Dr. William Eschrich -- Lotus Mk.9 / Fred Woodard -- Jaguar Special

Action at Paramount Ranch, August 19, 1956.  10th place main event finisher Eschrich leads 9th place finisher Woodard, while Bob Bondurant (!) chases them in the #19 Morgan.  Bondurant DNF'd.
 

(7-24-08)   From historian Ron Cummings:

"Doc Eschrich's Lotus was running the ex-James Dean  550 Spyder motor in the front bolted up to an MG gearbox.  Bill Kreuger's dad did the installation. The damn thing used to beat 550 Spyders.  Eschrich called the Porsche-powered Lotus Mk.9 the "Potus!!"

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