CANADIAN MOTORSPORT
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All these 1970 Canadian Championswon with Champion. So can you. Nomatter what your make of car, newChampion spark plugs can give youtop performance, better gas mileageand maximum dependability.
WHAT IS THE CASC?Twenty years ago. three motorspot
clubs in Canada decided to get together and establish a national organization to govern what appeared to be afast growing sport.
There was no Mosport at that time,no Westwood. no Edmonton Interna
tional Speedway and no Le CircuitMont Tremblant.
But there were a great many peopleinterested in an exciting sport and theyknew that a National organization wasnecessary if Canada was to take itsplace among the motorsport nations.
The result was the formation of the
Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc..which is now the governing body formotorsport in Canada. The CASC ismade up of more than 100 car clubs in
five regions of Canada.Until 1967. the CASC was repre
sented on the world governing body(Federation Internatonale de I'-Automobile) through Great Britain'sRoyal Automobile Club. In October ofCanada's Centennial year. CASC's application for direct affiliation with theFIA was approved, giving Canada avoice in policy making and rules changing at the international level of thesport.
While the tremendous growth inpopularity and intricacy of motorsporthas required the CASC to become ahighly professional, business-like organization, the same objectives which wereexpressed in founding the club 20years ago still exist today. They are:
1—To develop motorsport in Canadaon a national basis.
2—To co-ordinate and assist the activi
ties of existing clubs.
3—To provide for the interchange ofinformation.
4—To assist in the formation of local
motorsport clubs.
5—To provide uniform regulations andcontrols.
6—To provide a strong and effectivevoice for the sport.
7—To establish, for Canada, a recognized place in international automobile sport.
8—To encourage Canadian participation in international automobile
sports events and to encourage international participation in Canadian events.
The overall policy of the CASC isdecided by the seven member Board ofDirectors. Four of these are officers;
President. 1st Vice President. 2nd Vice-
President and Secretary-Treasurer, whoare elected by the general membershipat an Annual General Meeting. Theremainder of the Board is made up of aDirector of Rallying, a Director of Racing and a Director of Solo Events (hillclimbs, ghymkhanas. etc.). These Directors are Chairmen of their respectiveNational Committees. The entire operation is conducted within the framework
of a set of by-laws which have beenapproved by the Government of Canada in a Charter of Incorporation.
The day-to-day operation of CASC isadministed by an Executive Directorwho is responsible to and works within,policy boundaries set by the Board ofDirectors. He is empowered to conductbusiness and negotiate with groupsoutside Canada.
CASC is associated with the Cana
dian Highway Safety Council as a sustaining member and is represented onthat organization's Public Action andVehicle Safety Committees. Club members are encouraged to co-operate withthe Canadian Highway Safety Council.
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CANADIAN
MOTORSPORT
BULLETIN
VOL. 1 NO 1
Published monthly by and for CanadianAutomobile Sport Clubs Inc.. P.O. Box 97,Willowdalc Ontario. Publication office:Media Communications Inc., 1444 MackayStreet, Penthouse One. Montreal, 107, P.Q.Canada.
OFFICERS
Stanley J. Williams, President
Dr. Keith Ronald, Secretary-TreasurerGeorge Chapman, Vice-President RogerPearl, Vice President Kay Edmond, National Rally Director John Sambrook, National Race Director George Harker, National Solo Events Director.
Robert J. Hanna, Executive Director.
REGIONAL OFFICES
CASC B.C. Region, Box 5183, Station E.Vancouver, B.C. (604) 278-5759.
CASC Prairie Region, c.o. Graeme Low-den. Secretary, Box 17, Group 327. R.R. 3,Selkirk, Manitoba. (204) 757-2307. CASCOntario Region, P.O. Box 31, Adelaide Station. Toronto 210, Ontario.
CASC Quebec Region, 310 Victoria Ave.,Sic 305. Montreal, 215, P.Q. (514) 488-8935.
CASC Atlantic Region c.o. Robert F. Ive-rach, President, R.R.I, Boutiliers Point.Halifax Co., N.S. (902) 826-2339.
Canadian Motorsport Bulletinis produced for CASC Nationalby Media Communications Inc.
All correspondence concerning editorial,subscriptions and advertising should beaddressed to Media Communications Inc.,1444 Mackay Street, Penthouse One,Montreal, 107, P.Q. Canada. Products andservices advertised in Canadian MotorsportBulletin do not necessarily carry or implyendorsement or approval by the CanadianAutomobile Sport Clubs Inc. Subscriptions— One year $4.00. two years $7.00. OutsideCanada S6.00 yearly.
EDITOR - Bob MacGregorProduction —l.ucien LecomteCMB Regional CorrespondentsB.C. — Jim BowiePrairies — Geoff HoweOntario — Eve WhiteQuebec — Real DesrosierAtlantic — Orcst UlanContributors — Chris Allan, Len Coates,Ken Shindler, Charles Friend, Val Charie.
Postage paid in cash at third class ratepermit no 10130. Mailed in Montreal.
FROM THE PRESIDENT1971 promises to be such a great year for motorsport in Canada, that I'm
afraid we might be running out of superlatives. We are seeing the revival of thelong distance rally event to celebrate the B.C. Centennial, we will also see themost extensive racing program we have ever had. and now. our own magazine.
The editor, Bob MacGregor. is no stranger to the sport in Canada. Like manyof us. he has helped to dig postholes for race tracks like Edenvale and Harewood.He has been a keen rallyist and racing driver and his radio broadcasts heard inmany parts of the country on the CBC network helped to create interest in mo-
^^^^. torsport at a time when we were getting practically no cover-
Media Communications Inc. of Montreal is responsiblefor the production of the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin and Iam sure all the member clubs of C.A.S.C. will co-operate withthem.
^^ ' ^^^ II would also like to thank the advertisers who are sup-^^^ "^ ^^B porting this publication by becoming corporate members ofCASC. The executive of the club will be pleased to offer any advice or assistancewe are capable of giving.
Best of luck to Canadian Motorsport Bulletin.Stanley J. Williams. President.Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc.
FROM THE EDITOROur cover picture shows the new Manic GT. built in Granby. Quebec. It will
not be the intention of this magazine to publish exhaustive road tests but wewould like to say that the Manic GT is a very handsome car that should appeal toa lot of people.
The main reason the Manic GT is on our cover is that Manic was the veryfirst company to become a corporate member of the Canadian Automobile SportClubs Inc. and to offer support to this new magazine.
This magazine would not be possible without the many firms who have advertised in this first issue. Most of them have said they will be
• with us for a full year while others are still waiting to see justwhat sort of magazine this is.
We hope everyone likes our first effort. If you are anadvertiser, welcome to the club. If you are a club member, wehope you will make our new corporate club members welcome by buying their products. It is essential that CASCmembers show their appreciation of the companies which
support motorsport activities.
We are happy to be producing this new CASC magazine and we hope thatmotorsport enthusiasts encourage our reporters, and contributors by writing to letus know what they think of it.
Bob MacGregor, Editor.CANADIAN MOTORSPORT BULLETIN.
INDEXDEPARTMENTS
NATIONAL RACING Page 9INTERNATIONAL Page 12
NATIONAL RALLYING Page 18TECHNICAL Page 22PRESS Page 39OFFICIAL BULLETINS Page 44NOTEBOOKS Page 48SPECIAL FEATURES
RACING SCHOOLS Page 10BOYCE PREPARES HIS DATSUN Page 14JAGUAR'S NEW V-12 Page 23THE MANIC GT Page 24THE REGIONS
BRITISH COLUMBIA Page 29PRAIRIES Page 31ONTARIO Page 32QUEBEC Page 33ATLANTIC Page 37
PAGE 7
Have 2 doors kept you outof a Volkswagen?
For some people, even the world'smost practical car just isn't practical.
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Almost two years earlier, it had beencomedians Wayne and Shuster. quipping their way throuth the announcement of the Gulf Canada Series.
Now, in the same room. SalonToronto's Sutton Place Hotel,
sports director Johnny Esaw wassnapping off jokes between theserious announcements of Imperial Tobacco's stepped-upinvolvement in Canadian auto
racing.Esaw didn't get the laughs
that Wayne and Shuster received,but then the Player's ChallengeSeries, one part of the triple-barreled Player's announcement,won't be the subject of the snidehumor that sometimes plaguedthe Gulf series, either.
Few A's.
Toward the end of Gulf's noble
two-year experiment, there wereonly a handful of Formula A carscontesting the Canadian RoadRacing Championship. Predictions that the noisy. 5-litre carswould appear in droves nevercame true.
Blame the cost. Blame a sagging economy. Blame overambi-tion or lack of talent. No matter.
They didn't come, and the series turnedinto a benefit for Eppie Wietzes and hisimmaculately-prepared Formula Racingentry out of Thornhill. Ont.
The fact is. nobody is bemoaning theloss of the Formula A's. not even the
most zealous backers of the bigmachines. Everyone accepts it as amistake: the series should have been
for Formula B cars right from the start.Drivers resigned
Even Canadian Formula A drivers
seem quietly resigned to the prospectsof racing solely in the U.S. ContinentalSeries.
"There hasn't been much reaction at
all from Formula A drivers." says BobHanna. executive-director of Canadian
Automobile Sport Clubs. "Naturally. I'dexpect some of them to be disappointed, but I think they had already figuredon running the full Continental Seriesto pick up enough money to raceFormula A."
Hanna says Canadian racing had totake a cold, hard look at where it was
heading after Gulf dropped sponsorship
Eppie wietzes at Trois-Rivieres
A of
CTV
NATIONAL
RACING
Hill with prize money
of the A series.
"We had to risk a couple of bitterlydisappointed drivers. The are nowmany more who have the opportunityto start up the ladder."
Hanna's ladder-climbers are eagerlywaiting for the first green flag to dropin the six-race Formula B series. It
offers S3.000 a race, a points pot ofS20.000 and the prestige of beingCanadian racing champion.Side shows
Three of the races will be run as side
attractions to bigger shows, all part ofPlayer's giant racing package. Two ofthem are Trans-Am races; the Player'sInternational at Edmonton on June 20
and the Player's Quebec at Le CircuitMont Tremblant on Aug. 1 The Trans-Ams were plase 2 of the announcement. The third race will share the bill
with the Player's Grand Prix-Canada atMosport on Sept. 19.
Figuring roughly. 80-to-100 thousand fans should see these races,
which is a nice selling point for Formula B drivers looking for sponsors.
The series finale will be the feature
race at Canada's first national sportscar runoff, the Player's Centennial Raceof Champions at Westwood Circuit onOct. 3. (It gets the name Centennialonly this year because it's included in
the list of events marking B.C.'s100th birthday.)
The race of Champions is thethird facet of Player's sponsorship The company is kicking inS35.000 to bring regional classchampions from all over Canadato the B.C. showdown.
The other two races in the B
series are set for Ottawa on July11 and Trois Rivieres on Aug. 29.All's well.
Apprehension about Canada'sracing future, which existedbetween Gulf's dropout and Player's rescue mission, has beenwashed away, replaced by theconviction that all's well now that
Canada has accepted a logicalplace in the motor racing schemeof things.
"Generally." says Hanna. predictably understating the consensus that has filtered through toCASC's national office, "the reac
tion has been good."He says; "There are a hell of a lot.
(then amending it for print) a surprisingnumber of new Formula Bs in Canada.
A lot of drivers had gone and orderedcars even before the series was
announced."
If Hanna expresses some surprise,the sudden interest in Formula B racingis hardly a shock to the outspokenpresident of CASC-Quebec. PeterRoberts. He has been plumping for aFormula B national championshipsince the inception of the ABC formulasystem.
Much of the support for the FormulaB series is expected to come fromQuebec where a B-based provincialchampionship has been operating fortwo years The rest of the country islooking toward Quebec and saying:"O.K. You've hollered loud and long forthis series. Let's see what you can do."
The early line, though, suggests thatQuebec drivers, with two exceptions,will be overwhelmed by a strong entrylist from Ontario.
London's wily Craig Hill, who backs
off from no-one in Nomex. considers
himself the man to beat in a Formula B
car in Canada. He has won the FormulaB division of the Canadian championship two years in a row and he won'tgive it up easily.
Toronto's Bill Brack, stepping backfrom Formula A, hopes to team up withHill in a factory-backed, two-car Lotusentry.
Another Lotus, with similar factorygoodies, is being provided for JacquesCouture, who probably has the bestchance among the Quebec drivers oftaking the title to La Belle Province.
Ontario also has Brian Robertson ofOttawa. Quebec can counter with DaveMcConnell of Montreal.
Dave Ogilvy of Vancouver has thebest chance of stealing the title for theWest if he can come up with a competitive car.
Becoming a racing driver is easy. Butit can be expensive. Take the peoplewho signed up for the mid-April lessons given by the CASC at Toronto'sAscot Hotel and Mosport Park.
The driver had to belong to a CASCclub, hold a Basic Competition Licenseand have the necessary S22.00 entryfee. And he must have a car that could
possibly be written off.To qualify for CASC schools such as
the one at Mosport, (others are beingPAGE 10
CHAMPION WIETZESGone south for the money.
held at Westwood. Edmonton and
Debert. N.S.) a car requires a certainamount of alteration. Approved typecompetition seat and shoulder harnessmust be installed, on both sides if thecar is a two seater; open cars musthave a roll bar that suits CASC specifications: oil catch tanks must be installed; headlights and stop lights shouldbe taped: racing tires must be installedon cars capable of more than 118MPH.
The winner may not be decided untilOct. 3 at Westwood. but one thingseems already certain: the series willnot suffer for quality and quantity ofcompetition.
With the series, the runoff and eightinternational events spotting the Canadian racing calendar, the outlook forthe sport in Canada has never lookedbrighter.
Hanna. meanwhile, doesn't shyaway from suggestions that Player'sholds most of the strings that tie it alltogether.
The question has been asked:"Where will we be if Player's suddenlydecides to pull out of racing?"
Hanna replies: "Exactly where wewere before they decided to become socompletely involved. No further ahead,but certainly no further behind."
RACING
SCHOOLS
In addition, the driver must wear a
flameproof driving suit, goggles and ahelmet that can cost over S50.00.
