July 21, 1963 Kent Washington - Dave MacDonald, still grinning from back-to-back-to-back wins at Pomona - roll into Kent Wash-
ington for the GT Manafactureres Championship race. The Shelby team brought 3 Cobra Roadster 289's to battle a number of Ferrari
250 GTO's and Corvette Stingrays.

Shelby had already entered the Roadsters in the Manafactureres race for GT cars, but then decided he would also pit them against a
slew of modified Porsches, Lotuses, Genies and Chaparrals in the modified race later in the day.

In the GT race the Shelby Cobras jumped out to the early lead and were running 1-2-3. That's Ken Miles (98), Bob Holbert (99)
and Dave MacDonald (97)

Mike Gammino in his beautiful Ferrari 250 GTO running hard in the Manufacturers race

Ditto for Frank Crane

Jerry Grant ran strong in the Manufacturers race and brought his Corvette Stingray in for a 5th palce finish

Late in the race it's still MacDonald, Miles & Holbert running 1-2-3. And this is how they finished as the Cobras dominated the GT
race. MacDonald scored the victory making it four consecutive wins! All 3 Cobras finished a lap ahead of the field.

So after running 150 miles in the Manufacturers race Shelby refueled the Roadsters and ran them in the Modified event. Below photos
are all I have of this race. Here is Ken Miles in his Cobra Roadsrter leading the Porsche of Don Westor. Photo Julian Veovich

Mexican superstar Pedro Rodriguez was race winner in his Genie Chevrolet. Holbert, Miles & MacDonald placed 4-5-6 in this race.

Race results for both the Manufacturers race and Modified race. These results helped the Cobras increased their lead over Ferrari in
the USRRC Manufacturers' Championship, a title an American team had never won to that point. Video footage of this race can be
seen in Dave's Racing Video section

News articles recapping the July 21, 1963 races at Kent WA

In '63 the mighty Cobra Roadster knocked Ferrari off its perch and won the 1963 USRRC Championship!

2011 Shelby Hauler with Dave's image on the side. Hauler transports Shelby vehicles to various auto shows

The MacDonald family at the Pomona Fairgrounds for the Shelby-Ford-Cobra 50yr Anniversary Reunion in 2012