Dear All, The 70th Anniversary celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races and Concours d’Elegance kicked off with a press conference in the Concours Village before the start of the annual Tour d’Elegance. The backdrop was all 5 of the Pebble Beach Road Races winners positioned in front of our 50 foot Celebration Display. Sandra… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18
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Our cars and the Pebble Beach celebrations in the news
https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/64282-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-to-celebrate-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-pebble-beach-road-races-at-the-rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion Descendants of Pebble Beach Drivers Take on the Track this August and https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/64282-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-to-celebrate-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-pebble-beach-road-races-at-the-rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion
The descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers
The Del Monte Trophy Race Group Announce a Unique Special Event in Conjunction with Celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of the Inaugural Pebble Beach Road Races Posted Aug-10-21 at 6:13 PM By dan davis at https://www.victorylane.com/blog.cfm?ba=c&thread_ID=140 On track in August – the descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers The Del Monte Trophy Race… Continue reading The descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers
Monterey Race 2 report Saturday 14 August 2021
DEL MONTE TROPHY RACE GROUP 70th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races Race 2 report Saturday 14 August 2021 After our 24 sports racing cars from 1947-1955 had completed Race 1 in the morning of Saturday August 14 at Laguna Seca, there were only a few hours before they were out on track again… Continue reading Monterey Race 2 report Saturday 14 August 2021
Race report Saturday 14th August 2021 – Monterey Reunion
DEL MONTE TROPHY RACE GROUP 70th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races Race 1 report Saturday 14th August 2021 Our 24 sports racing cars from 1948-1955 rolled up to the start at Laguna Seca at 10h45 on Saturday as the morning mist lifted off the top of the Corkscrew. In pole position, Rob Manson’s… Continue reading Race report Saturday 14th August 2021 – Monterey Reunion
Pebble Beach 70th – article in Victory Lane
Hot on the heels of the article about our Del Monte Trophy Race Group in The Wheel, here is one about us and the 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races in Victory Lane magazine. Read page 33 on a one-page pdf at Victory Lane Vol 36 No 7 July 2021 p33 Flip through… Continue reading Pebble Beach 70th – article in Victory Lane
Article on us! 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races
Read the terrific article about the 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races by Gary Horstkorta in The Wheel, the journal of the SCCA. He emphasises the five cars which ran there in period and will race with us at Laguna Seca 14/15 August 2021. Click on the link below The_Wheel_July_2021
Rob Manson: 1953 Kurtis 500S Dodge
Frank Kurtis based the design for the 1953 Kurtis 500S sports car on his successful Kurtis 500 Indianapolis roadster chassis, widened to accommodate two people and the V8 motors available at the time. Between 20 and 30 of the cars were built in one year only, at Kurtis Kraft in Glendale, California. This Kurtis 500S… Continue reading Rob Manson: 1953 Kurtis 500S Dodge
Jeffrey Abramson: 1950 MGTD Von Neuman Special
No.10 in our series of cars and drivers. Jeffrey Abramson: 1950 MGTD Von Neuman Special, car #11 This 1950 MGTD Von Neuman Special was purchased early in 1950 by John Von Neuman. Immediately the wood was removed from the body tub and replaced with electrical conduit tubing. The fenders, hood, gas tank, doors, front and… Continue reading Jeffrey Abramson: 1950 MGTD Von Neuman Special