The OSCA Formula Junior was provided by Briggs Cunningham. The Fiat powered OSCA Jr. was too late and too slow, but arguably the most beautiful Jr. every made. Here Denise is at the wheel of the OSCA at Watkins Glen in 1960. McCluggage first met Cunningham while covering the regattas on Long Island Sound in 1955 for the New York Herald Tribune. Cunningham also owned the Porsche RS550 co driven at Caracas 1957 by Denise and her famous rival Ruth Levy. The team brought the Porsche to a fourth in class. The Levy-McCluggage rivalry garnered a lot of press, but Levy realized that McCluggage was the better driver. Photo courtesy Denise McCluggage.
Hey, Denise McCluggage Fans – (and we KNOW there are MANY)!
Mark Reinwald is working with the Santa Fe Concorso’s “Tribute to Denise McCluggage” on September 27-29 to create a celebration of Denise McCluggage and the cars she raced.
As you probably know, Denise began with the classic MG and continued her racing career throughout a good part of her life. She drove everything in sight, and she drove everything well. She had some great competitors, but in general McCluggage is regarded as the best in class throughout the 1950s and 60s.
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