The championship-winning Nissan NPT90 will be on display at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

Some of the most important race cars and motorcycles to emerge from Japanese brands will be assembled to honor Japanese motorsports history at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, August 12-15. 

The exhibition highlights the impact of Japanese manufacturers across disciplines ranging from Baja off-road racing and world rally competition to Formula 1, INDYCAR, endurance racing and premier motorcycle championships.

Some highlights include two 24 Hours of Le Mans overall winners together for the first time: The 1991 Mazda 787B, which was the first Japanese car to capture the crown, and the 2018 GAZOO Racing TS050 Hybrid that gave Toyota its first overall victory.

This special exhibition traces Japanese motorsports history through more than 40 historic cars and two dozen motorcycles from private collections, museums and automakers. It will be the largest showcase of Japanese racing accomplishments in the 52-year history of the historic racing event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Honda and Acura are also showcasing their motorsports vehicles from the early 1968 Honda S800 RSC and 1969 Honda N600 Baja to the Honda-powered Williams FW11 Formula 1 car driven by Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, to its IMSA-winning Acura ARX Daytona Prototype.

Alongside the Le Mans-winning Toyota TS050 is the Toyota 7, its first full-fledged prototype race car developed with Yamaha, the AAR Toyota Celica and Eagle that dominated IMSA GTO and GTP racing, and the 2007 Toyota NASCAR Camry.

Rotary-engine enthusiasts will appreciate the Mazda 787B, but Mazda's history began earlier with the 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport, and evolved with the 1991 Mazda RX-7 GTO and 1992 Mazda RX-792P. 

In honor of Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Grand Marshal and BRE founder Peter Brock, Nissan will feature a strong lineup ranging from the 1969 BRE Datsun 2000 Roadster and BRE Datsun 510 to the 1988 Nissan GTP ZX-T and championship-winning Nissan NPT-90.

Rally champion Subaru will showcase its rally pedigree through a trio of its iconic and highly competitive Subaru Impreza WRXs that have been driven to wins by Travis Pastrana, Colin McRae and Ken Block. 

Motorcycle racing will also be prominently featured with championship machines from Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. The collection includes bikes ridden by legends such as Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, and the Honda RC211V that Nicky Hayden captured back-to-back wins in 2005 and 2006 at Laguna Seca, which led to his 2006 MotoGP world championship.

For more information, visit weathertechraceway.com/pages/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion.

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