Here's more from Thompson's fascinating commentary on the story of Corvette's entry into racing. But, he assured me that most of them had been solved. I bought a Corvette at a very reasonable price and it was delivered to me in California. The SCCA required amateur racers. John couldn't do it himself.
Pebble Beach is right rough.
Trees line the course all the way, a lot of sharp turns. I talked to Zora Duntov before I went out there. This meant for some pretty careful calculations. Fortunately, they sent Frank Burrell, an engineer for Chevrolet. He went down there with me.