The CASC driving schools are staffedby thoroughly experienced drivers whohave taken special courses on how toinstruct novices on the finer points ofmotor racing In most cases, the number of students is limited to provideclose contacts between instructors and
pupils. B.C.. for example, limited thenumber of drivers of its first Regional
Training Program to 40. while theOntario April school limited applications to 50,
Most of today's top Canadian driverscame up through the CASC educationalsystem and heartily approve of themethod. One dissenter is Danny Shawwho was rated as one of Canada's
quickest drivers in the late 50's andearly 60's. He claimed that driving wasan instinct and all anyone had to dowas go as fast as you could. When youspun out, you were going too fast.
Danny, although very fast, was oneof those drivers who spun out fairlyoften, sometimes with near-disastrous
results.
Two top drivers who are all forracing schools are National FormulaFord Champion Gary Magwood ofToronto and Quebec Champion. Jacques Couture of Montreal. They areboth operators of professional racingschools which they say offer morespecialized training without the necessity of a huge investment in a racingcar.
Magwood's School, the MagwoodMosport Racing School operates out ofToronto and uses the Mosport Cicuit,while Couture is the chief instructor for
the Canadian branch of the Jim Russell
International Racing Drivers School atLe Circuit. Mont Tremblant.
MAGWOOD
Both men have had several yearsexperience in racing and both startedtheir racing schools last season. Whilethe Magwood school operated mostlyon an experimental basis last year, theCanadian Jim Russell operation operated full-time throughout the season andgraduated more than 150 students,many of them from the United Stateswhere SCCA regulations prohibit suchactivity for drivers under 21.
Magwood spends considerable timewith his students before going to therace track. He suggests books theyshould read and conducts classroom
sessions in Toronto. The Jim Russell
operation is different. Students there
COUTURE
are put into a racing car on the morning they arrive for their course, whichconsists of 25 to 30 hours of instruc
tion that can be spread out over different dates, or taken all in one three daysession.
"Our students spend almost two-thirds of their time in the cars." saysCouture, "and since we take only six ata time, we can really keep a closewatch on them. The Jim Russell School
has never had a serious accident in its
fourteen years of operation."The Jim Russell School uses a sys
tem of instruction which it says hasbeen developed over the years at theschool's headquarters at the SnettertonCircuit in England. Strict discipline ismaintained as drivers work their wayup through given rev limits, being timedon each lap. Classroom sessions followeach driving period.
Both schools agree that FormulaFords are ideal instruction cars. Magwood uses Hawke FF cars, while Jim
Russell Schools around the world use
Lotus FF machinery. The Canadian JRShas seven cars that are maintained byfactory-trained mechanic HubertZimone who has also built a specialFormula Ford for extra tall students.
"Formula Ford cars quickly show upany weaknesses a driver may have."explains Couture. "They are very sensitive machines, yet are fast and reliable.Even someone who is planning to racea sedan or spoits car can learn quite alot by driving a Formula Ford."
Not all'of the students who go to theMagwood or Jim Russell schools arerank novices. Many are drivers whowish to change from other forms ofmotorsport. One of the top JRS students last summer was motorcycle aceYvon Duhamel who. like many othermotorcycle champions before him. isconsidering taking up four-wheeledracing.
While the cost of the professionalschools is high, they offer the advantage of more detailed and intimateinstruction.
And if you smash up the car youdon't pay for it. They do.
PLAYER'SRUN-OFF
Canada's first national sports carrunoff has been recognized as an official British Columbia Centennial event
and will be known as the Player's Centennial Race of Champions.
Details of the runoff, to be held at
Vancouver's Westwood Circuit, October
3, under the organization of the SportsCar Club of B.C.. were announced
by Robert J. Hanna. executivedirector of Canadian Automobile SportClubs.
"Player's Cigarettes has made thisrunoff possible for all classes of cars atthe amateur level offering an opportunity for the top drivers in various regions across the country to competeagainst each other at the same placeon the same day." said Mr. Hanna.
"As an added incentive, there will be
S35.000 available for the event to
cover travel, accommodation and
prizes. Manufacturers' contingencyprize money is expected to exceedS3.000. We estimate that 200 topCanadian racing drivers will assemblefor the event," concluded Mr. Hanna.
"We think it is particularly appropriate that this brand new concept will beunveiled in Vancouver at the time of
British Columbia's Centennial." said Sid
Brown. B.C.'s regional sales managerfor the manufacturers of Player's cigarettes.
Each region under the CASC willorganize their own regional races withdrivers accumulating points in eachclass of racing. The top drivers from theregions will then be invited by theCASC to participate in the runoff. Theclasses of racing to be eligible for therunoff will include Formula Vees,
Formula Fords, sedans and sports cars.Approval of the event as a Centen
nial project was announced by Mr. L.J.Wallace, general chairman of Centen-nial'71.
The race is not expected to be affected by the recent decision of theB.C. Government to ban advertisingand limit the promotions of cigarettecompagnies.
"At least the race is definitely on forthis year." said John Sambrook. theCASC National Racing Director.
Special deals are being made withvarious regions of the CASC to providedrivers with expense money to get tothe Race of Champions and the Player's Challenge Series events.
Dr. Gordon Deane. Regional RacingDirector for the Prairies Region hasannounced a schedule of paymentsthat includes S200. for western drivers
going to Ottawa for the July 11th race.The drivers will get S225 to go to theSt. Jovite event. $250 for Trois Ri
vieres and S200.00 for Mosport.
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INTERNATIONAL
Denny Hulme was proved right.On the final weekend of March, a
tremendous match-up between thebest of Europe and the best of theUnited States took place at the multi-million dollar Ontario Motor Speedway.
For the first time the best Grand'Prix
and USAC drivers were together on thesame course — (only a handful ofEuropeans make the Indy scene) —and for the first time the question wasgoing to be answered as to who hadthe edge between American Formula Aand world championship Formula Onein terms of machinery.
Hulme didn't even think it would be
close.
"I think the highest Formula A carwill finish sixth." he said before the
race.
In fact it finished seventh, driven byRon Grable.
Grand Prix cars swept the richS280.000 race which was the fore
runner for a world championshipFormula One Grand Prix in the springof 1972.
Mario Andretti. still relatively new tothe F1 scene but fresh from an out
standing win in the South African GrandPrix, won the two-heat race driving aFerrari.
Jackie Stewart of Scotland was
runner-up in his Tyrell Ford and Hulmetook third in a McLaren.
Andretti won $38,250 in prize andlap money. Stewart $25,250 andHulme $17,400.
Montrealer John Cannon, the onlyCanadian racing and competing in an
Mario Andretti. Some spicey Ferrari.
STP March Formula One car. finished
12th after a sticking throttle put himoff the course, and won S6.500.
Before the Qeustor Grand Prix, the
argument had been whether the 305cubic inch American engine Formula Acars would beat the smaller, lighter.Formula One cars with their 183 cubic
inch racing engines.Cannon, with the choice of both,
commented:
"I obviously wouldn't be driving a
STANDIN12-ONTARIO. Calif. Final standing in
the $288,900 Questor Grand Prix.
1—Mario Andretti. Nazareth. Pa.,Ferrari. 31 2B. $38,250.
2—Jackie 8tewart. Scotland. Tyrell-Ford. S25.250.
3—Denis Hulme. New Zealand.McLaren Ford. $17,400.
4—Chris Amon. New Zealand.Matra-$imca $14,350.
5—Tim $chenken. Australia. Brabham-Ford. $13,550.
6—Jo Siffert. Switzerland. BRM-153.S12.950.
7—Ron Grable. Mountain View. Calif-Lola Chevy. $8,000.
8—Peter Gethin. England. McLaren-Ford. S11.850.
9—Howden Ganley. England. BRM—153. $11,350.
10—Pedro Rodriguez. Mexico. BRM —160, $12,350.
11—Jacky Ickx. Belgium. Ferrari312B. $11,500
GSJohn Cannon. Canada. $TP-March, $6,500.
13—Lou Sell. Fullerton. Calif.. LolaChevy, $6,250.
14—Mark Donohue. Media. Pa„ LolaChevy. $6,000.
15—Derek Bell. England. March Ford.S 10.000.
16—Bobby Unser. Albuquerque. N.M... Lola Chevy. $5,500.
17—Tony Adamowicz. Torrance. Calif.Lola Chevy. S5.250.
18—Ronnie Peterson, Sweden. STP-March. S9.350.
19—Gus Hutchison. Dallas. Tex.. ASDAmerican. S4.750.
20—Henri Pescarolo. France. MarchFord. $8,850
21—Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus Ford.$8,600.
22—Sam Posey. Sharon. Conn.. Sur-Tees-Chevy. $4,150.
23—Bob Bondurant Newport. Beach.Calif.. Lola Chevy. $4,050.
24—Peter Revson. New York. Surtees-Chevy. $3,950.
Formula One car unless I thought I hada better chance in one."
Hulme. former world champion fromNew Zealand, backed up his claim thatF1 cars would take the first five places.
"My formula should be much faster inthe tighter back sections of Ontariobecause it's lighter It's lighter not onlybecause of the basic design but alsobecause the F1 car gets better gasmileage than Formula A. We'll be ableto start with a lighter fuel load."
The Formula One cars are 200
pounds lighter than the Formula A.David Lockton. President of Ontario
Motor Speedway which airlifted thetop 20 Formula One crews and carsover — the cars arriving by freighterright at the $peedway airport fromLondon - agreed that the Europeanswould be hard to beat.
"They won't be coming over hereunless they feel they can win." he said.
"The advancements the Americans
have made with Formula A are amazing"
Driving the Formula A cars were A.J.Foyt. Al Unser. Mark Donohue. PeterRevson and George Follmer. BobbyUnser, Sam Posey Lou Sell. TonyAdamowicz and Bob Bondurant.
"We're not going to Ontario to finishfifth," said Donohue. "I think we can
sit on the pole."Follmer thought the two camps were
about even.
The FA Car right now is on an evenkeel with the F1 car." he said. "Theadvancements and refinements over
the past two years with this type of carhave been fantastic.
FORMULA ONE.. .
"We have an advantage of 40-60horsepower and will have a big edgedown the long straightaways and outof the corners with all that torque.
"And we are diversified enough asdrivers to adapt to any racing conditions, be it oval or road racing."
Here Hulme disagreed."Europeans are generally better road
racers than the Americans." he said. "Itis another advantage to us."
The Grand Prix drivers spent all theirtime on road course while the Americans spent most of it on oval tracksalthough there are an increasingnumber of road races on the schedule
each yearIn front of a crowd of 68.825. both
heats went 32 laps, 102.4 miles of the3.2 mile course that includes 200 turnsthroughout the infield of the vast.
HE WAS RIGHT
. . . said Denis Hulme ...
$25 5 million facility.In the first heat. Stewart started
from the pole position afte qualifying at113.620 mp. Andretti. who had racedSaturday in a USAC 150-mile at Phoenix, started 12th.
The Scotsman moved into the lead
on the fourth lap and appeared to been route to an easy routine win asnumerous spins and mechanical failures took their toll of challengers.
But Andretti. who spent the earlypart of the race catching up. finally gota lead on Stewart with five laps to go.He pulled up behind the former worldchampion on the 29th lap and passedhim one lap later to head home for theflag five lengths ahead.
In the second heat Andretti had an
easier time of it. allowing Stewart andBelgian Jackie Ickx to set the pace but
. IS FASTER THAN FORMULA A.
then taking the lead on the sixth lapand steadily outdistancing the field towin by 13 seconds.
Andretti won the first heat at
109.400 MPH and the second at
109.908.
Except for Grable's finish in the top10 driving a Lola Chevrolet and someoutstanding driving by Donohue, ofMedia. Pa., in the first race, the For
mula A threat evaporated quickly.Al Unser. 1970 Indy 500 champion
who entered the race fresh from victoryin the Phoenix race drove 17 laps in aLola Chev before it lost oil pressure. Hedidn't make the second race.
Foyt. five-time U.S. driving champion, started a McLaren Chev from lastplace in the first race but made onlyseven laps before bringing the car inbecause of bad handling.
INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION
OF CANADA
• Canada's Country-wide Motorsport Club
• Membership $20.00 per year• CASC affiliated
• Write for information
• P.O. Box 193, Islington, Ontario
416-231-4730
This year we present —The British Columbia Centennial Car Rally '71Ottawa to Victoria, B.C. June 23rd to July 1st4800 miles of exciting motoring
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CANADIAN CHAMPION WALTER BOYCE TELLS:
HOW TO PREPARE A RALLY CARby Ken Shindler, Ottawa Journal
Walter Boyce and Doug Woodsbelieve in Datsun — they should,having won the 1970 Canadian National Rally Championship with one. Nowusing a sort of super-Datsun. they havea running start on the '71 title. Butthey don't mind telling others how to
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prepare a rally car."The standard off-the-showroom-
floor 1600cc Datsun PL510 is probablythe best basic rally car you can buy."says bearded driver Walter Boyce. "Unlike many other cars, it virtually needsno modification to be competitive. Puton a set of snow tires, add some extra
lights up front and bolt on a skidpanunder the sump and you can enter anynational rally and finish."
Using just such a car. purchasedfrom Don Mann Motors in Ottawa, andequipped with competition optionsgradually added over the year. Boyceand Woods entered seven CASC natio
nal championship rallies in 1970 andearned the title by winning five ofthem. They also won the 1970 Canadian Winter Rally. This year, driving aspecially made Datsun SSS. they placed second in the Fall Night Rally andwon both the Trail of the Conestogaand the Rallye des Neiges.
Boyce explained that their presentrally car. the Datsun SSS is a factory-assembled Group 2 sedan with a fewspecial options that are availablethrough Datsun dealers.
The suspension has been modifiedconsiderably to give increased groundclearance and a much stiffer ride. "Wehave nine to ten inches ground clearance which comes in handy on veryrough roads." says Boyce. "But with avery stiff front end and almost no roll,the car can be difficult to drive in slower rallies on winter roads."
