California Road Racers at close quarters

Those pesky critters in Rob Manson’s California Road Race Specials stable… now you see them spreadout on track at Laguna Seca, now you see them at very close quarters… 2021 Monterey Historics Race Two, Turn Four, Escuderia California – Four Champions and Rob Manson hard on it. John Buddenbaum , 1949 Parkinson Jaguar Spl., Blake… Continue reading California Road Racers at close quarters

Del Monte Trophy reports in SCCA’s The Wheel magazine

We are delighted to have had such copious and intelligent coverage in the December issue of SCCA’s The Wheel magazine. Please read the article by Blake Tatum on page 20 and Marcus Bicknell’s race 1 report starting on page 21 of the pdf which you can download here.. You know the story by now, one of… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy reports in SCCA’s The Wheel magazine

Motor Sport magazine Oct 2021…The Men from Del Monte

We’re famous, again. I was leafing through my autumn copies of Motor Sport magazine when I came across this two page article on us in the August 2021 Monterey Speed Week… “The men from Del Monte”. Wow that’s definitely us. We are pleased to have gotten this coverage in one of ther world’s most respected… Continue reading Motor Sport magazine Oct 2021…The Men from Del Monte

2021 Velocity Invitational, November 11 – 14, 2021

Our next race event; 15 cars from our Del Monte Trophy Race Group, the cars which raced at Pebble Beach in the 1950s, are entered for the … 2021 Velocity Invitational November 11 – 14, 2021 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca The website at https://velocityinvitational.com/ is quite informative although they have not reflected our cars yet.… Continue reading 2021 Velocity Invitational, November 11 – 14, 2021

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Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021

RPM Nationals at Santa Margarita, California, with the three Baldwins – Rob Manson in the Baldwin Mercury, Max Jamiesson in the Baldwin Payne and Stu Hanssen in the Baldwin Hanssen. Rob won the V8 Full Race Trophy running against period Flathead dragsters. You Tube has several videos posted, of which https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7H3htZKDYI shows two of the… Continue reading Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021

Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18

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

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