Hey Paul,
Yes I think these local paper accounts are facinating. I should thank whomever suggested I look into them! Oh it was you

Of course they take pictures of the wrong cars focus a bit too much on the human element. go figure
I've also added Road & Track articles on the Pacific GP and LA Times GP of 1963 to the King Cobra section in case you haven't read those. I'm still wondering what R&T issues would have coverage of the Kent Washington and Nassau King Cobra races. Would be nice to track them down too.
Later, Chuck