Sunday morning at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was a little more low-key as many people go to the Pebble Beach Concours before heading back to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, especially for the evening Awards – which is where the naming of the feature for the 2012 event. It is a highly anticipated announcement.
The fog lifted and it was downright warm, as well as bright and sunny. The nice breeze help push away the clouds.
In the Media Center, the SPEED TV feed was so good that no one turned on the T&S monitor. But it was a short walk to the door to check out the Trylon, which had the order as well as a TV feed at the top.
The fastest Sunday morning cars were Group B 1967-1974 CanAm cars. One blipped the timer at 153 mph, but only once and there was no way to determine which car claimed the honor. There were a lot of cars in the 40’s.
Can Am car entries numbered 26, and 22 ran the Sunday morning qualifying race. WADE CARTER of Woodinville WA won in his 1972 Mclaren M8-FP. His Margin of Victory over runner-up was 00:02.552 over TONY GARMEY of Maple Valley WA, driving a 1970 McLaren M8C.
************************************************************************************************************************************
The second fastest Sunday morning cars were the Group 4B 1966-1983 F1 cars. The top speed of 144 mph flashed several times.
The F1 group had 26 entrants, 20 of whom had their cars on course. The Historic F1 car owners were from seven US states, as well as Alberta Canada, Monterrey Mexico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
ERICH JOINER of Torrance CA won in his 1983 Williams FW-08C, 00:22.2121 seconds ahead of CHRIS LOCKE of San Anselmo CA, racing a 1976 Lotus 77.
**********************************************************************************************************************************
***************************************************************************************************************************
Although the rules specifically state no breakdown of paddock/loading up of cars before 5 pm, some have already started. To ease the track exiting process for all those Rolex cars, the Classic cars, and support vehicles, Turn Eleven gates will be open so those vehicles can exit via Reservation Road to Salinas or South Boundary Road to Del Ray Oaks, both which go through Ford Ord and by-pass #68. Both roads close at 6pm.