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3/9-10/1957 Paramount Ranch Races

Started by Rob Lay , Aug 05 2006 17:27

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#1 Rob Lay

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 17:27

At Indy I purchased a 1st place trophy for this race weekend. The inscription on the trophy is...

Main Event
Over 1500 CC
D MOD
R. Ginther

So far I've been unable to find any results for this race and which car Richie was driving.

I just started my research, but I've looked through the following websites without success...

http://www.tamsoldra...tRanchHome.html

http://home.san.rr.c...ff/covpr856.htm

I also just purchased online the "Paramount Ranch Remembered" book by Art Evans. However, it won't be in for weeks.

Initially I'm just trying to find the results of the race this trophy was won and which car Richie was driving.

Pictures of the trophy are here: http://www.ferrarich...ad.php?t=116048

Thank you,
rob

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#2 Frank S

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 19:12

Seems as if one must register to see the photos.

Seems as if Ginther was driving an Aston Martin.

More Tom Cardin photos

I haven't found the results list, yet, but Art Evans' book says Jerry Austin was first OA in a D-Type, Chuck Daigh second OA in the Troutman-Barnes Special, and Ginther third OA, first in Dmod, in the Aston Martin.

Some Paramount Ranch stuff here, and here

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Frank S

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#3 Rob Lay

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 19:18

Originally posted by Frank S
Seems as if one must register to see the photos.

Here is a photo of the trophy. Thank you for the info.

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#4 Jack-the-Lad

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 20:21

Hi, Rob. Welcome to TNF! :wave:

Jack

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#5 Rob Lay

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 20:33

Originally posted by Jack-the-Lad
Hi, Rob. Welcome to TNF!

Jack

Thank you for the tip Jack, I might never get work done now, this is great.

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#6 rlnorton

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 20:38

Ginther actually finished third overall on Sunday, March 10, 1957. He was indeed first in class, D modified. The overall winner was Jerry Austin in a D Jag, second was Chuck Daigh in the Troutman-Barnes Special.

You can find the MotoRacing issue covering this race at:
http://www.box.net/public/5jz1imnf3x

or you can download all of the MotoRacing issues at:
http://www.box.net/public/iboyi76hqk

Bob Norton

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#7 Cynic

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Posted 05 August 2006 - 20:51

Hi, Rob,

You mentioned elsewhere that this was an SCCA race. The five-armed insignia on the trophy is that of the California Sports Car Club (the Cal Club); not then a part of SCCA.

The whole story is too long to tell here, but the Cal Club and SCCA saw amateur sports car racing in very different ways, and there was a long and interesting (and usually bitter) disagreement. Eventually it was resolved with the Cal Club becoming the Cal Club Region of SCCA. I have no idea if that name still exists, or if in common with so much else that name has vanished into history.

D. Seibert