Sounds right. I ran my 66 TR-4A at the pre-Historics and when I talked to
Chris after the event he encouraged me to apply for the Historics next year.
Ron Jacobs/Western Eagle Racing
-------------- Original message from Brett Johnson <356drb@indy.net>:
--------------
> 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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