driving drive in establishing HSR’s relationship with WRLS on the Reunion occasions.
“We’ve got lengthy been impressed by the ‘can-do’ professionalism however uncomplicated and environment friendly work ethic HSR has dropped at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion,” stated Barry Toepke, Director of Heritage Occasions at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. “This was due largely to the quiet however efficient management of David Hinton, however we’re delighted to see this method proceed with out lacking a beat beneath the equally sturdy steerage and presence of latest HSR President Chris Ward. As soon as once more, our opponents and colleagues working with HSR had been delighted with their assist and professionalism throughout final weekend’s Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb and it’ll solely get higher at this weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.”
The most important occasion of the general Monterey Automobile Week, the Rolex Reunion is open solely to entries that, by way of a vetting technique of which HSR is part, have validated authenticity, race provenance and period-correct compliance.
“From the second I used to be requested to take over as President of HSR by David Hinton and IMSA President John Doonan early within the 12 months, a direct spotlight on the calendar was August and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Monterey Pre-Reunion occasions,” Ward stated. “That is the premier historic and classic motorsports in North America, and it’s a level of delight and an honor for HSR to do what we do finest for the best possible occasion of its kind in the USA and past and the stellar lineup of genuine historic racing automobiles and excellent opponents that solely the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion attracts.”
Rolex Reunion Tickets can be found by calling 1 (831)-242-8200 or on-line at WeatherTechRaceway.com.
