| (3-9-11) From Willem Oosthoek:
"It looks as though some of the great
photos of the 1958 Times GP at Riverside are mixed up with those of the
Cal
Club event held at Riverside on June 28-29, 1958.
What made me notice was the image of
the #98 Maserati 450S- "Pontiac". When Jim Rathmann practiced the Pontiac-engined
450S for the Times GP, it showed eight carburetor stacks protruding out
of the hood, shielded upfront by a piece of plastic [probably the small
windshield previously used on the car]. This photo shows an unmolested
hood, which leads me to believe it was Pearce "Pete" Woods' ride in June,
when the car still had its original Maserati engine.
This means that the #11 Ferrari 250TR
is not Richie Ginther's, but the car that Johnny von Neumann drove in June.
Ginther was in a 860 Monza that weekend.
It also sheds doubt about the caption
for Bob Oker's
#59 Aston Martin DBR2, which won the Feature race at Riverside in June.
My bet is that the DBR2 photos was taken during the Cal Club race."
(2-23-12) From Your Webmaster:
"Willem -- you're absolutely right, as
usual. I'm just now getting around to updating these pages with your corrections." |
