I was told that this year Cris V. did the selection of vehicles and
Steve Earle approved them, rather than vice versa, which had always
been the standard operating procedure in years' past.
Explains my car being accepted, perhaps?
Brett
On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Group44TR7@aol.com wrote:
> Amici
>
> There seemed to be a lot of different cars invited to Monterey
> this
> year. There seemed to be significantly fewer high profile racecars
> (Cobras,
> Ferraris, GT40s) etc than any year since I started going there in the
> 1980's (not
> to mention Bill Babcock's Peyote !). It was nice to see the different
> race
> cars. I wonder if this is a one-time situation or a change in the
> overall
> direction.
>
> It was also curious that they accepted a replica of factory
> Triumph TR3
> (TR 250?) into this year's field. A very nice car with good
> presentation, but
> the Monterey race has gained its image from fielding original cars. I
> would
> be personally disappointed if becomes the norm to accept replicas, no
> matter
> how nice, when charging over $40 per day for admission.
>
> The big plus this year was Toyota replacing Chrysler as the
> sponsor. The
> Toyota people were wonderful about hospitality .........free ear
> plugs,
> drinking water, bags, posters, etc., and a free shuttle to the
> general parking.
> It is somewhat ironic that Mazda who is the main sponsor of the
> racetrack and
> Toyota who has very few cars eligible for the field have come to the
> forefront in sponsorship for this event.
>
> Pebble Beach was once again a great show. As Bill points out, the
> $150
> admission plus parking $$$ has helped clear up the congestion. They
> now have
> buses from even the free parking areas. My three kids were free, so
> that was a
> plus too. Plus, my favorite celebrity, Jay Leno acknowledged the
> three of
> them with a personal hello (after which they asked who he was :) .
>
> And to make a great weekend even better, Carmel through LA to San
> Diego
> in 7.5 hours with kids sleeping for 50% of the time.
>
> CP__
>
>
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