History – Del Monte Trophy Race Group

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

H is for Hagemann

1955 Hagemann Jaguar Special – Ron Laurie

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝑯 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝑾𝑴 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒕. Mmm. Tough call. Hot-rodder or tea-bagger? California Special or Smooth Brit-American hybrid? The Hagemann Chrysler Special was built in 1955 for amateur racer John Barneson by Jack Hagemann of San Leandro, California. Hagemann developed his metal shaping skills during… Continue reading H is for Hagemann

I is for Invitational

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹. The Velocity Invitational is a premier North American car culture and historic motorsport event. Held annually at the Sonoma Raceway in Northern California (and once at Laguna Seca), it features a unique blend of rare vintage race cars, modern hyper-cars, and wine-country luxury.… Continue reading I is for Invitational

K is for Kurtis

𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 ▆▅▃▂▁𝐊 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬.▁▂▃▅▆ Frank Kurtis was an American designer and builder of race cars. He founded Kurtis Kraft when he built his own midget car chassis in the late 1930s; midgets progressed to sports cars, Pebble Beach Road Race cars, sprint cars, Bonneville cars, Indianapolis… Continue reading K is for Kurtis