Historic Grand Prix
with Indy Racing League
Watkins Glen, NY 
 July 6 - 8, 2007
 

This year's HGP event at the Glen was sunny, hot and dry.  It was a smaller field of F1 cars than usual, but we did our best to swell the grid. Rick Carlino was here with his March 811, Pete Gulick with his Williams FW08 and McLaren M19, Hamish Somerville with his FW07 and Brabham BT37 for Rick's protégé Derek Jones to drive; and, with us for the next three races, Jeff Lewis with his McLaren M26.
 

Thankfully, Rick's March 811 (below) was running properly again.
(Bad fuel gotten at Mosport had necessitated an overhaul of the the fuel system.)
 

- Photo by Mark Spaulding

Mike Farka looks after Rick Carlino and the March 811, inside & out

Pete Gulick was back at the Glen in his Williams FW08.
- Photo by Mark Spaulding

He also brought his McLaren M19 to check out in a session or two,
to see if we had remedied the problems that had come to
light on its first outing in Vegas.
 

- Photo by Mark Spaulding

Newcomer (to us), Jeff Lewis and his McLaren M26, had come under our wing for the next three races. 
He was on loan to us from Dave Vegher's stable.
(below )

Dean Jones looks after Jeff Lewis and his M26
 

Lee & Hamish get a lesson in molecular science
from sponsor Brad Penn's rep

Hamish performs his disappearing forefinger
trick for understudy Derek Jones

... and Derek drives the wheels off the car!

Attacking from the rear and both flanks are Hamish (far left), Derek (center rear) & Pete (far right)

Pete once again had woes at the Glen, almost from the word go.  We initially thought it was a fuel problem and worked to repair that all weekend, as this had been Hamish's problem after Mosport – bad gas, and rubber seals in the metering unit that were disintegrating.

- Photo by Mark Spaulding

- Photo by Mark Spaulding