The California Mille 2015 will take place April 26-30 over 1,000 miles of twisty back roads in California. The 25th annual event will bring 67 historic cars from all over the world to San Francisco to salute Italy’s most famous open road race, the Mille Miglia. The Cal Mille begins with a free car show atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill on April 26 followed by a four-day back roads adventure. Co-organizers David and … [Read more...]
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California Mille 2014 – Report and Photos
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2014 California Mille was staged April 27th to May 1st on the challenging back roads of Northern California. The four-day, 1,000-mile rally continued its long tradition of spirited driving in historic sports cars on the twisty and picturesque roads for which they were intended. The rally celebrates Italy’s Mille Miglia race that ran from Brescia to Rome to … [Read more...]
California Mille 2014 Information
The 2014 running of the California Mille will take place April 27th to May 1st over 1,000 miles of twisty back roads in California Gold Country. The 24th annual event, a motoring tribute to Italy’s most-famous open road race, the Mille Miglia (thousand mile), will begin with a free car show atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill on April 27 followed by a four-day back roads adventure. Some 77 entrants from four foreign … [Read more...]
California Mille 2013 – Report and Photos
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2013 California Mille was held April 28th to May 2nd on the challenging back roads of Northern California. The four-day, 1,000-mile rally continued its long tradition of spirited driving in historic sports cars on the twisty and picturesque roads for which they were intended. The rally celebrates Italy’s famous Mille Miglia (thousand mile) race that ran … [Read more...]
California Mille 2012 – Report and Photos
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2012 running of the California Mille was held April 30th to May 3rd on the twisty and scenic back roads of Northern California and Nevada. Similar to the previous twenty editions of the rally, the California Mille departed San Francisco on Monday morning from its traditional starting line at the famed Fairmont Hotel, located atop Nob Hill. … [Read more...]
Best Vintage Car Racing Picture of 2011
Sports Car Digest covered nearly 90 historic car races and rallies in 2011, starting with the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy and ending with the Legends of Motorsports event at Sebring. Dozens of photographers took untold numbers of photos, spending hours post-event analyzing and choosing the best ones in an effort to wow our readers. And did they ever... It is now up to you to choose the best photo of the year. Similar to … [Read more...]
Sonoma Historic Festival 2011 – Behind the Scenes Photos
Photos by Dennis Gray and Bob Ross The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2011 was held June 3-5, at Infineon Raceway Sears Point in Sonoma, California. Led by featured marque McLaren, the field of 400 historic race cars were enjoyed by spectators and participants alike. The highlights of the racing action were the 12 McLaren Can-Am cars roaring around the 12-turn, 2.52 mile Infineon Raceway Sears Point road … [Read more...]
Porsche Race Car Classic 2011 – Report and Photos
The inaugural Porsche Race Car Classic was held Sunday, October 16, 2011 on the grounds of the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. The Porsche Race Car Classic 2011 honored Porsche cars from 1950-1965 and included purpose-built race cars and production cars with significant race history during that period. They were arranged in 18 groups, with each representing another step in Porsche’s march to the top ranks of … [Read more...]
California Mille vs. Mille Miglia North America Tribute
There is confusion in the classic car community regarding the California Mille and its association with the new Mille Miglia North America Tribute. We try our best to explain. The California Mille has been conducted as a 1,000 mile rally in Northern California each spring for the past 21 years. Event founder Martin Swig started the event in honor of Italy’s famed Mille Miglia (thousand mile) race that ran from … [Read more...]
Ferrari Racing Days at Laguna Seca 2011 – Photo Gallery
Photos by Dennis Gray and Bob Ross The second race of the 2011 North American Ferrari Challenge Series was held May 21-22 at the 11-turn, 2.238-mile Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca road course in Salinas, California. The Ferrari Racing Days Series offers Ferrari owners the opportunity to compete against each other at venues throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to the Ferrari F430 Challenge the new … [Read more...]
Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2011 – Photo Gallery
The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held Sunday, May 15th at the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael, California. An estimated crowd of more than 5,000 were on hand to see more than 200 American and European automobiles on the show field. The featured marques at the third annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance were Rolls-Royce and Stutz. The 2011 event honored a century of two American icons – … [Read more...]
California Mille 2011 – Report and Photo Gallery
Photos by Dennis Gray and Bob Ross The 21th running of the California Mille was held April 24-28, 2011 on the secondary roads of Northern California. As always, the California Mille departs San Francisco bright and early from its traditional starting line at the famed Fairmont Hotel, located atop Nob Hill. Similar to the 2010 edition, we convinced Senior Photographer Dennis Gray to made the arduous one block … [Read more...]
Best Vintage Car Racing Photo of 2009
Sports Car Digest covered vintage car races from Portland to Portugal in 2009, taking tens of thousands of pictures along the way. We worked with amateur photogs armed with Nikons to wily veterans stalking a shot like a hunter following its prey, all seeking a picture to wow our readers. Try as we may, we cannot choose the best vintage car racing photo from the past year. Therefore, we'd like your opinion on the … [Read more...]
Monterey Pre-Historics Photo Gallery Part Two
The Monterey Pre-Historics are held annually at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca the weekend prior to the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. The Pre-Historics are generally designed to give Historic entrants, many of whom have never raced on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, track time before the green flag drops the following weekend. … [Read more...]
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