1973-1991 IMSA GTU, GTO / Trans-Am - 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion attracts some of the rarest cars and gives some 550 owners the chance to compete in their vintage race cars against cars from the same era and class.
While the largest chunk of cars participating will be sports cars and prototypes from the 1960s and 1970s, there is tremendous variety. Get there early enough, and you can see cars from Pre-1940 battle it out on Laguna Seca’s famed corkscrew turn, sporting wooden wheels that flex and groan over bumps and through corners.
While the largest chunk of cars participating will be sports cars and prototypes from the 1960s and 1970s, there is tremendous variety. Get there early enough, and you can see cars from Pre-1940 battle it out on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s famed corkscrew turn, sporting wooden wheels that flex and groan over bumps and through corners.
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[@tscooter22]

They were a great support race for the GTP series. I loved watching these back in the day.

[@GHOSTJERKER]

I love this generation of cars!👻👍

[@Tireshredderjoe]

GHOSTJERKER Me too!

[@KootBear]

me 3 😁

[@XBobbyVegasX]

Me 4 bud

[@wasiqmahmood7734]

older cars but golden cars

[@claytonalexander4467]

Dig the Olds Cutlass. I hate Oldsmobile but seeing that FWD grandma machine turned bad ass is amazing.

[@JapanScott1]

The Japanese have a word "natsukashi". It basically means something along the lines of "Ahh, I remember the ol' days". Seeing this race gives me that feeling. I watched many of these cars run at Mid-Ohio back in the day! :-)

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

That poor little e30 has no chance against most of these cars, but its really great to see non the less.

[@eurofritz4617]

I always get sad when I see the lack of people at the track, our family was stationed at Fort Ord from 75-80 and we went to all of the races at Seca, backyard after all, and there were people in the stands, the hillsides, all down the Corkscrew (our favorite spot).

[@hi-tec5574]

The sexiest race cars ever

[@picax8398]

unmistakable 4 rotor scream right from the beginning

[@Tireshredderjoe]

Gentlemen racing, awesome, great to see these cars on the track again!

[@ziptieaffair9806]

EVERY one of these cars are cool.. so much fin to watch.

[@storyracing387]

"No replacement for displacement" :D

[@snowblindburd]

So awesome seeing that Beretta, even when it's not pointing the right way!

[@Dethmeister]

Lol I just realized I've already watched these before. Why did Motor Trend re-publish them? Oh well, it's good stuff.

[@DukeNuggets69]

I wonder if there was a gto or transam audi quattro there, the queen of them all

[@Vazin]

They're too scared to put it on the track. 1988 and 1989 all over again ;)

[@TheEryk03]

Quattro is banned for ever XD

[@Vazin]

Butthurt much?

[@tomhutchins1046]

They were only racing because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest.

[@That_NJ_guy]

The rx-7 looks awesome.

[@davidcoggins8891]

#03 Olds, Phil Mahr ran in the SCCA runoffs at Road Alt, GT-1 class. Yeah, that was 25yrs ago

[@Trucker1957]

This is what I like real production cars, outfitted for racing with original bodies intact, not the fiberglass cookie cutter cars of today.

[@L1AM]

That was great, love those cars!

[@aussi3212]

Alot of the Capri's and mustangs had boss style 302ci engines , 8.2"deck height, early Ford Motorsport C3/C302B heads, but a cheaper still awsome engine option these days are ex Nascar 358ci cup motors there are thousands of them and they make more HP and torque and u can keep the original 302ci to sell with the car later.

[@bigdubg60]

Shame there's no Audi 200. Guess they didn't want it winning again.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

MAGA - Make Audi Great Again

[@tomhutchins1046]

They were only racing because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest.

[@shaadydog1]

@Tom Hutchins Ya its funny they were allowed to run such wide tires with all wheel drive. Funny too Audi being the POS that they are decide once the ''cheating" wasnt allowed thay werent going to compete and left. Then again look at all the Diesel victories, ya those fuel rules were fair too lmao. Somethign quite wrong with developing a car you have to lobby for favorable rules for....

