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Allen R. Kuhn: FIII in California

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Torrey Pines January 15, 1956, Harry Morrow JBS close up view. Photo by Allen R. Kuhn

Photos by Allen R. Kuhn
Story by Pete Vack with Jim Sitz

Following up on our Formula III series, we had not written anything on the class in America. But were there 500 cc events in the States?

Yes, they were raced throughout America but no one paid much attention. Says Jim Sitz, “Formula III never took off in California or the U.S.A. since the fans wanted to see the big, powerful and noisy cars. The most popular events for a normal weekend of racing were the Corvette and modified classes. The FIII cars were noisy but did not appear to be very fast.”

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Allen R. Kuhn: Of Gauld and Ferrari

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Carroll Shelby in John Edgar’s Ferrari 410S leads Dan Gurney in Frank Arciero’s Ferrari 375 Plus at Palm Springs on April 13, 1958. One of the many photos I shared with the Ferrari Archivist.

Story and Photos by Allen R. Kuhn

I would like to start this series of short stories – they are not Galleries as before – by telling a true story about Graham Gauld, and how he saved our skin when we were in Italy/France in 2006 for our seven-week tour of the Continent. The story really began in Maranello, so bear with me…. [Read more…] about Allen R. Kuhn: Of Gauld and Ferrari

Photo Gallery 6: Allen R. Kuhn, 1965

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A vision of two warriors, each with his own method of preparation for battle.

Story and Photos by Allen R. Kuhn

Since I only covered the single race at Riverside in 1965, all references for the pictures will be for the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix on October 31, 1965, at Riverside.

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Photo Gallery 5: Allen R. Kuhn, 1964

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Let’s start 1964 off with one of my favorite drivers, Ken Miles, at Riverside on April 26, 1964, driving a Shelby Cobra 289. This was a the USRRC Manufacturers Championship Race. Ken sits waiting for the cute Trophy Girl, Marilyn Fox, to do her duty presenting him with a checked flag for his victory lap after winning the USRRC GT race. More important was a victory kiss. Just ask Lothar Motschenbacher about that. This picture and others of mine were used by Mike Martin in his tome “USRRC” to illustrate this race.

Story and photos by Allen R. Kuhn

This is gallery number five, covering my shooting during 1964. I was not interested in going to races as a spectator while, at the same time, it became more difficult to get photographer passes through the small magazine for which I worked. Plus, I was more interested in cars of the ‘50s and early ‘60s. I liked the cars that were designed by artists, rather than engineers. Sure, the new ones went faster, but their looks lacked something for me. And the Can-Am series which started in 1966 already had two great photographers covering these events, Pete Lyons and Dave Friedman.

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Photo Gallery 4: Allen R. Kuhn, 1963

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Up close and personal view of Roger Penske.

Story and photos by Allen R. Kuhn

We continue with the photography of Allen R. Kuhn; he just keeps digging and coming up with more great images. But it is getting close to the end now, and we’ll present the last chapter in his journey next week. But we’ll also show more of his photography in our series on Formula III cars, so watch out for that.
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We are almost done with my saga, and I can see the end is in sight. What a wonderful and exciting adventure this has been. All the memories I have conjured up have brought an uplifting feeling for me. With all the sadness these last two years have brought, VeloceToday has helped immensely for me to find that long back-straight to keep me going. [Read more…] about Photo Gallery 4: Allen R. Kuhn, 1963

Photo Gallery 3: Allen R. Kuhn, 1959-61

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Story and photos by Allen R. Kuhn

In the lead photo above, Bill Dixon in his #711 Maserati 300S tries to perfect his NASCAR bump draft technique on the rear end of Jack Nethercutt’s Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 at Pomona on January 8, 1961. Nethercutt finished 6th OA and 3rd in DM where as Mr. Dixon was able to get around Jack for 5th OA and 2nd in DM. This race was won by Bill Krause in a Maserati Birdcage Tipo 61, a follow-up to his win at Riverside on October 16, 1960, in the same car. Below are a few photos from 1959 to 1960 in chronological order.

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