Racing Memories
1954 SCCA Nationals Move to Bremerton
After the terrific success of the 1953 SCCA Nationals at Paine Field, the 1954, 1955 and 1956 editions were moved to Bremerton. The airport there could better handle the spectator Load. It was another terrific weekend drawing from all over the West Coast. For more photos, a full account of the SCCA Nationals and other 1964 (sic) events, see Martin Rudow's book, Long Straights and Hairpin Turns. 
1956 SCCA Nationals & Seafair Trophy Race - Bremerton Airport Racetrack - Bremerton, WA
1956’s big event was the August 12 SCCA Nationals and Seafair Trophy race at Bremerton Airport. Along with the rest of that year, it is covered extensively in Long Straights and Hairpins Turns, Martin Rudow’s book on the of PNW racing in the 1950s. All photos here are from that event. 
1958 Season Photos Shelton Airport Racetrack -- Shelton, WA
The 1958 season saw most road racing in the northwest done at Shelton Airport. Most of our photos from that year thus are also from Shelton. It was the end of racing of Abbotsford. See "Long Straights and Hairpin Turns" for more photos and stories from that year. Ed Buck photo 
1962 Historical Photos
Northwest Grand Prix Pacific Raceways -- Kent, WA The Northwest Grand Prix held September 30 at Pacific Raceways was the biggest event in the 1962 season, and one of the biggest ever in PNW racing history. See the full story in Weekends of Glory, Martin Rudow’s second book in the Northwest Racing History series. Photos on this website are available in large size for sale. Rudow collection. 
1966 Historical Photos
Northwest Grand Prix Pacific Raceways – Kent, WA The 1966 Northwest Grand Prix (NWGP) was the final chapter of several mid-60s Pacific Raceways events of the same name which were headliners on the West Coast road racing circuit. |
1955 SCCA National – Seafair Cup, Bremerton
July 31 Biggest race yet in the Northwest saw Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill and Ken Miles – all in Ferraris –heading up the feature. For more photos and full race story see Long Straights and Hairpin Turns. 
1957 Season Photos
Bremerton Airport Racetrack, Kitsap County, WA South of the border, all of the racing was held at Bremerton's Kitsap County Airport. A shorter course than the one used for the SCCA Nationals of 1954, '55, and '56 was used. Racing here started in March and went on THROUGH December! More about racing at Bremerton can be found in Long Straights and Hairpin Turns. 
1961 Historical Photos ICSCC – Conference Races , October 1 Pacific Raceways – Kent, WA
Pacific Raceways was just one of the tracks used in the Northwest in 1961. October 1, Pacific Raceways Conference races. Big Crowd in background as cars navigate Turns 3a and 3b. See "Long Straights and Hairpin Turns" for more photos and stories from that year. Photo by Ted Langston-Adams, copyright Eric Faulks 
1963 USRRC - Pacific Raceways – Kent, WA
One of the featured events of the 1963 season was the USRRC race, held at Pacific Raceway on July 20 and 21. See Weekends of Glory for more photos and stories from this race. 
1969 Historical Photos
USAC – First Annual “Dan Gurney 200” Pacific Raceways, Kent WA 1969 was perhaps the best year for racing ever in the PNW. Trans-Am, F-5000, great club racing, and to cap it off: the USAC “Dan Gurney 200”. A full report of this event and more photos can be found in Weekends of Glory, Martin Rudow’s book of local1960s racing history, available on this site. |