WALT HANSGEN, 1959 Thompson Speedway in the Cunningham Costin Lister-Jaguar. Walt would win the preliminary race but dropped to 4th in the National on Labor Day.
FRED WINDRIDGE. 1959 Watkins Glen Grand Prix, Kelso-Chev Lister Corvette. Fast Freddie would lead the first lap, then drop out on the 2nd.
BOB HOLBERT. 1959 Watkins Glen, Porsche RS-60. Holbert would not have a great day finishing 3rd in FM and 7th overall. But Holbert was the consummate racer who brought the Porsche race cars to the front in the US.
GEORGE CONSTANTINE: 1959 Thompson Speedway, Aston-Martin DBR2/1 . We named George The Flying Greek and he flew in this Aston-Martin. George and Walt Hansgen had an epic battle for the SCCA championship in 1959. At Thompson, the Aston was victoriou
ALLAN CONNELL: 1960 Sebring, Ferrari 250GT California. George Reed and his Reed’s Race Rats team brought this beautiful car home 5th overall, with Reed and Connell driving.
DAN GURNEY. 1961 Sebring, Tipo 61 Birdcage Maserati. Gurney and Stirling Moss would lead for much of the race but their gearbox failed.
HANS HERMANN. 1960 Sebring, Porsche RS-60. Hermann and Gendebien would win.
PETE HARRISON: 1960 Sebring, Elva Mk IV. Ed Costley and Pete Harrison drove the Elva for 131 laps - well into the race but failed to finish.
DAVE CAUSEY. 1960 Sebring, Tipo 61 Maserati birdcage. Causey and Luke Stear would complete 169 laps but dnf with gearbox problems
CARLO MARIA ABATE: (we think) 1960 Sebring, Ferrari 250GT California. Scuderia Serenissima entered the car and Abate along with Georgio Scarlatti and Fabrizio Serena finished 8th.
CARROL SHELBY. 1959 Sebring, Aston-Martin DBR1. Shel and Roy Salvadori went out early here but would win LeMans later in the year.
PETE LOVELY. 1960 Sebring, Ferrari 59/60 Testa Rossa. Lovely and Jack Nethercutt would run strong all day and finish 3rd overall. No cool suits back in the day. Pete would chew on a wet towel.
RICARDO RODRIGUEZ: 1960 Sebring, Ferrari Dino 196. The two Mexican brothers, Pedro and Ricardo, were so young and so quick. They were very hard on cars and this year was no exception. A DNF after 126 laps.
BOB BUCHER; 1959 Watkins Glen GP, Ferrari Mondial. The car was tired but Bucher brought it home 1st in E modified. Bucher was a BARC member and the founder of Jake’s Stable. Notice the Jake’s sticker on the headrest.
SHERM DECKER. 1961 Marlboro Speedway, MGA Twin Cam. Decker was impossibly quick in MG’s. By ‘61 the twin cam was outclassed by the Elva Courier and not really competitive. Sherm won Marlboro in 1960 but would be 6th in ‘61. Another Jake’s Stabl
JIM HAYNES. Cooper FIII car, 1959 Lime Rock, CT. Haynes would win this race and later go on to own Lime Rock.
BOB JOHNSON. 1959 Corvette, at the 1960 SCCA nationals at Lime Rock. Ohio Bob would win the big production car race.
NAGEL BRIDWELL: 1959 Watkins Glen GP, Porsche 356. Nagle is driving into the original Chicane at the far end of the permanent Watkins Glen circuit. Today, a much modified version is called The Bus Stop.
STIRLNG MOSS; 1961 USGP Watkins Glen, Lotus climax. Moss would lead the race easily. Brabham’s Cooper had the first 1.5 climax V8. Moss’s Rob Walker also had a V8 but Moss opted for the more reliable 4 cyl. Here Moss leaves the pits as Brabham
ROY SALVADORI. 1960 Watkins Glen Formula Libre. Cooper-Monaco. The Glen Libre races began attracting the best in the world in an odd collection of cars. Salvadori would finish 3rd behind the F1 cars of Moss & Jack Brabham.
BILL SADLER: 1960 Watkins Glen Formula Libre, Sadler Mk IV. Bill Sadler was a genius designer and builder from Canada. His Chevy powered cars were the equal of the world in the late 50’s.
JOACHIM BONNIER: 1960 Watkins Glen Formula Libre, F1 Cooper Climax. Bonnier drove this Yeoman Credit 2.5 liter car to 4th overall behind Moss, Brabham and Salvadori.
BRUCE JENNINGS: 1961 Marlboro Speedway, Porsche Carrera. Jennings was considered by many as the 356 Porsche-Meister. He drove the 4 cam Carrera against the V8’s and won as often as he lost.
WALT HANSGEN: 1961 Bridgehampton, Tipo 61 Maserati Birdcage. Walt was unbeatable at The Bridge for his entire racing career. A study in concentration as Bridgehampton was a fast, scary track.
DON YENKO: 61 Marlboro Speedway, 1961 Corvette. Yenko, another BARC member, was a madman behind the wheel. Often sideways but usually in control, Don was one in a million.
BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM: 1959 Thompson Speedway, Lister Jaguar. Briggs truly carried sports car racing in the US in its early years. He not only made his own cars, but brought Jaguar and Maserati to the front of racing. He was a steady, safe, if not s
CHARLIE KURTZ; 1961 Thompson Speedway, Lola Mk I. Charley Kurtz III, another BARC racer won the ‘61 SCCA national championship in the Lola. He nearly did it in both ‘59 and ‘60 in his AC Bristol. Note another Jake’s Stable sticker.
ROGER PENSKE: 1962 Marlboro Speedway, Penske Telar Special. Roger was a world class race driver, but an even better creator, manager, salesman and brain. Here, one of his creations, a Cooper F1 car with a wide body to make it legal as a sports ca
DAVE NICHOLAS: 1965 Nelson Ledges, MGA MkII. It’s my website and I love this photo of me in my early days. My first race with a limited slip. Qualified on the pole, blew the start and finished 4th.
JACK CRUSOE: 1962 Marlboro Speedway, Alfa Giulietta. Crusoe was a big man and drove the black Alfa hard as exhibited here on the Marlboro oval. He was to win G Production in 1962.
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