Mike,
Good suggestions concerning the Monterey Historics.
We went to the Historics on Sunday morning. We came in the back way, on
Reservation Road. Traffic was light. We drove the Tiger straight into the
Shelby
Corral, and parked next to the turn 5 foot bridge. Within a few minutes, we
were
in the paddock. The Shelby club provides a valuable service in coordinating the
corral passes.
However, I do have a word of warning. Traffic and parking in Monterey, in the
Fisherman's Wharf and Canary area, was terrible. I recommend staying away from
that area during race weekend.
Steve Sorenson
MWood24020@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 98-08-17 23:56:00 EDT, you write:
>
> << I went Saturday for the first and last time... What a zoo. Took an
> hour
> and a half inching along to get to the parking. >>
> I probably should have posted this PRIOR to the event...
> I have been to a number of the Monterey Hysterics, starting with the very
> first in 1973 (at the ripe old age of 10!). Since the thing has turned into
> such a feeding ground for the International Beautiful People, I have developed
> the following game plan:
> 1. Plan on having your full day be Friday. Take in the Concours Italiana (no
> Tigers, but plenty of cool Italian stuff), then go over to Laguna around
> 1:00PM and catch practice for the vintage races. Parking is no problem and you
> can walk around the pits and see everything up close in a much more relaxed
> atmosphere.
> 2. Blow off Saturday. Go to the beach or sit up on the deck at the Highlands
> Inn and contemplate metaphysics while looking at the horizon.
> 3. Maybe catch some races on Sunday, while the I.B.Ps are doing the Pebble
> scene.(Sunday is MUCH easier at the track)
>
> If you forget any of the above, please do not fail to remember #2.
> Mike
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