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
Category: Events
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
R is for the Reunion
ส ษช๊ฑ ๊ฐแดส สแดสแดx แดแดษดแดแดสแดส แดแดแดแดส๊ฑแดแดสแด๊ฑ สแดแดษดษชแดษด๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an annual event held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California in which historic racecars compete on track. It takes place over the course of one weekend every mid-August. The event, known as… Continue reading R is for the Reunion
Heroes of the Forest Reviewed
Youโd expect a masterpiece from Dr. Mark Brinker, after his superb, multi-volume books on โJapanโs Most Astonishing Automobilesโ and โThe Amazing Denzel Sports Car.โ And you wonโt be disappointed with his latest effort โ โHeroes of the Forest.โ So writes Ken Gross yesterday in https://velocetoday.com/heroes-of-the-forest-reviewed/ Click to read an interesting commentary on Mark Brinker’s new… Continue reading Heroes of the Forest Reviewed
P is for Pebble Beach Road Races
๐ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ธ๐ช๐ญ ๐ก๐ช๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ผ โ ๐๐ช๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ 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
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐. O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione AutomobiliโFratelli 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
L is for Laguna Seca
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ป ๐ธ๐ ๐ต๐พ๐ ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track on the Central Coast of California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, near both Salinas and Monterey, California. The racetrack is 2.238 mi (3.602 km)… Continue reading L is for Laguna Seca
M is for MG
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐๐ MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion side-line of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris. The business’s manager, Cecil Kimber, modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to… Continue reading M is for MG