It then went to rick villate for two more seasons of canam. His pit crew included long time friends robert hodgson, sonny wilkinson, fritz klein and jerry sullivan. Welcome to the road racing section general information the northeast division club racing season begins at the end of march through the end of october. Wdcr is host to the midatlantic road racing series, one of the largest and most successful club level racing series in the country. The series existed between 1994 and 2002 the series was revived for 2010 and 2011. Home driver services dmv office locations ohio warren county lebanon. Scca driver s school and regional race, donnybrooke. Scca citicorp canam challenge 1978 standings driver database. We had a great relationship and we shared a sport together.
Mustang driver waits for leader, punts him off the track at. The well known little deuce had many successful years with drivers including bentley warren and ron lux. Sports car club of america scca drivers school summit. This event is for drivers to earn their competition license for scca racing. World the racecar driver poem by paul warren poem hunter. Upon winning the 2010 aaa midwest nationals, he became the oldest nhra driver to win a race at 66 years old. As warren topes racing career progressed, he acquired george follmers 1970 transam boss 302 mustang, driving it for much of the 19711972 seasons and winning the scca asedan championship. Im going to go to scca driver s school at watkins glen. A talented and versatile racecar driver, bentley warren december 10, 1940 of.
To fill this vacancy, the sports car club of americas scca premier series became the. The 2019 tire rack scca time trials nationals is celebration capping off the time trials national tour. Warren agor, jerry thompson, tony delorenzo, peter gregg, warren tope, brock yates, george follmer, john greenwood, bob tulius, milt minter, mo carter, paul jett and many more. My father and i spent a lot of time together, gokart racing every weekend. The 1964 scca national sports car championship season was the fourteenth and final season of the sports car club of america s national sports car championship. Back in october of 1973, usacs championship trail was at texas world speedway for the nexttolast race of the season. Mar 24, 2018 sports car club of america scca drivers school. Camping at the track is encouraged, friends and family are welcome and food and drink. Genealogy profile for robert warren purdy robert warren purdy 1922 2004 genealogy genealogy for robert warren purdy 1922 2004 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He made 11 indy appearances, and in 1952 became the only driver to. Scca nationals 1960 world sports racing prototypes. Mohud now consists of some 300 plus members in a region covering eastern upstate new york, including the states capital region and eastern half of the adirondacks.
Driver nationality car entrant laps timeretired pos. Late in 1971, at the scca runoffs, warren had a problem with the follmer car and had his original car delivered to the runoffs. Scca performance driving experience events pdx are designed to concentrate on driver enjoyment, philosophy, and the application of performance driving techniques. I visited the denver shop on february th along with scca chairman of the board, john walsh.
The site dedicated to sportscar race results and chassis numbers histories is under construction. Us national races 1964 world sports racing prototypes. Car points driver navigator cls 4279 1707 1726 1726 945 191 227 553 966 1277 1409 1639 1142 736 331 1178 2047 1553 887 2577 270 1854 954 397 sect i sect ii sect iii points car cls 2 21 ron johnstonbaugh jack van kaenel e 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 10 2 010141 1 20 7 5 9 212e. Driver co driver hometown region score marque 1 4 mike gibeault ridgecrest, ca. He founded purdy ford of gowanda, ny in 1967 and owned and operated it until 2000. Club race experience is designed to give new competitors the opportunity to experience.
One of my assigned duties this year is to be the bod liaison to scca enterprises. It began april 12, 1964, and ended october 31, 1964, after eleven races. Series, and some of his top supermodified rides include. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. He was the first driver in nhra pro stock to break the 200mph mark. Scca divisionsregions may host driver schools throughout the year. Armbrust chairman and region executive washington dc region scca additional announcements and notes will be. Ridgespeed racing is a new jersey based road race team competing in scca improved touring and spec miata. Empa hall of famebentley warren eastern motorsport press. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers. Sports car racing archives complete archive of warren cox usa complete archive. Jim fitzgerald by phil allen with special thanks to mary lou fitzgerald, charlie and mary jo fitzgerald busa, and keith and penny hege virginia international raceway fans will remember jim fitzgerald in a variety of ways.
Scca club trials ct events provide a constructive learning environment that stresses proper driving techniques, while at the same time offering a timed event. World sports racing prototypes scca nationals 1959. The spec racer ford, manufactured and marketed by scca enterprises a subsidiary of scca, inc. My name is matt purdy, and my uncle warren raced the t290 from 1972 until 1978 when he. The portable drivers advisor 2012 3 introduction this document is a quick reference guide to help you navigate the thicket of rules and process in scca club racing. This is a great program and includes pictures of many of the drivers and cars in.
Welcome to the home of the northern new jersey region your destination for motor sports in northern new jersey. Infobox motorsport championship the scca spec racer ford pro series was a sports car racing series in the united states. Race result of x scca citycorp canam road america race. Its like having the answers before you take the test. Scca citicorp canam challenge 1978 standings driver. He was born in virginia, minnesota and won his first race in 1992. The team of warren coburnmiller have left the building but as long as drag racing history is maintained and carried on they will never be forgotten. In 1978, holbert turned his attention to the can am series driving a lola t333 cs. Driver name will be drawn at the event party or other designated time.
If anyone wants to help add mohud history or photos let me know. Club race experience drivers school for beginners and those budget conscious, scca road racing offers up drivers school and club race experience. Other usac license holders including bentley warren tried the same tactic. Mustang driver waits for leader, punts him off the track. Interestingly, this championship win came after warren switched back to this earlier 69 car.
