The inaugural Spring Classic vintage racecar weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca enjoyed flawless Monterey Peninsula weather as fields of well-turned-out historic racing cars populated eight race groups.
Six drivers posted dual victories in their group races while the big winner was Connecticut’s Travis Engen, who swept the three Group F races for World Sports Cars, Le Mans Prototypes and Can-Am cars, as well as Saturday’s one-hour Enduro, with his ex-works Audi R8 Le Mans
The double winners included: John Delane with his Formula B Brabham BT18 in Group A (above); Martin Lauber, driving his ex-Keke Rosberg Formula Atlantic Chevron BT39 in Group D; and Dan Marvin, who won both Masters USA F1 races (Group H) with Kathy Reilly’s Brabham BT44-Ford. The other two dual victors were Patrick Byrne (Alfa Romeo GTA Corso) and Troy Ermish (Datsun 510), who split the four Group E races for 2.5-liter Trans-Am cars.
The full list of race winners follows:
Group A – 1967-72 Formula B
Saturday 1 – John Delane – 1966 Brabham BT18
Saturday 2 – Andrew Wait – 1967 Merlyn Mk10
Sunday 1 – John Delane – 1966 Brabham BT18
Sunday 2 – Steve Davus – 1965 Brabham BT16/21
Group B – 1973-84 SCCA Production GT Cars
Saturday – Jeffrey Abramson – 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
Sunday 1 – Mike Thurlow – 1976 Chevrolet Corvette
Sunday 2 – Ken Epsman – 1984 Pontiac Firebird
Group C – 1966-72 Trans-Am
Saturday 1 – Bill Ockerlund – 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
Saturday 2 – Forrest Straight – 1970 Ford Mustang
Sunday 1 – Richard Goldsmith – 1970 Dodge Challenger
Sunday 2 – Jim Halsey – 1970 Ford Mustang
Group D – Formula Atlantic 1973-79
Saturday 1 – Dalmo de Vasconcelos – 1976 Ralt RT1
Saturday 2 – Danny Baker – 1977 Ralt RT1
Sunday 1 – Martin Lauber – 1977 Chevron B39
Sunday 2 – Martin Lauber – 1977 Chevron B39
Group E – 1966-72 Trans-Am 2.5-liter
Saturday 1 – Patrick Byrne – 1965 Alfa Romeo GTA Corsa
Saturday 2 – Patrick Byrne – 1965 Alfa Romeo GTA Corsa
Sunday 1 – Troy Ermish – 1972 Datsun 510
Sunday 2 – Troy Ermish – 1972 Datsun 510
Group F – 1983-2007 WSC/LMP / 1966-72 Can-Am
Saturday – Travis Engen – 2005 Audi R8 Le Mans
Sunday 1 – Travis Engen – 2005 Audi R8 Le Mans
Sunday 2 – Travis Engen – 2005 Audi R8 Le Mans
Group H – 1967-1984 Masters USA Formula One
Saturday – Dan Marvin – Brabham BT44-Ford
Sunday – Dan Marvin – Brabham BT44-Ford
Saturday Enduro (1 Hour)
Travis Engen – 2005 Audi R8 Le Mans
