Category: History

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.

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

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

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

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