We are very pleased to have heard from David Pozzi, present day 1965 Lola T-70 race driver, after the August 2026 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. He has sent us 11 vital and interesting photos taken by his uncle John Ritchey Sr., at the Pebble Beach Road Races, many of them in 1953. John Ritchey worked… Continue reading Pebble Beach races 1953 John Ritchey
Tag: Rolex Monterey Motorports Reunion
W is for Win Win
✴.·´¯`·.·★ 🎀𝓦 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓦𝓲𝓷 𝓦𝓲𝓷🎀 ★·.·`¯´·.✴ 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 Let’s recap. The 1950 Parkinson Jaguar wins both its races in the Pebble Beach Road Racers’ class at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion … AND … wins at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance IN THE SAME WEEKEND. Win Win.… Continue reading W is for Win Win
V is for Victory
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. Derek Hill in the 1949 Parkinson Jaguar sports racing car triumphed in both races for the Pebble Beach Road Racers – the Del Monte Trophy Race Group – at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th August 2026. It was a… Continue reading V is for Victory
U is for Unlimited
𝐔 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. The Unlimited Class was the premier and highest-horsepower race group at the historic Pebble Beach Road Races (1950–1956). Reserved for sports cars over 1,500 cc, this category featured roaring Cadillac-powered Allards, Jaguars, and Ferraris racing through the Del Monte Forest. The Del Monte… Continue reading U is for Unlimited
S is for Schaghticoke
ꌗ ꀤꌗ ꎇꂦꋪ ꌗꉓꃅꍏꁅꃅ꓄ꀤꉓꂦꀘꍟ𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. S is for the 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟐 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. “Schaghticoke”??? What the… ??? Only a few of our most ardent fans know that the full title of Rob Manson’s Manning contains not just the name of its co-builder John Streets but also the… Continue reading S is for Schaghticoke
R is for the Reunion
ʀ ɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴏʟᴇx ᴍᴏɴᴛᴇʀᴇʏ ᴍᴏᴛᴏʀꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is an annual event held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California in which historic racecars compete on track. It takes place over the course of one weekend every mid-August. The event, known as… Continue reading R is for the Reunion
M is for MG
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝓜 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓜𝓖 MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion side-line of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris. The business’s manager, Cecil Kimber, modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to… Continue reading M is for MG
J is for Jaguar
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 – 𝕵 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕵𝖆𝖌𝖚𝖆𝖗 Jaguar made its name by producing a series of successful eye-catching high-performance sports cars, the Jaguar XK120 (1948–54), Jaguar XK140 (1954–57), Jaguar XK150 (1957–61), and Jaguar E-Type (1961–75). The sports cars were successful in international motorsport, a path followed in the… Continue reading J is for Jaguar
Escuderia California
Steve Knoll has been a friend and co-conspirator of Rob Manson for some 20 years and was present in Barcelona when the idea was born that Rob should go motor racing. Rob’s brother-in-law Don “Slim” Pepperdene was at the same meeting; the initiative and a future collection of race cars was named Escuderia California. Rob… Continue reading Escuderia California
66 historic cars recorded
66 historic and unique cars recorded and honoured:The Del Monte Trophy Race Group REGISTER Media release. Monterey, California, July 31, 2026 The Del Monte Trophy Race Group has inducted 20 more unique and extraordinary race cars to its Register, bringing the total to 66 such cars, the Pebble Beach Road Racers. Each car is described… Continue reading 66 historic cars recorded