Download the complete report on Race 1, with links to videos from two sources, at http://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/velocity_2023_race1_report.pdf
Velocity Invitational, a world-class motorsports and lifestyle event https://velocityinvitational.com/, returned to its roots November 10-12, 2023 at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. Our brave boys were there too, dealing with the ice-cold climes of Northern California’s Wine Country. Although, Jim, what were you thinking? Jim Alder did not drive all the way in his Jaguar XK150 from Reno, Nevada. That’s only 199 miles (less than to Laguna Seca, who knew), but we fear that the Jag was not yet in running order. Jim graced the commentators’ booth by walking all the way instead, and we appreciated his physical fitness and his insights.
The Del Monte Trophy Race Group cars ran with Velocity Invitational’s Group 1 – 1947 – 1956 Sports Racing Cars & Production Sports Cars so Cooper, Talbot Lago, Maserati, Porsche and Aston Martin represented in the field of 22 cars. Now we are so privileged to have these extraordinary racing cars on the grid, many of them which raced at Pebble Beach in the 50s… that’s the origin of the Del Monte Trophy group as that was the name of the trophy at Pebble Beach. The race organiser asked Rob Manson in advance how big the hauler was for transporting his 5 hot rod road racers to Sonoma; Rob made her day by pointing out that they all come on trailers behind pick-up trucks and that five of them is a record for pick-up from Rob’s Carmel Valley home. Now surely, these ve-hic-les would have gotten to Pebble Beach by trailer… or driven there by road under their own power as Jim Alder still does from Reno.
Download the complete report on Race 1, with links to videos from two sources, at http://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/velocity_2023_race1_report.pdf