From The American Hot Rod, Dean Batchelor, page 147: Top, Riverside, California, August 20, 1950. The Skip Hudson (at right with white cap), and Dan Gurney (wearing a "Snuffy Smith" hat, a grubby T-shirt, and waving to the photographer) Bonneville entry: a '29 A V-8 entered in C Modified Roadster class. Their entourage was about ready to start the tiring trek from Riverside to Wendover, Utah, about 700 miles north of home. They had worked nearly round the clock to get the car ready, and there would be little relaxation the rest of the week, as they would discover that running Bonneville, while exhilarating, is an endurance contest. Riverside Police Department photo, Dan Gurney collection.
Bottom,Dan and Skip arrived at the salt with three engines, but the one that started in the car (borrowed from a friend) stayed in it the entire weekk. Gurney is at the wheel of the '29 roadster awaiting the starter's signal to go. His best run of the week was 130.43. Skip Hudson collection.
Mike
