The Del Monte Trophy Race Group is proud to announce a unique event within this year’s celebration of the 70 years since the inaugural Pebble Beach Road Races and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. At the 2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, five of the early 1950s Special in the Del Monte Trophy Race Group 4A will be raced by present day race drivers, each with a direct family connection to the car’s original driver.
More details in today’s press release…
Press release Pebble Beach descendants V2 MB RM 5Aug2021
That is Blake Tatum in his race helmet in 1965 at Stockton raceway. His proud father Chuck built the Tatum GMC Special which Chuck will drive August 14/15 2021 in the Rolex Monterey Historic Reunion at Laguna Seca. We have five descendants of original Pebble Beach drivers from the 50s racing the same cars as part of the celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races.This is Blake Tatum in his race helmet in 1965 at Stockton raceway. His proud father Chuck built the Tatum GMC Special which Chuck will drive August 14/15 2021 in the Rolex Monterey Historic Reunion at Laguna Seca. We have five descendants of original Pebble Beach drivers from the 50s racing the same cars as part of the celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races.