[DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?

[Jerry R Knotts]

I believe the GS was at a later time.  That weekend was Miles in the GT350 
and Bob Steele was racing a 289 slab side (Ithink it was Cobra # 5 later 
sold to Charlie Prince in Houston).  I don't remember the weekend the GS was 
there.  I am thinking it was a Delmo Johnson race rather than Foyt, or 
Pabst.  I pitted for the GS driven by Jack Sauders at the first (and also 
last) Domed Stadium Road Race in the summer of 65.  The real team was at 
Riverside that week end, but we went out and showed the colors for the 
Mecome team.  That weekend I also pitted for John Henry Kirby driving a 
DeTomasso formulae libre.  It had an 1800cc Alpha that blew an upper 
radiator hose during the race and made mister Kirby the hot crotch for the 
weekend.  The upper hose ran into the chassis in front of the dash board and 
when it came loose he was able to stand up in the car and guide it to the 
side on the back streatch during the race.

Ahh the good old days of my misspent youth,
jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gray" <grayjim at att.net>
To: "Jerry R Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?


> Jerry,
>
> Was that the same weekend that one of the Corvette Grand Sports was on the 
> track
> too? I *was* there that weekend when Ken Miles was racing a 427 Cobra 
> against
> the Grand Sport.
>
> Jim Gray
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Mon, November 21, 2011 6:28:28 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?
>
> At a car show last week I talked to Jim Wicks. He is the long time
> organizer of the Tulsa Shelby meets. I think going on 35 years worth of
> meets.
> He is looking for pictures of the first outing of the GT350R. The first
> competition was at Green Valley Raceway in Dallas, Valentines Day 1965. I
> was there, so was Shelby and Ken Miles (we wern't together). It was an
> eventful day for them. I think they were running B Production. Wicks and
> others have found and are restoring this car as the centerpiece of the 50
> year Shelby Mustang aniversary. He is looking for any pictures that may be
> available of that week-end and that car. He was excited that I was there
> but not that I didn't have a camera.
> I am sure he would be very appreciative of anyone that has anything to
> offer.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> jerry knotts
>
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