February 25, 1961 at Riverside Raceway - Early laps and Dave MacDonald is running 4th in the B-C-D Production race. Photo Treichler
MacDonald would take the lead on lap 3 and go on to score the victory. Corvette star Tony Settember finished 2nd with Peter Culkin 3rd
in a Mercedes 300SL. Jay Hills in a Porsche 356 was 4th and Ronnie Bucknum in an AC Bristal 5th. Photo from the MacDonald family
October 14, 1961 Dave MacDonald returned to Riverside International Raceway. Billy Krause's Jag gets the hole shot and he glances over
at rival Dave MacDonald, who's in his new '62 Corvette. Joe Freitas #120 is in the '61 Vette he purchased from Dave. (Photo Friedman)
Same 10/14/61 race - Billy Krause's lead didn't last long as Dave MacDonald took control by the end of the first lap and went on to score
another Riverside victory in his #00 Corvette. Photo Dave Friedman from the book California Screamin
Race results for the Oct 14, 1961 race.
Article in 1961 Corvette News Magazine recapping the October 14, 1961 race
Corvette News Magazine - CONTINUED
News articles recapping the Oct 14 1961 Riverside Races. MacDonald wins
This win at Riverside on 10/14/61 Riverside unfortunately did not count towards the B-Production class standings. Riverside race officials
classified Dave's new '62 Vette in the A-Production class so no points were added to Dave's lead in the B class. (Dave would drive his new
Corvette Special in the Modified class for the rest of the '61 season, but despite that, he had still racked up enough points to hold on and
win the 1961 B-Production Championship.
June 24 1962 Dave MacDonald is back at Riverside and here he is in tight action with Ken Miles' Ferrari Berlineta and Joe Freitas' #77
Corvette. Joe purchased this car from Dave after Dave got his new Vette. Photo: Dave Friedman
MacDonald and Miles begin to pull away from the pack but Dave can't shake the Ferrari
Heading into turn 6 Miles continues to stalk MacDonald. Photo Dave Friedman
MacDonald still leads Miles but the Ferrari is making its move. Photo Harold Treichler courtesy Bob Schilling of Cal Club.
And with 2 laps to go Miles slings his Ferrari past MacDonald's Corvette to take the lead for the first time. Photo Dave Friedman
Despite an all out effort by the "Master of Oversteer", MacDonald couldn't catch Miles and he wound up a close 2nd. Ronnie Bucknum
finished 3rd in another Ferrari 250 and Joe Freitas was 4th in his Corvette. Photo Dave Friedman
News article recapping the June 23-24 1962 weekend races at Riverside. Dave MacDonald also co-drove Frank Smith's Alpha Romeo
Giulietta Spider in the 6HR Enduro - they finished 1st in the GP Class.
