In this episode of Racers Unchained, Paul Tracy sits down with Bryan Herta to revisit some of the most defining moments in open-wheel racing. From being nicknamed "Hertamania" at Laguna Seca to his mastery of the Corkscrew, Herta shares why he excelled there and what it meant in an era...

About the only thing better than spending a day driving your race car around the iconic WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is spending two days doing it.Throw in a catered lunch for drivers and crews, garage space, a full complement of trackside safety workers, ambulances, safety vehicles and insurance, and it’s...

After what seemed like an eternity of discussions and proposals to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, followed by a protracted legal challenge, Friends of Laguna Seca was finally able to announce on April 4 of this year that all the obstacles had been cleared. In the process of dotting...

Colton Herta pulled no punches in his description of a track he conquered with pole position and victory in both 2019 and 2021. WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, he said “is really, really tough… a true driver's track. To get the most out of the car and a lap around here,...

The green flag waved twice on November 9, 1957, on the freshly paved asphalt. Once for the christening of the new Laguna Seca Raceway and once for the start of its first sports car race: the 8th Annual Pebble Beach National Championship Sports Car Road Races.The 8th Annual event was...

Montrose, CA -- When asked why HMSA members, racers and staff open the season at Weather Tech Raceway Laguna Seca in picturesque Monterey, Historic Motor Sports Association (HMSA) President Cris Vandagriff certainly has a list of reasons.Photo: Nick Lish (Vintage Motorsport)He is, however, a racer by nature. So the first...

With a new naming rights sponsor comes significant changes to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.At the top of the list will be a change in direction of the famous racing circuit. Racers will now run the 2.322-mile, 11-turn track counter-clockwise. This change in direction makes Turn 1 the slowest corner on...

The weekend opened in Monterey with an IMSA DPi team owner asking whether he should reach out to Renger van der Zande regarding a vacancy for 2018. After the Dutchman's daring pass on Dane Cameron to take the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win on Sunday, that owner might need to get...

One of the smallest and least powerful cars at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion turns out to be the most amazing visor cam ride as Danny Baker throttles all 880 pounds and 1.1 liters of his 1963 Lotus 27 Formula Junior while chasing the polesitter. And don't mind his rock-spewing...

Tuesday, September 13, 2016Tags: Kyle MassonDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 12, 2016) - Kyle Masson and Andrew Evans brought excitement to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as they continued progress with Performance Tech Motorsports at the all Mazda weekend for Mazda Prototype Lites Presented by Cooper Tires.Masson took home two, third-place finishes...