It's 1961, the Scarabs have been sold to new owners in the Midwest and the Cobra project is still fulminating in the mind of Carroll Shelby.  In the interim, California road courses are dominated by Maserati Type 61 "Birdcages" and Jurassic-era V8 powered Specials.  The photos on this site document an age when the power source was still in front, (Go Panoz!!!), and giants like Bill Krause, Bob Drake, Ken Miles and others ruled West Coast racing.  At least they seemed like giants to me, at 13.
 

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