The Second Annual HSR Classic 6 Hours of The Glen took place from June 6 to June 9, 2024, with a bevy of familiar faces competing for victories.
The HSR Classic 6 Hours is a retro-tribute race to The Glen’s longstanding involvement in motorsports racing for over 20 years.
This year’s race included highlights such as:
- Prizes: Winners were awarded custom-made Wall Clocks from B.R.M. Chronographes.
- Run Group A: The battle featured Kyle Collins in a 1972 Chevron B21 and David Porter/Richard Bradley in a 1975 Toj SC205. Porter and Bradley secured the victory.
- Run Group B: Dave Handy and Peter McLaughlin in a 1982 March 822 Can-Am achieved a dominant victory with a two-lap lead.
- Run Group C: Pierce Marshall and Eric Foss in a 2017 Cadillac DPi won despite tough competition from Juan Gonzalez and Butch Leitzinger in a similar 2017 Cadillac DPi.
- Additional Events: The HSR Watkins Glen Historics included various points-paying races and featured the HSR WeatherTech Sprints, Global GT race, Sasco Sports International/American Challenge, and HSR Prototype Challenge.
- Notable Winners:
- Todd Treffert in a 1974 Porsche 911 IROC (Sasco Sports International/American Challenge).
- Eric Lux in a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (Global GT race).
- David Agretelis in a 1974 Porsche IROC (B.R.M. Endurance Challenge).
- Marshall and Foss in the Matador No. 02 Cadillac (second B.R.M. Endurance race).
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – Various Groups
Award for the best display went to this creative group that made a dissembled Fiat 600, loke like a Revell model kit!
Overhead view demonstrates why Techno-Classica is one of the largest, and most impressive, events of its kind.
A timeline of Volkswagens, hang in the air, above the Volkswagen display.
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1956 Chevrolet Nomad Resto Mod sold for $74,000.
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Fastback hammered for $81,000.
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible sold for $87,500.
1954 Henry J Kaiser owned by Monty and Ruby Kastner.
Paul Emple’s immaculate 1930 Isotta Fraschini 8A Flying Star.
The 1953 Packard 2679 of John and Vivian Lortz.
Rare 1953 Arnolt-MG Bertone Coupe.
Most Elegant prize was captured by Frederick Lax’s 1930 Cadillac V16 Roadster Convertible.
La Jolla Historical Society Preservation Award went to Marjo Miller’s 1948 Packard Station Sedan.
Honorary Judge’s Choice Award went to W. Malcolm and Naomi Barksdale’s 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB.
Best in Show winner was Peter Mullin’s 1937 Peugeot Darlmat Cabriolet.
As the premier GM line, Cadillac received special design attention. The 1933 Aerodynamic Coupe by Fleetwood is stunning, especially for the time. Fortunately, the lines continued on later Cadillacs.
The Hudson Terraplane grille is among the most attractive of all time.
1941 was a good year for Chrysler concepts. The Newport Dual Cowl Phaeton and Thunderbolt might actually have made it into production had WWII not intervened.
DeSoto was the brand that Chrysler used to test new accessories and styles. The ’36 Convertible (left) and ’39 Hayes coupe (right) were attractive cars that included many Deco elements that would later be found on other models.
Ford had success with the Zephyr, and built on that success with the Continental.
Lincoln buyers were often wealthy enough to have special coachwork built for their cars. In 1927, Brunn did a beautiful Lincoln Touring Cabriolet, and Judkins designed a very streamlined body for a Zephyr.
When Dutch Darrin moved his coachbuilding operation from Paris to Hollywood, the first car he bodied was a Ford Cabriolet.
Like Ford, Chevrolet was more conservative with its designs than the other GM marques. The 1935 Master Series “Turtle Top” showed that Chevy designers had started to apply some Deco elements to their cars.
The 1937 Pontiac 8 has design elements that appeared across the lines as the decade drew to a close.
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – HGTM Enduro
Bill Mitchell was hired by Earl in 1935 to work on the ’37 Cadillac models. The Series Sixty was his first success.
Adding two waterfall grille elements on later LaSalles helped make the bigger models more attractive.
Hupmobile, with Raymond Loewy helping, showed considerable interest in making their cars more aerodynamic.
Buicks were seen as elegant but not too expensive, so they often were chosen to perform special duties. This car was New York Mayor LaGuardia’s parade car. It’s possible there is still some ticker tape hiding in its recesses.
The “Sharknose” was the distinctive result of Graham’s “Spirit of Motion” series. It is now regarded as a stunning design, but it was a failure in the market.
Hupp and Graham cooperated on a new car using the dies from the Cord Beverly sedan. Both cars resembled the Cord, but the supercharged Graham Hollywood was somewhat more attractive and more powerful than the Hupmobile Skylark.
As the premier GM line, Cadillac received special design attention. The 1933 Aerodynamic Coupe by Fleetwood is stunning, especially for the time. Fortunately, the lines continued on later Cadillacs.
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – Global GT
1935 Ford 4-Door Sedan, Mike and Rose DeMinter. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1935 Ford 4-Door Sedan, Mike and Rose DeMinter. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1935 Ford 4-Door Sedan, Mike and Rose DeMinter. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1968 Citroen Hy Van, Chris Beebe, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Truck, Roger Ringelstetter. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1966 BMW 2000CS owned by Robert Prince. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
1938 Packard Super 8 Coupe Roadster, Ron DeWoskin. Photo: J.R. Schabowski
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – Prototype Challenge
Marco Buffoni heads up the hillclimb in his gorgeous Abarth OT 1300.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Ex-Zehender 1929 Alfa 1750 SS of Marco Masini on Passo del Gioco.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Gino Taddei’s Lancia Fulvia Zagato passes the memorial to Gunther Klass killed in a Ferrari Dino at this spot in 1966.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Lovely Lancia Aurelia B20 of Paolo Mazzotto at speed.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Lovely Lancia Aurelia B20 of Paolo Mazzotto at speed.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Le Mans tiddler DB Panhard snapped up for $157,000.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Strong mid-estimate $800,000 for interim Lamborghini 400 GT with Miura wheels.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Maserati 3500 went over top estimate to $330,000, while Zagato Flaminia took $280,000.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
Ex-MM Alfa Giulietta 750 Spider went to $306,000.
Photo: Peter Collins
Photo: Peter Collins
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – SascoSports Race
Jim Johnson’s 1924 REO Truck harks back to the one seen in the television show the “Beverly Hillbillies”.
Photo: David Gooley
Photo: David Gooley
Rare 1953 Muntz Jet Convertible. Photo: David Gooley
Rare 1953 Muntz Jet Convertible. Photo: David Gooley
David Sydorick’s 1956 Maserati A6G/2000 by Zagato. Photo: David Gooley
1952 SIATA 208 Prototype, owned by Dr. Ron Busitil. Photo: David Gooley
Stanley Bauer’s 1953 Allard J2X. Photo: David Gooley
2024 HSR Watkins Glen – VGTC Enduro
Michael Furman spoke with our J. Michael Hemsley about his life, his career and the cars that move him.
When asked about his dream car, Furman didn’t hesitate–The 1953 Bentley Continental R-Type–a beautiful post-war car that works on every level.
Photo: Jim Williams
