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...second place that day was Clark in the rear-engined Lotus-Ford. In August Clark got a measure of revenge when he whipped 22 Offies in the Milwaukee 200. Now, having already sewed up the Grand Prix championship, Jimmy Clark and his Lotus teammate, California's Dan Gurney, were at Trenton for the rubber match and $42,000 in prize money...
...Home." Hardly a seat remained in the stands by 1 p.m. when Gurney's Lotus took off in the time trials to decide starting positions. A gasp went up when the announcer gave his speed: an average of 109 m.p.h. for the short one-mile track, almost 3 m.p.h. better than the fastest ever posted by an Offy at Trenton. Then came Clark, just a fraction faster to set still another record...
...they lined up: Clark and Gurney in front, a snarling pack of Offies stretched out behind. The starter's flag dropped-and the race seemed over before it really began. Blasting nearly full-bore into the shallow-banked turns, the lighter (by 600 Ibs.) Lotus-Fords made the U.S. cars look like dump trucks. After 20 miles, Clark and Gurney were already lapping the slowest Offies. Parnelli Jones gave up the chase with magneto failure on the 43rd lap. U.S.A.C. Sprint Champion Roger Mc-Cluskey rammed into California's Chuck Hulse, and both Offies cracked into the retaining...
Hoses & Cam Covers. Suddenly a great roar went up from the crowd. Clark's Lotus was spewing oil. A 10? connecting hose had given way. Now it was Gurney out front, gracefully threading through traffic like a patrolling turnpike cop. After 131 miles, only one other car was on the same lap: the white Offy of Texas' Veteran A. J. Foyt, 28, winner of the Indy 500 in 1961, two-time U.S.A.C. champion. At one point, Foyt closed to within 7 sec. But Gurney was boxed in. He broke clear and within ten laps the lead grew...
...Class of 1938's sophomore year drew to a close, History of Science was added to the University's 25 fields of concentration. Another event in the academic world: its foremost Shakespearean scholar, George Lyman Kittredge '82, resigned from the University's faculty after several decades as Gurney Professor of English Literature. Alfred North While head, distinguished philosopher and teacher, followed Kittredge into retirement at the end of the term...