Watkins Glen 1971

 

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6-Hour Endurance and Can-Am races again in 1971.  In the enduro, Mark Donohue and David Hobbs started their Penske Sunoco Ferrari 512M on pole, but Ronnie Peterson and Andre De Adamich brought their Alfa Romeo T33/3 home first in the rain.  The Can-Am was won under sunny skies by Peter Revson in a Team McLaren M8F.

This was the first year that the new pits were used, but they still started and finished at the old location.

This year only my Instamatic camera was present, so there weren't a  lot of good pictures to choose from.  I really wish I'd done a better job this year as I'd love to have good pictures of the L&M Lola, Penske Ferrari, and the 6-Hour winning Alfa.

mIMG0007.jpg (45710 bytes) Brumos Porsche 911 after shunt in Friday practice.  Ouch!

mIMG0008.jpg (39531 bytes) Chevy V8 in Team McLaren M8F.

mIMG0013.jpg (27591 bytes) Ferrari 512M with the rear bodywork removed.

mi710108.jpg (56383 bytes)mi710111.jpg (84561 bytes) Ferraris at speed.  A 512M approaching the start/finish line (through binoculars) and a 312P in "The 90".

mi710201.jpg (89130 bytes) Jerobee sponsored Auto World McLaren M8B during Can-Am practice.

mi710203.jpg (92922 bytes) Porsche pits.  From Left to right - 914, 911, and 917K endurance racers, and 917-10 Can-Am car.

mi710205.jpg (106592 bytes) 6-Hour race pace lap.  Donohue/Hobbs Penske Ferrari 512M on pole with Siffert/Bell Gulf Porsche 917K next to it.

mIMG0014.jpg (27988 bytes) 6-Hour race winning Alfa T33/3 of Peterson/De Adamich.

mi710312.jpg (45646 bytes) Jackie Stewart's L&M Lola T-260 on old pit straight during Can-Am warm-up.

MI710410.jpg (113722 bytes)MI710411.jpg (101697 bytes) Start of the Can-Am race with Stewart on pole.  He leads into the "Esses".

mI0015.jpg (81908 bytes)  Stewart looks over his stricken Lola T-260 during the Can-Am race.