Dennis Gray

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This email is to announce the publication of my new iBook Circuit 2011. Published with Apple’s iAuthor it is an image book of the 2011 vintage events I shot for www.sportscardigest.com. Not the simplest of publishers to work with Apple…"

"Good morning. This email is to announce the publication of my new iBook Circuit 2011. Published with Apple’s iAuthor it is an image book of the 2011 vintage events I shot for www.sportscardigest.com. Not the simplest of publishers to work with Apple…"

Dennis,
I got the easy part of your request done. Here is the info you requested. Now comes the hard part. I'm not the most computer-literate guy on the planet. I know I can scan the covers into my computer. The hard part is then finding them, and figuring out how to transfer them to this website. If all else fails, I'll make photocopies & just send them to you by snail mail.
The first Stockton road race program to list Edgar's 4.9 Ferrari being driven by Shelby is 1957. The Huffaker-Knoop Special is first listed in the 1958 program, but a program note says it's initial appearance was at Laguna Seca in 1957,which I confirmed with the 1957 Laguna Seca race program. Kjell Kvale's Lister-Jag was more of a problem. I found no listing in any program for a Lister-Jag owned by Kjell in any Stockton program,1956-1962, or in any other norcal race program in that period. The 1959 Stockton program does have a Lister-Jag #66 being driven by Jack Flaherty. That's the first Lister-Jag entry I could find in any race program. Hope this helps you out. Will let you know if I have success with the program covers.-Bob

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Conor O'Brien June 14, 2009 at 3:08pm

Dennis, Great to make your aquaintance and very impressed with your portfolio. If you are ever in the UK let me know. I used to travel to SF once a year but have not done so for some years now. One of my favorite cities in the US. Glad you enjoyed my photos,the racing ones mainly taken by professionals.
Kind regards
Conor
Mike Rogers June 5, 2009 at 10:47pm

Dennis,
Thanks for the advice, I drop Andy a note. Love your work behind the lens!
Mike
Pat Kaye May 23, 2009 at 12:07pm

Hey Dennis...I'll see you at the Wine Country Classics! Check it out...I just scored a set of over 100 original 8 x 10 Indy 500 photos on eBay. Some guy tried to snipe me at the end but didn't pony up a high enough bid...HAH! I'll be sure to share these with my friends here at the VRL!
Bob DuBois May 20, 2009 at 11:43pm

Dennis,success!! I loaded the program covers onto my page. I also put them in a separate album. If you need any other info,just let me know-Bob
Bob DuBois May 20, 2009 at 11:15pm

Dennis,
I got the easy part of your request done. Here is the info you requested. Now comes the hard part. I'm not the most computer-literate guy on the planet. I know I can scan the covers into my computer. The hard part is then finding them, and figuring out how to transfer them to this website. If all else fails, I'll make photocopies & just send them to you by snail mail.
The first Stockton road race program to list Edgar's 4.9 Ferrari being driven by Shelby is 1957. The Huffaker-Knoop Special is first listed in the 1958 program, but a program note says it's initial appearance was at Laguna Seca in 1957,which I confirmed with the 1957 Laguna Seca race program. Kjell Kvale's Lister-Jag was more of a problem. I found no listing in any program for a Lister-Jag owned by Kjell in any Stockton program,1956-1962, or in any other norcal race program in that period. The 1959 Stockton program does have a Lister-Jag #66 being driven by Jack Flaherty. That's the first Lister-Jag entry I could find in any race program. Hope this helps you out. Will let you know if I have success with the program covers.-Bob
Bob DuBois May 20, 2009 at 4:38pm

Just read your profile on your other website. Got a kick out of your description of hanging over the fence in the rain at Stockton. I was one of those very wet flagmen at turn 1 at Stockton who had to help all those poor souls who slid off the track into the mud & had to be pushed back onto the track. A very busy day! Don't think I ever got as wet as that Sunday!!Incidentally,there is a photo of a bunch of us "rescuing" one of the stuck cars in an old issue of "Sports Car Pictorial". Do you remember that magazine? I still have a couple dozen issues,plus race programs for about 6 years of Stockton road races-Bob D
Bob DuBois May 18, 2009 at 10:15pm

Dennis,
Once again, we missed! We didn't get there till almost noon. Like you,the heat got to my wife, so I parked her in the shade & made a brisk walk around the field, and,at least, glanced at all the cars. Only got a few pix,myself.
I am working as a turn worker on Fri. of the WCC. As usual, don't know where I'll be till that morning. Just look for my blue Mitsu Galant at one of the flag stations,unless they bus us out to the turns & make us park out in lot 15. Sun. I'll be workng as a Track Ambassador somewhere on the grounds, usually in one of the corporate tents. Someday, we'll make contact!!
Bob DuBois May 15, 2009 at 5:36pm

Looks like a pretty good chance I'll be at the Marin Concours. So, if you see an older gentleman wearing a black Flying Lizards baseball cap, and pushing his wife in a wheelchair, that's probably me.
Bob DuBois May 11, 2009 at 11:42pm

I may try to make the Marin Concours. Wil have to see how things go this week. If it looks like I'll make it,I'll let you know & we can plan to meet up
Bob DuBois May 11, 2009 at 5:57pm

Unfortunately, my wife's health precludes me attending any other races other than those I work @ Infineon(about 1 per week), plus one day of the Pro events, when I work as a volunteer with the Track Ambassador group. We do get down to Monterey for some of the activities during Concours week. But, that's about the extent of my race activities.

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