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Del Monte at Sonoma March 2023

Del Monte Trophy Race Group participants present (l to r); Gregor Magnusson, Jean Pierre Molerus, Professor Tim Barnes, Jim Alder, Rob Manson, Uwe Beigner and Lee Osborn. The photo was taken at the CSRG David Love Historic Car Races at Sonoma, California, on Saturday March 25 2023, The meeting fielded over 200 of the finest… Continue reading Del Monte at Sonoma March 2023

2023 Bulletins

2023 Bulletins 1 and 2 issued by Rob Manson, January 30, 2023. Download this in pdf at http://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bulletins1and2_2023.pdf Gentlemen,                                                                                       2023 Racing Season It is time to start thinking about the 2023 racing season.  I am listing the Four Northern California Events with the hope that possibly all of them will be sufficiently attractive to secure… Continue reading 2023 Bulletins

Barlow Simca 8 Special 1951

“Growing up in the late 40’s and early 50’s we dreamed of custom “Hot Rods”…. modified 32 Ford roadsters with performance enhancement from Holley, Edelbrock, Iskenderian and others. Foreign sports cars were beginning to make their presence know, but for us, an American hot rod was the dream and California was the place where it… Continue reading Barlow Simca 8 Special 1951

1953 Long Beach Races

Rob Manson writes me today with 4 extraordinary photos from the October 3,4 1953 Long Beach Road Races in California. This event was another “one-off” promotion as Southern California’s pioneer road racers (the “Fabulous Fifties”) sought dependable, re-usable venues in which to exercise their vehicles and skills in a renascent sport; these were held on… Continue reading 1953 Long Beach Races

1953 Porsche 356 Coupe – Uwe Biegner –

Uwe Biegner/1953 Porsche 356 turns into Turn 8 aka The Corkscrew

Burgundy red and cream, cream taped front. Race No 125 Download this in pdf at http://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Porsche-356-Uwe-Biegner-profile-2022.pdf Uwe raced his sublime Porsche 356 in our group 2 at the Velocity Invitational in October 2022 at Laguna Seca. That’s the 1947-1955 race cars, the Del Monte Trophy race group, so called because many of these cars competed… Continue reading 1953 Porsche 356 Coupe – Uwe Biegner –

1960s Ferrari and Bizzarrini – brand new

Our eye-popping visit to the extensive and high-tech RML factory in Wellingborough today. The best car company you’ve never heard of has morphed from the service provider which made such a success in World Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship and Le Mans into a market-leading manufacturer of sophisticated high class racing touring cars.… Continue reading 1960s Ferrari and Bizzarrini – brand new

Velocity Invitational 2022

The Del Monte Trophy cars race at the Velocity Invitatational at Laguna Seca October 15 and 16, 2022. The timetable is available in pdf here… http://dmtrg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Velocity-Invitational-Schedule.pdf You can see the list of groups of cars racing there by clicking on https://velocityinvitational.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Race-Classes-2022.pdf We are in Group 2 which has two classes, on track together.Class B-1: 1948-1955… Continue reading Velocity Invitational 2022

Bill Pollack’s trophy: 1951 Pebble Beach – Del Monte

This is the Trophy that Bill Pollack took home after winning the Del Monte Handicap Sunday Main Race at the 1951 Pebble Beach Road Races.  He drove Tom Carsten’s Allard J2 Cadillac to victory, a feat that he was to repeat the following year.  The photo shows Pollack’s trophy on a chess board.  Presumably the… Continue reading Bill Pollack’s trophy: 1951 Pebble Beach – Del Monte

Laps for Laguna – Del Monte cars racing for charity

Many of our boys were out there with their precious and speedy 1950s motor vehicle racers on May 26 at Laguna Seca. The event? The CSRG (Classic Sports Racing Group)  “Laps for Laguna” fund-raiser. Read more… https://vintagemotorsport.com/2022/05/26/photos-csrg-laps-for-laguna-benefiting-the-laguna-seca-raceway-foundation/ The Payne Baldwin Special made a rare on-track appearance, image right. See a video of all our cars… Continue reading Laps for Laguna – Del Monte cars racing for charity