September 30, 1962 - Dave MacDonald races the Corvette Special in the Northwest Grand Prix at Kent Washington. Dave & Jim
Simpson had sold the Special to Honolulu racer Pat Mathis and Pat had asked Dave to race it at two events - The Reno GP and
here in the Northwest GP. Below: Dave MacDonald & Dan Gurney shoot the breeze on race day. Photo the MacDonald Family

Dave MacDonald debuts the new Corvette Special at Cotati Raceway and wins going away

Below: MacDonald going thru a turn in heat 1 and running 3rd early on . Photo Jim Gessner

Dave MacDonald debuts the new Corvette Special at Cotati Raceway and wins going away

MacDonald went out on lap 16 with car troubles and Dan Gurney went on to score the victory in his Lotus 19. Photo Julian Veovich

Dave MacDonald debuts the new Corvette Special at Cotati Raceway and wins going away

News article recapping the 1962 Northwest Grand Prix at Kent WA. MacDonald was a dnf with mechanical troubles

Dave MacDonald debuts the new Corvette Special at Cotati Raceway and wins going away

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