The 1963 "L.A. Times
Grand Prix" at Riverside featured a strong field of V8 powered mid-engined
cars.
Pedro Rodriguez in a
factory-entered Genie-Ford leads Gurney in Briggs Cunningham's similar
Genie-Ford. Genies were constructed by Kjell Qvale's "BMC of San
Francisco". Rodriguez finished 3rd in the race.