The sway bar has been increased indiameter from 17 to 19 inches, butBoyce feels this may be too much forsummer driving at high speeds on
gravel surfaces. The spring rates,however, he describes as "fantastic".
He says the car stays under tremendous control.
Being un-sponsored Boyce andWoods have to shop carefully for itemslike tires. "We have found the Canadian
Tire Stores glass-belted mud and snowtires ideal for year-round rallying." saysWalter. "They have very strong side-walls and their performance has beenvery good for us. We don't often haveto change a tire, but if we do. it can bedone in a minute and a half."
The Boyce-Woods tire changingoperation is something to see. When atire lets go. Woods is practically out ofthe car before it comes to a stop. Usinga wheel wrench carried in the car. the
navigator attacks the. wheel nutsimmediately, while Boyce goes to workwith the jack. By the time the jack hasraised the car ever so slightly, thewheel is off, a new wheel mounted,nuts are tightened, the car is droppedfrom the jack and the rally championsare on their way.
Total elapsed time: 1 minute. 30seconds.
"Just in case that isn't fast enough."says Boyce." we always carry an aerosol can of instant tire-fix. but we have
never had to use that. Our tires cost
$22. each and they are good for about2500 miles under severe rally conditions."
In winter rallies, the Datsun is equipped with studded tires, but again budget considerations are necessary. Mostrallyists use special Rally studs madeby Seco. "They are too expensive forus. so we use Seco's truck studs." said
Boyce. "They cost half as much and arealmost as effective."
The Boyce-Woods Datsun is well-equipped in the engine compartment.
Woods (left) and Boyce inspect theirboxed in and re-inforced for dependab
The 1595 CC power plant is modifiedto the extent that it puts out 135 HPcompared to the standard 96 HP.
Improved carburettion is provided bytwin Solex 44 MM carburettors, similar
to those used on BMW 2002 Tlsedans. A higher lift cam of wider duration is installed and the high compression pistons provide a ratio of 11 to 1.rather than the standard 8.5 to 1. An
optional crank shaft is also installed.The engine modifications to the
Boyce-Woods Datsun use manycomponents that are fitted in Formula2 racing cars. "Your local dealer maynot know very much about theseparts." says Boyce. "and sometimes
Brake lines on the Datsun PL510 are normally neatly tucked up and securedbehind structural members. Nothing can be torn off on rough rally roads.
Datsun SSS. All suspension parts are
lity.
the factory is a bit slow in orderingthem. But they are all available and instock at either Nissan in California or inJapan. It helps if you know the partnumber to order."
The rally-winning Datsun's engine isprotected by an aluminum sump guardthat is also a factory option. The skid-pan is bolted onto 2 box members, anengine cross member and a front crossmember underneath the radiator. Allthe bolts are easily accessible, but theskidpan never has to be removed. Itdoes not interfere with normal serviceoperations such as removing the alternator.
Boyce explains that he has no trouble pulling 7000 RPM from the enginewithout strain, but he adds that theDatsun engine is sensitive to threethings — head torque, setting of thevalves and ignition timing. In nationalrallies he recommends using a straightweight oil of SAE 40 or better.
Since most major rallies have thebulk of the really fast driving at night,lights are an important considerationand Boyce and Woods feel they havecome up with a good combination atlow cost.
Two large Marchal lights operate asordinary driving lights, while the highbeams have been replaced by two CibieOscar wide-range units. All the lightspoint straight ahead and Boyce doesnot believe in using pencil beams.
"I am particularly happy with my foglights which are very inexpensive Japanese-made Kiotos operating on lowbeam. They have very good cut-off togive good coverage and yet do notoffend oncoming drivers." says Boyce.
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Woods and Boyce admire the speciallytects their engine. It is a factory option,
Canadian Tire store for a S3.00 unit
that is normally sold to farmers for theirtractors.
All wiring on the car has beencompletely checked and the fuseboxwas moved to a position under thedash on the right hand side where it iseasily accessible to the navigator.
Boyce and Woods are firm believersin good strong seat belts and comfortable seats. Walter uses a high-backedpadded fibre glass seat behind thewheel, while Doug's navigator's seatis a modified, padded Datsun modelthat reclines. "Of course", explainsBoyce. "we don't get to usethe reclining seat in rallies, but it certainly helps for some of the long tripswe have to make these days to get tothe starts of national events. Both
seats have full double shoulder harness,
bolted to the back floor".
They have drilled the front spindleson the car to eliminate an outside hub
for their odometer which is hooked upto a Lloyd Howell modified Halda TripMeter with a Twinmaster read-out
designed aluminum skidpan that pro-available from any Datsun dealer.
odometer calibrated to one-hundredth
of miles. The navigation seat is alsoequipped with two Butler Flexo-lights.
Heat and defrosting are sometimes aproblem for rallyists. but not for theBoyce-Woods Datsun The flow-throughventilation works to keep the windowsfrom fogging or icing and only if the caris left parked in the sun. then drivenaway is there ever any side or rear visibility problem. But. this is quickly overcome.
"If anything, our car is over-modifiedfor the sort of rallying we do in thiscountry." Boyce said. "Datsun has thebest-equipped factory in the world tosupply 'off the shelf competition partsto owners at very little cost. You canbegin with the basic car and build upas your budget permits. If your budgetdoes not permit, you still have the bestpackage going"
"The Datsun PL510 is a natural rallycar." Boyce explained. "It is durable,solid and handles well. What I like best
is the way all the brake and drive linesare located — all tucked up and secured behind structural members. There's
no way they can be torn off on a roughroad. These are the little things thatcount."
Onto the basic package with skid-pan, snow tires and lights. Boyce wouldadd. in order of priority, the factoryoption rally suspension, competitionbrake pads for better wear, a numerically higher differential and limited slip.
Boyce and Woods are independents.They are not sponsored, although DonMann Motors in Ottawa does let them
use the hoist at night and gives them abreak on parts. They have found Datsun dealers across Canada very helpfuland enthusiastic when called upon toassist.
Walter Boyce. a department storeoffice manger, has been rallying forthree years. He began in an MGB andhis navigator was Kay Edmond. nowthe CASC National Rally Chairman. Hebought his first Datsun the next year onthe recommendation of experiencedrallyists and has never regretted it.
Navigator Doug Woods is a structural engineering student at CarletonUniversity. He got started in 1967 withCharlie Doderidge in a Comet and together they won the Quebec RegionalChampionship. He and Boyce teamedup in September. 1969. They foundthey were compatable and really gotmoving in 1970 for the national title.
Walter Boyce and Doug Woods areplanning to repeat their 1970 winningstreak despite a- strong challenge fromFiatistas Bruce and Betty Schmidt ofTavistock. Ontario. The Ottawa pair willenter as many national championshiprallies as they can and are particularlylooking forward to the B.C. CentennialRally which starts from their hometown in June and runs to Victoria. B.C.
RALLY STANDINGS. The latest National Championshipstandings, 6 events scored out of 24.
DRIVERS COMPETING FOR
THE FIDLER TROPHY
Post. Driver
1—Bruce Schmidt, Tavistock. Ont
2—Guy Vanier. Montreal3—Walter Boyce. Ottawa4—Jacques Racine. Montreal5—Marcel Rainville. Montreal
6—Haydn Gozzard. London. Ont.7—Donald McEachern. Oakville. Ont 38
8—David McEachran, Ottawa
9—Michel DeNiverville. Montreal
10—M Blondin. St. Jerome. P.Q.
NAVIGATORS COMPETING
THE DEAK TROPHYPos. Navigator
1—Betty Schmidt. Tavistock. Ont2—Robin Edwardes, Montreal
3—Gill:::. Vanier, St. Jerome, P.Q.4—Doug Woods, Ottawa5—Gilli.T. Lacharite. Montreal
Pts Club
101 FAC
72 KACQ
67 OVAC
66 CASLL
61 LCMC
57 WOSCA
L38 DAC
35 OVAC
33 SMCC
30 CADL
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Pts Club
101 FAC
81 OVAC
72 CADL
67 OVAC
66 CASLL
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6—Jim Potts. London, Ont.
7—Marc Chappell. Ottawa8—Kay Edmond, Ottawa9—R Thinault. St. Jerome. P.Q.
10—Lee Bantholemew, Montreal10—John Slade, Halifax
CANADA TRACK AND TRAFFIC
MARQUE CHAMPIONSHIP1—Datsun
2—Fiat
3—Renault4—GM
5—ChryslerA National Rally Competitors Register is being
maintained by CASC. Competitors who are entrants innational events and who wish to have their namesprovided to rally organizers who will forward information and regulations, should send three dollars toCASC. National Rally Register. P.O. Box 97. Willow-dale. Ont. Competitors wishing only information concerning rallies in heir home zones need send only$2.00
57 WOSCA
35 OVAC30 SMCC
30 CADL
28 CASLL
28 ASCC
Our Datsun 1600 Sedan is the Canadian Rally Champion for 1970.Winter and summer, it won more Canadian rallies than any other car.Our Datsun 240-Z capped its first year on the circuits by winning theSports Car Club of America C-production class.So, while Datsun 1600 has more wins, Datsun 240-Z is catching up fast.Race or rally . . . drive to win in a Datsun.
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Ottawa -VictoriaJune 23 - July 1,1971
CROSS-CANADA RALLYING REVIVED BY IMCANWANTED: — INTERESTED PAR
TIES TO TRAVEL TO BRITISH
COLUMBIA IN JUNE.
After a lapse of three years. Rallycontestants from all over the world willbe able to try their skill at following anindirect route across Canada.
June 23rd to July 1st. is the time forthose who yearn for a look at the roadsand scenery offered along a 4800 mile
IMCAN's Jim Gunn.... . .looking for factory teams
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route, crossing five provinces. The occasion: British Columbia's Centennial '71.
Starting at Ottawa, the expected 100cars will take off into the descendingevening at 2 minute intervals. The firstleg of the journey will take themthrough the pre-cambrian shield of oldOntario and eventually into Toronto.After a brief stop, the modern voya-geurs on wheels will head for North
Bay and Sudbury. Pausing only minutesat these towns, the route will terminate
its first section at Sault Ste Marie.Having jumped, bumped and heavedfor more than 24 hours, the weary drivers will have a 14 hour respite.
Pressing further into Canada's heart,past Wawa. White River and on toThunder Bay. a brief stop will be made.The ultimate objective at the end of the
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BRUCE SCHMIDT is a favourite for
the B.C. Centennial Rally. . .
second section is Winnipeg. The routeturns northwest out of Winnipeg, withhigh speed special stages planned forRiding Mountain National Park andCamp Wainwright. before reachingEdmonton, the end of the third section.
The gateways through the mountains to /British Columbia are few. but
... BUT U.S. DRIVER SCOTT HAR
VEY will lead a strong Chrysler entry.
just west of Edmonton is the Yellow-head Pass.
The Rally never takes a direct routeand contestants will see the forestryroads of Alberta and more "special stages" before the Yellowhead appears inthe windscreen. Rallyists native to British Columbia have always claimed thebest country in the world to test manand machine, now they have the opportunity to prove it. Almost two days willbe spent over wagon tracks connectingcolourful places like Tete Jaune Cache.100 mile house. Kereneos. Osoyoos.and an overnight stop at Kamloops.
The last day and night will take in anancient rutted path called the Coqui-halla. Finally there is a Ferry ride out ofVancouver to Nanaimo and the finish at
Mile "0" of the Trans Canada Highwayin Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, overlook
ing the Pacific Ocean. So you'd like tosee all this and more? Contact the In
ternational Motorsport Association at
The 1971 Monte winners and
P.O. Box 193. Islington. Ontario. JimGunn will send you a "travel" folder, orat least, someone in the IMCAN office
will.Jim is quite busy these days travell
ing around the country getting the rallyroute organized and lining up potentialentries. He hopes to interest a few European factory teams.
But he's also spending a lot of timeexplaining that new beard.
RALLY HISTORYThe 1st. 2nd. and third placing of
Renault Alpines in this year's MonteCarlo rally is now history, part in fact,of a long history of European motors-port.
Winning a Monte Carlo Rally hasnever been easy Henri Rougier won
the first one in 1911. driving his 25H.P. Turcat Mery the 570 miles fromParis to Monte Carlo in 28 hours and
10 minutes.
M. Rougier was to find the going abit more difficult in the following yearwhen first he was almost arrested be
cause his car was "belching smoke likea factory chimney" at the start, and later, arriving at a control after it hadclosed down for the night. Many rallyists know exactly how he felt.
The Monte Carlo Rally, known simply as "The Monte" to real rallying enthusiasts was started in the pre-WorldWar One days when the social positions of the upper and middle classeswas determined by the amount of timespent wintering on the Riviera. Automobile clubs in those days were for thewealthy and most of them featuredluxurious hotel-like buildings where thecognoscente gathered to discuss their"motors".
the traditional Champage.
The 1911 Monte was based on a
bicycle rally and even the word "rally"was not used until some time later. The
British press referred to the event as a"gathering of the clans".
From its small beginnings, with only23 starters in the original 1911 event,the Monte Carlo Rally has grown tobecome the most widely publicizedmotoring event in Europe. A win in theMonte Carlo Rally usually means anautomatic sales increase for the victorious car and many manufacturers havespent small fortunes trying to capturethe event.
15 1/2 miles per hour seems likenothing today, but drivers in the firsttwo Monte Carlo Rally's had to workhard to maintain the speed. There werenumerous crashes and. as happens to
this day. debates about the awarding tomarks at the finish. But the first two
events captured the public imaginationand fired the enthusiasm of Edwardian
automobilists.
It took Europe a long time to recoverfrom the horrors of World War One and
it was not until 1924 that the financial
and social atmosphere was suitable tobring back the "run to the Riviera".
Despite a great improvement in automobiles in the years following thewar. the rally organizers increased therequired average speed to reach Monaco from the various starting points toonly 18 6 miles per hour. Many driverscould easily do this, so special testswere introduced at the finish to sort out
the winners. 1925 saw the inclusion of
Tunis as a starting point and the winnerturned out to be a Renault driven by aMonsieur Repusseau who had chosenthe African starting point.
The early thirties were consideredthe heyday of the rally. The main objectwas still to get to Monte Carlo, butbonus points were awarded for themost difficult routes and there were
regularity runs around the mountainsnear Monaco.
