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1963 NASSAU SPEED WEEKS
Top drivers from the US and Europe, including Roger Penske, Phil Hill, Innes Ireland, Bob Grossman, Lance Reventlow, Lorenzo Bandini and Masten Gregory compete in the 10 day ‘Carnival of Speed’ on the 4 1/2 mile Oakes Field airport circuit carved out of the jungle outside Nassau.
The film begins with the arrival of the cars and competitors by ship and plane followed by coverage of some of Speed Weeks’ featured races: The Pan American Formula Junior race, the Bahamas Cup, the Nassau Tourist Race, the Nassau Trophy race featuring a dramatic 63 car ‘LeMans Start’ – and the annual Ladies Race.
The Ferrari 250 GTO dominated sports car racing in the early 60’s and plenty of them made the trip to Nassau to compete against the best sports cars of the day. one of the most unusual cars ive seen on film a fast back Falcon!!! also Porsches, Corvettes, Lotus, Alfa Romeos, early Cobras, Scarab and Lotus .
One of the interesting elements of this film are segments on the social side of Speed Weeks as parties and nightclubs are featured showing the elite participants.
The Nassau Speed Weeks, held from 1954 thru 1966,
RACE TO THE CLOUDS
Pikes’s Peak: A challenge to men and machines
Drivers: Paul Goldsmith
Parnelli Jone’s, Indy winner & Hill Climb winner
7-time winner Bobby Unser
Nick Sandbourne Dave Pearson “hotdog of the hill”
Mack Miller, father of drag racing
Louie Unser, age 65, won more times on this hill than any other driver
12 1/2 mile course climbs over 5,000 feet
and twists through 154 turns. Winner’s Circle or “glory alley” is 14,110 feet up
Stock cars, Sports cars, corvettes, cobras, sprint cars,
NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
promo films of the late 60’s show casing All the fun of driving sports cars
