Spring decided to trump the cold, winter weather that most of California has been having for several weeks and provided beautiful skies and mild weather as the Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) held its first event of 2019 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Vintage race cars and their owners were treated to the springtime weather for the HMSA Spring Club 2019 event, which took place on March 16-17. The two-day event featured a large group of vintage race cars, that took to the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course on the Monterey Peninsula, allowing them to clear their exhaust pipes and warm up their tires, after their long winter nap. This event has always been a great way for vintage race car owners and drivers to bring their cars and equipment out from winter storage, out on the track and up to speed. It also provides them the opportunity to get some track time behind the wheel and prepare for the racing events of the coming year.
For this year’s event, there were a large number of Formula Ford entries, as they were racing in the Crossflow Cup over the weekend. The Formula Ford entries also prepared for the 50th anniversary of the Formula Ford in August. They ran two groups of 30 cars each and 95 percent of it was green flag racing.
This event has always been a fantastic opportunity for enthusiasts to watch and hear some historic and significant race cars that typically attend this annual March weekend. Some of the notable cars that attended the HMSA Spring Club 2019 were Charles Nearburg’s 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa 250 Testa Rossa and 1954 Lancia D50A, Paddins Dowling’s 1950 Maserati 250F, the trio of Shelby Cobras from the Park family, Lee Eberle’s 1964 Jaguar E-Type and Shawn Essex’s 1970 BMW 2800CS, to name just a few. With close to 170 cars, consisting of Alfa Romeos, Lotuses, Porsches, Corvettes, BMWs, Formula Fords and the Sports 2 group, the varied classes and groups made for some interesting and exciting action out on the track.
Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2019 HMSA Spring Club Races with Victor Varela offering the following pictures from Laguna Seca.
HMSA Spring Club Laguna Seca 2019 – Photo Gallery (photos: Victor Varela)
Al Arciero – 1958 Lister Knobby Chevrolet
Steve Walker – 1985 Swift DB2
Adam Draizin – 1989 Swift DB2
Bob Lovenson – 1986 Swift DB-2
Doug Ota – 1985 Swift DB-2
Stu Hanssen – 1984 Swift DB2
Jeff Anderson – 1989 Swift DB2
Joseph Moran – 1999 Carbir Sports 2000
Stu Hanssen – 1984 Swift DB2
Mark Sange – 1956 Lotus Eleven
Marty Stein – 1952 Siata 300BC
Al Arciero – 1958 Lister Knobby Chevrolet
Jeff Marx – 1955 Mercedes 190SL
Gregor Magnusson – 1954 Porsche 356
Chuck Christensen – 1959 Porsche 356D
Don Pepperdene – 1970 Leech Mk 1
Charles McCabe – 1961 BRM 57
Robert Kann – 1958 Porsche 356A
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Michael Silverman – 1957 MG A
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Steve Marx – 1955 Mercedes 190SL
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Gregor Magnusson – 1954 Porsche 356
Danny Baker – 1969 Lotus 61
Nicolas Hunziker – 1969 Lotus 51
Edward Lauber – 1969 Titan Mk5
Laurent Parmentier – 1970 Crossle 16/20F
Bob Hancock – 1969 Merlyn 11A
Dave Stone – 1971 Datsun 510
Lynn Park – 1962 Cobra
Robert Beede – 1963 Cobra
Cobras into turn 3
Lee Eberle – 1964 Jaguar XKE
Steve Park – 1962 Cobra
Tim Park – 1964 Cobra
Lynn Park – 1962 Cobra
Gay Bentley – 1965 Chevrolet Corvette
Don Hogue – 1967 Lotus 47
Geir Ramieth – 1963 Lotus 23B
Charles Nearburg – 1954 Lancia D50A
Doug Mockett – 1961 Cooper T-56
