Programs, movies and memories. (USA version )

[khyndart in CA]

In March 1976 I went back to Long Beach for the Formula One race as a spectator which was easier on me compared to trying to be a mechanic/helper for the Theodore Racing Team and Tony Brise at the F5000 race the previous September. It had its sad moments as we remembered Tony and Graham Hill and others who had died in the plane crash in November 1975.
Long Beach was really humming and crowded and one of the first events was what I think was one of the first Historic Grand Prix race / demonstration and what a great field of drivers and cars. I doubt if these same drivers ever got on the same track again and I was blessed to standing close to where the celebrations took place after the race. I will share some of this day from old photos that I have just
rescued from a garage closet.





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What a great line up. From left to right; Carroll Shelby, Rene Dreyfus, Stirling Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Juan Fangio, Dan Gurney, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and Innes Ireland getting sprayed for taking Gurney's helmet.
Did they ever gather together again ?


After the race, Dan Gurney leads the way as Stirling Moss and Juan Fangio follow.

Fangio is being careful where he puts his foot !

Jack Brabham is also in the background in this photo taken on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach.


(Ken Hyndman photos ..some photos signed by Dan Gurney in 1976)

[Grant Sprague]

In March 1976 I went back to Long Beach for the Formula One race as a spectator which was easier on me compared to trying to be a mechanic/helper for the Theodore Racing Team and Tony Brise at the F5000 race the previous September. It had its sad moments as we remembered Tony and Graham Hill and others who had died in the plane crash in November 1975.
Long Beach was really humming and crowded and one of the first events was what I think was one of the first Historic Grand Prix race / demonstration and what a great field of drivers and cars. I doubt if these same drivers ever got on the same track again and I was blessed to standing close to where the celebrations took place after the race. I will share some of this day from old photos that I have just
rescued from a garage closet.



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What a great line up. From left to right; Carroll Shelby, Rene Dreyfus, Stirling Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Juan Fangio, Dan Gurney, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and Innes Ireland getting sprayed for taking Gurney's helmet.
Did they ever gather together again ?


After the race, Dan Gurney leads the way as Stirling Moss and Juan Fangio follow. Fangio is being careful where he puts his foot !
Jack Brabham is also in the background in this photo taken on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach.


(Ken Hyndman photos )

Wooooow ... these are great to see.....never seen these before Thanks mate

[khyndart in CA]

1976 Historic Formula One Race. Long Beach Grand Prix. April 27th.
Entry List.




I do not remember seeing the Ferraris for Phil Hill and John Surtees at this event.

(Ken Hyndman )

[khyndart in CA]

Because Dan Gurney returned some signed photos to me later in 1976 and my friend Graham Donaldson went to work for him, I happened to get on Dan's mailing list as he began to promote his new Eagle Formula Ford race car. Eventually thirteen FF cars were produced at the All American Racing workshop Santa Ana, California (not far from Disneyland ). The factory car was driven with some success by David Loring.
I will attempt to put some of this information on this thread.

[khyndart in CA]

More on the Eagle Formula Ford. This was as close as I got to being tempted to be a race car driver.











(Ken Hyndman )..to be continued

[khyndart in CA]

1977 Eagle Formula Ford.









( From Ken Hyndman ..the dreamer )

[khyndart in CA]

The Eagle Formula Ford was well built and competitive as one would expect coming from workshops that built Indy & F5000 cars etc.
This shows David Loring leading a Formula Ford race. This picture shows the variety in FF car designs.
(I think it was about 1978-79 )


(photo from Hyndman scrapbook )

( Ken Hyndman ..that could have been me out there instead I was buying a house in San Diego for $ 45000 about this time. I think I made the right decision.)

[khyndart in CA]

Long Beach.March 1976.
Sometimes you look back and regret rushing to put a 35 mm film in the camera and not advancing the film before taking photos.
This was one of those. Teddy Yip of Theodore Racing had allowed me to work for his team in Sept. 1975 for the F5000 race and he welcomed me into his pit as they prepared a March 761 for Ronnie Peterson to drive. I went up into the stand to take a photo of Teddy,the March and Ronnie Peterson talking to Niki Lauda. Because of the light let in the camera you can just see the edge of Lauda in the red suit on the left of this shot. I wish I had taken another one.
Note the porn theatre across the track as Long Beach was pretty notorious back then as a haven for all the sailors etc..



Ronnie Peterson could drive anything and make it fast.
Here he is powering the March # 10 through the streets of Long Beach in 1976.




( Ken Hyndman photos and scrapbook )

[khyndart in CA]

Long Beach. March 1976.
There was a demonstration run by the top US motorcycle riders on Kawasaki 750s. They said it was scary having the narrow street circuit and their helmets were inches from the concrete barriers !
I took this photo as they lined up and will need help with naming them. Ron Pierce is on the left, Gary Nixon is on bike # 9 and I think that is Kenny Roberts in the red helmet on bike # 1. Any help is appreciated.



