Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1958 The 10th anniversary of racing at the Glen and the 3rd year at the new course.  It was also the birth year for BARC and we were there in force.
Watkins Glen Home Page	The Collier Cup was an all MG race named for Sam Collier a pioneer road racer who was killed at the Glen in '50.  Two future BARC members staged one of the most epic battles in MGA history.  Today a Bucher-Decker trophy is awarded the fastest pushrod MGA at the Watkins Glen Vintage Car Collier Cup	Page 2 58GP Page 3 58GP barboys home

2 laps from the end Bucher passes Valentine (105) and St. Croix(125) for the lead	One lap to go and Sherm Decker has caught Bucher in the last turn	Middle of last corner and Bucher is totally sideways.. Decker starts a spin to avoid hitting him	100 feet later both cars are in a drag race to the finish which Bucher wins by inches
Big Jake out in practice in the 029 MGA.  He won in 1957 and was out for a repeat performance	Victorious 029 sits among the spoils after a brilliant race.  The car was prepared by Sherm Decker..	The infamous Ray Henley more famous for the Henley conduit rollbars we all used in our MGA's	Tex Hopkins calls the Collier Cup to the start line, Jack Paveling on the pole
Start of the Queen Catherine with Porsche's leading	Bob Holbert in a 550RS Porsche won the Queen Catherine cup & was 4th in the Grand Prix	Rip Ripley's Elva was fast but DNF'd both Queen Catherine and the Grand Prix	Frank Baptista's Elva was 6th in the Queen and 8th in the Grand Prix
Doc Wylie's Lotus DNF'd the Queen but finished 12th in the GP	Peters on the track drove to 8th OA and 4th in GM	Don Peters #172 GM Elva drives through the paddock	Chuck Dietrich's Elva MkII was 4th OA & 2d in GM in Queen Catherine