Grand Sport Corvette- The Myth & Legend

[olredalert]

----Thanks, Steve! Brings back a lot of good memories. I was 17 the 1st time I ever went to Sebring in 1964. I was invited by a good friend whos older sister was dating the head pit steward. We had use of a trailer at the course along the backstretch just before the start-finish line straight. It was fully stocked with beer and food for the whole weekend, and we could walk about 100 feet to the start-finish. There was one Grand Sport coupe out of the three in the race (I believe it was the one AJ was in) and we got great views from the roof of the trailer of it coming down the backstretch into the hair-pin corner and then back up the start-finish. In my memory he seemed to be going 150mph or more and had to start braking just past where we were. He'd lumber thru that hair-pin and then explode up the start-finish straight. He would pass all the smaller, slower stuff (MGs, Austin Healeys, etc) down the back-stretch and then in the hairpin a couple would pass him. Then he would make mince meat out of them all over again. The left hand front tire was generally off the ground all the way thru that hair-pin curve. What a weekend for a 17 year old kid!!!! I have other great memories of that race but not pertinent to the GS's so much. I may expound on those a bit later. Hope you guys enjoy my rambling....Bill S

[napa68]

Originally Posted by olredalert

I have other great memories of that race but not pertinent to the GS's so much. I may expound on those a bit later. Hope you guys enjoy my rambling....Bill S

I hope to catch up with you in Bloomington

[JoeC]

The Yenko Gulf Oil Corvette Team ran GS-004 in CM and ran their 1963 Z-06 in AP. The two cars looked similar in white with the blue Yenko stripe.