Officially known as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Pre-Historics, it is the warm-up weekend of racing for the big show next week of the Historics. This weekend's event had a great mix of groups enjoying the typical mild summer weather of the Central California coastside. I was invited along to help crew for a friend racing his beautiful Elva mk7 sports racer in the … [Read more...] about 2026 Monterey Pre-Historics
Race Weekends
Sports Racer Challenge race #4, June 2026
The SRC joined CSRG at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend for their race #4 of the season. Heavy fog in the mornings and sunny afternoons were the usual weather for the three days of racing, and there was a big turnout in ten different run Groups. Between car recoveries, lots of run Groups, and the delayed morning starts, the track sessions were a bit short this … [Read more...] about Sports Racer Challenge race #4, June 2026
2025 MONTEREY HISTORICS
The official name may be the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, but it will always just be the Monterey Historics. This year I was not participating as a racing entry but as crew for a fellow racer in his 1962 Lotus 23b (he did great!). F1/Grand Prix cars were the marque of the event this year and with over 75 years worth of cars on display and on track, so the fans got all … [Read more...] about 2025 MONTEREY HISTORICS
2024, ugh…
Well, I haven't gotten many Green Flag laps so far in 2024, five to be specific. I had a couple of injuries that kept me out of the car for several months, and I had some work obligations that did the same. I worked a couple races (tech, pace car) and sold the Carbir, but the Lola hasn't seen a Green Flag at all. And my Honda CRF has collected a lot of dust as well... The … [Read more...] about 2024, ugh…
SVRA COMES TO TOWN
SVRA made their annual Spring swing to Northern/Central California with back-to-back race weekends at Sonoma and Laguna Seca Raceways this month. They brought their familiar cavalcade of events including SVRA historic car racing, Trans-Am pro racing, Optima Battery Street Car Challenge, and the Hagerty car show. I was working both events, wearing multiple hats of Tech … [Read more...] about SVRA COMES TO TOWN
RMMR 2020
(edit - the 2020 Historics have been cancelled) "Dear Troy Tinsley, We are extremely pleased to inform you that the Selection Committee has accepted your entry, 1965 Bobsy SR3, into the 2020 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Reunion Thursday, August 13, 2020-Sunday, August 16, 2020) at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in beautiful Monterey, California. Your participation … [Read more...] about RMMR 2020