Report and photos by Dennis Gray
The Sommet des Legendes historic car races were held July 11-14, 2013 at Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec, Canada. Under sunny and warm conditions, the strong field of more than 120 historic race cars battled on the 2.65-mile, 15-turn road course set amidst the scenic Laurentian Mountains.
The Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) event celebrated the fearsome cars and great drivers from the Can-Am Championship.The first Can-Am race took place at Mont-Tremblant (formerly known as St. Jovite) back in 1966 and the winner was John Surtees, the man who would become that year’s Can-Am champion. The Lola T70 Spyder that Surtees raced that day competed at this year’s event along with a host of other great cars from the series. Racing great, and 1972 Can-Am series champion, George Follmer was a fitting Grand Marshal for this year’s race.
In addition to the thundering Can-Am racers, the 2013 HMSA Sommet des Legendes also featured a gathering of Bugatti Grand Prix cars for a race that kicked off a week-long Bugatti holiday in the Mont-Tremblant area. Notable entrants included the ex-John Surtees 1967 Lola T70 of Robert Blains; Andrew Cannon’s 1956 Maserati 250S and 1975 BMW CSL 3.5; BMW M1 Procars of Henry Schmitt and Markus Glarner; 1967 Porsche 910 of Thor Johnson; Michael Malone’s 1968 Porsche 908; 1968 McLaren M6B of Robert Ryan; Jack Boxstrom’s Chaparral Mk1; 1953 Maserati 250F of Peter Giddings; Nathanael Green’s 1925 Bugatti Type 35; 1927 Bugatti Type 35B of Denis Bigioni; Tom Clifford’s 1929 Bugatti Type 37A; Steven Read’s Ferrari 312PB and the Sparling Ferrari Special of John Goodman.
The light-blue 1972 McLaren M8F of Rick Knoop was raced in the 1973 Can-Am season by Danny Hopkins for the Commander Motor Homes team, with fifth place at Mid-Ohio as their best finish. Hopkins wrecked the car at Edmonton. Rick’s father Fred bought the M8F and would later vintage race it. Rick Knoop, along with his business partner Jim Busby, rebuilt his dad’s McLaren M8F to a period correct car and runs the car much as his Dad did in the day.
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Senior Photographer Dennis Gray documented the 2013 HMSA Sommet des Legendes at Circuit Mont-Tremblant, offering the following gallery that highlights this year’s event. We split up Dennis’ 150 pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of our website, 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.
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Top Photo Gallery
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Top Photo Gallery Page Two
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Top Photo Gallery Page Three
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HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Top Photo Gallery Page Five
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HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Top Photo Gallery Page Seven
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Race Results
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group One Trophy Race Results
1. Terrence Watson, 1958 Devin
2. Pasquale Cerasuolo, 1961 Dailu MK1
3. Jack Boxstrom, 1961 Chaparral MkI
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Two Trophy Race Results
1. Travis Engen, 1970 Chevron B17B
2. Will Thomas, 1961 Brabham BT21
3. Marc Giroux, 1969 Brabham BT29
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Three Trophy Race Results
1. Neil Hamilton, 1972 Mallock MK XIB
2. Michael Malone, 1965 Lotus 26R
3. Anthony Polito, 1966 Shelby GT350
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Four Trophy Race Results
1. David Porter, 2007 Pescarolo
2. Christian Zugel, 2006 Porsche RS Spyder
3. Travis Engen, 2005 Audi R8 LMP
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Five Trophy Race Results
1. Robert Blain, 1967 Lola T70 Spyder
2. John Goodman, 1971 Sparling Ferrari Special
3. Mark Leonard, 1965 McLaren Mk1A
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Six Trophy Race Results
1. Craig Bennett, 1974 Shadow DN4
2. Randy Johnson, 1975 Lola T296
3. Rick Knoop, 1972 McLaren M8F
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Group Seven Trophy Race Results
1. Mike Brannon, 1997 Lola T97/20
2. Travis Engen, 2001 Lola T97/20
3. Marc Giroux, 1997 Lola T97/20
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Enduro Race Results
1. George Robinson, 2007 Lola BO 718 LM
2. David Porter, 2007 Pescarolo
3. Christian Zugel, 2006 Porsche RS Spyder
HMSA Sommet des Legendes Mont-Tremblant 2013 – Bugatti Grand Prix Results
1. Denis Bigioni, 1927 Bugatti Type 35B
2. Sandy Greene, 1925 Bugatti Type 35
3. Mitchell Gross, 1931 Bugatti Type 35A/51
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Dennis,
Great images – really like the early Can-Am cars and the detail shots
I need to make the trip next year!
Bill
Probably one of one of the best events in N. America. If you can’t afford Monaco Historics (2014) or traveling from the E. Coast to Laguna
Seca, then go to Sommet des Legendes. Or go there anyway.
Excellent Dennis! What a great week of photographs in sportscardigest.com. This track looks exciting, and must have been so with the cars that you captured in these images, it was special to see some of the drivers from the North West in two featured articles this week. These images are great and must have been fun to take.