Category: Events

1953 Long Beach Races

Rob Manson writes me today with 4 extraordinary photos from the October 3,4 1953 Long Beach Road Races in California. This event was another “one-off” promotion as Southern California’s pioneer road racers (the “Fabulous Fifties”) sought dependable, re-usable venues in which to exercise their vehicles and skills in a renascent sport; these were held on… Continue reading 1953 Long Beach Races

1960s Ferrari and Bizzarrini – brand new

Our eye-popping visit to the extensive and high-tech RML factory in Wellingborough today. The best car company you’ve never heard of has morphed from the service provider which made such a success in World Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship and Le Mans into a market-leading manufacturer of sophisticated high class racing touring cars.… Continue reading 1960s Ferrari and Bizzarrini – brand new

Velocity Invitational 2022

The Del Monte Trophy cars race at the Velocity Invitatational at Laguna Seca October 15 and 16, 2022. The timetable is available in pdf here… https://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Velocity-Invitational-Schedule.pdf You can see the list of groups of cars racing there by clicking on https://velocityinvitational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Race-Classes-2022.pdf We are in Group 2 which has two classes, on track together.Class B-1: 1948-1955… Continue reading Velocity Invitational 2022

Bill Pollack’s trophy: 1951 Pebble Beach – Del Monte

This is the Trophy that Bill Pollack took home after winning the Del Monte Handicap Sunday Main Race at the 1951 Pebble Beach Road Races.  He drove Tom Carsten’s Allard J2 Cadillac to victory, a feat that he was to repeat the following year.  The photo shows Pollack’s trophy on a chess board.  Presumably the… Continue reading Bill Pollack’s trophy: 1951 Pebble Beach – Del Monte

Laps for Laguna – Del Monte cars racing for charity

Many of our boys were out there with their precious and speedy 1950s motor vehicle racers on May 26 at Laguna Seca. The event? The CSRG (Classic Sports Racing Group)  “Laps for Laguna” fund-raiser. Read more… https://vintagemotorsport.com/2022/05/26/photos-csrg-laps-for-laguna-benefiting-the-laguna-seca-raceway-foundation/ The Payne Baldwin Special made a rare on-track appearance, image right. See a video of all our cars… Continue reading Laps for Laguna – Del Monte cars racing for charity

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. You know the story by now, one of the 2021 event’s father-and-son stories… the white and blue 1953 Tatum GMC Special created by Chuck Tatum was driven by one of our most eminent guests, Blake Tatum… 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