Name Bill Pollack | ||
Bill pollack at the pebble beach concours d elegance
Bill Pollack (July 7, 1925-)(July 16, 2017)
Contents
- Bill pollack at the pebble beach concours d elegance
- Racing career
- World War II years
- Published works
- References
Racing career
Bill Pollack was a competitor in the early days of the post World War II California sports car culture. Starting his racing career in 1950, he would go on to win the Pebble Beach in an Allard J2 that was owned by Tom Carstens'. Bill also won at other California venues of that time: Pebble Beach, Golden Gate Park, Reno, Torrey Pines, Stockton, Madera, Willow Springs, Palm Springs, and the Santa Barbara road races. He was a contemporary of Phil Hill, who went on to become the first and only U.S. born world grand prix champion.
He is also credited with designing the race course at Willow Springs, California.
World War II years
Bill Pollack served in World War II as a B-26 Bomber pilot.
Published works
References
Bill Pollack Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA