Monterey Historics Laguna Seca Raceway August, 2001

The Monterey Historic race meeting at Laguna Seca in August was a truly spectacular event. I was thrilled to be in attendance and frankly in awe of the magnificent racing machinery that made the trip to this fabulous venue in Northern California.

The featured marque for 2001 was Bentley and the venerable British car manufacturer could not have been better represented - there were Bentleys of almost every vintage, almost everywhere one looked.

I must admit to being a little disappointed that there was only one E Type in attendance, the beautifully presented 66 FHC driven by Jason Len of XKs Unlimited. Laguna Seca made a big impression on me - perhaps there will be a second E Type in the paddock next year!

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A truly fabulous setting	Derek Bell and magnificent old Bentley
Magnificent new Bentley - Wow!	Click on Jason Len's E Type to watch and listen to him in action around turns 1 & 2
Oops! A bit of a hiccup at turn 3	Gorgeous GT40
One of the most beautiful cars in the world, for my money	The definition of pressure is parallel parking a D Type - Terry Larson returns to the paddock

Terry also brought his stunning C Type to Laguna Seca