Just thought I'd try to track this down a bit.
Looking things up in Edwards' "Stirling Moss: The Authorised Biography"
which contains a list of "all" his races I can't find anything for 1959
that fits the bill.
He was at Riverside in the autumn of that year where he retired, Watkins
Glen (won) and Sebring (retired). In early 60 he was at Sebring again
and later in the year at Watkins Glen, Riverside and Laguna Seca.
Sorry not be able to be able to offer more information. There are
stories that I have come across in other contexts of him appearing
making virtually unannounced guest appearances. Perhaps this was one
such case. Recall that in those days drivers were much less restricted
on who they drove for and when than today.
Regards,
Peter
On 06/04/2020 00:30, David Porter wrote:
> Interesting tidbit out of the Moss video.. anyone else have any Moss
> stories to share..?
> Dave
> PS sorry about the spelling..dang autocorrect malfunction.
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> *Subject:* Re: [Frame] Sir Sterling Moss
> *From:* Andy Newlands <andy@strawberrybicycle.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 5, 2020, 3:40 PM
> *To:* Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
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>
> Hi Dave,
> So, my friend James and I took the train from Portland to Seattle
> perhaps in 1959 - I think we were 14 maybe - and got off in Kent and as
> I remember walked to Pacific Raceways. Â http://pacificraceways.com/Some
> kind of sportscar race going on and we knew enough to know that Sterling
> Moss was in the field. Â He of course won. Â I remember Sterling passing
> another competitor in a corner - hard for me to believe. Â But that was
> not the shock for me. Â So, trophy time and on the bandstand is Miss
> Tulip  or Tacoma or some other little cutie and the trophy is handed up
> to Sterling by Miss Tulip and he reaches down, picks her up, and
> proceeds to suck her face off. Â Yup. Â Little Miss Tulip had never had
> that happen. Â James and I were staggered. Â My question to you was what
> the hell was Sterling Moss doing at Pacific Raceways? Â I do know, as I
> am a Mini fan (had two of them in the 1960â??s when I was a student at the
> UW, Seattle), that his sister was a physicist and worked on the
> suspension designs for the Mini and perhaps a driver as well?
> Keep well,Â
> All the best,
> Andy
>
>> On Apr 5, 2020, at 2:04 PM, David P <frogeye@porterscustom.com
>> <mailto:frogeye@porterscustom.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Not bike racing but car racing and a new look at Patrick Stewart if
>> you're a Trek fan.. I happened to idolize Moss, and was very
>> fortunate to spend a day with him at a Santa fe car show as co-judges.
>> I felt just like Stewart
>>
>> at the conclusion of our meeting.. FWIW
>>
>> PS I idolized Moss as a kid. I grew up with foreign sports cars and
>> SCCA racing... many of my nutty bike design ideas came from race car
>> thinking.. again FWIW. dp
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtRWhPQVAY8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3b_KnYVApl3R6_1QlceFQIkN2JuF49qMYibO3n8xr6BjP1D3SlmJv4uAs
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