The Del Monte Trophy Race Group announces a record-breaking full grid of 40 Pebble Beach Road Racers for their races at the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion at Laguna Seca, California, August 12-15 2026. https://dmtrg.com/…/Del_Monte_Trophy_RMMR_media_release… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 Record capacity grid of 40 historic and priceless cars racing on track. Media release today. Car… Continue reading 40 cars at RMMR 2026
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Countdown to the Reunion
Just six weeks till we race in California. The Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion is Celebrating 75 Years of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group and the Legacy That Created Laguna Seca. Read their newsletter of today and watch the video interview with our steward Rob Manson… https://mailchi.mp/laguna-seca/corkscrewnewslettermay20-2757027?e=bba5377888 The video is at https://weathertechraceway.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af78c32bdd5f45a88bf2d9aa5&id=fdf79d32cb&e=bba5377888
Del Monte boys warm up
Fun weekend at the CSRG race meet at Laguna Seca, June 13-14 in preparation for the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion there August 12-16 2026. Several Del Monte Trophy Race Group drivers were racing there getting seat time and running in new engines (Tatum and Parkinson Jaguar) in race conditions. No one broke, (well, Dave Nelson… Continue reading Del Monte boys warm up
Carmel Magazine
Enjoy Rob Manson’s words of wisdom in Carmel Magazine’s special edition for the Monterey Car Week in August 2026, free of charge online. Browse pages 116 thru 124 at https://e-digitaledition.com/carmel_magazine/Summer-2026/116
Del Monte Trophy Foundation
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Del Monte Trophy Foundation Inc., “set up to preserve, document, and educate on the history, culture, and significance of early American road racing. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes and is not organized for the private gain of any… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy Foundation
Bill Pollack in color in 1951
Bill Pollack wins Pebble Beach Road Races 1951 … IN COLOR. Never see before, we are so grateful to the Pollack family for releasing a treasure trove of photos and press clips which we show here … in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races. Steve Johnson and Bill’s daughter Melette… Continue reading Bill Pollack in color in 1951
Bill Pollack 1953
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races with another extraordinary photo from the Pebble beach Company, whom we thank. Here is Tom Carsten’s #14 Allard J2 Cadillac driven by Bill Pollack who finished 3rd overall in the Unlimited race, that’s Sports cars over 1500 cc in the 1953 SCCA National Sports Car… Continue reading Bill Pollack 1953
HWM Stovebolt videos
Many thanks to Simon Taylor for providing some wonderful video footage of his 1955 HWM Stovebolt Special. Excitement mounts for this race car which owner broadcaster Simon Taylor will ship over to Monterey in August. This extraordinary car is slated to race with us at the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion August 12-15 then showing (off)… Continue reading HWM Stovebolt videos
Stovebolt Special to Pebble Beach
Stovebolt Special Returns to Pebble Beach Decades after Historic Run in Last Road RaceHWM Race Car Made First Road Racing Use of a Chevy V8 PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA (April 22, 2026) — At the drop of the green flag, in what was to be the very last road race at Pebble Beach although no one… Continue reading Stovebolt Special to Pebble Beach
Simca MG 1955. Frank Monise
Here’s a photo off Facebook of Frank Monise Sr. in his Simca powered by MG in 1955. His son Howard Monise writes, 22 June 2024: “My dad’s hobby was racing various cars over 40+ years. This pic is from a sports car race at Goleta Airport in Santa Barbara, September 1955. I love the old… Continue reading Simca MG 1955. Frank Monise