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A MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL
Scenes from the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

This article is from our archives and has not been updated and integrated with our "new" site yet... Even so, it's still awesome - so keep reading!

Published on Sat, Sep 9, 2017

By: The LACar Editorial Staff

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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Albert Wong)

Photographs by Albert Wong Monterey, CA—People flock to the scenic Monterey Peninsula from all over the world to see some of the most historically prominent automobiles in the world gathered for Monterey Classic Car Week. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the only event during the week where vintage race cars do what they were originally designed to do – race!

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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Albert Wong)

Monterey Classic Car Week officially kicked off on Friday, August 11, when 27 vintage race cars drove from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to Alvarado Street in Downtown Monterey for a full and festive celebration. That weekend’s Monterey Pre-Reunion attracted over 300 participants over two days, and the extravaganza that is the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion lived up to its sterling reputation as the largest gathering of historic road-racing vehicles in North America on August 17-20.

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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Albert Wong)

LA Car’s Albert Wong was there to capture this Monterey pop festival in all its glory.

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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (Albert Wong)

For those making plans for next year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the event takes place one week later on August 23-26, 2018.

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