Hot Lapping a 1969 Camaro Z/28 Trans Am Series Race Car! - The J-Turn Ep. 19

This week on The J-Turn, Jessi Lang takes a road trip up to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca where she gets seat time in one of the most coveted relics from the classic muscle car era: a 1969 Camaro Z/28 from the Original Trans Am Series. With 500 horsepower, unassisted brakes, and a deafening open exhaust, this car isn’t for the weak or weary— it’s for people like Jessi, who lives for track days and who forsakes the earplugs to savor each growl. See how Jessi and this iconic classic fare at one of North America’s most technical and challenging tracks. To celebrate the world famous annual classic car pilgrimage to Monterey, Motor Trend is bringing you its own week dedicated to classic cars! Get ready for "classic" versions of your favorite original shows including Ignition, Head 2 Head, The J-Turn, Epic Drives and two special editions of Wide Open Throttle coming to you live from the Infiniti Performance Pavilion at the Pebble Beach Concours d Elegance. Starting Monday August 11th, we ll be traveling back in time to drive, race and road trip some of the most iconic classic cars ever built and to revisit an anything-goes era in automobile production. Tune in Monday August 11th through Saturday August 16th for the Monterey Car Week - Powered by Infiniti. Only on the Motor Trend Channel. http://www.youtube.com/motortrend  Subscribe now to make sure you re in on all the action! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsAegdhiYLEoaFGuJFVrqFQ?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook - http://facebook.com/motortrendmag & https://www.facebook.com/mt.ignition Twitter - http://twitter.com/motortrend & https://twitter.com/mt_ignition Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+motortrend/posts Instagram - @mt_ignition Website - http://www.motortrend.com