The Ford motor company was veryinterested in capturing the event. Theyentered 26 cars in 1936 and 28 in
1938 and won the event in both yearswith cars powered by their famous flat-head V8 engines.
With the increased competition andthe higher number of entries, drivers
resorted to a variety of tricks. Somehooked up cables between the steeringand the rear brakes to help them getaround hairpin corners. The Athensstarters often carried guns to threatenindignant peasants, while the routethrough Yugoslavia held the addeddanger of packs of vicious wolves.
While Ford. Delahaye and Hotchkisscars dominated the rally in the 1930's.a sturdy little Renault came through thewinner, despite some formidable opposition from cars like the Triumph Dolomite of race car designer DonaldHealey.
As nationalism ran rampart acrossEurope in the late thirties, the era ofthe factory—based team began. Entriesranged from the now historical ChryslerAirflow sedan to canvas-bodied Ford
coupes until the organizers .finally realized that the rally should be for carsthat somewhat resemble those used bythe average motorist.
But a former paperhanger in Germany was about to send young mendriving across Europe in very differenttypes of vehicles.
It didn't take long after the SecondWorld War to get the Monte organizedagain and the event has continued uninterrupted since then, except for 1957when Mr Mossadegh's hasty departurefrom power in Iran resulted in an oilshortage.
Renault won the 1958 rally andfrom that time, the event has usuallybeen dominated each vear by one
Snow and twisting roads are traditional.
manufacturer. Increased speeds, difficult weather conditions and a variety ofroad surfaces gave the edge to carswith their engines over the drivingwheels, particularly the front-engine,front wheel drive models.
Madison Avenue even had a go inthe 1963 event, when Ford's agency. J.Walter Thompson came up with theidea of introducing the new V8 powered Falcon in the Principality. Severalcars were entered and Bo Ljungfeldtbecame the first driver to win all the
special speed sections. One of his Falcon team-mates was Trent Jarman
who had gained considerable experience in the Canadian Winter Rally.
Jarman managed to win his class,teamed up with Britain's Peter Joppand the publicity drums were beaten solong and loud that Saab of Swedenwas forced to spend huge sums onadvertising the fact their driver. ErikCarlsson had actually won overall whilethe Falcon was in 35th place.
Private entries have little chance of
winning the Monte Carlo Rally thesedays. Some companies have vast service crews and as many as 400 tires fora team of three cars. Elaborate pacenotes are required if drivers expect tobe competitive.
Of course all the experience andtechnical assistance in the world will
not help unless you have good driversand a fast, reliable and rugged car.That's just what Renault had to win the1971 Monte Carlo Rally.
ORGANIZATIONIf you are thinking of sending
members of your club or friends offdown the back roads on a rally, here aresome important guidelines, prepared byan experienced rallyist. Val Charie of theLower Canada Motor Club.
Encourage people to use seat belts.The idea of safety in competitionencourages a safety-conscious attitude.Suggest the competitors also carryflares and a first aid kit and if there are
children passengers, make sure they aretied down in the back seat.
Do not use speed to penalize. Giveadequate times so novices will not
overdrive. In a fun event use questionsas penalties. Remember, a rally is not arace.
Have cars run with headlights on.Even in daylight, it is safer.
Keep private property private. Do notinclude any route questions whichrequire entrants to go onto privateproperty. Especially avoid cemeteries.
Towns have speed limits. Slow therally to a crawl if you must route itthrough a town. It's best to havecontrols at the beginning and end of atown.
Average speeds mean accuracy.Make any average speeds exact and
DON'T USE GRAVEYARDS
place the controls right at the top ofminutes. Otherwise the mathematicians
will be very unpleasant when they cannot calculate. Control marshals should
time the cars as they pass his car or youdefeat the purpose of average speeds.
Elapsed times mean get there quicklyWhen given a certain time to reach apoint, the competitor should be allowedto arrive early and be timed when hehands in his card. Controls may beplaced only at the end of such a section.
Penalties. Calculate the time each
competitor should take betweencontrols and penalize him a point perminute early or late, including points forquestions missed. The lowest scorewins.
Private roads should not be marked.
Do not use private roads withoutpermission. If you do use them, say so inthe instructions. But do not count them
as roads in instructions when they arenot being used.
Keep the speeds down. Speedsshould work out more than ten percentunder the legal limit. Even on anexpressway they should not be higher.
Alert the police. If you expect morethan 25 cars in your rally, inform thepolice along the way and they will
SPEED should not
almost always be more co-operative.Build in navigational safeguards.
"Mickey Mouse" navigation isacceptable in fun events, but gettinglost and unable to recover the route is
not much fun. Panic envelopes givingexplicit instructions to get to the start ofthe next section can be used, with
penalties for opening them. Dummycontrols on off-route roads can also oe
used to help competitors back onto theright trail. Another alternative is tosupply maps (they're free), showingthe towns the rally will go through witharrows pointing out the right direction ofapproach.
Registration and start For yourgroup's protection, everyone in the carover 21 should sign a waiver absolvingyou from blame during the event. Besure that those under 21 have
permission to rally, that the car isinsured and that the owner knows the
car is being rallied. Crews should begiven their instructions just prior to
DO NOT RUN CARS in opposite directions on narrow roads.
be used as a penalty.
departure and their time out noted ontheir card.
Finish Location. Unless there is a
special place to end the rally or a specialactivity following it. be sure to select aplace the non-finishers can easily locateand mark this place in the instructions.
Odometer check. If the completion ofthe rally successfully depends onmileages, give about ten miles of easyinstructions at the very start of theevent. This enables competitors to seehow their odometers compare with theorganizer's. In any case, give a fewmiles of easy instructions to allow thecompetitors to slow down and getorganized.
It doesn't matter how complex or"Mickey Mouse" the instructions are aslong as two steps are adhered to. Therally must be correct and not ruined bymistakes. 2. Explanations, withexamples, of how to do the navigationmust be given.
Control Marshal instructions must beclear. At a meeting before the rally, besure all Marshals know exactly wherethey are to go and when to be there, andwhere to go if they get confused. Theymust be properly equipped and knowwhat to do when they see the first car.They must also stay at their posts forthe right length of time. The fate of yourrally is in their hands.
Avoid two-way traffic Arrange theroute so the competitors do not use thesame road first in one direction, then
another at the same place. It is verydangerous and avoidable.
Road, route and time. Tell the novicesthat, they have three concerns in thisorder: They must stay on the road toenjoy the day. They must stay on theroute to enjoy the rally. If they can dothe first two. then they must stay ontime to win the rally
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TECHNICAL
On the plane back to Kitchener fromSebring. Trevor Jones was optimistic."I've got enough footage now for a 30-minute film." he said. "Counting lastyear and Daytona. we'll be able to getsomething together."
It was a subdued plane ride. Jonesis public relations director of B.F. Goodrich Canada Ltd.. and four days earlierhe had embarked with a group olCanadian writers for the famous 12-
hour endurance race in Florida.
Object of the trip was a Camaroentered by TG racing which was goingto attempt the entire distance on oneset of BFG's radial T/A street tire. The
rest of the field would be on specializedracing rubber.
The Camaro went only two laps withToronto's John Cordts at the wheel and
stopped with a seized rear axle. Evenafter co-driver Ron Pike of California
had dragged out a new differential andmade the swap out on the course, thecar only made another lap before itstopped for good.
"It wasn't much of a test." admitted
Fred Garner, vice president of BFGCanada.
Unfortunately. Because the company's attempt to race street tires is thefirst successful challenge to the highlydeveloped and very expensive racingtires that have become an integral partof racing.
The first success came last yearwhen Cordts placed second in a two-hour Canadian sedan championshiprace at Mosport and followed that withtwo victories at Watkins Glen. N.Y.. allin an unmarked car and under a veil of
secrecy.
The tire company then decided to gofor the publicity jackpot by running acar on their street radials first at Daytona. in the 24-hour race, and later at
Sebring over 12 hours.At Daytona the car went out after
five hours and at Sebring after fiveminutes. "It's too bad." one driver offe
red at Sebring. "They didn't have achance at Daytona where the bankingsbeat the hell out of the sidewalls. but
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would have had a good chance of pulling it off."
The entry was strictly for promotional mileage. Only an unusual situationof showers on and off throughout theday, strong enough to call for rain-tirechanges and back again, would havegiven the Camaro a fighting chance ofrunning with its competition.
"We're giving away four or fiveseconds a lap here", said Cordts of the
5.2 mile Sebring circuit, "and it is physically harder to drive with these tires.But they are strong."
CORDTS: Bad luck
The very fact that BFG got involved— on a budget that may be peanuts toGoodyear and Firestone's race budget— indicates that the company iswaking up to the fact that it has anidentity problem.
Company officials readily admit thattheir name is damagingly close to thatof Goodyear. Close because althoughBFG introduced the first Canadian
produced radial tire in 1968 — and isstill the only Canadian producer — no-one outside the industry seems awareof it.
"The public has the idea that everyone is making radials." complainedGarner.
The tire carries impressive factorysupport in the form of a 40.000 mile
guarantee against tread wear-out Theregular tire sells for S65 and the new
Series 60 (super wide) tires, on whichCordts raced, sells at $75.
The Series 60 radial is the only tirein North America to satisfy bothDepartment of Transport safety requirements for highway use and Sports CarClub of America requirements for trackcompetition.
"We have radial tire development inthis country and we consider motors-port a logical supplement to our normaltesting and evaluating." said Garner.Despite setbacks in the two enduranceraces, the tires put on 500 miles atDaytona with very little tread wear onthree of them. At Sebring they wentunmarked through close to six hours ofpractice and qualifying.
The company plans to continue toenter cars with Radial T/A tires in
about a dozen SCCA events in Canada
and the U.S. for further evaluation.
They do not. however, have plans todevelop a pure racing tire.
"We're happy to see them here."said Goodyear's Dick Ralston atSebring "There's plenty of room "
Both Goodyear and Firestone will bewatching BFG's experiment closelyThe Big Two were forced to makeheavy cutbacks in their racing commitments due to astronomical costs in
recent years and if BFG manages to getthe same message across to the general public at a fraction of the cost, therecould be more than mere interest
shown in the Goodyear and Firestoneoffices.
BFG in fact, stands a good chance ofdoing exactly that. They already own alegitimate advertising claim which neither of the others do to the effectthat the same tire that goes racing isavailable readily to the general public ata not unreasonable cost consideringthe guarantee
But as for Sebring itself, the trip leftsomething to be desired.
"I got there by two o'clock," saidBFG Canada president Peter Masonwho had been tied up in traffic. "Butunfortunately I didn't see much of ourcar."
It went out at 11 05.
A NEW JAGAt this year's Montreal International
Auto Salon, a representative of BritishLeyland Motors Canada Limited lookedaround at the flashy new Japanese carson display and told an interviewer: "Ibelieve we are going to have to startcoming up with some innovations."
He undoubtedly had the sales figuresin mind. It wasn't long ago that theBritish auto industry was considered areal force in the imported car market inCanada, but in recent years. Britishdesigners seem to have been singing acalando chorus that has tuned out sales.
The Jaguar V-12 could change that.Maybe.
One problem with British innovationsthese days is that they take ages toreach our shores, but the V-12 Jag maybe an exception BLM officials expect tosell 85% of the production of their newcar in the United States and Canada, so
the car was introduced in late March in
California and in mid-April at the BritishCar Salon in Montreal
It will be priced in the $7500 to$8000 range in Canada and should bereadily available by fall.
Long. Outwardly, the new Jag doesnot differ greatly from the six-cylinder E-types. production of which will continue.It is ten inches longer and features anoval-shaped chromed grille. A wide airscoop under the grille feeds air to anenlarged cooling system There is afour-port exhaust system and flaredwheel arches to accommodate wide
track radial ply tires.The Jaguar V-12 has an anti-dive
suspension system and four wheel discbrakes Power assisted rack and pinionsteering is standard equipment and thesteering mountings have beenimproved. The turning circle has beenreduced from the E-Type's 41 feet to 36for the V-12.
Interior appointments are of the usualJaguar standards with over 20 guages,dials and switches to play with, The seatbelts are of the inertia reel type,allowing full freedom of movement
under normal conditions, but instant
locking up protection in the event of apanic stop or crash.
A couple of engines that poweredracing cars to victory many years ago.were the basis for the new Jaguar V-12power plant.
One is the twin overhead camshaft,six cylinder XK engine that poweredJaguars to a record five wins in the LeMans 24-hour race in the 1950's: theother is the Coventry Climax Formula 1engine which took four World ChampionGrand Prix titles and won more Formula
1 races than any other engine on record,mostly in the 1960's.
Combined operation. Now bothJaguar and Coventry Climax are a partof the British Leyland complex and theengineering staff of both combined tocreate the new V-12
The program began with thedevelopment of an experimental engineof V-12 design with double overheadcamshafts, fuel injection andtransistorized ignition.
Under the supervision of William M.Heynes — father of the XK engine andthe E-type Jaguar sports car — the 5litre racing engine after limiteddevelopment work was producing over500 horsepower at 8.000 RPM. Heynestransformed the experimental engineinto a road going power plant with theassistance of Walter T F. Hassan and
Harry Mundy who completed theprogram after Heynes' retirement in1970. Hassan had been part of theengineering team that developed theCoventry Climax Formula 1 enginewhile Mundy. in addition to being on thesame team, had been one of the
designers of the V-16 BRM Formula 1racing engine.
A street racer. The plan was that thepower output of the street V-12 was tobe equal to the power of the six cylinderXK engine tuned for all-out racing.Smoothness, silence and even
distribution of power and torque'throughout the entire engine speed
range were other criteria. Configurationof the V-12 from an engineeringstandpoint is in perfect balance ensuringsmoothness at all speeds.
Engines of the six cylinder layout ormultiples of six cylinders, as in theJaguar V-12. are favored by engineerswhen smoothness of operation andfreedom from vibration and noise isdesired. V-12 design also allows use ofa three-plan crankshaft resulting inbetter balance and provides outstandingsmoothness. The new Jaguar enginehas a light aluminum alloy cylinderblock to save weight. The same block incast iron would weigh 116 poundsmore.
