The 100th anniversary of Maserati and a tribute to everything Italian will be celebrated at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Friday, August 15, including special benefits for drivers of all Italian cars.
Maserati is the featured marque for the 2014 Motorsports Reunion, which will host an expected 550 historic competition cars, ranging back to the early 1900s, racing wheel-to-wheel in 15 classes on the challenging Laguna Seca course from August 15 through 17.
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We will be celebrating the magnificent history of not only Maserati, but that of all Italian cars as well.”
— Gill Campbell
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On Friday, the Reunion will host a celebration of Italian motoring with special preferred parking for drivers of cars from Italy and a number of “surprises,” including a special celebrity meet and greet.
Italian car owners will be able to stroll among the Maserati heritage display in the race paddock, walk down the aisles of cars in their pits and see all 15 historic racing groups run throughout the day. The centerpiece of the paddock will be Maserati North America’s display of its rich heritage with significant cars from its past that only will be seen at Mazda Raceway.
“We will be celebrating the magnificent history of not only Maserati, but that of all Italian cars as well,” said Gill Campbell, CEO and general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “On Friday, our doors will be open to welcome Italian motor car enthusiasts so they may enjoy all the sights, sounds and racing pageantry that is unique to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.”
Considered one of the premier vintage-motorsports gatherings, the Motorsports Reunion is a popular spectator event described as “a museum springing to life” as some of the world’s most revered race cars perform on the track. The event takes place during Monterey’s famous classic car week of auctions and special events that culminate in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17.
Friday admission tickets are $50 in advance and $70 at the gate. For Italian car aficionados, attendees who possess a Saturday Concorso Italiano ticket will be admitted free on Friday. And the first 100 Italian cars through the admission gates will receive a voucher to participate in a parade lap on the track. Advance three-day general admission tickets are $130.
For more information and a schedule of activities, visit www.MazdaRaceway.com.
