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.”