Blake, I'm passing your message on to Alan Magnusson, Al Wulf and Dick
Fritz. Alan is the MGCC Rocky Mountain Centre historian; Al just seems
to know everybody who ever attended a MGCC meeting; and Dick has a keen
mind when it comes to many of the historical events in the Rocky
Mountain area.
You should also call Paul Dierschow. Paul's been around here for years
and runs a British Car repair company.
Paul's number is (303) 422-9272.
I wasn't aware of Steamboat races back in the 50's, but you learn
something new every day.
I do know there were mountain races but I thought they were in the Aspen
area. In fact I happen to have a newspaper on my desk right now that
has an article about the 1952 Aspen Road race. Oops, just read, "The
idea for racing through Colorado's mountain town(s) spread to ...
Steamboat Springs in 1955."
Good luck on your quest.
Larry Hoy
Al, Alan, and Dick; the following message was posted on the MG internet
mail list. If I remember right Blake lives north and east(?) of us.
Blake do you live in the Dakotas?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of bullwinkle
Subject: Martha E. Zietlow
All:
About a year ago, I tried finding more information on the first owner of
my twin cam and the cars racing/rallying history. At that time, I
didn't find much. As we have more members, perhaps someone can help me.
Martha Zietlow bought yd3/589 new from the Kumph Motor Car Co. of
Denver, CO. in 1961. She worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
She may have been the race chair for the first Steamboat races in 1955.
Pete Hylton searched the SCCA records and was unable to find a retired
driver file or any "record of her ever having scored any SCCA Nation
Racing Points." I believe she may have owned a TD before the twin cam.
I am looking for any photographs or any record of her activities.
I have notes to the effect that she holed a piston because "she didn't
change from the warm up plugs to the race ones." The engine was
overbored and I have been told that the new ones were coated on top
(Ceramic?). Those pistons were discarded before I got the car so I
don't know exactly what was done. The car once had some sort of roll
cage/hoop, stop watch clips on the dash were the radio fits, Brooklands
screen, and a RayTdot mirror.
Any help of leads would be greatly appreciated. Even contact info of
someone from the regeon who might have been active in the early 60's
would help.
Blake
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