From Questor Grand Prix Vintage Motorsport MagazineJuly/August 2011: Setting the stage: gather the vehicles of the world’s two top-flight open-wheel racing series from opposite shores; offer an absolute pot of gold; attract the valorous racing heroes of the day—including three F1 World Champions and four Indianapolis 500 winners; run this race at the most modern and beautiful monument of speed to date; then immerse it in a domain of movie stars and the Southern California car culture. This “Great Confrontation,” held on a sunny early spring weekend in 1971 at the then-new and palatial Ontario Motor Speedway, was a perfect storm to anyone who would ponder such a meeting. Ever.
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