| Class "G"
Modified
These smaller cars, limited
to 1100 cc, sometimes had their own race. Often, though, they ran
with the main event cars and used light weight & nimbleness to defeat
bigger engines and more horsepower. |
Al Brengle in his "Bobtail"
Cooper at
the same event.
The Santa Barbara course
combined runways with the airport access roads shown here. |
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Peter Brock, shown here
at Riverside on March 3-4, 1962 in his Lotus Mk.XI, won immortality when
he designed the
Cobra
Daytona Coupe for Carroll Shelby.
Later, he founded BRE
(Brock Racing Enterprises) and won National Championships for Datsun (Nissan).
John
Morton and Frank Monise
drove 2000 roadsters, 240-Z coupes, and 510 sedans for him. |
| Video!
Art Snyder, John Timanus, and other "G" modified drivers in action at Santa
Barbara on May 27-28, 1962 in Movie
#2 and at Laguna Seca June 9-10, 1962 in Movie
#8. |
"More
Class "G" Modifieds!" Bob Engberg's photos!
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