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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
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I was there crewing for Rex Ramsey:
LeGrand Mk 11 (Rex Ramsey): Raced by Rex Ramsey in late 1969, winning at Trois-Rivières in September, but well off the pace in the L&M series. Jim Paul raced the car in 1970, with a best result of eighth in the Pro race at Laguna Seca, and appeared a few times in 1971 and early 1972. To Keith Saunders (Albuquerque, NM) for SCCA racing later in 1972, then to Bill Swope (Albuquerque, NM) for 1973. Swope advertised it late 1975, and it seems likely that this was the LeGrand used by JB Walton in SCCA Regionals in Utah Region in 1978. The next time it was seen was when Harold Janke owned it in Nebraska in the late 1990s. To Kirk Severson and racing in historic events by 2001. To Marty Fidrich (Elisabeth, CO) by 2007.
Credit:
https://www.oldracingcars.com/f5000/results/us/1969/mont-tremblant/#note10
I saw Smothers around a lot, but the most fun was the Sunday evening Molson party where Garner and Smothers held center stage most of the night. Hobbs was a young gun and I'd have sworn that Brian Redman was there as well, but the statistics say otherwise.