The 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering will be held Friday, August 19th at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, California during Monterey Classic Car Week.
The featured themes for the 2016 edition of the Quail include Rivalries of the Ages, the 100th Anniversary of BMW Celebrating Motorcars and Motorcycles, a Retrospective of Laguna Seca Raceway, the 50th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura, as well as the traditional classes such as Pre- and Post-War Sports and Racing, Supercars, Sports and Racing Motorcycles and Great Ferraris.
“The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has become the highlight of Monterey Car Week and one of the most sensational events of the year. Thousands of motor vehicle enthusiasts, collectors, hobbyists and friends come to Monterey to share their love and admiration for exquisite automobiles in an intimate garden party setting, while also benefiting charitable organizations,” said The Quail’s co-founder, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited.
More than 200 automobiles and motorcycles will be displayed in a garden-party setting at the 14th annual Quail. Examples include but are not limited to the following:
- 1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 ‘Outlaw’ Coupe, a modified take on the legendary race car that won its class at the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans by a full lap and finished second overall in the Mille Miglia
- 2016 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, which won its class at the 2015 24 Hours of Nurburgring then promptly drove off the track to Turin to Como and displayed at Villa d’Este
- 1966 Lola T70 MkII Can-Am, which left the London factory as a roadster in 1966, but can now be seen as a modified coupe in vintage races across the United States
- 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder that earned the title of “The Most Significant Porsche Class Winner” at 2008 Amelia Island Concours
The 2016 Quail Motorsports Gathering will also serve as a stage for The Peninsula Hotel’s inaugural The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, as well as the Rolex Circle of Champions.
All-inclusive tickets to The Quail are $600, randomly allocated through the lottery ticket system. Charitable Patron Tickets are $2,500, available for just 150 guests. For information on purchasing a Charitable Patron ticket, contact The Peninsula Signature Events at (831) 620-8879.
For further information, visit Quail Gathering.
[Source: Quail Motorsports Gathering; photo: Tim Scott / Fluid Images]
