George Beatty Sterne: The Life, Racing Career, and ... - MogNW

Three Plus 8s: This is one of the most famous Mog
photos ever. Dad in his white and black Plus 8 is
leading Dr. Grant Hill from Calgary in his silver and
black Plus 8, followed closely by Al Allinson with
his orange and black Plus 8, all in the hairpin at
Westwood. The “700-series” number on Grant’s
Plus 8 indicates that he was a visiting CASC driver
at an ICSCC event. The “X” on Al’s front fender
indicates that he still didn’t have his “Senior” license.
Dr. Hill later became involved in Federal
Politics.
Bob Sterne
Two Famous Morgan Racing Photos
Three 4/4s: This is a great shot of dad, Stu Rulka,
and Dave Collis, all in 4/4 1600 GTs, going through
the “Circus” at Portland International Raceway. This
would have been taken in 1973 or 1974, and they
would have been racing in “E” Improved Production
at the time because I ran the car in Production and
Sports Racing. This series of corners is at the end of
the sweeping “back straight” (which is actually a big
right-hand bend) and they lead into a tight righthand
corner which exits onto the main straight. Dad
always said he wished there was another 100 yards
between these “esses” and the sharp corner because
you could put the Morgan through there so fast there
was no way you could get stopped for the last right
hander! I can remember gaining HUGE amounts on
other cars there because the one thing a Morgan
does better than ANYTHING else is go through corners
that are like a slalom. Just think of how easy it
is to change lanes with a flick of the wheel!
Bob Sterne