The V-12. which deveiops almost 25per cent more horse-power than the sixcylinder XK engine from a displacementgain of 20 per cent, weighs only680 pounds. Flat cylinder heads wereselected following tests and experiencegained with Coventry Climax. Thecombustion chambers are dish-like
depressions in the top of the aluminumalloy pistons and the heads are flat onthe combustion side.'
High torque. This technique is usedin many racing engines and its chiefbenefit is its significant contribution topower and torque output in the lowerand middle RPM ranges. The V-12cylinder heads are one piece aluminumcastings.
Unlike the six cylinder XK enginewhich has chain driven double overhead
camshafts, the V-12 has singleoverhead camshafts for each bank ofcylinders with chain drive Part of thereason for the single camshafts per bankwas weight consideration — doublecamshafts would have added 44pounds to total engine weight. Thecamshafts are mounted on detachable
die cast aluminum blocks which arebolted to the cylinder heads.
No points. The unique ignitionsystem eliminates distributor pointpitting, corrosion and loss of adjustmentdue to wear. The Jaguar V-12
distributor has no breaker points to pitor get out of adjustment. Instead theJaguar distributor has a 12-segmentengine-driven moving rotor whichtransmits low tension electrical
impulses across an air gap 20-22thousands of an inch to an electronic
pick up circuit feeding the high tensionignition coil. The rotor segments andpick up circuit contacts do not physicallytouch each other at any time likeordinary distributor breaker points. TheV-12's transistorized ignition system,developed by Lucas for use in Grand
Prix cars, allows up to 7,000 engineRPM.
A conventional system would not beable to provide a sparking rate allowingmuch more than 4.000 RPM. No otherstreet vehicles are using the electronicdistributor system at present.
The V-12 engine was designed toaccept either carburetors or fuel.njection. The engine in its present formis equipped with four 175 CD SEZenith-Stromberg carburetors becauseresearch showed it possible to achievelower exhaust emission levels with
carburetors at the present time. Fuelinjection, it is felt, has a tremendouslong range potential and developmentwork is continuing.
The carburetors are mounted outsideof either half of the 60 degree engine"V" allowing use of long inductionmanifolds which provide a ram effect.This boosts torque in the middle andlower speed ranges.
The manifolds are water heated andfully vaporizes the air/fuel mixture bythe time it enters the combustionchambers.
CANADA'S MANIC GT IS A HIT IN NEW YORKTECHNICAL DATA
MANICGT
ENGINE — Derived from the Renault 1300cc "Sierra'' engine rear mounted. 4 in line cylinders. 5 main bearings. Overhead valves, remove-able wet cylinder sleeves. 1289 cc (78.66 cv. in)capacity. Bore 2-7/8". stroke 3-1/32" Pressure(ed oil lubrication. Sealed liquid cooling system.Compression ratio 80 H P 65. (9 6) (80). 110 5)(1051. Capacity — cooling system 10-1/2 —US qts. 8-3/4 — Imp qts Motor 2-3/4 auartsincl filter Fuel tank — 8 gallons.
TRANSMISSION — Single plate diaphragm-type clutch. Fullysynchronized 4 speeds (5 speedgearbox available).
SUSPENSION — Individual coil springs andshock absorbers on all four wheels. Anti-roll torsion bar at the front.
STEERING — Rack and Pinion. 30'4" diameter turning circle.
BRAKES — 4 wheel disc brakes: self adjusting. Hydraulic lockheed: dual system. Hand brakeon rear wheels.
DIMENSIONS — Wheel base 89-1/4 overalllength. Length 162-1/2". Height 45". Weiqht1450 lbs.
FUEL — 35 to 42 miles to gallon (1300 to1300SI
SPEED — 105. 120. 135 mph depending onmotor.
TIRES— 135 X 15 (options 155 X 13 front),(options 165 X 13 rear). Tire circumference(leaded): 72.6".
HEATING AND COOLING — A large, fastoperating heater is standard
ELECTRICAL — 12 volts — battery 45amp/hr.
CHASSIS — Renault R-8 floor reinforcedwith a tubular chassis incorporating a securityarch.
BODY — Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP)
SAFETY EQUIPMENT — To U.S. Federal
standards Lap and shoulder safety belts Back-uplights. Direction signals. Side flashers. Back-uphydraulic system for brakes Universal joint onsteering column.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT — AM-FM radio.Lighter. Heated rear window. Tachometer. AMPmeter. Electric clock. Competition steering wheel.Exterior mirror. Hand brake light. Windshieldwashers. 2 speed wiper. Flow through ventilation.Dashboard light dimmer. Water temperaturegauge. Oil pressure gauge. Courtesy mirror.
THE COVER PICTURE ON THIS ISSUE OF CANADIAN MOTORSPORT BULLETIN IS THE MANIC GT. Canada's only sports car was a big hit at the MontrealAuto Salon in January and the New York show in April. Designer is JacquesAbout, educated in Vietnam and France, former journalist. Judo instructor andmaster of the Japanese language. His company is currently expanding to fill ordersfor his smart sports car.
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TECHNICAL (CONT'D)
PAUL COOKE, (left) now managerfor Roger McCaig Racing of Reginahas often received good advice fromChampion's Bill Friedrich.
PLUGSSome late model domestic makes of
automobiles may be candidates for piston damage because of mistaken identity.
The increasing possibility of a mechanic replacing a spark plug with anincorrect heat range type for a particular engine is now more of a concern, asrecently expressed by William J. Fried-rich. Technical Services Manager forChampion Spark Plug Company ofCanada. Limited. Friedrich is seen at
most major Canadian race meets, helping drivers with plug problems.
Because of the fight against air pollution, some auto manufacturers, in
their 1971 models, have decreased
compression ratios and have retardedignition timing to utilize the new low-lead or nonleaded fuels of lower octane
value. As the ratios and horsepowerdecrease, hotter spark plugs generallyare required. A plug whose heat rangeis too hot. however, can cause preigni-tion. Therefore, mechanics must be
careful not to install a spark plug specified for a 1971 engine into a 1970 orolder engine of the same make andcubic inch displacement unless recommended.
This could easily happen accordingto Friedrich. He said. "A mechanic
faced with four tune-up jobs on carswhich look alike could easily mistakethe model year if he wasn't careful. Ifthe first three cars were '71 's and the
fourth a '70 having the same cubic inchdisplacement, the mechanic could mistake the '70 for a '71 and install the
wrong plug. Or equally bad. he couldproceed on the theory, same engine.
same plug that worked last year. Thisyear, with differences in heat rangerecommendations, he could install toocold a plug and encounter rapid fouling.
Engineers at Champion's TechnicalServices Department, following extensive research regarding the best possible spark plug application for 1971engines, stress that in SOME CASES,the correct plug for some new engineshas been changed as much as two heatranges over the application recom
mended for the same size engine produced in previous years.
According to Friedrich the troublewill result from misidentification ofmodel years and possible misreadingspark plug application charts. He saidthe problem could be avoided if mechanics correctly establish the year ofthe car being serviced and use thespark plug recommended for that particular engine, regardless of his pastexperience with the engine.
ECOLOGY
Many 1971-model US cars featureevaporative control systems to helpreduce air pollution, much of which isblamed on autos. Unlike exhaust or
crank-case emissions which become a
factor only when the engine is running,the evaporation process is a continuingone and is a factor when a vehicle is at
rest as well as when it is under power.Evaporative emissions from the fuel
tank and carburetor are believed re
sponsible for 20 percent of the totalemissions of hydrocarbons from carsthat do not have controls. Hydrocarbons, parts of fuel not burned in thenormal combustion process, are released into the air by both the exhaustsystem and by evaporation from thefuel tank and carburetor.
The evaporated fuel, which formerlywas vented into the atmosphere, nowwill be eliminated by a system whichstores the vapors in the crankcase or inactivated charcoal canisters until theycan be drawn into the engine and consumed in the combustion process.
Federal Requirement Evaporativecontrol systems were required for newvehicles sold in California starting with
the 1970 models Their introduction,
under requirements, on a national scaleis the third big step auto makers havetaken in the past decade to eliminateemissions as a factor in air pollution.
The first two steps were eliminatingemissions from crankcase ventilation
and reducing pollutants that emanatedfrom the exhaust pipe.
On cars built prior to the introduction of emission controls in the early1960's. 60 percent of hydrocarbon pol|lutants were traced to the exhaust pipe,20 percent to evaporation and 20 percent to crankcase ventilation.
Pollutant Reduction Improvementsin the design of engine componentsand modification of many engine adjustments resulted in sizeable reductions of pollutants emitted through theexhaust pipe.
Hydrocarbons which were formerlyreleased into the atmosphere from engine crankcases are now sealed andrecirculated for burning in the combustion process.
The motorist can now do his share
towards obtaining cleaner air by maintaining his car.
EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
Charcoal Canister
PURGE PORTVAPOR LIQUID
SEPARATOR\
Crankcase Storage
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1971 CALENDAR
TRANS-AM—
May 8 — Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock, ConnecticutMay 31 — Bryar Motorsport Park. Loudon. New HampshireJune 6 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington. OhioJune 20— Edmonton Int'l Speedway, Edmonton. Alta., CanadaJuly 4 — Donnybrooke. Brainerd, MinnesotaJuly 17 — Road America. Elkhart Lake. WisconsinAug. 1 — Le Circuit Mt. Tremblant. St. Jovite, Quo., CanadaAug. 1 5 — Watkins Glen GP Course. Watkins Glen. New YorkSept. 6 — Michigan Int'l Speedway. Brooklyn. Mich.Sept. 19 — Seattle Int'l Raceway. Kent. WashingtonOct. 3 — Riverside Int'l Raceway. Riverside. Calif
CAN-AM —
June 13 — Mosport Park. Bowmanville, Ont.. CanadaJune 27 — Le Circuit Mt. Tremblant. St. Jovite, Que., CanadaJuly 11 — Road Atlanta. Gainesville. Ga.Aug. 25 — Watkins Glen. Watkins Glen, N.Y.Aug. 22 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington. OhioSept. 12 — Donnybrooke. Brainerd. MinnSept. 26 — Edmonton In't Speedway. Edmonton, Alta., CanadaOct. 17 — Laguna Seca. Monterey. Calif.Oct. 31 — Los Angeles Times GP, Riverside. Calif.
CONTINENTAL FORMULA-A
April 25 — Riverside Int'l Raceway. Riverside. CalifMay 2 — Laguna Seca. Monterey. Calif.May 23 — Seattle Int'l Raceway. Kent, WashingtonJuly 5 — Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington, OhioJuly 18 — Road America. Elkhart Lake. WisconsinAug. 1 — Edmonton Int'l Speedway, Edmonton, Alta., CanadaAug. 15 — Donnybrooke. Brainerd. MinnesotaSept. 6 — Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock, Connecticut
SCCA FORMULA B
May 23 — Seattle Raceway. Kent. Wash.June — Three races in Mexico.
July 18 or Aug. 29 Elkhart Lake Wise,Aug. 1 — Edmonton Int'l SpeedwayAug. 15 — Donnybrooke. Brainerd Minn.
INTERNATIONAL RACES IN CANADA
June 13. Mosport Park. CAN-AMJune 20. Edmonton Speedway. TRAN$-AMJune 27. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. CAN-AMAugust 1. Edmonton Speedway, FORMULA "A"August 1. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. TRANS-AMSept 12. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. FORMULA "A"Sept. 19. Mosport Park. GRAND PRIX-CANADASept. 26. Edmonton Speedway, CAN-AM
NATIONAL RACES
PLAYER'S CHALLENGE SERIES
FOR THE CANADIAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 20. Edmonton International Speedway. AlbertaJuly 11. Rockcliffe Airport-Ottawa. OntarioAugust 1. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite. QuebecAugust 29. Trois Rivieres Circuit. QuebecSept 19. Mosport Park. OntarioOct 3. Westwood Circuit. British Columbia
PLAYER'S CENTENNIAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS
Oct. 3. Westwood Circuit, British Columbia
FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Mar. 6 South Africa
April 18 SpainMay 23 MonacoJune 20 HollandJuly 4 FranceJuly 18 Great BritainAug. 1 GermanyAug. 15 AustriaSept. 5 ItalySept. 19 CanadaOct. 3 United States
CANADIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 17 — SOUTHERN CROSS RALLY (B) TSOA Weston. Ont.MAY 22 — SILVER LAKE RALLY (B) OVAC. Ottawa. Ont.MAY 29 — TRAIL OF THE BISON (B) WSCC.
JUNE 5 — CARIBOU TRAILS RALLY (B) SFUSCC. Vancouver.JUNE 19 — ONTARIO RALLY (A) MGCCT. Toronto.JUNE 23 — B.C. CENTENNIAL RALLY (FIA) IMCAN. Toronto.
(Ottawa to Vancouver. Not Canadian Championship )
JULY 17 — MOUNTAIN TRIALS RALLY (B) WCAC, Vancouver
JULY 24 — RALLYE LABATT "500" (B) CASLL. Montreal.
JULY 31 — LOBSTER RALLY (B) MMSC. Moncton.
|AUG. 21 — CLEAR LAKE RALLY (A) WCSCC. Winnipeg.SEPT 4 — HIGHLANDS RALLY (CI ASCC. Halifax.
SEPT. 4 — DRIFTWOOD RALLY (B) CAC. Vancouver.
SEPT. 11 — LOOP RALLY XV (C) CSCC. Calgary
SEPT. 18 — GRAPE FESTIVAL RALLY (C) SCMC. St. Catharines. Ont.SEPT 25 — RALLYE FEUILLE D'ERABLE (A) KACQ. Quebec.
OCT. 2 — FRAIRIE RALLY (B) NASCC. Edmonton.
OCT. 9 — 1000 ISLANDS RALLY (C) ST. LAC, Kingston.
(A) 200 to 400 miles. (B) 400 to 800 miles (C) Over 800 miles.
P»GE 37
The Renault 12.All comfort from the word "go"
This is the non-compact compact—thecompact that doesn't compact you.
