A Return to Normal?
Last year was so long and the alterations to our lives had become so normalized that a return to something that looked like 2019 and before looked impossible to us in early 2021. While we maintained hope, as vaccines rolled out and discussions turned to the possibility of reopening society, we were still cautious. Could it be real? Was it true?
Last year, most automotive events were canceled, and what racing did occur was without fans and included protocols that excluded all but a limited number of media observers. We had many conversations as to whether TLP would survive the new reality that we faced. Without updated content, a website is just a dormant archive of the past. We were lucky that we had an archive of material to rely on for our social media needs and that for the most part, everyone else was in the same boat as us. Of course, 2020, with all of the things it wrought upon the world, really put things into perspective as whether the automotive blogosphere even mattered anymore.
To continue as what we are, we needed to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Earlier this year the potential for being able to do what we do was bleak. Dates for events were being established with big asterisks indicating subject to change, worse subject to cancellation.
The clouds parted and we were met with the astonishing news that Monterey Car Week was back on (more or less) schedule with a full slate of events with a major event returning from 2019 would be open for the fans. This event is the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion, a cornerstone of Car Week activities that everyone should have on their list.
The Reunion is a living museum featuring hundreds of historic, classic, and often priceless sports and racing cars in attendance. Every car entered at the Reunion must race on the track. This is one of the only places we know of where historic and sometimes one-off creations, iconic racers, Grand Prix (including pre-war), TransAm, Can-Am and international endurance racing cars are driven to the limit (mostly), and in some cases, by the very people/personalities that made them notable.
As we have said many times, the Reunion is for us the cornerstone of Monterey Car Week activities and should be for you as well.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details about the Reunion and our full Monterey Car Week guide.
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