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Sparkplug Added a reply to 1974 Great Bear Gran Prix Film or Results

6/17/2016 3:03pm
Thank you! Tim Bartee of Lake Elsinore letting me photograph his 1975 GBGP trophy. He said, "Careful, don't drop it...It could crack the floorLaughing " The Finisher Pin is a (Heavy) three-part assembly that matches the the 1975 logo design on the trophy. (See the reflection on the Place, Class, Name plate above the pin.) The only difference other...

Sparkplug Added a reply to 1974 Great Bear Gran Prix Film or Results

5/26/2016 10:51am
The author of this topic, Jon Downs emailed this image to post. This is the first-time I've seen an image of any GBGP finisher pin. Obviously, the No. 2 on the bears front plate represents the 2nd Edition of this event. 1973 was the first OCMC hosted event at RIR. IMO this has all the indications of a bucket list...

Sparkplug Added a reply to 1974 Great Bear Gran Prix Film or Results

5/25/2016 1:16pm
The GBGP was the largest GP on the West Coast at the time. According to Les Richter - President of RIR, 'The GBGP was the second largest in attendance at RIR behind them hosting the annual NASCAR circuit.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:NASCAR_races_at_Riverside_International_Raceway Illistrated below is the 1974 RIR calendar of events. Notice the bold type in the calendar? Those are the premier events...

Sparkplug Added a reply to 1974 Great Bear Gran Prix Film or Results

5/20/2016 12:04pm
Researching more history on OCMC specifically regarding the GBGP which is currently, "Inactive". Sometimes when clubs go inactive there may be some racers in the club that'll join another club. Are there any club members or family members that remember the GBGP?