Tag Archives: Laguna Seca
EVENTS: Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Mazda’s iconic roadster at the Miata Reunion
There aren’t many cars like the Mazda Miata, and we don’t mean light, two-seat sports cars, even if their scarcity is indeed glaring these days. We’re talking about something even rarer — a machine that transcends the realm of car … Continue reading
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Tagged Laguna Seca, mazda, miata, Miata NA, Miata NB, Miata NC, Miata ND, Miata Reunion, mx-5
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MOTORSPORT: Restored Gatorade RX-3 and other classic Mazda racers at Laguna Seca
Monterey Car Week’s centerpiece racing event, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, concluded this weekend. While there was a noticeable lack of Japanese representation at Laguna Seca as compared to last year (despite the fact that the theme was the 50th … Continue reading
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Tagged imsa, Laguna Seca, mazda, monterey historics, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, rx-2, rx-3, rx-7
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MOTORSPORT: The most epic gathering of historic racing Datsuns we’ll see in our lifetimes
We cannot overstate the importance of this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. It the first time a Japanese carmaker was celebrated as the featured marque since the event’s inception in 1974, and Nissan’s brought a tremendous display of racing heritage, … Continue reading
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Tagged 240sx, 240z, 280zx, 411, 510, 610, 710, bluebird, Bob Sharp Racing, bre, c10, ct70, datsun, fairlady roadster, Frank Leary, Hakosuka, honda, imsa, john morton, Laguna Seca, nissan, paul newman, S13 S14, s130, s30 z, skyline, trans-am, Troy Ermish, z31, z32
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MOTORSPORT: Mazda’s Le Mans FC3S RX-7 rides again
Mazda’s most famous Le Mans story centers around that of the epic 787B and its historic victory in 1991, but there have been other contenders from Hiroshima. The humble Mazda RX-7 has been sent into battle many times, mostly in … Continue reading
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Tagged fc3s, imsa, Laguna Seca, le mans, mazda, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, rx-7, yojiro terada
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EVENTS: MX-5 Turns 25 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
If you just woke up from a coma, we have two things to tell you. First, welcome back. Second, Mazda made a new Miata. Everyone else in the world was bombarded with that knowledge a week ago with an inescapable global unveiling. That, however, … Continue reading
EVENTS: Monterey Historics, Part 01
So after we dropped off the hakosuka GT-R at Nissan’s garage, we set out to see what the rest of the Monterey Historics had to offer. It is the most mind-detonatingly expensive automotive festival in this hemisphere, a world we … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000gt, 787, fc3s, fj40, FT-1 Concept, imsa, Laguna Seca, land cruiser, lexus, Lexus LS, lfa, mazda, rx-7, rx-792p, toyota, yamaha
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EVENTS: KPGC10 Skyline GT-R at the Monterey Historics
We just brought a genuine KPGC10 Skyline GT-R to the Monterey Historics. It was a bit surreal to say the least, watching it enter the paddocks of the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Though it never raced here, the circuit is the GT-R’s natural environment, … Continue reading
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Tagged 370z, c10, gt-r, Hakosuka, jnc, Laguna Seca, monterey historics, NISMO, nissan, skyline
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MOTORSPORT: The Reincarnation of Lady Blue
Anyone who grew up drooling over the Datsun Motorsports catalog knows the original Lady Blue. Going along with the topic of resurrection this week, it appears that she’s been reincarnated and the azure 1973 Datsun 610 spotted last Sunday.
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Tagged 610, B-Sedan, Balboa Datsun, Blue Lady, bluebird, Laguna Seca, nissan
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