The Tiger Eye Journal

Stories from the road, the shows, and the people who make them.

Oct 2026
Three 356s: Porsche's First Car in the Laguna Seca Paddock

Three 356s: Porsche's First Car in the Laguna Seca Paddock

By Chris Floersch

A silver racer with a 1957 U.S. Forces in Germany plate, a two-tone coupe with its nose wrapped in tape, and a gloss-black 1600 Super. Three takes on the car that started Porsche.

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Oct 2026
Group 9 Race 1: The Peter Gregg Trophy at Laguna Seca

Group 9 Race 1: The Peter Gregg Trophy at Laguna Seca

By Chris Floersch

Trackside at Laguna Seca for the Peter Gregg Trophy: a field full of classic Porsche 911s, filmed from the front-straight fence and up close in the infield. Turn the sound up.

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Oct 2026
Number 19: Walt Sikes and His 1955 Austin-Healey 100

Number 19: Walt Sikes and His 1955 Austin-Healey 100

By Chris Floersch

A gloss-black Healey with a hand-painted 19, a driver in a very good mood, and a car born overnight at a London motor show in 1952 — from the Pebble Beach Road Racers paddock at Laguna Seca.

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Sep 2026
The Man Behind the Trophy — Who Was John Morton?

The Man Behind the Trophy — Who Was John Morton?

By Chris Floersch

Before the championships, before Le Mans, before the Datsun that made history — John Morton was just a kid in a Lotus Seven, taught by a driving instructor named Peter Brock.

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Sep 2026
Two Race Cars, Two Different Stories

Two Race Cars, Two Different Stories

By Chris Floersch

A rear-engine German racer built on Porsche's own hardware meets a supercharged British special built in someone's garage — two completely different roads to the same racetrack.

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Aug 2026
An Interview With Peter Brock

An Interview With Peter Brock

By Chris Floersch

A recent article in Classic Motorsports told Peter Brock's story of being 'front and center' at General Motors in the 1950's when the Corvette was in its design phase. (see https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/peter-brock-refines-the-c2-corvette/)

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