Monterey Car Week Festival Wraps Up

MONTEREY — Exotic cars, classic cars and even race cars were on display at the Monterey Motorsports Festival on Aug. 16, billed as the penultimate event of Monterey’s Car Week, where the new Peralta S won Best in Show.

The new Peralta S won Best in Show.

The silver car, almost disc like, looked more like a spaceship than something you see on the road. Owned by Carlos Peralta of Mexico City, it was created by Fabrizio Giugiaro in Torino, Italy and based on the Maserati MC20 chassis. It has a 621hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine.

There were more than 300 cars at the event, mostly exotic cars, but there were European classics, lowriders, muscle cars and everything in between.

The show’s Legacy Award went to a 1967 Chevrolet Impala owned by Jerry and Lorena Hernandez of Modesto. Alex Alvarez’s 2006 Chevy Corvette won the the Exotic Award.

In addition to the cars, there were a few motorsports celebrities on hand, such as Red Bull drift athlete Mad Mike from New Zealand. There was also live music at the event, as well as DJ sets. Seventeen nonprofit partners participated in Monterey Motorsports Festival, collectively raising more than $50,000 in donations.