The HMSA Spring Club Races 2017 was staged March 18-19 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The two-day Historic Motor Sports Association event featured Formula Fords at the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course on the Monterey Peninsula.
After weeks and weeks of rain in Monterey, Mother Nature was kind and participants were treated to moderate temperatures and mostly clear skies.Seven run groups took to the track with only a few missed steps over the two days. The Formula Ford guys were given their own run group and a huge field turned up for what would be the first of a multi-race series for the class. The racing was tight and clean at the HMSA Spring Club Races 2017, with very few people cutting the thick green grass and wild flowers that were popping up all around the track.
HMSA always attracts some pretty interesting cars and the 2017 Spring Club was no exception with examples ranging from Steve Schmidt’s 1976 Porsche 935 K3 and 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster; Erickson Shirley’s 1959 Lister Costin-Chevrolet; Thor Johnson’s 1974 BMW CSL 3.5 Liter; Brian Groza’s 1975 Sauber C4; Tom Byrnes’ 1964 Brabham BT8; Terry Sullivan’s 1969 AMC Rambler SC and a great selection of Shelby’s finest Cobras and Mustangs. There was also a Sauber, Leech, Platypus, Koing-Heath and Pupulidy on track. All and all a very interesting group of cars.
Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2017 HMSA Spring Club Races with Senior Photographer Dennis Gray offering the following pictures from Laguna Seca.
HMSA Spring Club Races 2017 – Photo Gallery (photos: Dennis Gray)
Erickson Shirley – 1959 Lister Costin
Bob Roth – 1963 Genie
Paul Kitchen – 1969 Lotus 61
David Alvarado – 1972 Chevron B21-23
Jim Gallucci – 1967 Mercury Cougar
Jim Reed – 1966 Shelby GT 350
Lynn Park – 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Bill Ockerlund – 1968 Shelby Knotchback
Steve Park – 1962 Shelby 289 Cobra
Allen Nicholas – 1978 March 78B
Steve Schmidt – 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
Dave Dwoskin – 1982 Ralt RT5
Bill Ockerlund – 1976 Dekon Monza
Tom Minnich – 2013 Porsche Cup Car
Terry Sullivan – 1969 AMC Rambler SC
Jim Hague – 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
Glenn Chiou – 1970 Datsun 240Z
David Martin – 1976 Datsun 240Z
Thor Johnson – 1974 BMW Schnitzer 3.5 Liter
Bill Ockerlund – 1976 Dekon Monza
Neil Alexander – 1964 Porsche Platypus
Brian Andrews – 1964 Lotus 23
Rob Forbes – 1967 Brabham BT21
James Roth – 1962 Lotus 23B
Brian Groza – 1975 Sauber C4
Bob Baker -RALT RT1
Danny Baker-1979 RALT RT-1
Bob Roth – 1963 Genie
William Kirkwood – 1961 Elva Courier Mk II
John Fudge – 1963 Genie Mark VII
Tom Matychowiak – 1959 Elva Courier
Jeff Marx – 1955 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Arthur Cook – 1958 Lotus 11
Steve Schmidt – 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
Devin Special
Greg Meyer-Sadler Mk4.
Matt Ammer – 1972 Koing-Heath KHF-1
No number-unlisted.
N0.24 is not listed.
Norm Cowdrey – Crossle 172 CF
Dan Wardman – Winkelmann WDF2
Bob Hancock – 1969 Merlyn 11A
Edward Lauber – 1969 Titian Mk 5
Jonathan Kitchen – 1969 Lotus 61
No number.
Paul Richins – 1967 Brabham BT 21C
Nicholas Colyvas – 1969 Merlyn 11A
Chris Locke – 1963 Lotus 27
Carl Moore – 1962 Lotus 22
No.72 a Ginie is not listed.
Bruce Leeson – 1969 Lotus 69
Mark Sange – 1959 BMC Huffaker FJ
Don Pepperdene – 1970 Leech Mk 1
Fred Della Noce – 1966 Ginetta G12
Michael Callaham – 1964 Lotus 23B
Tom Byrnes – 1964 Brabham BT8
Rob Forbes – 1967 Brabham BT21
Chris Locke – 1963 Lotus 27
No.46 Datsun 240Z is not listed.
Jonathan Ornstein – 1973 Datsun 710
Frank Altamura – 1966 Porsche 911S
Malcolm Cox – 1960 MGA
Edward Lauber – 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Doug Sallen – 1967 Porsche 911S
No.910 911 Porsche is not listed.
No.46 Datsun 240Z is not listed.
Lindsay Ross – 1963 Porsche 356 Super 90c
Dave Stone – 1971 Datsun 510
No.122 Datsun is not listed.
Bill Ockerlund – 1971 Alfa Romeo GTV
Robert Manson – 1962 Lotus 7
Robert Manson – 1962 Lotus 7
Lindsay Ross – 1963 Porsche 356 Super 90
No.910 911 Porsche is not listed.
Frank Altamura – 1966 Porsche 911S
Bill Ockerlund – 1968 Shelby Knotchback
Walt Brown Jr – 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
John Morton-Tigre Ford
Lorne Leibel – 1965 Cobra 289
Marty Beaulieu- 1967 Mercury Cougar
Tim Park – 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
Daniel Goldsmith – 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
Lindsay Ross – 1966 Shelby GT350
Jim Halsey – 1965 Shelby GT350
Jim Bouzaglou – 1964 Cobra 289
Jim Reed – 1966 Shelby GT 350
Steve Park – 1962 Shelby 289 Cobra
Tim Park – 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
David Alvarado – 1970 Titan Mk6B
Robert Engberg – 1957 Elva Mk II
Frank Altamura – 1955 Pupulidy Porsche Special
Thor Thorson – 1962 Elva MK 6
Bob Roth – 1963 Genie
Robert Engberg – 1957 Elva Mk II
James Alder-Jaguar XK120
Edward Lauber – 1969 Titian Mk 5
Max Jamiesson – 1960 Porsche 356 Super 90
David Alvarado – 1972 Chevron B21-23
Ken Epsman – 1988 Ford T-Bird
Gordon Johnson – 1991 IMSA GTO Olds Cutlass Supreme
Steve Schmidt – 1976 Porsche 935K3
Mike McNamee – 1985 Buick Somerset
Robert Hardison – 1990 Oldsmobile
Chuck Christensen – 1959 Porsche 356
Norm Cowdrey – Crossle 172 CF
Formula Fords were celebrated at this year’s race
Erickson Shirley – 1959 Lister Costin
Dan Cowdrey – 1970 Titan MK6
Larry Savage – 1976 March 76B
Bob Kullas – 1969 Chevron B16
Bruce Maxwell Leeson – 1969 McLaren M10B
No.14 not listed.
Tim Park – 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra
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