Category: People

Heroes of the Forest: Mark Brinker – NEW

Rob Manson and everyone at the Del Monte Trophy Group – The Pebble Beach Road Racers – are so excited to announce the publication in August 2026 of the most in-depth account of the Pebble Beach Road Race. We congratulate Mark Brinker on the immense work required to bring such a huge oeuvre into being… Continue reading Heroes of the Forest: Mark Brinker – NEW

40 cars at RMMR 2026

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/wp-content/uploads/Del_Monte_Trophy_RMMR_media_release_7July2026.pdf 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

1955 Austin-Healey 100-4

This is one of the first Austin-Healey sports cars to appear on the West Coast. A few were raced in SCCA Class D at Pebble Beach from 1954. The 1955 Austin-Healey 100-4 is a quintessential British roadster celebrated for its 2,660 cc inline-four cylinder engine, 100 mph top speed, and iconic fold-down windscreen. The 1955… Continue reading 1955 Austin-Healey 100-4

1953 Comet Glasspar Special

Douglas Brower’s car, unfinished in summer 2026, has a fiberglass body by Bill Tritt for Glasspar on a custom chassis, V8 5,358cc. Bob Ballenger raced in sports car events like the 1952 Janesville WI races. Fiberglass bodies for various sizes of sports cars and hot rods were popular In the early 1950s; Glasspar was one… Continue reading 1953 Comet Glasspar Special

1952 MG TD Schiaretti Special

1952 MG TD Schiaretti Special was purchased new from Fattori & Montani in Rome, Italy on December 3, 1952 by William Edward Petot who was stationed with the US Forces in Naples, Italy. He delivered the car to Virgiolio Schiaretti Carrozzeria in Parma for a conversion to competition spyder coachwork in aluminum. It was completed… Continue reading 1952 MG TD Schiaretti Special

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

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

Pebble Beach Road Races; by Rob Manson

Do please enjoy this interview of Rob Manson, the steward of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group – known to the wider public as the Pebble Beach Road Racers, as he recounts his take on the Pebble Beach Road Races 1950-1956 through the pines of the Monterey peninsular. This is brand new footage shot in… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Races; by Rob Manson