We heard from Steve Knoll this week that Greg Rickes, “the voice of Lime Rock Park” Is under the weather. He has been the commentator at Lime Rock since the sixties, with a mass of accumulated knowledge especially of the historic race cars. He’s been a big advocate of bringing the 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning… Continue reading Greg Rickes, voice of Lime Rock Park
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Parkinson Jaguar in the press
We are delighted to be able to reproduce here the article about the 1950 Parkinson Jaguar which the UK-based Jaguar XK Club magazine published last month. Marcus Bicknell wrote the article with input from and the editing skills of owner Terry Buffum, driver and the car’s engineer John Buddenbaum and the maestro Rob Manson. We… Continue reading Parkinson Jaguar in the press
Sonoma photos – wow
Special offer for members… Marcus writes – I was approached by professional photographer John Gayler after our epic races at the Velocity Invitational at Sonoma in October 2024. He really has captured the spirit of our cars and our racing (no apologies to Lars Mapstead whose Jag has two wheels up the dirt – because… Continue reading Sonoma photos – wow
John Harold Streets 1933-2025
1933 Stickney Lincoln, UK – 2025 Redwood City, California.John passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025 age 91. [1] An appreciation compiled by Marcus Bicknell (marcus@bicknell.com www.dmtrg.com). You can download this tribute, with even more details, in pdf form here John Streets was remarkable in his straightforwardness, an engineering and race boffin delighted to express… Continue reading John Harold Streets 1933-2025
Lee Osborne 1600cc Del Monte Trophy
The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for 1948-1955 sports racing cars makes an annual award to the best car and driver both for unlimited engine size and for the under-1600cc class. The 2024 under-1600cc trophy was presented to winner Leland Osbourne on March 30, 2025 at Laguna Seca during the HMSA Spring Event. The chairman… Continue reading Lee Osborne 1600cc Del Monte Trophy
Lime Rock – come and play
Calling all owner-drivers… The Lime Rock Vintage Festival 43 on the Labor Day Weekend of 2025 (August 29 – September 1) invites post war sports-racing cars to a unique race event… the first time the Monterey Sports Car Road Racers 1947-1955 are travelling to the east coast to take on the locals. This is the… Continue reading Lime Rock – come and play
1952 Jaguar C-Type XKC018
Every Jaguar C-type is special, but few cars can claim to have had Formula 1 champions as both its first owner and its current one, from many decades apart. This particular C-type, chassis XKC018, is believed to have been originally supplied to Juan Manuel Fangio, and raced extensively across South America. Despite the arduous nature… Continue reading 1952 Jaguar C-Type XKC018
2025 bulletins 1 and 2
We publish here for the record the two bulletins already sent by Rob Manson, Steward of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group, to drivers and owners of the cars in our race group. Bulletin 2: about the Del Monte Trophy Race Group Movie. Download the bulletin here View the movie on Victory Lane’s YouTube channelhttps://youtu.be/9wvEG-qwfKE?list=UUvQnXJzL_xIyDEre86KlHBA… Continue reading 2025 bulletins 1 and 2
New movie on the Del Monte Trophy Race Group
February 1, 2025 – our brilliant 5-minute movie is releasedThe 1950s cars of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group triumph at the 2024 Velocity Invitational at Sonoma in California. British thoroughbreds including Jaguar, Cooper and MG fight off the assault of the California road race specials, the cars of the original Pebble Beach Road Races… Continue reading New movie on the Del Monte Trophy Race Group
Walt Hansgen Jaguar XK120 Special
Walt Hansgen’s 1951 Jaguar XK120 Special, now raced by Bob Millstein. Unable to purchase a C-Type for the 1953 season, Hansgen decided to transfer his Jaguar XK120’s key components to a lightweight “special”. By replacing the XK120’s basically two-dimensional ladder frame with an elaborate three-dimensional structure of (mostly) round tubing, he hoped to meet or… Continue reading Walt Hansgen Jaguar XK120 Special