If you’ve ever wanted to be Mario Andretti on the 1978 Formula 1 grand prix trail, here’s the next-best thing to a time machine.

Former ALMS team owner/racer Duncan Dayton is fortunate to own one of the Lotus 79s Andretti wheeled during his championship-winning season, and as he demonstrated during last weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, even a car like Colin Chapman’s 79 – the first high-downforce ground effects F1 chassis – can fall prey to oversteer.

In its day, the Lotus 79 was seemingly glued to every track it visited…which makes Dayton’s tail-happy adventure around the iconic 2.2-mile Monterey road course with 30 other vintage F1 cars a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

• Don’t miss any of our Visor Cams from Monterey:

Visor Cam with Leh Keen, 1977 Porsche 934.5 at Monterey

Visor Cam with Derek Hill, 1962 Maserati Tipo 151 at Monterey

Visor Cam with Patrick Long, 1975 Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera RSR at Monterey

Visor Cam with Marino Franchitti, Gulf Mirage GR8 at Monterey