This is the only new compact that meetsall the requirements of the car-buyer of the70's.
Like dependable performance. The Renault 12 accelerates from 0 to 60 in 15.2seconds; has front-wheel drive, powerful discbrakes and radial ply tires.
Like economy. The 12 gets 35 miles tothe gallon—the others aren't even close. Andits purchase price is surprisingly low.
Like convenient size (170 inches) foreasy handling and no-problem parking.
And because it's not just a scaled-down
big car, the Renault 12 gives you the extracomfort that the small-come-latelies can'teven claim:
4 wide doors. More legroom and headroom than any competitor in its category.Reclining seats. 17 cu. ft. of trunk space.Two-level heating. Rear window defroster.Seats carved from 7Vi cu. ft. of foam.
And more. An amazing array of comfortfeatures—standard equipment, not options.
Test drive the comfort car at yourRenault dealer's.
The 12.
Comfort is our thing. Make it yours.
B.C. REGION
SOLO EVENTS
Somebody did something right lastyear when Mr. R.J Street of Torontowent to see the Knox Mountain Hill
Climb in Kelowna. B.C.
Mr. Street is the President of Castrol
Oils (Canada) Limited and he was so
impressed with the efficient organization of the young members of theOkanagan Auto Sport Club that he decided to have his company fully sponsor the event this year.
To be run on May 23. the KnoxMountain Hill Climb will offer increased
prize money and what is regarded asthe best paved hill climb for sports andracing cars in North America.
Set in a city park, almost in downtown Kelowna. the course rises 2.2
miles from the side of picturesque LakeOkanagan. There are 17 different turnsin the 800-foot rise Always held onthe May holiday weekend, the event isthe traditional start of the motorsportseason in the west, and it has become
the "place to be" for enthusiasts fromhundreds of miles around.
Entries are limited to 80 of the fast
est racing cars in the Pacific Northwest.This year Castrol has increased the"Grand Prize" to $700 with
$100 for the fastest time of the day,$200. for fastest sedan, plus free oilsupplies to all winners of 14 classes.The Okanagan club will award $700worth of trophies and medals to placewinners.
Although the event has been held forthirteen years, 1971 marks the firstyear of full sponsorship. It is the onlymotorsport event in Canada in whichCastrol is fully involved. Knox Mountainwill be one of the major events on theB.C. Centennial Calendar and specialmedals and scrolls will be awarded to
entrants. Past winners include Bob
McLean. Dave Ogilvie. Laurie Craig and
THE REGIONS
John Randall. The record. 1 minute.
59.029 seconds is held by the Brabham BT 16 of Ray Smith of Kamloops.Speeds of up to 125 MPH are reachedon the top straight, but three of theharipins can be handled only at 20MPH
Mr. Street states. "The O.A.S.C. are
to be commended for the excellent and
CASTROL'S R.J. Street. He was
impressed with Knox.
professional job of organization theypresent Knox Mountain Hill Climb offers just the right blend of top ratecompetition and social fun and gamesin the warm Okanagan sunshine. Castrol is pleased to be associated withthis first-rate event."
The Victoria Motor Sport Club hastwo hillclimbs scheduled this year andwith a large increase in the number oflicences greater entries are expectedfor all events. A reduction in the num
ber of classes will also likely improvethe competition.
Gymkhanas in B.C. have been organ-ied into three area series. The events,
to be run on Vancouver Island and the
Interior and Lower Mainland areas, will
be spread out over the year to come upwith local class winners. These area
winners will be invited to a B C. Re
gional Championship in Vancouver in
• • " CS*J*J*. . —-.:.
the Fall. This system worked very welllast year and promises to be successfulin 1971.
B.C. RALLYING
The B.C. rally scene is very active.The calendar from January 1 5 to October 15 lists 52 events of national, re
gional. Fraser Valley or Northwest RallyCouncil sanction. Some of the events
have multiple sanction. The MountainTrials. July 17 and 18 are national.Regional and NRWC sanctioned, whilethe Nor'wester. June 19 is B.C. Region,NWRC and SCCA National sanctioned.
June 5 will see the first running ofthe Caribou Trails Rally as a nationalevent Simon Fraser University SportsCar Club is organizing and a goodentry is expected. The route is rumoured to be a tough one. with emphasis on driver ability in the Cariboucountry of the B.C. interior.
The WCAC Winter Rally will be runon May 8. delayed because of washedout roads in February. This will be thefirst event on the B.C. Regional championship calendar. The following weekend. May 15. a NWRC'event, the Trail-blazer Rally is scheduled from Portland. iOregon and on May 22. the CAC Columbian Canyon Rally will be held aspart of the Fraser Valley series. Thisevent runs from Vancouver to Kelowna
and back with a day's stopover in Kelowna to watch the Knox Mountain Hill
Climb.
The Pacific 660 Rally will depart FortSt. John. B.C. on May 22. This two dayevent, which includes dances and a
presentation party, carries $700 prizemoney and is expected to lure manyalberta rallyists to B.C. The rally runson some parts of the Alaska highwayon which last year, a foot and a half ofsnow fell.
The Pacific 660. Columbian Canyonand Caribou Trails rallies are all supported by the B.C Festival of SportsProgram which awards medallions.
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THE RACING SCENE
The 1971 B.C. Region racing seasonis shaping up to be the best and mostsuccessful season to date for both the
amateur and the professional entrants.The first event at Westwood. May
29 and 30 incorporates both an amateur and professional program. Sponsored by Pepsi-Cola, the races will havea Regional championship and professional events for Formula and sportscars.
Westwood's second race meetingwill also have full Regional events andthe first of two Canadian-American
amateur events where first and second
place winners will be given airline tickets to Hawaii and San Francisco byC.P Air. Another event will be held
Sept. 11 and 12.October 2-3 will bring the biggest
and most important amateur racingevent ever held in Canada, along withthe final Formula B event, in the Player's Challenge Series for the NationalChampionship. This event, sponsoredby Imperial Tobacco, will bring the topamateur and professional drivers fromacross Canada to the Westwood Cir
cuit, many of them for the first time.
CARS AND DRIVERS
British Columbia's newest racingteam is Canada West Racing and theyare right where the racing action appears to be headed in the region thisyear — Sedan racing. Canada Westwill field an A sedan Challenger, aDatsun 510 in the B class and a Mini
for class CNorthwest Racing have their Dat-
suns in new silver and black colours.
They are running the 510 Express(510 sedan with a 2000 cc sports engine and 5-speed transmission), the1000 sedan and a factory-prepared311 sports car.
Terri's Team will be back in force
with Terri's son. Roy Robinson drivingan HP Sprite. Bob McGregor will havean FP Midget and John Schuberg willpilot a GP Sprite. Schuberg finishedthird in last fall's American Road Race
of Champions and is considered a realthreat in the class when the easterners
come out for the CASC runoff in the
fall.
Jake Rempel has sold his FormulaA and is building a Lotus Cortina whileTony Morris, a favourite at Westwood,is completing work on a Camaro. JohnHall's Mustang, guided locally by LesMoon, will also be running in theTrans-Am series and Lew Nielsen's
Mini-Cooper is said to be faster thanever following a winter rebuild.
All Formula A cars have disappearedfrom B.C.. while the Formula B contin
gent remains the same as last year.Gord Munroe, Pierce Isaac and Cam
CAROUSEL NO. 1 • 0.2 Ml.
PEDESTRIAN CROSS
C3 BLEACHERS
CROSS
' c2B.C.'s WESTWOOD. Many visitors this fall.
McKenzie will all pilot B's. as willDave Ogilvy who feels that his newengine and suspension components willeasily break the Westwood record of 1:05 for Formula B cars.
Bob Trickett, the B.C. RegionFormula Champion has a new KellyFormula V, Fred McNeill has a new
Formula Ford and Tom Johnson a
new March Formula Ford.Rich Moore and John Randall are
seen as favourites in the Sports Racingclass while Bill Sainsbury has built anew class C sports racer and Bruce andHarly Weiss have built a new car. BobGad has bought Cam McKenzie'sLotus 23B and Jerry Olson is moving
up from Corvettes to a new McLarenfor some of the Can-Am races.
The first Driver Training Class in theregion had 40 new drivers and CASCLicence Director Marg Ogilvy had issued 100 permits by the beginning ofApril. A great deal of work has beendone at Westwood this winter, includ
ing a new 3-storey timing tower, newfencing and a new power unit for thegenerator plant.
For information on Westwood call
Larry Rose in Vancouver 685 1271.Geoff Hortin in Coquitland. 939 5871or write to the Registrar, V. Hendrin,3566 West 39th Ave.. Vancouver. 13.B.C.
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PRAIRIE REGION
Edmonton's Barry Fox is going to bea determined competitor in the 1971Player's Challenge Series of races forthe Canadian championship. To concentrate fully on the efforts of his FoxRacing Team the young Edmontonianhas sold his business, a garage on82nd Avenue.
Fox's racing preparation is indicativeof the interest that the Canadian For
mula B series has aroused. The car. a
new Brabham BT-29 was ready to raceat the beginning of April, lacking onlyspecial fuel cells for United Statesraces. The team was still looking for asponsor as the winter snows melted,preferably, according to spokesmanDavid Fowler, "an Edmonton company
that would like to receive some goodpublicity."
Barry Fox. whose father Tommyraces a Lotus 23B. started his motors-
port career in slaloms and local rallies,finally hitting the Shell 4000 in 1955.The opening of Edmonton InternationalSpeedway convinced Fox. like manywestern drivers, that he should get intoracing. Barry enrolled at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School.
By the time the Edmonton speedway opened in 1968. the youngEdmontonian had purchased a Lotus51 Formula Ford in New York, makinghim the first Formula Ford owner in
western Canada Driving as a novice inthe new car. he won the first road race
on the Edmonton circuit. After the two
more required novice events at Mac-Donald Manitoba and Westwood. B C.
Fox acquired a CASC National RacingLicense. In his final 1968 race he
managed a third overall behind twoexperienced drivers.
1969 was a dismal year by comparison and most races resulted in a DNFfor Barry Fox. He managed an eighthoverall in the Formula Ford race prior tothe Canadian Grand Prix then picked upa pair of decisive victories on a wettrack at Edmonton!
PRAIRIECALENDARApril 18 — Autocross.
CSCC.
April 28 — Hill Climb.
CSCC.
May 1-2 — DrivingSchool. Speedway, NASCC,
May 2 — Open Eyes Rally.CSCC.
May 9 — Alberta Auto-
cross Champ. Event. Red Deer
FOX OF EDMONTON
On the trail of a racing sponsor
A mis-aligned chassis on their newMerlyn Mk. 17 Formula Ford in 1970was quickly corrected after early-season failures and Fox racing went on toa successful season. The Merlyn finished well up in the fields throughoutthe year and capped 1970 with atwelfth overall and seventh in the
Formula B Class in the Westwood Gulf
Series final.
Plans for 1971 include entry in thecomplete Player's Challenge series andas many Continental Formula B eventsas time and money will allow.
DRIVERS AND CARS
Mike Atkin, the Hawke dealer willbe piloting a Pinto-powered Hawkethis season. Dave Morris will drive the
same under the Hermes Racing banner A third Hawke will be driven byRick Kronstedt for Jasper Motors inEdmonton.
Rick Forrest who had a March 709
last season will switch to a MarchFormula Ford. Forrest was the Prairie
Region Formula Ford Champion in1970 with Dave Morris and Mike
Atkin second and third.
Harry Reynolds of Calgary willagain be racing his Lotus 23C, previously driven, by Maurice McCaig.Reynolds says he will enter all Prairieand B.C. Regional events this summer.His mechanic. Don Hilgate, will enterthe car in the Kelowna Hill Climb andteam up with Harry for the Enduro raceat Westwood They are getting supportfrom Valvoline and Champion.
Rated as the most professional-looking team ever to come out of Calgary. Ballowens Racing Enterprisesis complete with a Brabham BT8 forthe 1970 B/SR Champion NorbertBall, a Lotus 61 M for Ted Owens anda new double deck trailer. The team
will campaign on the Prairies and atWestwood. They are looking for asponsor.
CLUB NEWS
Calgary Sports Car Club hasreceived permission for a driving schooland a regional race meeting at Dewin-ton Airport, south of Calgary. The permission for the race was granted subject to the track surface being in goodcondition.
Larry Rawluswyk. speed chairman ofthe Calgary club, has been praised bymembers for his organizing ability eventhough he and his wife dominated theice dices held on Little Red Deer Lake.Larry drove his BMW 2002TI to firstplace overall, his wife was second inthe same car while third went to BrianKrueger in a BMW 2002.
Class Winners were: Larry Rawluswyk — BMW 2002TI.; John Proctor -Volvo; Bob Grmdley - Renault: CharlesWainberg - Mini; Chris Dyer - Volvo.
The five race meetings attracted ashigh as 64 entries.
The Northern Alberta Sports CarClub of Edmonton completed their iceslalom series held at Twin Island Lakesnear Edmonton with a tie for first placebetween the VW 1 500 of R. Carley andthe Mini Cooper of Lome Stanners. H.Weigl was third in a Renault R12.
Class winners were: R Bennet
Firebird: Mike Webb - Fiat 124; Lome
Stanners - Mini Cooper. R Carley - VW1500; Bob Stokowski - Porsche 1600
Lethbridge sports Car Club may beset for a revival. The club is planning aSlalom to be organized by CASC PrairieRegion Executive Scrutineer LindsayWilson, a long time member of LSCC.
The $ports Car Club of Saskatche-wan is seeking help to build a racingcircuit on land made available to themand a Regina Drag Racing group. Wellknown Prairie Region driver Barry Bratthas ordered a new Chevron B16 whileveteran Tom Atkinson will switch from
a Sprite to the MGB formerly driven byToronto's Al Pease. Pat Brehm willagain be driving his Chev V8 poweredValkyrie.
PACC3I
BINGLEY CREE AND SON HUGH
Are two wheels better than four?
ONTARIO REGION
Bingley Cree doesn't just take hisson to the races, he has trained him to
race and given him support and helpsince Hugh started behind the wheel ingo-karts.
