Love this & thanks for sharing! I have some old 8mm converted footage which I think some of it is Mid-Ohio from 60s-70s. My Grandfather, BJ Swafford used to race his AC Cobra & Lotus 40 and I believe he also announced & flagged from time to time.
So many cars in this film that I recognize, not from having been to those races because they were two years before I started going to/working at Mid-Ohio. Instead I saw the b/w/ photos of the cars in our photo archives for many years. I suspect the shooter may have been somebody working pit lane control.
Wow.. Seeing a red Cobra with the fender lips burned off with a torch. If they only knew then, what we know now. Its great to see they heyday of sportscar racing. The REAL heros.
Love this & thanks for sharing! I have some old 8mm converted footage which I think some of it is Mid-Ohio from 60s-70s. My Grandfather, BJ Swafford used to race his AC Cobra & Lotus 40 and I believe he also announced & flagged from time to time.
What's neat is that you can still see some of the same types of cars running there during the Vintage races.
So many cars in this film that I recognize, not from having been to those races because they were two years before I started going to/working at Mid-Ohio. Instead I saw the b/w/ photos of the cars in our photo archives for many years. I suspect the shooter may have been somebody working pit lane control.
That must have been an awesome time to be alive and to have seen that!
Wow.. Seeing a red Cobra with the fender lips burned off with a torch. If they only knew then, what we know now. Its great to see they heyday of sportscar racing. The REAL heros.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!