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RobBeddington · 01-12-05, 01:19 AM

Hi again Ken

Yes I do got a kick out of these! They are from the 1963 Nassau Speed Week in the Bahamas. The bottom photos were taken on the grid of the 5 lap preliminary, the heat for the TT, the only race ever won by a Lola MK6 GT. I've spoken with driver Augie Pabst who in shot 2 is seen talking to team boss John Mecom in the white top. Augie remembers the meeting very well and was disappointed that the Lola wasn't developed further after this promising start. And Shelby was there so it could be him in the other photo.

John Mecom also took the Corvette Grand Sports to Nassau. The #50 car is Roger Penske's and the #80 is Dick Thompson's. The Cobra is John Everly's and you can also just see the #23 Ferrari GTO of Mike Gammino in the second shot.

Cheers again.

Rob

01-12-05, 01:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
RobBeddington 7 Tenths Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Magazine Editor (finance magazine) and Freelance Writer (classic car articles) GT40: Robin Hood Country, England Posts: 761 Rep Power: 12	Re: vintage lola shots Hi again Ken Yes I do got a kick out of these! They are from the 1963 Nassau Speed Week in the Bahamas. The bottom photos were taken on the grid of the 5 lap preliminary, the heat for the TT, the only race ever won by a Lola MK6 GT. I've spoken with driver Augie Pabst who in shot 2 is seen talking to team boss John Mecom in the white top. Augie remembers the meeting very well and was disappointed that the Lola wasn't developed further after this promising start. And Shelby was there so it could be him in the other photo. John Mecom also took the Corvette Grand Sports to Nassau. The #50 car is Roger Penske's and the #80 is Dick Thompson's. The Cobra is John Everly's and you can also just see the #23 Ferrari GTO of Mike Gammino in the second shot. Cheers again. Rob