With little left to conquer in thatcategory, the Crees turned to foimularacing three years ago with a Lotus.Hugh had instant success, winning hisfirst novice race, but since then the
team has had tough luckLast year, for instance: "People
seemed to keep hitting us. we gotknocked off the course at Harewood."
said Bingley. Then he laughed. "I'msaying 'we'. I sound like a boxing manager."
Despite the setbacks, the Cree teamfinished third in the Formula Ford
Championship in 1970Father started racing back in 1930
with motorcycles on the grass and dirttracks in England. For five years helived by his racing, competing in speedway events and winning the BritishSouthern Centre Championship in1949. Coming to Canada, he raced thetracks here, winning the Senior half-mile title in Oshawa in 1952.
Son Hugh decided to go the four-wheeled route and for the past threeyears, the Cree father and son teamhave been seen regularly at all easternrace meets.
They are both extremely interestedin the Formula Ford series that are
available in 1971: the Shoppers WorldChampionship at Mosport. the EasternZone Championship and the OntarioRegion Championship.
"This gives us all a chance to plan
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ahead. I think Formula Ford is the
greatest class to race in this year." saysHugh. "We have about 15 eventswithin easy reach, and that should beenough for any driver."
The team is aiming for the run-offfinal in the Player's series at Westwoodin the fall and to get there has purchased a new Lotus Formula Ford. The
69F model can be converted into a B.
possibly for 1972. It already has fuelcells and other refinements which
means the changeover would cost onlyabout $1,000.
In 1970. the Cree team spent aboutS3.000 to follow their hobby, notcounting the original purchase of thecar. This may seem a lot. but the twoare extremely dedicated to their sportand show up at every possible event.
Hugh feels that all cars should carrysponsors' stickers, especially thosecompeting in the Player's series and he
adds. "I think it is also very importantfor every race car to have a CASCsticker. After all. they are their races weare in."
When asked why he liked to race.Hugh replied. "I guess I'm conceited. Ithink everyone likes to see himself inthe limelight "
Reporters who have conductedtrack-side interviews get no impressionof conceit. The Crees are dedicated
and hard-working and appear to haveworked for their place in the sun.
The Cree women are all for racing.Both Hugh's wife and mother are inthere pitching for him at every event.
RACING SCENE
Despite the loss of Harewood as arace circuit. Ontario faces an excellentyear of competition, according to TomBaldock. President of the Ontario Re
gion of CASC."We have increased co-operation in
all areas, especially from the circuit racing clubs." he said. "A special regioncommittee will be organizing one ofthe Formula Ford series at Mosport andit has members from almost all race
organizing clubs "As might be expected. Mosport is
heading for an extremely busy yearwith not a free weekend in sight.
The Formula Ford series will be
named the Shoppers World Championship, with points accumulated for aprize pot at the end of the year. Someof the seven events will run with other
major attractions, while others willstand on their own with CASC Ontario
Region organization.Following the April 25 opening
event, the series continues May 16with a third event in conjunction withthe June 13 Can-Am race at Mosport.The series will feature two elimination
heats and a points final. On five of theFormula Ford days, preliminary raceswill be held for B. C. and D sedans to
provide a contrast to the open-wheeledcars.
Mosport will provide a different typeof action this year in conjunction withSwiss Chalet Park. Three races in a
five-event off-road racing series will beheld on a course prepared in the Mosport infield. The races are open to dunebuggies, ice racing cars, minibikes andscramblers.
RALLYING
On the National Rally trail. Bruceand Betty Schmidt of Tavistock haveadded the Ides of March Rally to theirCanadian International Winter Rally victory with their Fiat
The Ontario Region Rally Championship events are as follows: May 15.Summer Scenes: July 10. Night Navex:July 24. Renown Night Navex: Sept 4.Sleepless Knight; Sept. 1 1. Manitoulin;Oct. 3. Cornucopia: Oct. 16, Fall Free-For-AII; Nov. 13. Northern Lights: Nov.20. 124 Plus 124: Dec. 12. Jack Frost.
CARS AND DRIVERS
John Cordts of Thornhill will cam
paign the Billes McLaren in the Can-Am series this year Ludwig Heimrathhas his Eagle Turbo-charged Fordready for Indianapolis but needs somenew sponsorship to launch his effort.
Maurice Carter of Hamilton, famed
Camaro driver, has been appointed distributor tor Firestone race tires and is
setting up a coast-to-coast sales network.
Formula Ford racers for 1971 include Adam Mitchell and Bob Belyeafrom Toronto. Ed Dowe of Napanee.Richard Miller from Almont. all withHawkes. Even the novices seem to favour this brand with Alec Purdy ofHamilton starting out with one.
Jack Boxstrom has a Winklemann
FF and Ray Gray is back on track witha Titan. Gray was formerly a Triumphcontracted driver, doing exceptionallywell, but taking a year or so off to goboating. He found it boring.
Rules and Regulations are availablefor the BEMC Spring Trophy Races atMosport June 26-27. Write Box 193.Terminal A. Toronto.
George Eaton, after an occasionallybrilliant but generally unsuccessfulFormula One season with BRM, has
decided to buy Canadian. He is havinga car built by Toronto's Fejer Brothers,noted for their Chinook cars.
Ontario's ice racing championshipturned out a shambles. Most events
were cancelled because of soft ice.
George Commachio will be racingDino's Garage Fiat again in 1971.and Al Souter has decided he cannot
stay from behind the wheel of a racingcar.
The Canadian Racing Drivers Association Awards for 1970 went to
Eppie Wietzes as Driver of the Yearand to Eve White for news coverage.
Displays at the Toronto Sports-mens Show included one byMosport and another by Player'swith great amounts of race publicitygiven out.
QUEBEC REGION
Molson's Brewery in Quebec looksto be moving into motorsport sponsorship in a bigger way than ever in 1971and the CASC Quebec Region officehas come up with a sponsor for theZone Endurance Race Championship.
Pennzoil will put up $2,000 for thebest two-car team in the four race se
ries which starts with the Sundown GP
at Mosport August 21-22. then movesto Debert. Nova Scotia, in July and LeCircuit in May and October.
In addition to a full schedule of
national and regional events. Le Circuitwill see three major international racemeetings in 1971. a Can-Am on June27. a Trans-Am on August 1 and acombined Formula One. Formula Arace in the Fall.
The Quebec racing season starts onMay 16 with the first races in the Laur-entide series for sports cars and sedansand the Molson series for formula cars.
Dates in the Molson's Series have been
arranged so there will be no conflictwith the Player's Challenge Series forthe National Championship. ManyQuebec drivers have already purchasednew cars and the reigning Champion.Jacques Couture, says he is not goingto give up his title even though he willbe going after the national crown anddriving in several SCCA Continental Braces.
QUEBEC'S ROBERGE
Petite, attractive Louise Roberge willbe racing a Formula Ford in Quebecand some National racing events thisyear.
The young Quebec City mother oftwo studied with the Jim Russell
School at Le Circuit last season and
has recently purchased a Lotus 69.She is concluding negotiations forsponsorship for her racing activities.
The Laurentide Championship, with$ 10.000 in prize money up for grabs,will be hotly contested by Quebec sportsand sedan drivers this year. The reigning champion. Jacques Bienvenue. isan early season favourite with hisPorsche, but he may get some closeraces this year by two BMW's beingprepared by $igi Motors for JacquesFortin and Roland Poitras.
The popular Clubman's series forQuebec amateur drivers will continue in
1971 with $5,000 in trophies andprizes put up by Molson's.
CASC Quebec Regional DirectorJohn Sambrook says a great deal moreemphasis will be placed on the Lauren-tide and Endurance race series this
year. "We feel the prize money offeredby Pennzoil will really help to stimulateclub racing." he told CMB.
With the national championship having switched to Formula B. that class ofracing could become de-emphasized infavour of the sports cars and sedans.Molson's is reported considering retiring the Formula series and switchingthe prize money over to the Laurentideevents. For 1971 however, the status
quo will be maintained.The two endurance races being run
in Quebec will also get Molson's support to the tune of $6,000. JacquesDuval, who has had plenty of experi
ence with his Porsche at Sebring andDaytona. is seen as the man to beat inthe endurance events. He teamed upwith George Nicholas, also of Montrealand Bob Bailey of California, for a classwin in the Daytona 24 hour event earlier this year.
Labatt's are also reported in on themotorsports scene in Quebec this yearafter a two-year absence. They willsponsor what will likely be Le Circuit'sbiggest drawing card of the season, theLabatt Can-Am, the second race in the
rich Can-Am series, set for June 2.
RALLYING
Like all Canadian rallyists. Quebeccompetitors are looking forward to thebig B.C. Centennial Car Rally in lateJune, but there is still plenty of localactivity scheduled.
A non-CA$C championship, leChampionnat du Rallye Molson. willtake place in eight different sections ofthe province. In each section there willbe $1500 prize money. The CASC regional rally section were happy to get aprize money donation from Peugeotand $igi Motors of Montreal who willput up $1,000 for the regional rallychampionship.
The deal for the sponsorship wasmade between the Quebec RegionRally Association and a long-timefriend of the sport. Kuno Wittmer ofSigi Motors. The money will be sharedby the top five competitors, regardlessof the type of car they drive. This is incontrast to arrangements made bymost auto companies who put up thebulk of their rallying money only fordrivers who use a specific make of car.
CARS AND DRIVERS
Jacques Couture and David Mc-Connell will both be in factory-backedLotus Formula B cars in 1971 The
two Jim Russell School Team drivers
will have the assistance of Malcolm
Page from the Lotus works in England.David says he will run the full SCCAContinental Formula B series, while
Jacques is going after the NationalChampionship, the Quebec title and asmany SCCA races as he can run.
Jacques Bienvenue's Porsche isbeing prepared by Peter Gregg inJacksonville Florida.
Roy Folland has acquired an allnew Brabham FB while ice racer John
Powell is reported ready to jump intoPeter Broeker's Stebro-Chevron.
Ottawa's JNO Racing seems to befinding plenty of customers for itsMarch Formula B machinery. Reported Quebec buyers are Wilson Sou-tham. Randy Fraser. Ian Coristineand Peter Roberts.
Ottawa driver Don Horner thas sold
the venerable Dailu racer and is goingto race a Merlyn FB this season.
QUEBECCALENDARInformation from CASC Quebec RegionOffice — (514)488-8935
RALLIES
April 17 CASLL
April 17 — Graduation Rally . SRC
April 21 — Rally School CASM
April 24 - Rallye des Pontes . CADL
April 25 — BP Economy Run.... SMCC
April 25 — Hospital Benefit Rally OVACApril 27 — Ecole de Rallye . KACQ
April 28 — Rally School SMCC
April 28 — Ecole de Rallye CASM
April 28 — Rallye Achigan CASM
May 1 — Practice Rally SMCC
May 2 — Phase 2 Rally OVAC
May 2 — Ecole de Rallye CASM
May 4 — Rally School SMCC
May 4 — Ecole de Rallye KACQ
May 4 — Ecole de Rallye CASM
May 5 — Ecole de Rallye CASM
May 8 — Easter Rally JOA
May 8 — Rallye de Graduation CASM
May 9 — Rallye des Fleurs KACQ
May 9 — Springtime Rally MCO
May 11 - Rally School SMCC
May 15 SMCC
May 15 — Rallye de L'Estrie CASLL
May 18 -— Rally School SMCC
May 19 -- Rallye a la Carte . CASM
May 22 — Silver Lake OVAC
May 22 — Graduation Rally . . SMCC
May 22 — Rallye du President CADL
May 23 — Rallye du Printemps SRC
May 29 -- La Belle Province CASM
May 30 -- Benefit Rally MLSCC
June 2 — Rally School OVAC
June 5 —- Knoclurnal Kapers CLCA
June 6 —- Rallye Surprise KACQ
June 9 —- Rally School SRC
June 9 —- Greenhorn Rally SMCC
June 11 — Picnic Rally CLCA
June 12 — Graduation Rally OVAC
SOLO EVENTS
April 25
April 25
— Slalom CASM
n— Rosemount Europea
Motors Slalom ...CLCA
May 2 - - Kirkland Slalom MLSCC
May 2 -
May 9 -
SRC
Driving Skill Test CADAC
May 16 — Slalom Canadien CADAC
May 22 -Skill Test CERF i
May 23 — Slalom CASM
May 23 — Slalom Asphalte LAC
May 29 — Driving Skill Test CADAC
May 30 — Slalom . SRC
June 6 - - Slalom Molson CADL
RACING (All events at Le Circu t)
April 25 — Formula Ford Races CASC
May 1-2 — Racing School CASC
May 8-9 — Racing School MMRC
May 15- 6 — Regional Races .. CASC
May 22-23 — Regional School . CASC
May 29-30 — Endurance and Regional
Races.... CASM
CMAJune 5-6 — Motorcycle Races .
LA REGION DUQUEBEC
MONTREAL — Les amateurs de
courses automobiles du Quebec seront
combles cette saison. En plus des troiscourses internationales qui seront presentees au Circuit Mont-Tremblant. la
brasserie Molson du Quebec Ltee a
annonce lors d'une conference de
presse qu'elle augmentait a nouveaucette annee sa participation sur lascene regionale. En plus d'appuyer lestrois series deja existantes. Molson.Laurentide et St-Eugene. Molson distri-buera quelque $6,000 lors des deuxcourses d'endurance qui se deroulerontchez nous.
Le commanditaire n'a pas non plusI'intention de se limiter aux epreuves
disputees en circuit routier. En effet.1'idee d'un championnat de rallye Molson lancee en 1969 a fait beaucoup dechemin et cette annee la brasserie
commandite un CRM dans huit partiesde la province, soit Outawais. Mauricie.Estrie. Quebec. Saguenay-Lac St-Jean.Montreal et Cote Nord. Dans chacune
de ces sections, une somme approximative de S 1.500 est distribute sur la
base de 60% pour la categorie "expert"et 40% pour les "novices".
Enfin. Molson commanditera cinq
programmes d'acceleration a Luskville.une course du championnat mondial dedrag a $anair et deux epreuves destock car de trois cents tours a la pisteSt-Michel de Quebec. Des evenements
de moindre importance pourraient s'a-jouter au calendrier Molson du Quebecun peu plus tard cette saison.
