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
Bill Pollack & Phil Hill talk
Bill Pollack (1925-2017) interviews Phil Hill (1927-2008) at his home on February 11, 2003 to discuss their early days in racing, often against each other. Phil Hill drove his Jaguar XK120 to victory in the first Pebble Beach Road Race, November 5, 1950, and provided the cornerstone of the 1948-1955 sports racing class which we… Continue reading Bill Pollack & Phil Hill talk
Our cars at the 2024 Rolex
We know you cannot get enough of these cars, on track or images. I have trawled through our photos from the 2024 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion at Laguna Seca in August and show all but five of the cars we raced with. Most of these photos are by our esteemed friend and Allard fiend Colin… Continue reading Our cars at the 2024 Rolex
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
David Steele…
… on the Californian Road Race Specials. These race cars hold a unique place in the world history of motor racing. They may not be as familiar to motor fans as Jim Clark’s Lotus or the Can-Am monsters, but when in the 1950s the Ferraris, Maseratis, Porsches, Jaguars, Triumphs and Austin-Healeys arrived on the West… Continue reading David Steele…