๐จ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ During Monterey Car Week one of our postings on our vibrant and well-followed Facebook page (155,000 views in 28 days) was โa lot of grey hairs thereโ. Correct. The average age of the drivers is just about the age of… Continue reading Y is for young at heart
Month: August 2026
Reunion photos 2026, all 40 cars
Many thanks to Colin Warnes, our Pebble Beach Road Racers faithful who has made available to all of us his wonderful photos taken at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 12-15 August 2026 at Laguna Seca. Colin has snapped every car in a variety of locations. We also have the complete field in video on its… Continue reading Reunion photos 2026, all 40 cars
Pebble Beach races 1953 John Ritchey
We are very pleased to have heard from David Pozzi, present day 1965 Lola T-70 race driver, after the August 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. He has sent us 11 vital and interesting photos taken by his uncle John Ritchey Sr., at the Pebble Beach Road Races, many of them in 1953. John Ritchey worked… Continue reading Pebble Beach races 1953 John Ritchey
X is for X15
The Sorrell Kurtis Special GMC inline-6, also known as โDick Laneโs GMC under Glassโ (under glass being a euphemism for the engine located under the fiberglass hood), is an American Special that has not been seen by public for more than 65 years. A few years back John Mote recovered and renovated this astonishing machine… Continue reading X is for X15
Rolex Awards
We mentioned the three awards won by our drivers (Pebble beach Road Racers) at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca last weekend. Here is a the confirmation of the Rolex Group Awards… “The Rolex Awards are presented to a driver who represents overall excellence and sportsmanship in their group.” John Morton Trophy Race:… Continue reading Rolex Awards
W is for Win Win
โด.ยทยดยฏ`ยท.ยทโ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ท๐ โ ยท.ยท`ยฏยดยท.โด ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ Letโs recap. The 1950 Parkinson Jaguar wins both its races in the Pebble Beach Road Racersโ class at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion โฆ AND โฆ wins at the Pebble Beach Concours dโElegance IN THE SAME WEEKEND. Win Win.… Continue reading W is for Win Win
V is for Victory
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. Derek Hill in the 1949 Parkinson Jaguar sports racing car triumphed in both races for the Pebble Beach Road Racers โ the Del Monte Trophy Race Group – at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion โ on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th August 2026. It was a… Continue reading V is for Victory
U is for Unlimited
๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. The Unlimited Class was the premier and highest-horsepower race group at the historic Pebble Beach Road Races (1950โ1956). Reserved for sports cars over 1,500 cc, this category featured roaring Cadillac-powered Allards, Jaguars, and Ferraris racing through the Del Monte Forest. The Del Monte… Continue reading U is for Unlimited
T is for Tatum
โTโ โiโsโ โfโoโrโ โTโaโtโuโmโ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. 1953 Tatum GMC Special, owned by Rob Manson Charles โChuckโ Tatum was a decorated Marine Corps veteran of Iwo Jima from Stockton, California. He built the Tatum GMC Special in late 1952-early 1953 on a dare from friends Phil Hill, Sammy Weiss and… Continue reading T is for Tatum
S is for Schaghticoke
๊ ๊ค๊ ๊๊ฆ๊ช ๊๊๊ ๊๊ ๊ ๊๊ค๊๊ฆ๊๊๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. S is for the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐๐จ๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ. โSchaghticokeโ??? What theโฆ ??? Only a few of our most ardent fans know that the full title of Rob Mansonโs Manning contains not just the name of its co-builder John Streets but also the… Continue reading S is for Schaghticoke