| Ed Leslie
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was a top Formula Junior
driver in 1961. The Monterey Peninsula based driver campaigned a
Lotus 18, then moved to a Gemini and won the pro F-Jr race at the L.A.
Times sponsored Riverside GP on Oct. 15, 1961. He defeated top Eastern
drivers such as Walt Hansgen and Roger
Penske. He went on to great success with Carroll Shelby's Cobras.
He's featured in James
Garner's excellent 1969 film "The
Racing Scene" , often shown on "Speedvision",
where he drives a Lola T-70 coupe
for Garner. |
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Leslie at Stead AFB,
September 23-24, 1961 |
| Leslie on his victory
lap in the Gemini at Laguna Seca, October 21, 1961.
Leslie won the amateur
F-Jr race but DNF'd in Sunday's pro event. |
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Video!
See Leslie in action in the Gemini at Laguna Seca in June, 1962.
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