Bob Drake – Other | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1959 Riverside International Raceway. Photo Howard Miereanu

1960 Riverside with Ol’Yaller Mk II. Photo Eugene Gordon and thanks his son Charles

1960 Riverside with Ol’Yaller Mk II. Photo Eugene Gordon and thanks his son Charles

1960/61? with with Ol’Yaller Mk II. Photo Pete Biro

1961 Grand Prix Riverside 200 Miles. Photo Larry Looney via FB

1961 Riverside G.P. – Haskell Wexler (USA) – Ol’Yaller Mk III Buick. Photo/source the scan from http://www.carsandracingstuff.com

1961 – Ol’ Yaller Mark III Driven by Bob Drake in the 4th Annual Grand Prix for Sports Cars, Riverside, California, October 1961. Photo and info from the Collections of The Henry Ford

1960 Bob Drake in Maserati Tipo 61 at International Grand Prix Sports Car Road Race, Riverside, California, April 1960. Photo and info from the Collections of The Henry Ford

Here are husband and wife racers Bob Drake and Mary Davis. Cal Club racers and owners of the Grand Prix Restaurant in Hollywood. Bob was 1959 Cal Club Champion in Joe Lubin’s Cooper. Mary was the original owner of the Portofino Marina and Hotel in Redondo Beach, the finish line for the famous cross country outlaw time trial “Cannonball Run”. Photo and info via FB Jonesy Morris