The Hawk at Road America with Brian Redman was held July 17-20, 2014 at the famed 4-mile, 14-turn Road America road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Nestled in the Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin, about an hour’s drive north of Milwaukee, Road America is one of the prettiest tracks in the United States. Postcard perfect weather greeted the nearly 450 entrants at this year’s vintage race, formerly known as the Kohler International Challenge or KIC.
Can-Am cars from 1965 through 1974 were a featured race at the 2014 Hawk at Road America with Brian Redman, and 27 of them showed up to race. Chris MacAllister’s 1971 McLaren M8F was the class of the field, handily winning over Lolas, McLarens, McKees and Genies. Craig Bennett in his 1974 Shadow DN4 could have challenged for the win, but mechanical problems prevented him from racing.
Road America also hosted a reunion to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Cheetah. This gathering included the largest collection of Cheetahs in one location (12) as several historic and modern Cheetahs were on display and in competition. Bill Thomas III, son of the original builder of the Cheetah, served as the Cheetah celebration host.
The 440 vintage race cars were divided into twelve groups, providing spectators with plenty of entertainment throughout the weekend. From the Pre-War cars with their tall and skinny tires through some very fast not yet vintage high-tech racers, the diversity of cars was hard to match. Interesting cars included the 1997 Benetton 197 driven by Brian French. This car had the fastest time of the weekend, lapping the track in 1:51.7 minutes, for an average speed of 130 miles per hour (210 kilometers per hour). Other cars of note included August Grasis’ 1953 Allard J2X, Scott Larson’s 1937 Bugatti Type 57, Bud Moeller’s 1980 Ferrari 312 T5, John Delane’s 1971 Tyrrell 002, Andy Boone’s 1968 McLaren M6B ‘McLeagle’, Chris MacAllister’s 1964 AC Cobra, Tony DeLorenzo’s 1958 Scarab Mk I, David Jahimiak’s 1957 Devin Special, Michael Malone’s 1968 Porsche 908, Johan Woerheide’s 1979 Porsche 935 K3 and John Goodman’s 1972 Ferrari 312P Sparling.
There was so much good racing and great driving throughout the races, but the drive of the weekend happened in the Masters Historic Grand Prix feature. Doc Bundy in a 1978 Lotus 79 had to start at the back of the pack because of a DNF in the qualifying race. He methodically worked his way through the field, passing Chris Locke in a similarly liveried 1976 Lotus 77 in the last lap to win by 0.16 seconds.
Honored Guest Dorsey Schroeder said, “This weekend is the perfect combination of a revered circuit, a gorgeous backdrop with the village of Elkhart Lake for the Friday and Saturday Nationwide Insurance Concourse d’Elegance, the beautiful mid-summer Wisconsin weather and a huge amount of cars.”
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Similar to our 2012 and 2013 race coverage, photographer David Ferguson also documented the 2014 Hawk at Road America with Brian Redman, offering the following picture gallery that shows the strong field of entrants battling each other over the famous road course in Elkhart Lake. We split up David’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and race winners can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
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The Hawk at Road America with Brian Redman 2014 – Sunday Race Results
Group 1 – Historic Can-Am
1. Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, 1971 McLaren M8F
2. Toby Bean, Lafayette, La., 1969 Lola T70 Mk IIIB
3. Rick Knoop, Laguna Beach, Calif., 1972 McLaren M8F
Group 2 – Vintage Production Cars, Sedans, Select Sports Racers (Through 1972)
1. Norbert Bries, Lake Bluff, Ill., 1970 Lotus Europa
2. Brian Davis, Mequon, Wis., 1961 Elva Courier
3. Denny Wilson, Washington, Mo., 1962 Lotus Super Seven
Group 3 – Vintage Sports Racing Cars (through 1960) Production cars (through 1964) on approved tires
1. Bryon DeFoor, Ooltewah, Tenn., 1970 Lola T70 MkIIIb
2. John Weinberger, Naperville, Ill., 1965 Lotus 23C
3. Joe Hish, Hodqkins, Ill., 1969 Chevron B16
Group 4 – Classic Monoposto Formula Cars through 1972 with treaded tires
1. Richard Balsey, Naples, Fla., 1969 Brabham BT-29
2. Bruce Hamilton, Monkton, Md., 1970 Brabham BT-36
3. Jeffress Hailand, Clayton, Mo., 1971 Lotus 69B
Group 5 – Historic Formula / Sports Racing, F70, FIA Prototypes, post 1974 Can-Am
1. Jeff Miller, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 1977 Lola T496
2. Alexander MacAllister, Indianapolis, 1971 Chevron B19
3. Joe Hish, Hodgkins, Ill., 1975 Chevron B42
Group 6 – Big-Bore Production Cars / Sedans (through 1975) on approved tires
1. Jody O’Donnell, Carrollton, Texas, 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
2. Chris Hines, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1965 Chevrolet Corvette
3. Mike Donohue, Norman, Okla., 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Group 7 – 50th Anniversary of Ford Mustang Feature Race
1. Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wis., 2010 Ford Mustang
2. Colin Comer, Milwaukee, Wis., 1995 Ford Mustang
3. Denny Lamers, Appleton, Wis., 2010 Ford Mustang
Group 8 – Historic Medium Displacement Production Cars and Sedans
1. George Biskup, Scottsdale, Ariz., 2010 Ford Mustang 302R
2. Frank Beck, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1972 Porsche 914
3. Todd Treffert, Sarasota, Fla., 1973 Porsche 911
Group 9 – Modern Formula One, Indy Cars, WSP/GTP/LMP
1. Brian French, Sheboygan, Wis., 1997 Benetton B197
2. Henk de Boer, Torrance, Calif., 2007 Panoz DP01
3. Theo Bean, Lafayette, La., 1990 Intrepid-Chevy GTP
Group 10 – Modern GT, Trans-Am, Production Cars (1973 through present)
1. Randy Rupp, Eden Wisc., 1994 Ford Mustang
2. Richard Howe, Rutland Vt., 1989 Ford Mustang
3. Rick Pfrang, Menasha, Wisc., 1990 Chevrolet Camaro
Group 11 – Masters Historic Grand Prix
1. Doc Bundy, Austin, Texas, 1978 Lotus 78
2. Chris Locke, San Anselmo, Calif., 1976 Lotus 77
3. Robert Blain, Janesville, Wisc., 1975 BRM P207
Group 12 – Pre-War
1. August Grasis, Weatherby Lake, N.C., 1953 Allard J2X
2. Rex Barrett, Roselle, Ill., 1933 Ford Indy Special
3. Marvin Primack, Wilmette, Ill., 1949 Lester MG
Formula 5000
1. Tom Malloy, Corona, Calif., 1975 AAR Eagle
2. Mark Harmer, Bloomfield, Mich., 1969 Surtees TS5
3. Stewart Lush, Auckland, New Zealand, 1973 McRae GM-1
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[Source: David Ferguson]
Wow! Fantastic shots of so much impressive machinery. Made me want to be there!
Love the motion shots that catch the colorful rumble strips. Well done!
Great photography; takes me back to what the “June Sprints” used to be like in the before most of these great cars became “Historics”.
Great event; wonderful photography.
Congratulations Emmett!
beautiful shots of a great event. If you haven’t been, there make a point to go. Thank you
Amazing photos !!! I love them all, what camera do you use ??