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Racing Through The Forest – The History Of The 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races

By Jennifer Robinson / Web Producer
Published December 1, 2015 at 5:58 AM PST
Bill Pollack (racer), Heath Patton (AIA Sports & Entertainment Marketing), Dean Kirkland (K&K Productions), Rick Knoop (K&K Productions), and KPBS host Maya Trabulsi discuss the film, "Racing Through The Forest – The History Of The 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races."
Courtesy of K&K Productions
Bill Pollack (racer), Heath Patton (AIA Sports & Entertainment Marketing), Dean Kirkland (K&K Productions), Rick Knoop (K&K Productions), and KPBS host Maya Trabulsi discuss the film, "Racing Through The Forest – The History Of The 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races."

Airs Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Give $10 ongoing monthly or $120 all at once during our TV Membership Campaign (beginning March 4) and get the program DVD & Poster. This gift includes a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). Also enjoy access to KPBS Passport and myKPBS Film Club. The poster only is available at $60.
Courtesy of K&K Productions
Give $10 ongoing monthly or $120 all at once during our TV Membership Campaign (beginning March 4) and get the program DVD & Poster. This gift includes a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). Also enjoy access to KPBS Passport and myKPBS Film Club. The poster only is available at $60.

This program is part of our TV Membership Campaign. Support quality programming you depend on from KPBS. Give today!

Inspired by the memoirs of the Del Monte Forest Road Race history, the Pebble Beach Concours and Pebble Beach Company, K&K Productions knew this was a story that needed to be told and more importantly - shared with the world.

From 1950 to 1956 The "Del Monte Trophy" was held on the twisty, leafy, and very narrow town roads in Pebble Beach, California along the famed 17-mile drive.

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For six short years, this magnificent race hosted famed drivers Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby, Bill Pollack and Chuck Tatum, and is recognized as being one of the most influential contributions to modern day road racing. Now everyone can understand where it all began.

View a gallery of historic photographs by Julian P. Graham courtesy Pebble Beach Company Lagorio Archives.

"Racing Through The Forest" is on Facebook.

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Jennifer Robinson
Jen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.
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