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Re: Connellsville Airport

To: Truud123@aol.com
Subject: Re: Connellsville Airport
From: Grant Reynolds <grant62@starpower.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:00:16 -0400
SCCA did revive it for a couple of years - maybe just one year - in the 
late 90's. It was very rought; the course design had serious flaws, and 
my crew voted unanimously never to go there again! I don't think there 
was another opportunity anyway.
Grant Reynolds

Truud123@aol.com wrote:

> I had my first introduction to sports car racing at Connellsville in the 
>early 60's.  You had the likes of Bruce Jennings, Don Yenko, Hal Keck, M.R.J. 
>Wylie, Dick Thompson, and the Group 44 boys.  This race and Cumberland (MD) 
>were the two jewels for the Steel Cities Region (Pittsburgh)of SCCA.  I 
>believe Cumberland was a National Race and Connellsville was a Regional.
> 
> I heard a year or two ago that SCCA was going to revive it.  A lot of good 
>racing and memories there.
> 
> Thor Larsen

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