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1968 Laguna Seca USRRC — single car shots

April 2, 2015 JimK Leave a Comment

Today, racing drivers wear helmets with big face guards and visors that cover the face above them. They sit down low in the cars so you can’t see their bodies, or what they’re doing with their hands. Not so fifty years ago:

 

Jim Hall
Jim Hall
Sam Posey
Sam Posey
Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue, Lothar Motchenbacker
Mark Donohue, Lothar Motchenbacker
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
Lothar Motchenbacker
Lothar Motchenbacker
Bud Morley, John Cannon, Moises Solano
Bud Morley

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