1955 - Marlboro opens and the action starts. An Austin Healey hits a haybale marking the course and spreads it everywhere.
Two Jags hit the hay and slide wide while the White Jag and Healey try to take advantage
A TR-3 misses the corner, the Healey goes through and a corner worker holds out the yellow flag
An MG TF leads what looks like a Porsche Special. Does anyone recognize the maroon car?
A pack of T type MG’s flirting at the toe of the boot. Didn’t anybody have a broom to sweep that corner clean?
Our photographer Bob Kahmer in his FIII gets airborne coming back onto the oval.
Lex duPont gives a smile
NOW it is 1957 and Marlboro has matured. Grass has been planted and growing and faster mor exotic cars are here to race. George Arents Ferrari got a lot of attention
1957; Charley Wallace takes the checkered flag from Tex Hopkins. both were from the great Lavender Hill Mob.
A mixed front row of Corvette, 4.5 liter Ferrari and a Kaiser-Darrin
The end of the grid with a Ferrari Monza, Maserati A6GCS, Wallace’s Porsche 550, a 500TR and way back a Lotus and an Elva
Duncan Black leads Wallace in the 550RS and somehow the Kaiser Darrin is hanging in there.
Beautiful Ferrari 550TRC with either Jan deVroom or George Arents driving.
Black leads by himself now. Starter Tex Hopkins and race official counting down the laps.
A Formula III sitting in the grass naked, a brother #105 and a brand new MGA waiting for its proud owner.
Nice shot of Duncan Black who also drove his #4 Formula III. Duncan was the son of the founder of Black & Decker. Easy for him to own some neat cars.
1957: Weiler’s Lotus 11 is getting some serious attention. Weiler would finish 3rd in G Modified.
1958: George Reed’s #95 Ferrari drives off the grid next to Duncan Black’s Ferrari after the last race of the day. Black was 5th, Reed 11th.
57: Holbert’s Porsche 550 RS. Alma Holbert under the canvas staying out of the sun. Note the finned Chrysler convertible.
1958; Walt Hansgen stops to get the checkered flag after his victory in the President’s Cup.
58: Don Sessler came east from Ohio chasing SCCA points. He came to Bob Holbert’s home track. He pushed hard but Holbert won with Sessler 2nd.
1958; Don Sessler in his Porsche 550RS. Bob Holbert can be seen on the right. Jim Robinson’s D Type Jag behind Sessler.
1958: Holbert wore his sunglasses and usually raced behind a face shield. Charlie Kolb’s Ferrari #31 sits behind.
1958: Bob Holbert on the grid getting last minute advice from his crew. Holbert is clearly serious in this photo knowing Don Sessler is in front of him. Charley Sarle’s AC Jaguar is in the background.
1958: Start on the oval. Holbert stays inside with Duncan Black’s Ferrari #4 close on his tail going inside Robinson’s D Type.
1958: The #27 Austin Healey crew looks under the hood. The driver is Don Wolk.
1958: Don Wolk does his best Marquis dePortago imitation having a cigarette on the grid. Don would not finish.
1958: The start of a handicap race. Howard Hanna #20 DB with the blue K Production Berkley of Bill harding. Hanna was 3rd, the Berkeley never finished.
1958. John Holmes in #170 finished 5th, John O’Keefe in #37 ws 13th. The white car #17 with Dick Thompson was 3rd. There is no record of #26.
58; Poor Bob McCallum’s #65 MGA coupe sits after a roll over.
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