[@shaadydog1]

Ya soon as BoP is mentioned they take their ball and leave. Real winners

[@tomhutchins1046]

@@shaadydog1 And the old trans am is dead now for a reason..

[@tjjoneswinks]

BADASS!

[@mccrackenphillip]

Any info on the #9 Camaro with TSI On the hood should have been in the 87 88 Trans Am SCCA seasons was seen in (story of camaro 67-88 documentary)

[@marc-alexandrefavreau6784]

15# 6.5L V8

[@chipcool6654]

Awesome

[@mondayszn9228]

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[@Greenstang02]

Something wrong with the number 15 mustang, they used to be around 1000 hp back in the day, 1300 hp in qualifying from the 4 banger.

[@Vazin]

Audi 200 and 90

[@Vazin]

Just like you

[@tomhutchins1046]

They were only racing because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest.

[@diethersantos6404]

That Duracell Camaro looks like a NASCAR livery

[@zachkrampus8425]

Please more

[@komentierer]

Nice... but where are the Audis?

[@TheEryk03]

Kommentator Quattro is banned for ever XD

[@overlandexplorer378]

TheEryk03 They're still salty 😂

[@TheUsmc0802]

My same thought!!

[@Quatschmichnichdicht]

Way ahead :D

[@Rwd1011]

they won this race before it even started ;)

[@gabrielsebastianrodriguezp3769]

Cool

[@mondayszn9228]

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[@enjoious]

Celica GOAT

[@idriwzrd]

Where are the Merkurs that Scott Pruett did so well in? Or the Paul Newman Nissans?

[@kevingray7360]

idriwzrd or Willie T Ribs’ Thunderbird or the Lincoln Mk Vii?

[@gary9170]

The F40 LM will always be the best IMSA GTO car. Although it was never as good as the Audi 90 or the RX-7 it’s still a beautiful machine.

[@mro9466]

BADASS :D

[@mowerman0718]

I can watch back-to-back I can watch 50 episodes I have Blu/Ray ! Through my internet

[@nfstherun1111]

Ford capir zackspeed

[@Thommpsen]

Are you afraid the Audi would win again?

[@tomhutchins1046]

They were only racing because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest.

[@armink.2411]

No Audi ? I think they are scared of the 5 Zylinder winning.....again! :D

[@armink.2411]

paduaowned i don't think so they wouldnt have won if they were shit.

[@tomhutchins1046]

They were only racing because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest.

[@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697]

Real racing right here, not the fiberglass specialty manufactured bullshit you see today in NASCAR

[@christiankrob8043]

Audi?!?!?!?

[@christiankrob8043]

paduaowned salty?😂

[@komentierer]

They already won that race and moved on the next event...

[@notedauthority6664]

I can do something here I can't do at Seca itself -- mute the damn announcers who won't shut the hell up all race long.

[@richgallegos5807]

This blows... I was all excited at the prospect of seeing some '70's Trans-Am cars airing themselves out, but nothing.

[@howardaustin9680]

First 😁🙌🏽

[@mondayszn9228]

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[@howardaustin9680]

Evan Rea ok😁

[@wiaancloete7055]

first one who liked video

[@mondayszn9228]

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[@wiaancloete7055]

will do

[@johanwillems6328]

Self license brilliant diagnosis generation criminal weather soup miss lack.

[@callumwilliamson7307]

Strict flag revenue extended chemical stick Palestinian print tired afraid privilege.

[@Kakalupia87]

This is the race for second right? Audi won already :)

[@Grumpycat95]

People seem to keep talking about a car audi used in these races ,I'm not familiar but I'd belive they banned a superiour european brand that smokes these mediocre cars.

[@tomhutchins1046]

Audi was even in the race because they bought themselves some management people and received weight breaks and all kinds advantages. Trans am was dying and they were desperate for new money and interest. On equal grounds Audi's would have been rolling lap markers

[@DoWorkNP]

Like what GT3 does with the corvettes that start out winning every season and then make them add weight and lessen power so their poster child Porsche gt3 can try and get to the podiums.