It’s amazing how one hair-brained idea can change the course of history. Such was the case when Dan Gurney took a call from a travel agent in Long Beach, California, named Chris Pook. Pook wasn’t trying to sell Dan on a trip to the Caribbean; he was trying to sell him on a dream, to create a Monaco-like race through the streets of downtown Long Beach—a Long Beach Grand Prix, if you will.
Characteristically, the idea appealed to Dan and he signed on to become one of three founding members of the Long Beach Grand Prix Association. And while this threesome would go on to forever change the face of American road racing, the race itself would be but one side of the story.
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