๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐รถ๐๐๐๐๐. 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 ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅรถ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ will be race by Ben Wysard. It has… Continue reading G is for Glรถckler
Category: History
H is for Hagemann
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐พ๐ด ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. 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
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น. 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
๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ โโ โโโ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ.โโโโ โ 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
Z is for Zenith
๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ก, the Alpha and Omega, the last and greatest in this entertaining series of ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โคโฆ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ. I reached out to you on social media and to others for inspiration for something to do with Z. Rob Manson’s wife Katie immediately… Continue reading Z is for Zenith
Monterey 2026; what we did!
What better way to share with everyone the immense satisfaction we and many fans who visited us and wrote to us than to publish here Rob Manson’s letter to our own car drivers and owners. Here’s a summary, but you can see the full version at https://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026_September_Bulletin.pdf DEL MONTE TROPHY RACE GROUP75th Celebration Pebble Beach… Continue reading Monterey 2026; what we did!
Y is for young at heart
๐จ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ฝ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ โค… โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ During Monterey Car Week one of our postings on our vibrant and well-followed Facebook page (155,000 views in 28 days) was โa lot of grey hairs thereโ. Correct. The average age of the drivers is just about the age of… Continue reading Y is for young at heart
Reunion photos 2026, all 40 cars
Many thanks to Colin Warnes, our Pebble Beach Road Racers faithful who has made available to all of us his wonderful photos taken at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 12-15 August 2026 at Laguna Seca. Colin has snapped every car in a variety of locations. We also have the complete field in video on its… Continue reading Reunion photos 2026, all 40 cars
Pebble Beach races 1953 John Ritchey
We are very pleased to have heard from David Pozzi, present day 1965 Lola T-70 race driver, after the August 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. He has sent us 11 vital and interesting photos taken by his uncle John Ritchey Sr., at the Pebble Beach Road Races, many of them in 1953. John Ritchey worked… Continue reading Pebble Beach races 1953 John Ritchey
X is for X15
The Sorrell Kurtis Special GMC inline-6, also known as โDick Laneโs GMC under Glassโ (under glass being a euphemism for the engine located under the fiberglass hood), is an American Special that has not been seen by public for more than 65 years. A few years back John Mote recovered and renovated this astonishing machine… Continue reading X is for X15