Simon Gregg has started the Peter Gregg Foundation which provides scholarships for aspiring racing engineers. https://petergreggfoundation.org BHW Image Unavailable, Please Login
Great idea - nice tribute. Peter Gregg, along with Hurley Haywood, was a pillar of American motorsports. Living in Florida in the '70s I was fortunate to see him race at Daytona: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Great pics guys, they bring back a lot of memories. I wrote an article about Peter Gregg on his introduction to the Sebring Hall of Fame that's on Anamera which you may like. http://www.finecars.cc/en/editorial/article/news/the-peter-gregg-i-knew/index.html BHW
That would be right. I date most of the races I went to by the car I drove to get there, and recall I drove this, GASP, red mustang II to that one, and then slept in the back at the track. Image Unavailable, Please Login D
Peter switched over the the BMW 3.0 CSL for 1976. He won at the 24 Hours of Daytona with John Fitzpatrick and Brian Redman as team mates in the 3.0 CSL. BHW
Image Unavailable, Please Login Same race, might even be same image as posted above, I had forgotten that I'd shot some in color that day. Gloomy rainy day, wet track. D
Peter finished second, just ahead of this Datsun . . Image Unavailable, Please Login 1st place . . Al Holbert in this Chevy Monza. Image Unavailable, Please Login 4 years later, I bought this car used from Al's dealership. He was kind enough to say hello when I picked it up. Image Unavailable, Please Login D
I saw him drive a lot of stuff from 914/6 to RSR to 917/10 CanAm. Very few were faster or smoother. His engine builder, Hans Mandt, rebuilt the motor in my first 2.7 Carrera RS. He had a few tales about what it was like to work for Peter Perfect.
Aaahhh, yesssss. The year of the fuel "crisis". (No, not that one.....the boring 3 hour Sunday morning wait (for systems cleaning and fresh, unwatered, Union 76 fuel trucked in from Jacksonville) one. )
