Events – Del Monte Trophy Race Group

2026 RPM Nationals – the Steele Report

I asked David Steele for more details from the 2026 RPM Nationals at the Santa Margarita Ranch in California, 19 September 2026. David Steele is the Curator / Manager of the American Hot Rod Foundation Website: www.ahrf.com Podcast: The Rodcast – www.ahrf.com/category/rodcast and on the steering group of the Pebble Beach Road Racers. These cars… Continue reading 2026 RPM Nationals – the Steele Report

Anthony Martinis

He raced at the Pebble Beach Road Races and he may be the last one standing. At age 98 in 2026, Anthony Martinis is thought to be the only surviving driver in the Pebble Beach Road Races of 1950-1956. His concluding words at the Pebble Beach Forum on August 13th, 2026, made an emotive impact… Continue reading Anthony Martinis

Paul House, Ken Miles model-maker

Paul House (on the left in our photo with Marcus Bicknell) was the happy recipient at the Goodwood Revival on Sept 19, 2026, of a pack of the 42 Pebble Beach Road Racers racing and on show at Monterey in August and the commemorative pebble, a real stone 3 inches across, engraved with the event… Continue reading Paul House, Ken Miles model-maker

A is for … Alvarado Street.

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙A is for … Alvarado Street. Friday Aug 7 is the Monterey Car week kick-off. Race cars get a police escort from Laguna Seca to downtown Monterey (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the 300 block of Alvarado Street) for several thousand enthusiastic locals and visitors to… Continue reading A is for … Alvarado Street.

B is for Barlow

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙.B is for Barlow. At the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1952, Roger Barlow won the under 1500cc race in his Barlow Simca 8 Special. He had modified the chassis of a Simca 8 Sport; the aluminum shell was by Emil Diedt. The Simca 1200cc engine underwent… Continue reading B is for Barlow

C is for Corkscrew

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙.𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄. The Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is a legendary, highly technical 3-turn complex. It plunges nearly 59 feet over just 450 feet of track—a 5.5-story drop. With its completely blind crest and switchback sequence, it demands absolute precision from drivers. Here is… Continue reading C is for Corkscrew

D is for Del Monte Trophy

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙.D is for Del Monte Trophy The Del Monte Trophy was the prize awarded at the Pebble Beach Road Races, the gritty sports car event held on the Monterey Peninsula from 1950 to 1956. The “Del Monte Trophy” races ran from 1950 through 1956 on a winding,… Continue reading D is for Del Monte Trophy

E is for Elegance

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙.𝐄 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞… it’s what the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is all about. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is an annual automotive event held on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. The finale of the annual Monterey Car Week, it is widely considered… Continue reading E is for Elegance

F is for Forest

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝓕 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓽. The Pebble Beach Road Races ran entirely through the densely wooded Del Monte Forest on the Monterey Peninsula in California on the USA’s West Coast. Held annually from 1950 to 1956, the famous 1.8- to 2.1-mile street circuit utilized narrow, winding residential roads.… Continue reading F is for Forest

G is for Glöckler

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝕲 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕲𝖑ö𝖈𝖐𝖑𝖊𝖗. We love rare race cars, we love specials, and we love those that come out and race with us. In the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion, August 12-15 at Laguna Seca, this extraordinary 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟐 𝐆𝐥ö𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 will be race by Ben Wysard. It has… Continue reading G is for Glöckler