I mentioned the Mexican Road Race last week and that a local driver was entered, but it didn't happen. I couldn't find anything in my notes to confirm this claim (made by me) that it was Don Bennett.
Checking my notes again it was Larry McBride, the Digney Speedway champion, that was hoping to race the road race. The car would be sponsored by Tom Howe, owner of Empire Motors, who had also raced midgets for a short time as well as being a bicycle racer.
The car was to be a Lincoln. Barry Youngston remembers his father Tom would be the mechanic. Barry remembers the hood was painted flat black to prevent some glare.
According to my notes the race was cancelled. And Larry's comment was that it "probably saved my life."
One of the reasons the entry might not have happened was that the race was stopped after 1954. Too many fatalities amongst other reasons.
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