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1965 Candlestick Park photo - 5R001 and 5R002 - plus 3 Cobras racing

Started by Richstang, August 31, 2020, 11:39:21 AM

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Richstang

This rare COLOR photo is significant in that it shows both 5R001 and 5R002 racing together at Candlestick Park on the weekend of August 7-8, 1965. These two Shelby team cars only raced against each other during the second half of the 1965 season in SCCA. I believe this only happened three times. (Willow Springs in July, Candlestick Park in August, and the Daytona runoffs in late November.)

From left to right (or from the back of the pack to the front);

#17 Cobra 289 (CSX2136) Foster Alexander
#26 GT350 (5R002) Ed Leslie (as captioned in your B&W photo)
#66 Jaguar XKE (directly behind the above GT350 #26) Merle Breenan
#32 GT350 (5R001) Jerry Titus
#1 Cobra 289 (CSX2458) Ernest Kesling (just barely ahead of #32)
#6 Porsche 904 Don Wester
#7 Cobra 427 (CSX3002) Phil Hill

Titus finished first in BP class with Leslie finishing 2nd. They were 2nd and 3rd overall.

The source is credited to the 'San Francisco Region SCCA' (SF SCCA region).
The photo was shared with me with the strict instructions it was only for personal enjoyment and I could post it here on the SAAC forum.;
Please contact Gary Horstkorta at norpacarchivist@comcast.net for any other usage request.





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Hello Rich,

GREAT photo!!!  Thanks for sharing it with us.  If you have the race results, can you tell us who was the overall winner?

Thanks,
Eric

CSX 4133


Here's a great link to the story behind the use of Candlestick's parking lots as a track. Also, some great pictures are within the link.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/When-Candlestick-was-a-race-track-6224420.php


csxsfm

I was there that day and to my surprise Wester's 904 was all over Phil Hill in the 427 untli the Cobra broke.  Bart Martin was very fast and talented but he didn't have the equipment to keep pace with Jim Hall's Chaparral.  His crash was absolutely horrible.  The visual is still with me today.

Szabo

what a very cool Pic

together with your knowledge it is one true piece of History

Szabo


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Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
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1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
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Side-Oilers

What I meant was a Cobra 427.  The ad seems to be from 1966. 
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model

TA Coupe

I believe I have the program for that race. I have two or three from Candlestick Park back in the day.

    Roy
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Overkill is just enough.

69mach351w

Quote from: Szabo on September 23, 2020, 07:07:33 PM
when you want to see that race in motion pics,
i found a cool video on youtube

https://youtu.be/-I8Z6LjLxqg
Super Cool Video. I love the vintage sound of the projector 8)