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

Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021

RPM Nationals at Santa Margarita, California, with the three Baldwins – Rob Manson in the Baldwin Mercury, Max Jamiesson in the Baldwin Payne and Stu Hanssen in the Baldwin Hanssen. Rob won the V8 Full Race Trophy running against period Flathead dragsters. You Tube has several videos posted, of which https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7H3htZKDYI shows two of the… Continue reading Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021

Video from Victory Lane – Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15, 2021

Wow. A masterful video summarising our Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15 by Jim Rose and featured on Victory Lane’s web site. Many thanks to Celac Colvert at Victory Lane for providing it to us, for the pleasure. The slo-mo shots of the Manning, Rob’s Kurtis, the Tatum, the Hanssen Baldwin , the Cannon and… Continue reading Video from Victory Lane – Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15, 2021

Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18

Dear All, The 70th Anniversary celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races and Concours d’Elegance kicked off with a press conference in the Concours Village before the start of the annual Tour d’Elegance.  The backdrop was all 5 of the Pebble Beach Road Races winners positioned in front of our 50 foot Celebration Display.  Sandra… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18

Our cars and the Pebble Beach celebrations in the news

https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/64282-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-to-celebrate-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-pebble-beach-road-races-at-the-rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion Descendants of Pebble Beach Drivers Take on the Track this August and https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/racing-news/64282-weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca-to-celebrate-the-70th-anniversary-of-the-pebble-beach-road-races-at-the-rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion

The descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers

The Del Monte Trophy Race Group Announce a Unique Special Event in Conjunction with Celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of the Inaugural Pebble Beach Road Races Posted Aug-10-21 at 6:13 PM By dan davis at https://www.victorylane.com/blog.cfm?ba=c&thread_ID=140   On track in August – the descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers The Del Monte Trophy Race… Continue reading The descendants of the original Pebble Beach drivers