MoMore photos of 1960s and 70s SCCA race drivers.

 
 
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  • Dallas International Motor Speedway (DIMS): This was a great track on Interstate 35 East just north of Dallas that was purchased by Xerox Corp. in the early 70s and then sat empty for years. Although a drag strip course, it had, unlike Green Valley, a fairly long and interesting road course section. This is an early 70s photo of two unidentified racers with the fellow in the Spitfire having a bit of a problem considering he's pretty much out of the turn that puts cars onto the main drag strip straight. Also, unlike Green Valley, the races were run counter-clockwise in the direction of the drags.

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  • DIMS: This is the back side of the track, almost directly behind or opposite the above photo. The cars have just come out of a left hand turn (to the right of the photo) and are getting ready to go into a right hand turn that led to a series of quick turns that put them back onto the drag strip (see below). The lead car in this group is my husband in his TR-4 with a pack of DP and EP cars pressing him. Photo was taken in 1970-71 when my husband was stationed with the Air Force in San Antonio at Wilford Hall Hospital.
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  • DIMS: Dallas International Motor Speedway, better known in later years as "Xerox International", this is the section of the track between leading onto the start/finish straight by way of a right hand turn which is just off the picture to the left. This early 70s shot is from a much enlarged snapshot, thus the grain and fuzziness. This was taken from the grandstands in the pit area and shows an Alfa driven by Houston's Joe Lacario leading a 1960 S90 Porsche 356 driven by Ron Reed, who has supplied the i.d. for this photo, the Triumph GT6 of David Dooley of Oklahoma City, and the MGBs of McDaniels and Hugh Grammer of Overseas Motors, and Datsun 2000s which can't be made out as to who is driving. Thanks for the i.d. Ron! Ron says that Dooley passed him on the straight and went after Joe but cannot remember the outcome of the race but says it could be the race where he went off and McDaniels hit him when he came back onto track. Just now noticed, is that a TR4 behind the Bs?

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