I am presenting the CORVETTE RACE CAR SEMINAR at Convention on Thursday July 13, 2017.
Confirmed guests are:
DAVE and MARLEAN MORGAN from Tulsa, OK will be special guests at this years San Antonio NCRS Convention.
Dave is a 1957-67 SCCA Corvette race driver. Raced the Grand Sport and others with Delmo Johnson. Raced 63 Z0-6 # 3 coupe with Delmo at SEBRING AND DAYTONA. Also co-drove with Delmo in 1960-67 CORVETTES many times. Drove the 67 L-88 #8 with DON YENKO car at Sebring. The car , owned by NCRS members Glen and Lucia Spielberg WILL ALSO be at convention.
Many of you do not know DAVEY JORDAN from Running Springs, California
ALSO JOINING US is DAVEY JORDAN and his wife NORMA. I raced sports cars between 1959 and 1972. I started racing in 1959, driving my own Porsche Speedster. I raced it for 4 years, winning the Pacific Coast Championships in 1961 and 1962 in the "F" production class. In 1961 I was Cal Club "Driver Of The Year".
1963 I co-drove with Jerry Titus at Sebring in Hollywood Sports Cars Sunbeam Alpine. We finished 3rd in class after spending 1-1/2 hours in the pits. I finished out the season campaigning the Alpine in national events, ending up 3nd in the Pacific Coast Championship for " E " production.
1968, Signed a contract with Shelby American to race the Toyota 2000 GT in selected SCCA National races.
1969, I signed driver contracts with AIR the 24 hrs of Daytona, 12 hrs of Sebring and a possibility of Le Mans, also for a drive in the F-5000 series, as member of a three car team including Scooter Patrick and David Hobbs. The cars would be the new Surtees TS-5. At Daytona the Lola ran great for about 13 hrs, while running 3rd OA, the right rear wheel bearing failed. It took 2-1/2 hrs to repair, we still managed to finish 7th OA. At Sebring the Lola Chevy experienced over heating and was a DNF in the first hour.
AIR received two Surtees TS-5s. The cars were supposed to run with AMC V8 engines, but they were not ready in time for the first test at Riverside, Chevys were used instead. After about 40 laps both cars twisted their left rear uprights, to end the test. About this time AMC decided they would cancel their racing contract with AIR.
1970, We were able to get John Crean, one of the partners in the defunct AIR to sponsor a F-5000 Gurney Eagle on a race to race deal (low budget). The first race was at Riverside, and we managed to finish 2nd to a much faster John Cannon in a Mclaren. The 2nd race on our schedule was Edmonton, Alberta. We finished 5th and were the series points leader after two races. (Our season high point.) The next race was at Kent Washington, we should have been 5th, but I made a stupid mistake on the last lap that let Dick Smothers past and I wound up 6th. The next race was at Laguna Seca, a blown engine DNF. The next race was at Sears Point Raceway, another blown engine DNF. This was the last race for us this year in the Continental Championship (No budget).
Jim Gessner
P.O. Box 1372
BANDERA, TEXAS 78003
909-557-4870c
Confirmed guests are:
DAVE and MARLEAN MORGAN from Tulsa, OK will be special guests at this years San Antonio NCRS Convention.
Dave is a 1957-67 SCCA Corvette race driver. Raced the Grand Sport and others with Delmo Johnson. Raced 63 Z0-6 # 3 coupe with Delmo at SEBRING AND DAYTONA. Also co-drove with Delmo in 1960-67 CORVETTES many times. Drove the 67 L-88 #8 with DON YENKO car at Sebring. The car , owned by NCRS members Glen and Lucia Spielberg WILL ALSO be at convention.
Many of you do not know DAVEY JORDAN from Running Springs, California
ALSO JOINING US is DAVEY JORDAN and his wife NORMA. I raced sports cars between 1959 and 1972. I started racing in 1959, driving my own Porsche Speedster. I raced it for 4 years, winning the Pacific Coast Championships in 1961 and 1962 in the "F" production class. In 1961 I was Cal Club "Driver Of The Year".
1963 I co-drove with Jerry Titus at Sebring in Hollywood Sports Cars Sunbeam Alpine. We finished 3rd in class after spending 1-1/2 hours in the pits. I finished out the season campaigning the Alpine in national events, ending up 3nd in the Pacific Coast Championship for " E " production.
1968, Signed a contract with Shelby American to race the Toyota 2000 GT in selected SCCA National races.
1969, I signed driver contracts with AIR the 24 hrs of Daytona, 12 hrs of Sebring and a possibility of Le Mans, also for a drive in the F-5000 series, as member of a three car team including Scooter Patrick and David Hobbs. The cars would be the new Surtees TS-5. At Daytona the Lola ran great for about 13 hrs, while running 3rd OA, the right rear wheel bearing failed. It took 2-1/2 hrs to repair, we still managed to finish 7th OA. At Sebring the Lola Chevy experienced over heating and was a DNF in the first hour.
AIR received two Surtees TS-5s. The cars were supposed to run with AMC V8 engines, but they were not ready in time for the first test at Riverside, Chevys were used instead. After about 40 laps both cars twisted their left rear uprights, to end the test. About this time AMC decided they would cancel their racing contract with AIR.
1970, We were able to get John Crean, one of the partners in the defunct AIR to sponsor a F-5000 Gurney Eagle on a race to race deal (low budget). The first race was at Riverside, and we managed to finish 2nd to a much faster John Cannon in a Mclaren. The 2nd race on our schedule was Edmonton, Alberta. We finished 5th and were the series points leader after two races. (Our season high point.) The next race was at Kent Washington, we should have been 5th, but I made a stupid mistake on the last lap that let Dick Smothers past and I wound up 6th. The next race was at Laguna Seca, a blown engine DNF. The next race was at Sears Point Raceway, another blown engine DNF. This was the last race for us this year in the Continental Championship (No budget).
Jim Gessner
P.O. Box 1372
BANDERA, TEXAS 78003
909-557-4870c
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