The grid is formed with 3 legends side by side. Roger Penske in #6 Porsche RSK, Dick Thompson in the Stingray and Bob Holbert on the outside. All 3 are Hall of Fame drivers. Penske went on to win after a long fight with Holbert.
Early on the grid, Holbert’s car is waiting for Bob to take his seat.
First on the grid was Thompson in the experimental Chevy Sting Ray. History says Bill Mitchell took one of Arkus-Duntov’s Sebring SS chassis and designed the new body. It was not long before that styling exercise became the C2 Corvette.
Doc Thompson in the one off Sting Ray project that GM design chief Bill Mitchell saved and raced. This valuable piece of automotive history lives in the GM Heritage Collection.
A fierce battle up front. Roger Penske #6 if pushing Bob Holbert #140 and will eventually get in front and win the feature race. Doc Thompson, just behind these two, will finish 3rd.
Sherm Decker amazes all and wins overall in his MGA twincam. Beating Duncan Black’s v8 Daimler and all the Porsches.
BARC driver Ted Rounds in his MGA goes outside to pass John Kingsley’s Alfa. Rounds was 4th, Kingsley 5th.
Two Healey’s lead the pack, but not for long. Richard Skelton in 173, and Sam Williams in 169 would soon give way to Sherm Decker’s MGA twincam, partially seen on the far right.
Millard “Rip” Ripley sits in his Lotus XVII. Sitting next to him is the small modified winning Elva of Charlie Kolb. The tall man standing behind Rip is Harry Reynolds whose Lotus never made the grid.
Don Erlbeck’s Alfa leads a Daimler driven by R. K. Thompson and Ben Fowke’s Twin cam MGA. Erlbeck finished 7th, Ben 8th and the Daimler was a dnf.
Rip Ripley in some paddock talk with Doc Wyllie. He’s leaning against Homer Daisey’s Vette with Archie Means Maserati #200.
This may have been taken in practice. Looks like Frank Baptista’s Lotus and Dick Thompson’s Sting Ray are passing a Special
BARC hero Charley Kurtz in his AC Bristol won DP ahead of a full field of other AC’s, Healey;s and Morgans.
Ed Gelder’s Ferrai has also spun and Thompson heads away to his 3rd place. Gelder would finish 8th.
Each enduro weekend also had regional sprint races. This is the grid for FP with a Porsche and MGA on the front row. Way in beck the #3 Fairthorpe Electron of Dick Lord can be seen.
Charley Hayes in a Healey 3000. Hayes went on to do much better in higher powered cars in years to come.
Action from the FP race has the black Porsche slightly ahead of Pelouze’s and another Courier.
The Ben Fowke, Gordon Furlong Sprite leads a VW and a TF MG. A mixed bunch for sure, but remember it’s 1960. This was during one of the regional sprint races.
The lineup for the Marlboro 6 hour race. Bill King in a Ferrari Monza modified to take a Corvette motor is first. Duncan Black’s Daimler can be seen in 4th and just the nose of Pierre Mion’s Ferrari California behind the Corvette.
Dick Shelton’s Healey is pulling up, with Bill Terrell’s red TR-3 he shared with Gus Maliff parked behind.
The LeMans start and the field is away. The Art Lumino, Jerry Georgi Healey is having a hard time starting. An amazing phenomena that can’t happen today.
Perry is driving Pelouze back into the paddock. The Ford wagon was used by many as a great tow vehicle.
BARC friend and racer Craige Pelouze was entered with Sam Perry in the Elva Courier. The two would finish 6th overall and first in class.
Pelouze at speed going around the oval completing another lap.
This is what a pitstop at a regional endurance race looked like. Actually this one looks better than most. It worked as the Perry/Pelouze car finished and finished well.
Sam Perry pours Champagne for our fiend Craige Pelouze who supplied all these photos. The duo won their class and were an amazing 6th overall in their Elva Courier.
All the action at Marlboro was inside the oval or what they called The Bowl. Pit signs, the pits themselves and crew all lived inside the track. No way out until it was over.
Charley Kolb in the green Elva Mk V was always fast. I am sure he led the 6 hour, but results show the car did not finish. another Elva driven by Art Tweedale and Ed Costley won.
Bob Mazzi’s Alfa #30 leads a bunch of bugeye Sprites nipping at his heals. The Diaz brothers are in the red car and Elliott brothers in the green car. The Diaz family owned and operated Vinteland Speedway and would finish 8th - the Elliotts 9th.
An HM Fiat Special #171 was driven by Jim Clark. Most likely not the future World Champion.
Doc Crosby and Ed Buhl’s Fiat-Abarth leads Pinkie Windridge in an Alfa.
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