In the background of the previous photo one can see the light gray of the original Laguna Seca track before it was changed in 1988 when the track was lengthened from 1.9 miles to 2.25 miles to meet the minimum requirements for MotoGP and other types of racing.
I went to a race meet there in May 1987 and captured some photos of how the track looked then at Turns 1 and 2.
Turn 1 is in the center of the photo as this 1987 GTO race group charge toward turn 2.
Turn 2 led onto a short straight before Turn 3 and up the hill toward the "Corkscrew"
Today the track turns down toward where the blue tent is in this 1987 photo and that is Turn 2 now.
The 3rd car in the photo is a Dan Gurney "All American Racers Team" Toyota Celica turbo # 99 driven by Willy T Ribbs.
(A bonus photo of Willy T Ribbs talking with Dan Gurney after qualifying in 3rd place for the GTO race. )
( Ken H 1987 photos..)
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