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The Independent Scratchbuilder
Posted 28 February 2013 - 12:12 AM
The Potato Chip Grand Prix
July 18, 1964 - Cliffhurst Raceway, Wilkes Barre, PA
Charles Pittman III watches as the DC196 takes first, second and third place
The winners - Howard Ursaner 1st (center), Bob Emott 2nd (left), Steve Vogel 3rd (right)
Steve Okeefe
I build what I likes, and I likes what I build
Posting Leader
Posted 24 October 2013 - 02:22 PM
Steve,
Thanks for posting the pics, there are those out there that have never seen such stuff...imagine racing at a commercial track with actual 3D scenery ! Something I've always wanted to do, with scale looking cars no less, amazing !!! 
The Independent Scratchbuilder
Posted 24 October 2013 - 06:47 PM
Peter,
You may already know this, so if you do please forgive me!
Look at the enlarged podium photo (bottom right in my post); the guy in the middle went on to be one of the best drivers there ever was, and the guy on the left went on to be one of the best chassis builders there ever was.
And both of them from "our neck-of-the-woods"... 
Steve Okeefe
I build what I likes, and I likes what I build
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 24 October 2013 - 08:05 PM
Yup Steve.... AND .... BonTon chips still rock too! Most of the chip brands from the Penn. Dutch area great.
Mr. Ursaner Wins again !!!
Grand Champion Poster
Posted 10 May 2015 - 04:33 AM
An interesting footnote to this race. Was just reading the July 64 issue of Car Model, and in the Racing East column by José Rodriguez Jr., he says:
"And last but not least is still the big one up at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The United States Driver's Championship Grand Prix, July 18 & 19. Thanks to Bob Hurst we know the first Factory entry was received. Watch for Mike Morrissey of American Russkit from LA, and a team of ten drivers from Canada. It seems not so much the prize (a real '64 Sprite), but the publicity is drawing the entries. Watch those factory entries, fellas. They're out to win!"
Hmm, Ursaner vs. Morrissey in 64 - that would have been interesting!
Don
