The course in 1959		 1959 SEBRING
Somehow Tierno got there - Vail & Nicholas were thrown
in Jail in Virginia after taking Vail's Grandmothers Imperial
and got caught speeding

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Photo credits: Spankey Smith, the Eaton Collection, Brett Johnson, Gibbs Connors
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Aston Astsonv2 Aston#1 Aston-Jag
DBR-1 waiting for tech Same car but in Black and white Shelby brings Aston
in after practice		 Shelby leads Moss
as the rain starts 		 Salvadori and mechancis go
over the #1 Aston on the grid
Ferrari#8 Ferrari #9#12 #7Rain
Phil HIll in #8 while it
was still running 		 Beautiful Testa Rosa
just off the plane		 checking the motor
on Behra's Ferrari		 Hill started in #8
but won in #7		 Final preparations
on privateer Ferraris
59grid #3Lister #2Lister
Lister's are ready to race Walt Hansgen and DickThompson finished 12th Stirling Moss in Lister Jag he shared
with 2 time LeMans winner Bueb		 Moss is telling Ivor Bueb he needs the
Lewis Hamilton diet..  		Moss/Bueb Lister & Ferrari create
a dead car park
       
#20 TR3 chases Ferrai #8 at Start Charlie Kurtz stands
next to AC he drove with Arch Means		 The Art Bunker #72 RSK practiced
but never started.  Did it blow? 		   Lucky Castner practiced this #19
250TR but raced  #19T 550 TRC