Matthew Polk – 1965 Lotus 23C
Thomas Schurbusch – 1967 Brabham BT 21
Charles Nearburg – 1954 Lancia D50A
Andrew Wait – 1972 Lola T204
Laurent Parmentier – 1970 Crossle 16/20F
Art Hebert – 1970 Titan Mk 6
Todd Strong – 1975 Titan Mk 9F
Bob Hancock – 1969 Merlyn 11A
Dan Wise – 1973 Crossle 25F
Chuck Christensen – 1973 Porsche RSR
Steve Romak – 1980 March 80A
Steve Romak – 1980 March 80A
Jonathan Burke – 1977 Ralt RT1
David Alvarado – 1976 March 76B
Thor Johnson – 1974 BMW CSL 3.5
Howard Matloff – 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Tony Hart – 1966 Lola T70
David Alvarado – 1976 March 76B
Shawn Essex – 1970 BMW 2800CS
Dave Stone – 1971 Datsun 510
Lee Eberle – 1964 Jaguar XKE
Robert Beede – 1963 Cobra
Steve Walker – 1971 BMW 2002
Lynn Park – 1962 Cobra
Jeni Yeakel-Swanson – 1964 Chevrolet Corvette
Lee Eberle – 1964 Jaguar XKE
Robert Beede – 1963 Cobra
Jonathan Ornstein – 1979 Datsun 280ZX
Bob Hardison – 1968 Porsche 911S
Dave Olson – 1965 Chevron B15B
Dean Collins – 1963 MG B
Scott Brown – 1966 MG B-GT
Adin Stein – 1964 MG B
Steve Davis – 1965 Brabham BT 16
Chris Locke – 1963 Lotus 27
Charles Nearburg – 1954 Lancia D50A
[L-R] Seth Letterly – 1981 Zink 16, Ben Valentine – 1992 Swift DB2
Joseph Moran – 1999 Carbir Sports 2000
Dave Stone – 1971 Datsun 510
1973 Titan Mk 6C
1965 Chevron B15B
1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa TR 250
1952 Siata 300BC
1954 Porsche 356
F1 Tyrrell 010
Joseph Moran – 1999 Carbir Sports 2000
Mark Sange – 1956 Lotus Eleven
Charles McCabe – 1961 BRM 57
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Thor Johnson – 1959 Lotus 17
Greg Meyer – 1959 Sadler Mk4
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Paddins Dowling – 1950 Maserati 250F
Thor Johnson – 1959 Lotus 17
Robert Stoker – 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder
Robert Kann – 1958 Porsche 356A
Rob Manson – 1955 Manning Special
Terry Sullivan – 1960 Renault Caravelle
Thor Thorson – 1962 Elva Mk6
Laurent Parmentier – 1970 Crossle 16/20F
Todd Strong – 1975 Titan Mk 9F
Group 2, ready to take to the track for practice.
Nicolas Hunziker – 1969 Lotus 51
Laurent Parmentier – 1970 Crossle 16/20F
Tomas LaCosta – 1970 Lola T202
Protection from the elements
Dwight Matheson – 1970 Titan Mk 6
Joe Bunton – 1969 Lotus 61M
Tom Minnich – 1970 Titan Mk 6
Edward Lauber – 1969 Titan Mk5
Chris Schoap – 1970 Titan Mk 6
Carl Moore – 1970 Titan Mk
Adom Moutafian – 1969 Merlyn Mk 11A
Jonathan Kitchen – 1969 Lotus 61
Andy Warburton – 1971 Caldwell D9-B
Jim Bouzaglou – 1973 Lola T294
Tony Hart – 1966 Lola T70
Thor Johnson – 1974 BMW CSL 3.5
Dan Haney – 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Michael Doyle – 1961 Jaguar XKE
Dave Olson – 1965 Chevron B15B
Don Racine – 1961 Austin Mini Cooper
Dean Collins – 1963 MG B
Frank Altamura – 1966 Porsche 911S
Charles Nearburg – 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa 250 TR
Charles Nearburg – 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa 250 TR
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Superb. Thank you, Victor and SCD.
Thank you, David.
Paddins Dowling in the 250F in the pitlane already a contender for shot of the year Not just a face but a face with character.
Thanks!
Yes wonderful shots, and thank you also for the descriptions under each photo – I am sure that is time consuming to compile it all but I really appreciate it.
Thank you for the kind words on my images. Although it is a bit time consuming, it is worth every minute to provide as many images of these great race cars, with their respective descriptions so that SCD readers can identify and enjoy them.