# 1958 KENDALL MOTOR OIL "COMPETITION DRIVER" WATKINS GLEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY AUTO RACING 77144

Made by Kendall Motor Oil, COMPETITION DRIVER is a rare 1958 movie for and about people who love cars and racing. You'll see some great vintage types in the film including foreign makes like Jaguars, Sprites, Maserati, Ferrari, and Formula 1 Coopers, Corvettes and so on, going through their paces at Watkins Glen. There are shots in the pits, shots on the racetrack, and spectacular car accidents, spin outs. It really takes you inside the world of the track! See what happens before the races, watch the tiny over looked details of what happens during and the triumphant after race events. The 1958 race was won by Ed Crawford in the 61 Jaguar with Walt Hansgen in the 60 Jaguar right behind. Race details are at:http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Watkins_Glen-1958-09-20.html At the 4 minute mark, the Concours d'Elegance is seen, with vintage cars recapturing a moment of glory. There is huge emphasis on the skill required to succeed in this sport, maneuvering through a chicane and calculating the speed for the records. Great film with wonderful shots of beautiful vintage racers with an inside look of 1950s race culture. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class,…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/77144-competition-driver)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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