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Originally Posted by Tobra
Wow, look how close the spectators and trees are to the track. I have some pics from Laguna Seca from the 60's that show the same thing
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Tobra,
Yes trees and corner workers were very close to the racing surface. Here's a pic from 1966 with the factory Vetta Ventura and Tom Johnson driving. Tom was Delmo Johnson's (original Corvette Grand Sport owner/driver) older brother and owner of Performance Incorporated in Dallas, the place I worked turning wrenches building Vettas. Those tires and barrels were not very reassuring from a safety standpoint but it was the 1960's and who cared?
That close...
