02-15-2003, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham 289, KMPS007
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Elkhart Lake photos
Great pictures. Will have to get the book.
Those pictures look like they were from the June Sprints that year, held on June 21, 1964. Others in the photo on the grid are Dan Gerber in 19, CSX 2138, and Jerry Hansen in 44, CSX2026. Dan went on to finish second, Jerry DNF'd. Too bad. Even though Jerry had a pretty famous car (it was the ex-Bob Johnson car that he drove the year before at the Watkins Glen USRRC and beat the Shelby Factory Team!), he never did well with it because he had a lot of DNF's with it and eventually sold it.
In the background is a 904 Porsche with Bob Hagestad. He finished 3rd that day. The 904s were very impressive out here on the West Coast. Have seen them beat 427 AP cars when the 904s were driven by Milt Minter or Scooter Patrick!. Not bad for 2 liters against 7 liters.
In the second picture of Bob, you can see Don Yenko's 57 BP Corvette. Don won BP that weekend.
This is really great that Bob Johnson is getting coverage here. Many would say Miles was the greatest Cobra driver around, but my database shows Bob ran over 50 races in a Cobra and won 21 of them...that is one hell of a record!
Bert Brown
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