(Ken Hyndman photo )

[khyndart in CA]

Long Beach. 1976.
This photo shows the Ferrari 312 B3 of Clay Regazzoni going inside of # 34, Hans Stuck, who was Ronnie Peterson's team mate on the Theodore Racing Team, during practice for the Formula One race.

This is the hairpin corner at the end of Shoreline Drive and the place that sadly Regazzoni crashed in 1980 when the brake pedal broke and he hurtled down the escape road on the left and hit an abandoned race car causing him paralyzing injuries.




(Ken Hyndman photo )

[Roger Dowding]

Ken, have found some photo's from Portland Raceway in 1988, Historics, OK to put them here, rather than a new thread as only about 20 shots !!.
cheers

Roger

[khyndart in CA]

Roger,
You are always welcome to put any North American photos / memories in here. ( That also goes for anyone out there )
I am still trying to get your TR 4 A photo published @ Moss. You may have to write a story to go with it. (What, when and where details etc .. )

Ken

[John McKechnie]

[QUOTE=khyndart in CA;48909]Long Beach. March 1976.
There was a demonstration run by the top US motorcycle riders on Kawasaki 750s. They said it was scary having the narrow street circuit and their helmets were inches from the concrete barriers !
I took this photo as they lined up and will need help with naming them. Ron Pierce is on the left, Gary Nixon is on bike # 9 and I think that is Kenny Roberts in the red helmet on bike # 1. Any help is appreciated.



(Ken Hyndman photo )[/QUOTE.

Ken- great row of H2s here.
Interesting is the detail of front brakes.
12 and 7 have twin front discs- rotors each side, the rest have the usual one disc set up.,
Both of mine have the twin set up from new
And of course look at the very normal front tyres- commonly referred to as rim protectors
End of 1975 season AMA banned Kawasaki 750 H2s from dirt track racing because they were so fast
Yvon Duhamel-used no.17 , Art Baumann, Hurley Wivet, Paul Smart also raced these bikes.
The fast ones were #9, #17,#8 and #30
Bikes used to improve the gene pool on a regular basis.

[Roger Dowding]

Roger,
You are always welcome to put any North American photos / memories in here. ( That also goes for anyone out there )
I am still trying to get your TR 4 A photo published @ Moss. You may have to write a story to go with it. (What, when and where details etc .. )

Ken

Ken,
Can give you a history for the photo, and others I have of my cars competition years. will put pen to paper as they say. and can E-mail it to you later.
cheers

Roger

[khyndart in CA]

March 28 1976. Long Beach. Formula One Grand Prix.
This was the season that the Ron Howard movie, "Rush" was based on.
Here is the entry list for this race.
On a personal note, Bob Evans in John Player Lotus # 6,Brett Lunger in Chesterfield Surtees # 18 and John Watson in a Penske PC3 # 28, had all driven our Trojan T 101 F5000 cars when I worked at Trojan in 1973 so it was nice to meet up with them here again 3 years later and congratulate them on graduating to Formula 1.



Here is a Youtube movie of highlights of the Grand Prix. Note that Clay Regazzoni was the polesitter in his Ferrari.




(Ken Hyndman )

[Roger Dowding]

Roger,
You are always welcome to put any North American photos / memories in here. ( That also goes for anyone out there )
I am still trying to get your TR 4 A photo published @ Moss. You may have to write a story to go with it. (What, when and where details etc .. )

Ken

Ken, tried to send you a PM and after hitting send it vanished, has happened before when you inbox was full, mine is close too !!.
Can you Email me on " racerrog47@gmail.com " with your Email address so I can put a story of that TR and photos, results of events to help your Moss Motors article.

[khyndart in CA]

1976 Long Beach F 1 Grand Prix.
In the early laps with Regazzoni leading and James Hunt was in third right behind Patrick Depailler. When James was eliminated during the passing maneuver he waited for Depailler to come around on the next lap and then he walked out on to the track to yell at him.
Can not imagine that happening at a GP today. Anyway this incident had a big effect on the final races and points total. Without this happening we might not have had the material to make the " Rush" movie.







(Ken Hyndman scrapbook )

[khyndart in CA]

1976 Long Beach Grand Prix programme.
Here is James Hunt when he was in a happier mood regarding Texaco Havoline oil (Now a Chevron product )






( Ken Hyndman ...76 LBGP programme ad )

[Roger Dowding]

Not from the US but an American Car .. Bonnie and Clyde would be proud ..
the crew look a bit dangerous as well..


cheers,
Al,

PS, looks OK apart from the Mini, my Mini - the fuel cap and corner bottom right..

[Kwaussie]

There were about 12 Kiwis traveling with a Robin Curtis, Motorman group tour for the 1976 LBGP.
It was a great trip - around $750 each for six days. Including PANAM airfares and Hotels.
A few aussies joined in including Max Stewart + Mrs Stewart, great company.
Doug Lawrence and his friend found a bar on the first night and were deemed lost.