Dennis - Just finished reading your "Look into the Eyes" story in Sports Car Digest. Loved the artical and those photos - WELL DONE! I'll be leaving a note with Sports Car Digest as well.
Many thanks for the picture of my Lola T 70 at the Monterey Historics. I also enjoyed your web site. That picture of the McLaren M8A had to have been from 1969 or 1970. What event was that?
Thanks Dennis! I'm sorry I couldn't get back to you last weekend... I was seriously ."done in" on Sunday PM. It was a weird weekend. My daughter and son in law had to leave town Saturday to attend his mother's funeral. She died suddenly on Thursday. I spent an evening with Bob Kovaleski and friend. On Sunday Bob inducted me into the PRDA... a dubious honor to be sure... but an honor none the less. I'll try to catch up with you next time I'm down there.
Thanks for the comments about my Monterey pictures. I'd still be there taking pictures if I had my wish. One of these days I'll even go somewhere other than the corkscrew... Maybe.
I went to your website and you have some amazing work there. Thanks for sharing your work with your fellow car nuts.
Be seeing you.D~
Hi Dennis
I noticed that you added a new Group.
We already have a racingdeal.com Group.
Would you like me to delete the duplicate ?
All the best - Stephen
Dennis, Great to make your aquaintance and very impressed with your portfolio. If you are ever in the UK let me know. I used to travel to SF once a year but have not done so for some years now. One of my favorite cities in the US. Glad you enjoyed my photos,the racing ones mainly taken by professionals.
Kind regards
Conor
Hey Dennis...I'll see you at the Wine Country Classics! Check it out...I just scored a set of over 100 original 8 x 10 Indy 500 photos on eBay. Some guy tried to snipe me at the end but didn't pony up a high enough bid...HAH! I'll be sure to share these with my friends here at the VRL!
Dennis,
I got the easy part of your request done. Here is the info you requested. Now comes the hard part. I'm not the most computer-literate guy on the planet. I know I can scan the covers into my computer. The hard part is then finding them, and figuring out how to transfer them to this website. If all else fails, I'll make photocopies & just send them to you by snail mail.
The first Stockton road race program to list Edgar's 4.9 Ferrari being driven by Shelby is 1957. The Huffaker-Knoop Special is first listed in the 1958 program, but a program note says it's initial appearance was at Laguna Seca in 1957,which I confirmed with the 1957 Laguna Seca race program. Kjell Kvale's Lister-Jag was more of a problem. I found no listing in any program for a Lister-Jag owned by Kjell in any Stockton program,1956-1962, or in any other norcal race program in that period. The 1959 Stockton program does have a Lister-Jag #66 being driven by Jack Flaherty. That's the first Lister-Jag entry I could find in any race program. Hope this helps you out. Will let you know if I have success with the program covers.-Bob
Just read your profile on your other website. Got a kick out of your description of hanging over the fence in the rain at Stockton. I was one of those very wet flagmen at turn 1 at Stockton who had to help all those poor souls who slid off the track into the mud & had to be pushed back onto the track. A very busy day! Don't think I ever got as wet as that Sunday!!Incidentally,there is a photo of a bunch of us "rescuing" one of the stuck cars in an old issue of "Sports Car Pictorial". Do you remember that magazine? I still have a couple dozen issues,plus race programs for about 6 years of Stockton road races-Bob D
Dennis,
Once again, we missed! We didn't get there till almost noon. Like you,the heat got to my wife, so I parked her in the shade & made a brisk walk around the field, and,at least, glanced at all the cars. Only got a few pix,myself.
I am working as a turn worker on Fri. of the WCC. As usual, don't know where I'll be till that morning. Just look for my blue Mitsu Galant at one of the flag stations,unless they bus us out to the turns & make us park out in lot 15. Sun. I'll be workng as a Track Ambassador somewhere on the grounds, usually in one of the corporate tents. Someday, we'll make contact!!
Looks like a pretty good chance I'll be at the Marin Concours. So, if you see an older gentleman wearing a black Flying Lizards baseball cap, and pushing his wife in a wheelchair, that's probably me.
I may try to make the Marin Concours. Wil have to see how things go this week. If it looks like I'll make it,I'll let you know & we can plan to meet up
Unfortunately, my wife's health precludes me attending any other races other than those I work @ Infineon(about 1 per week), plus one day of the Pro events, when I work as a volunteer with the Track Ambassador group. We do get down to Monterey for some of the activities during Concours week. But, that's about the extent of my race activities.
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Thanks for the friend request - I'm always glad to meet other photographers.
Many thanks for the picture of my Lola T 70 at the Monterey Historics. I also enjoyed your web site. That picture of the McLaren M8A had to have been from 1969 or 1970. What event was that?
Regards,
Pat
Thanks for the comments about my Monterey pictures. I'd still be there taking pictures if I had my wish. One of these days I'll even go somewhere other than the corkscrew... Maybe.
I went to your website and you have some amazing work there. Thanks for sharing your work with your fellow car nuts.
Be seeing you.D~
I checked out your new website.
Incredible shots.I love it. Congratulations!
All the Best
Alexander
I noticed that you added a new Group.
We already have a racingdeal.com Group.
Would you like me to delete the duplicate ?
All the best - Stephen
matt
Kind regards
Conor
Thanks for the advice, I drop Andy a note. Love your work behind the lens!
Mike
I got the easy part of your request done. Here is the info you requested. Now comes the hard part. I'm not the most computer-literate guy on the planet. I know I can scan the covers into my computer. The hard part is then finding them, and figuring out how to transfer them to this website. If all else fails, I'll make photocopies & just send them to you by snail mail.
The first Stockton road race program to list Edgar's 4.9 Ferrari being driven by Shelby is 1957. The Huffaker-Knoop Special is first listed in the 1958 program, but a program note says it's initial appearance was at Laguna Seca in 1957,which I confirmed with the 1957 Laguna Seca race program. Kjell Kvale's Lister-Jag was more of a problem. I found no listing in any program for a Lister-Jag owned by Kjell in any Stockton program,1956-1962, or in any other norcal race program in that period. The 1959 Stockton program does have a Lister-Jag #66 being driven by Jack Flaherty. That's the first Lister-Jag entry I could find in any race program. Hope this helps you out. Will let you know if I have success with the program covers.-Bob
Once again, we missed! We didn't get there till almost noon. Like you,the heat got to my wife, so I parked her in the shade & made a brisk walk around the field, and,at least, glanced at all the cars. Only got a few pix,myself.
I am working as a turn worker on Fri. of the WCC. As usual, don't know where I'll be till that morning. Just look for my blue Mitsu Galant at one of the flag stations,unless they bus us out to the turns & make us park out in lot 15. Sun. I'll be workng as a Track Ambassador somewhere on the grounds, usually in one of the corporate tents. Someday, we'll make contact!!
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