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
Category: Drivers
X is for X15
The Sorrell Kurtis Special GMC inline-6, also known as “Dick Lane’s GMC under Glass” (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
✴.·´¯`·.·★ 🎀𝓦 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓦𝓲𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓷🎀 ★·.·`¯´·.✴ 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 Let’s recap. The 1950 Parkinson Jaguar wins both its races in the Pebble Beach Road Racers’ class at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion … AND … wins at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance IN THE SAME WEEKEND. Win Win.… Continue reading W is for Win Win
V is for Victory
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. Derek Hill in the 1949 Parkinson Jaguar sports racing car triumphed in both races for the Pebble Beach Road Racers – the Del Monte Trophy Race Group – at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th August 2026. It was a… Continue reading V is for Victory
U is for Unlimited
𝐔 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. The Unlimited Class was the premier and highest-horsepower race group at the historic Pebble Beach Road Races (1950–1956). 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
Q is for Quarter-Mile
Q ïṡ ḟöṛ Qüäṛẗëṛ⸚Ṁïḷë𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 On the hallowed lawns of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1950, don’t mention quarter-mile oval racing. Oh no. Infra dig. But up the road the California hot-rodders were taking on the sophisticats from Europe, the Jaguars, Ferraris, Porsches, Allards and MGs. There… Continue reading Q is for Quarter-Mile
P is for Pebble Beach Road Races
𝓟 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓟𝓮𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓼 – 𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓽𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 The Pebble Beach Road Races were a series of sports car racing events in Pebble Beach, California, from 1950 through 1956. The Del Monte Trophy was held on the twisty, leafy, and very narrow town roads… Continue reading P is for Pebble Beach Road Races
O is for OSCA
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili—Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was an Italian manufacturer of racing and sports cars established 1947 in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, by the Maserati brothers, and closed down in 1967. Drivers frequently campaigned the lightweight, agile MT4 model through the Del Monte Forest,… Continue reading O is for OSCA
N is for Nicols-Panhard
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝓝 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓼 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓭 Pretty rare indeed… only four were built.Owner Jean-Pierre Molerus writes “Murray Nichols was commissioned by Bill Devin to make another car to go with the C model already in production . The car was named the S model for sport use. The… Continue reading N is for Nicols-Panhard