1960 WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX WEEKEND  clik for    page 1    page 2    page 3 Photo credits - John E. Kelley, Dave Nicholas, Dave Zych, Spankey Smith

THE place to be prior to race day was downtown Watkins Glen and Les Smalley's Garage.  Smalley's was was tech inspection and every car from the most exotic to the every day had to come through Les' place before heading up the hill to the track.  Here are shots taken around Smalley's garage of cars and drivers waiting to go through the line.  Entry at the Grand Prix was huge, often over 300 cars

Sherm Decker looks over Art Smith's Sebring MGA twin cam that 8 years later would belong to Dave Nicholas	Jim Forno owned Continental Motors.near Binghamton.  Here Rip Ripley stands behind a Fairthorpe Forno drove to 14th in FP	Forno had loads of cars.  Here he drives into Smalley's back in a 550RS Porsche. I think he sold that weekend	Just being unloaded on Main street about 100 yards from Smalley's, John Zeitler unloads his Zeter-DKW F Jr from behind his Austin-Healey towcar	Forno was a Sunbeam dealer.  Here he stands behind his 2 Alpines while waiting for inspection behind Plaisted's F2 Cooper
Les Smalley sold used cars like this AC Bristol	An Alfa goes through tech inspection Kinda civilized in those days	Ralph Barnard drives into Smalley's Commander Decker's Carrera is finished	Results: Harold Jacques Memorial-G&H Prod, I mod;  Seneca Cup,-FJr;   Glen Region-Unr & FIII;  Collier Bros-EP	Results:  Queen Catherine Cup -G&H Mod;  Schuyler Carrera - DP;  Dix Cup - FP;
BARC members Bob Bucher (L) Bob Poupard middle and Sherm Decker (R)	Decker in the black twin cam at speed during the Collier Bros race	Decker leaves the pits during practice on Saturday	Nicholas walks back after signaling Jay Signore.  Tierno in brown shirt. Who can interpret what the pit board said	Results from Glen Trophy-  BP, CP Grand Prix=   BM, DM, DM, EM, FM