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Posters & Programs, etc. from the early days of the Long Beach Grand Prix

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In 1975, at the age of 19, and before the first Long Beach Grand Prix, I joined the “Committee of 300” as a Founding Member. For the following twelve races, I co-hosted the world’s top motorsports journalists as volunteer coordinator in the Deadline & Working Press Room for the inaugural Formula 5000 race in 1975, followed by eight World Championship Formula One events and seven Indy Car races. Along the way, I collected a few leftovers after each race. Here are a few items that have been hidden away in the workshop.

I left the C-300 after the 1986 race after redirecting my shrinking free-time to promoting another legendary Long Beach race, the annual Catalina Ski Race.

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IndyCar at The Thermal Club’s $1 Million Challenge

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What was certainly one of the most memorable motorsports experiences and most unique race weekends I’ve ever enjoyed was the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that took place March 22-24 at The Thermal Club near Palm Springs, California. Here are just a few photos I captured at the event. I can’t express how fantastic the organizers, the folks at The Thermal Club, the teams and competitors, the residents, fans, and sponsors were.

The Thermal Club’s $1 Million Challenge event included a two-day Open Test, group qualifying sessions, two heat races and a 12-car “all-star” race with $1.756 million at stake – the largest purse for an INDYCAR SERIES race outside of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

The Twin Palms track at the Thermal Club is a 3.067-mile (4.82-km) raceway which includes a highly demanding trajectory on top to get to a total of 19 turns. The layout consists of sweepers, tight corners, long straightaways, and elevation changes, providing a proper driving and engineering challenge to teams.

Look forward to the opportunity to do it again!