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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