1980 SCCA E Production National Championship (full race)

I love this one, it kind of reminds me why I started posting up these vids in the first place. Overby's there. So is Cogbill, O'Steen and Gilliland. Paul Brand just kept his head down, hit his marks, and just worked upon making those 45 miles disappear under his hands & feet as fast as he could, once they were actually racing, instead of cutting laps earlier in the week. Seemed to work for him that his car kept running while others blew up or had electrical problems. Personally, I think this might have been one of Group 44's best moments ever*. Forget the team's battles with Huffaker and Holbert in CP and DP, or even their efforts in GTP. On this day, in *this class..even Gp 44's 'Public Relations guy' was fast enough and smart enough to win a Gold Medal. That's some pretty good preparation, and some great driving, too. And I suppose, some intelligence on Bob's part to hire someone who was actually a driver as the PR guy in the first place. "To finish first, once must first finish." Sometimes a cliche has a basis in truth.