COCOA OC

Today marks 60 years since Ford’s win at the 24 Hours of LeMans in the GT40. We’d like to thank everyone that was involved in making history. We wouldn’t have the cars we have today, without them all!

That being said, who’s excited for Ford to return to the Hypercar Class at LeMans in 2027? 🏁

Day 1 is officially in the books!

Today, we welcomed a great group of enthusiasts at our annual Concours De Nice Gala & Luncheon at the Segerstrom Shelby Event Center in Irvine, CA.

We are very thankful for our 2026 Grand Marshall, Billy Johnnson. Guests had the chance to hear from Billy and ask questions. It truly was an amazing honor to welcome Billy and celebrate his amazing accomplishments.

Along with Billy, we welcomed many original Shelby employees, such as Allen Grant, Bernie Kretzschmar, Bruce Junor, along with a great group of Shelby employees! It’s always an amazing opportunity for our members and guests to have the chance to talk to these individuals and ask all the questions they’ve had for years!

While today was another phenomenal event, we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our Concours De Nice car show tomorrow morning at the Westin Hotel Park, in Costa Mesa. We’re expecting a great group of Cobras, Shelbys, Ford GTs, and more! We hope you can join us! For more information, visit our website.

Thank you all for a great day, we’re looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

The next terrific Cobra Owners Club of America Orange County event will be our annual “Concours de Nice” on Sunday, June 14th and will include a Gala luncheon and Shelby employee reunion on Saturday, June 13th at the spectacular Segerstrom Event Center in Irvine. Please see the Event Flyer below or go to our club website at
https://cocoaoc.org/
to RSVP for the luncheon and enter the Concours!

This past weekend 5 COCOA OC members raced their club cars at the VARA Vintage races at Buttonwillow Raceway! President Hank Jesch along with John Dilauro, Randy Carr, Jay Parille and Doug Manista were racing! Weather was really nice and the racing was epic between President Hank and John Dilauro in his Yellow Mustang. Also attending were members Russ Robinson of Division 2 and Bob Stockwell as Racecraft Consultants!