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Sonoma Speed Festival    June 1-2  2019  

Gallery #1

Commentary & Educational links posted!

Group #1 featured 1947-1955 sports/racing cars that could have competed at Pebble Beach and other early 1950s racing venues.

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Saturday AM Group 1 pace lap in Turn 10Thomas Claridge -- 1953 Kurtis 500S=Chrysler / Wes Abendroth  -- 1955 Mitral Special-ChevyRob Manson -- 1953 Kurtis 500S-DodgeJohn Buddenbaum -- 1949 Parkinson Special-Jaguar
Nick  Price -- 1953 Jaguar C-Type / Alex Curtis -- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL "Gullwing Coupe"Wes Abendroth  -- 1955 Mistral Special-Chevy / Bill Rooklidge -- 1952 Jaguar XK120
Jeff Abramson -- 1954 Ferrari Mondial / John Buddenbaum -- 1949 Parkinson Special-JaguarAlex Curtis -- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL "Gullwing Coupe" / John Mote -- 1950 Allard K2
Bill Rooklidge -- 1952 Jaguar XK120 / John Mote -- 1950 Allard K2Nick  Price -- 1953 Jaguar C-Type / Joe Calleja -- 1952 Allard J2XAlex Curtis -- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL "Gullwing Coupe" /  Bill Rooklidge -- 1952 Jaguar XK120John Mote -- 1950 Allard K2
Sunday PM Group 1 pace lap approaches Turn  4 Joe Calleja -- 1952 Allard J2X / Wes Abendroth  -- 1955 Mistral Special-ChevyRob Manson -- 1953 Kurtis 500S-DodgeJohn Buddenbaum -- 1949 Parkinson Special-Jaguar
Joe Calleja -- 1952 Allard J2XJoe Calleja -- 1952 Allard J2X / John Buddenbaum -- 1949 Parkinson Special-JaguarJeff Abramson -- 1954 Ferrari Mondial / John Buddenbaum -- 1949 Parkinson Special-JaguarNJoe Calleja -- 1952 Allard J2X / Nick  Price -- 1953 Jaguar C-Type
Wes Abendroth  -- 1955 Mistral Special-Chevy / James  Alder -- 1952 Jaguar XK120Jeff Abramson -- 1954 Ferrari Mondial Bill Rooklidge -- 1952 Jaguar XK120Rob Manson -- 1953 Kurtis 500S-Dodge
Nick  Price -- 1953 Jaguar C-TypeAlex Curtis -- 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL "Gullwing Coupe"James  Alder -- 1952 Jaguar XK120 Bill Rooklidge -- 1952 Jaguar XK120 / John Mote -- 1950 Allard K2