Individual driver statistics for the 1978 scca citicorp canam challenge. Darrens father peter was an scca driver and a penske racing mechanic i grew up around cars. The mohawkhudson region of the sports car club of america was incorporated on january 30, 1956, by a small group of auto enthusiasts. Its safety first for safety stewards new england region. Switched from his 300d to 1963 300s and began partnering with warren tiahrt. Canam watkins glen, 6hours including the transam and the canam for the scca citicorp canam challenge. Shawn morrison was the last driver to win a pro spec racer event. There are two types of driver schools scca regional and professional scca accredited. Bob lazier, indy 500 driver and father of indy winner buddy lazier, died saturday of covid19 in denver, colorado at the age of 81. The car qualified 2nd, next to warren tope, but did not finish due to clutch failure. The spec racer ford pro series was revived by the scca in 2010.
In 1972 warren sold this car to dick roe who entered two transam races. It provides an outline of your rights and obligations under the general competition rules gcr and the event supplemental regulations. Results of canam challenge race at monttremblant on 25 jun 1978 singleseater canam. Students have 365 days after completion of the course to obtain their scca novice permit or full competition license. Contentsshow history early years the spec racer ford was introduced in 1994 after. Scca washington dc region club racing announces scca. These are oneday, handson, behindthewheel collision avoidance and defensive driving clinics that teach new teen drivers the skills needed to avoid vehicle incidents. An separate entry list is included for the transam and scca nationals. Nnjr is a region of the sports car club of america, the largest motor sports racing organization in north america. Warren got involved in the club years ago after coming across another member who was an aerospace engineer, jay wright. Drivers must be a current member of the scca full competition license or scca pro license to participate in this event. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. It was all or nothing for allan jones in the first six races of the 1978 can am season.
May 20, 2003 scca pro racing canceled the remainder of the atlantic and pacific tours. For beginners and those budget conscious, scca road racing offers up drivers school and club race experience. The 1970 24 hours of daytona was the cars first event, and fryer and the pitt crew campaigned the car throughout the 1970 and 1971 seasons, competing in transam and scca events. Well today was supposed to be the scca supersprint at smp south circuit, round 2 of the csca series. Sunday, mar 19, 2017 attendees at summit point summit point circuit, summit point, wv 25446 2536 attendees. But not before requesting that we drop the car off at chevrolet engineering in warren so he could take care of a few things. Spec racer ford pro series autopedia fandom powered by. As virs hometown national champion, he brought home scca titles in 1970 and 1984. Drag racer who won six national hot rod associations pro stock championships. Wayne alexander jesse alexandra kim alexis warren alexson joe alfieri andrew alfonso oscar alfonso chris alford thomas alford anthony alfredo.
It was a perfect storm for a little team that never had much money or luck. Sprite car club of australia scca public group facebook. Teen driver clinics killing cones to make safer drivers the alscca is proud to conduct several teen driver clinics each year. Scca drivers find information on your favorite scca drivers. Tom marchese, ray marquette, henry mclemore and ken purdy awards. Join facebook to connect with warren purdy and others you may know. We also host a driving school, and hold the first round of the north east division nescca championship. Some were successful in hiding their true identity, others were not. I also met with the entire enterprises board at the convention for about 3 hours. Warren went on to work on wrights race car, was a crew chief, and a spec miata racer. Sports car racing archives the main page of warren rohlfs usa. For the regional drivers, there is the kryderacing series, which hold races at nelson ledges near warren, ohio, and the new york state road racing championsip nysrrc which holds events. This particular driver was also trying to get a start in the tough usac circuit, so tried to hide his supermodified racing with several alias like bucky bucholz the name of a transmission shop owner in buffalo and bob hodgson the name of one of the mechanics on the deuce.
Two weeks later we went back to get the car, and zora took tony out to the little test track that sits inside the tech center. They say he was born to raceas a child he was mesmerised in placewatching the bathurst racers fly. The sports car club of america scca is a nonprofit american automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the united states. In 1975, it was driven at le mans by worthington and clarkson and also appeared at the spa km and in a couple of uk races. With sincere regrets on the short notice and change, c. Warren purdy racing career profile driver database. Pontiac solstice driver andrew aquilante nipped teammate don knowles just as the checkered flag flew on showroom stock b class qualifying at the sports car club of america scca. Warren johnson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Spec racer ford is a class of racing car used in sports car club of america scca and other series road racing events. The tire rack scca time trials national tour is an engaging, accessible and inclusive nationwide tour designed to give enthusiasts the chance to push limits on track, to experience cars bound only by budget and imagination and to enjoy offtrack social activities featuring food, media, photography and fun. In 1976 it was sold to scca driver dean dietrich and was used in the revived canam series in 1977. Warren stillwell racing career profile driver database. The series was launched together with the scca pro formula enterprises. Drivers aliases have storied racing history speed sport.
Wcm was comprised of driver james warren, tuner roger coburn, and later sponsor and partner marvin miller. Scca regional races offer great competition in over 30 classes of cars actual number of classes varies by geographical divisions on road racing tracks throughout the country. Frank warren born september 8, 1934 is a retired nascar winston cup series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980. Drivers schools are required for new racers, the first step for a driver to receive hisor her competition license. Browse through latest information on your favorite scca drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Download a copy of the general competition rules gcr redirected to scca national web site. What little kid at 10 or 11 years old doesnt want to be a racecar driver. Things got ugly at the scca runoffs at the midohio sports car course late last month when a mustang driver stopped on track and punted the leader off the course in the closing moments of a race. Like the tour events, the yearend event will include ontrack timeattack and tracksprint sessions, the welcome party, hagerty allparticipant party, and of course partner booths and social fun throughout the event. He also volunteered his time with the scca as a flagger and starter before becoming a steward. After luxs death, purdy tried many drivers including bob smith,ron wallace,jim gresley and art bennett but it was the young new england driver that ron lux himself had recommended, bentley warren that had what it took to make the deuce a winner again.
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