All six events at Pebble Beach’s fourth renewal were memorable for those lucky enough to be there, but ’53 was really special for two important reasons. That year began the new MG era of domination, the Ken Miles era, and for those present at the start of West Coast road racing and who still ran MGs, the return of MG to the forefront was like a free pass to heaven. Another era ended as well, the era of the Carstens…
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