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Re: "Competition Press & Auto Week"

To: greenman62@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: "Competition Press & Auto Week"
From: Bob Bownes <bownes@seiri.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 11:10:32 -0700
Send an email to Denise McLuggage at Autoweek. She was the owner/publisher.

Bob


greenman62@hotmail.com wrote:

>>Hi Greg,
>>
>>In the last 24 months or so, someone did a comprehensive article on the
>>publisher and his daughter. Perhaps Case Annis or Vintage Motor Sports.
>>Perhaps a connection could be made through the author. Sorry I cant 
>>remember
>>more specifically
>>
>>Joe Alexander
>>
>>
>>>In the early 60s, there was a weekly, I believe, newspaper published in
>>>Southern California called "Competition Press. "
>>>It carried race results of road racing and other forms of motorsports 
>>>
>>and
>>
>>>later was merged or taken over by "Autoweek"
>>>At the end of the 1963 Cal Club and SCCA racing seasons, they reviewed 
>>>
>>all
>>
>>>of the racing classes, class by class, giving a rundown of which were 
>>>
>>the
>>
>>>fastest cars and drivers and who was likely to be most competitive the 
>>>
>>next
>>
>>>year.
>>>    I would like to obtain a copy of that issue. Is there anyone on the
>>>lists that would have any idea of who to contact or who might have such
>>>information?
>>>
> 
>     Somehow that article slipped by me... I'll look though my back
>     isues to see if I can find it.
> 
>     I would recommend
> 
>     The National Automotive Museum
>     10 Lake ST.
>     Reno, NV 89501
> 
>     They seem to have a vast library of information about Most
>     everthing automotive. They were a help when I was putting together
>     my "Jurrasics in the Park" article on the Philadelphia Stock
>     Chassis Races early in the last century.
> 
>     You may have to pay for any fax or xerox copies they do and I
>     believe there is a fee for them to do the research. I think tthe
>     NAM was part of Harrahs collection, though I could be wrong.
> 
>     You could also check with the SCCA's Archives though I'm not sure
>     how much of the Cal Club archives the have.
> 
>     Oh yeah, another place to look would be you nearest university
>     library. Surprisingly, the bulk of my material for the "Jurrasics"
>     article came from the UofI's main library!
> 
>     Greg
> 
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois       1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
> 
> That's not a leak... My car's just marking its territory...
> 
> 
> 
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