DEBUT LE 16 MAI
La saison des courses automobiles
au Mont-Tremblant s'ouvrira le 16 mai
avec la presentation de la premieremanche des series Laurentide et Molson. On prevoit pour cette anneeune plus grande participation dans
CAN-AM CARS AT LE CIRCUIT
They'll be back on June 27th.
les differents championnats. Certainspilotes ont reussi a decrocher denouvelles commandites et toutlaisse croire que de nouvelles voituresplus competitives feront leur apparition.On peut etre assure de cet etat dechose dans la serie Molson dont les
dates ne viendront pas en conflit aveccelles du championnat national commandite par Player's. Deja une dizainede Quebecois ont achete des voitures
neuves telles que March. Lotus. Brabham. Chevron et autres. Le championde I'annee derniere. Jacques Couture,qui sera fort occupe avec la serie cana-dienne aura fort a faire s'il a I'intention
de conserver son titre.
Le championnat Laurentide pourvoiture sedan, sport et sport de coursereprendra du poil de la bete encore unefois cette annee grace a une bourse deplus de $ 10,000. Dans cette serie. onpeut s'attendre a voir de nouvelles etbonnes voitures egalement car les pilotes ont I'intention de faire d'une pierredeux coups en s'inscrivant aux epreuves d'endurance. Jacques Bienvenuedoit etre considere comme le grandfavori encore une fois cette saison avec
sa Porsche merveilleusement bien
preparee. Dans cette classe. deuxBMW conduite par le docteur JacquesFortin et le rallyiste Roland Poitrasferont leur debut. Les deux bolides
seront prepares par le garage SigiMotors de Montreal.
Enfin. comme I'annee derniere. laserie Clubman s'adressera aux coureurs
vraiment amateurs. Encore une fois.
tous ceux qui n'ont pas les moyens dedepenser de fortes sommes d'argentdans la preparation d'un bolide decourse pourront sen donner a coeurjoie. II s'agit egalement d'un tremplinpour les nouveaux venus. En tout.S5.000 en trophees et prix serontofferts durant la saison.
Le 27 juin au Circuit nouveau rendezvous pour les pilotes Can-Am.
toujouisd'la paitie!
fissaa IZ.^zssmszzzz--
right in theswing ofthings!
Brasseo au Quebec par Molson
LE LAURENTIDE
EN VEDETTE
Les dirigeants de la section duQuebec de la Federation canadienne du
sport automobile ont I'intention d'ac-corder encore plus d'importance auchampionnat Laurentide qui pourraitbien devenir la serie officielle du Que
bec I'an prochain. En effet. avec lavenue du championnat canadien enformule B. le commanditaire a etudie la
possibility de retirer la serie Molson etde mettre I'emphase et I'argent sur leLaurentide Pour cette annee. on a
prefere attendre afin de voir qu'ellesorte de succes remportera .la seriecanadienne. Jusqu'a maintenant le seulchampionnat de formule significantetait le Molson Toutefois. des cette
saison. le Laurentide prendra deja unpeu plus d'importance. Lors de certainsevenements. il s'agira de la courseprincipale de la journee. On pourraalors faire une course pour chaqueclasse (A. B. C) et une finale.
Les deux courses d'endurance qui
seront disputees au Quebec suscitentegalement. il va sans dire, beaucoupd'interet. On s'attend qu'en plus desS6.000 offerts par Molson d'autres prixspeciaux viennent s'ajouter aux bourses. Dans les clubs, on est pret a veniren aide dans la mesure du possible auxequipes qui representeront les differen-tes associations. Le grand favori etspecialiste de ces epreuves. JacquesDuval, sera present. A cause de sonexperience dans ce domaine en particu-lier. il sera difficile a devancer d'autant
plus que jusqu'a preuve du contraire.Porsche demeure la meilleure voiture
pour les epreuves de longue haleine.
CAN-AM, TRANS-AM,FORMULES
Les courses internationales qui sederouleront au Quebec seront: la Can-Am. le 27 juin. 13 Trans-Am. le premieraoiit et une epreuve pour formules A etformules 1 le 12 septembre. Deux deces trois programmes sont deja com-mandites. Labatt a repris la Can-Am etPlayer's, englobe dans son vaste projetla Trans-Am On peut dire sans trop setromper et a la lumiere des statistiquesde I'annee derniere que la Trans-Am.malgre le retrait de certains manufacturers, obtiendra la faveur du publicquebecois. Enfin. il ne faudrait pasoublier le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres
qui prendra I'ampleur d'un evenementinternational. Les activites ne manque-
ront pas le 29 aout a cet endroit. Enplus de la presentation des champion-nats Laurentide et Molson. il y aura une
epreuve du championnat canadien deformule B. On peut s'attendre a ce queles organisateurs tentent d'obtemr laparticipation de quelques pilotes euro-peens ou amencains dans le but dedonner un peu plus de prestige au
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Grand Prix. On se souviendra que I'annee derniere la course avait ete un
echec en ce qui concerne le nombre despectateurs. Le grand responsable.Jean Ryan n'avait pas cache alors sagrande deception mais il semble qu'ilait decide de relever a nouveau le defi.
LE RALLYEDans le domaine du rallye. le temps
est au beau fixe en ce qui concerne lasaison 1971-72. En effet. la sectionrallye de la FCSA, division du Quebec,a appris avec joie au mois de mars quele garage Sigi Motors de Montrealoffrait quelques $1,000 en commanditeau championnat regional. L'entente aete conclue entre le veteran rallyisteKuno Wittmer de la maison Sigi Motorset Robert Thibault. directeur des rela
tions publiques de I'Association de ral-
PILOTES& BOLIDES
• Jacques Couture et DavidMcConnell n'auront pas tellement la
chance de s'ennuyer cet ete. En plus duMolson, ils seront tres souvent dans la
Continentale et le championnat canadien en forme B. ils seront tous deux au
volant de nouvelles Lotus.
• Jacques Bienvenue a fait preparer sa Porsche par Peter Gregg aJacksonville aux Etats-Unis. Encore une
fois cette annee il attachera beaucoupd'importance au championnat Laurentide mais aussi aux courses d'endu
rance.
• Roy Folland a fait lacquisitiond'une toute nouvelle Brabham. II s'in-
scrira au championnat canadien et a
Bienvenue est encore le favori cette annee dans le Laurentide.
lye du Quebec. Fait a signaler, labourse sera partagee entre les cinqpremiers conducteurs et navigateursindepemment de la marque de voitureutilisee.
C'est la premiere fois qu'on obtientune telle commandite dans le domaine
du rallye sanctionne par la FCSA auCanada. Certains manufacturers offrent
deja de I'argent mais aux equipes quievoluent sur leur produit seulement.Ainsi. le championnat regional sera fortinteressant cette annee. Enfin. plusieursQuebecois, dont les freres Rainville et
le duo Racine-Lacharite songent serieu-sement a s'inscrire au Rallye du Cente-naire d'une distance de 5.000 milles.
quelques epreuves du Molson.
• Peter Roberts qui s'est fractureune jambe cet hiver a I'intention poursa part d'acheter une March formuleB.
• Michel Tremblay ne se decou-rage pas. Cette annee il reviendra a lacharge avec la vieille cobra qui lui acause plus d'un probleme la saison derniere. Si elle est bien preparee. elle seradifficile a devancer dans la classe C
• Jacques Duval devra installer unautre moteur dans sa Porsche s'il veutcourir dans le Laurentide. classe C. Pour
les courses d'endurance. il a deja tout cequ'il faut.
ATLANTIC REGIONA busy year — there's something
happening somewhere every weekend.The 1971 Halifax Motorsport Show
(Apr. 28 - May 2) is expected to drawmore than twice as many people as lastyear, and in only its second year. Thesite is the beautiful modern ScotiaSquare, situated right downtown withunlimited parking space within easywalking distance. With 40.000 sq. ft. of
itself now in the Zone Endurance Se
ries. TEEM Atlantic (Sponsored by awell-known bottling firm) will field twocars — a 427 AC Cobra, driven byDave Fram and John Risley: and a MoCarter-prepared Trans-Am Camarodriven by Ron Locke and Don Hogan.The Zone Endurance (St Jovite — May29. Mosport — Aug. 21: Debert. N.S.— July 25: St. Jovite — Oct. 9) is thefirst race series to have as strong a representation from the Atlantic region.
STORSPAR-hHALIFAX
there in '67 in a 289 Mustang.One of Dave Fram's most memora
ble rides was at St. Jovite Last September 20. He qualified 2nd fastest forthe Laurentides. in his Mini Cooper S.after Louis Germain. At the flag, hesnapped the lead and held it 'til turn 2then yielded to Germain. After about 4laps, he succeeded in regaining thelead, but lost it. took it on the fifth and
started to stretch it. "Then my oilguage went dizzy. Oil seeped throughthe firewall, all over my legs, feet andfoot pedals. My foot slipped off thebrake going into Namerow Corner!"After running a quarter-lap with no oilpressure Fram was retired by a brokenfitting in the oil line at the filter. Germain won. but his best lap of the daywas only 1/10 second better thanFram's.
Dave Fram has been within 6/10
second of the record time for cars of
his class at St. Jovite. Don Hogan,Frams "TEEM-mate". had mechanical
trouble at St. Jovite that prevented himfrom ever showing his best there lastseason. Because of a broken valve in
his Jan Speed head, he was unable tocomplete his qualifying laps for theLaurentides. Believing he was out of it.he pushed his car back to the pits, butwas called back to last place on thegrid in respect of a third in class finishon Trans Am weekend. August 2. Byturn 6 in the race on Sept. 20. he'dwaded through the field to 3rd placewhen he spun out — he'd changed histires in the meantime and they weren'twith him yet. He regained the track anddid the slice-through-the-field bit again.to finish second in class!
You're likely to see these two at the
floor space under cover (compared withlast year's 17.000) there was no problem in finding exhibitors.
The space was ninety percent soldfive weeks before opening.
The Gunston Hospitality room, theShell Film World of Motorsport. andtwelve trained hostesses, dressed in
high boots and hot pants in TEEM colors, are all new additions. The hostesses are considered a particularlynovel touch — just to answer requestsfor help or information Enjoying factoryblessing this year, the displays are better lit. more colorful, and more dynamicthan last year. Competition-seasonedrace cars from Upper Canada are welcomed in addition to those prepared bylocal enthusiasts and shown at lastyear's show. The Datsun R 382 is expected, as are Jacques About's Manics:local stock car champion Junior Henleywill show his ride, and so will Jim Hal-lahan.
The show has earned the support ofthe merchants located in ScotiaSquare, a good many of whom areholding off their Easter advertisingsplurge until the end of the month, totie in with a motorsport theme.
The show is sponsored by the Atlantic Sports Car Club: and proceeds willbe applied to the advancement ofmotorsport.
RACINGAtlantic region racing has never been
in better shape. There will be two racing schools, at which the instructorswill all be from within the region. Inaddition to the races on those week
ends (the first is May 15 16), there willbe three other race meets — one ofwhich will be the Atlantic Region'scontribution to the Zone EnduranceSeries (July 24 &25).
Some Atlantic Region drivers havebeen honing ther skills for six years,waiting lot the oportunity presenting
All the drivers in TEEM Atlantic have
raced at St. Jovite. and some further
away. Asked about their chance. DaveFram said: "we'll be right in there. Wehave strong, reliable machinery and wehave good drivers." About Debert. the2.0 mile airport circuit 80 miles northof Halifax, "knowing the track will bean advantage — in setting up the car. ifnot in finding the right line around."
Though not used to endurance racing, the boys know the challenge andFram has already started jogging totoughen up for the 1 1/2 hours at atime he expects to be behind thewheel.
Fram is probably the region's mostsuccessful racer. He won the "Driver of
the Year" Award in his first year withthe ASCC in 1961. St Jovite didn't
psych him — he won his first race
TEEM ATLANTIC COBRA
Risley at the wheel at Debert
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refers
a
&kHOGAN'S HEROIC PORSCHE
Tires don't wear when they're off the ground.
Players Centennial Race of Championat Westwood in October!
Back at home, the Regional Exec,has created an "Atlantic" class sedan,for 1200 cc. VWs. 850 Minis, and1048 cc. Epics and Vivas. It's a classnot recognized in any other region."Though we strongly endorse the newSCCA class breakdown of sedans intothree classes, class "Atlantic" is an attempt to initiate new members into theracing fraternity. An "Atlantic" class carwill be cheaper to prepare — the maximum you could possibly spend on sucha car is $1500'. says CA$C Regional.President Bob Iverach. Racing camswill be permitted on Beetles and Minis;and Vivas and Epics can have theirType B head. Only about a half-dozensuch are expected to be ready for running this summer.
Among the other cars competing inthe Atlantic region are the inevitablesedans and sports cars, but an increasing number of Vees are expected —some of them home-built by FrankJobborn in Halifax. But that's another
story. Probably the most zealous of allAtlantic Region racers is Bob Giannouof $t. John's Newfoundland.
By the time he's packed his Fiat124s and trailered it 1500 miles to
Debert and back there's barely time forthe race on an average weekend.
RALLYING
As an endorsement of the B.C. Cen
tennial Car Rally, the ASCC of Halifaxhas given its Dominion Day Holidayweekend away, and so the nationalHighlands Rally will be run instead onLabor Day weekend. As before, therally will have two starts — in Halifax,and Amherst on the border. The second
half of the 800-mile Highlands will berun entirely in hilly Cape Breton and the
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finish will be at Margaree Forks on thescenic Cabot Trail.
The Atlantic Motorsport Weekend isMay 22 & 23. It used to be that adriver could only win by entering thehillclimb on Saturday afternoon, therally Saturday evening, and the gymkhana on Sunday. This year, to placate apotentially larger entry, you can qualifyby entering two events, and working onthe third Pienty of Nova Scotia can beseen by entering the weekend's competition — Harborville. the site of the hill-climb, is 50 miles north of Halifax, inthe Annapolis Valley, The rally willbring competitors from there to theHalifax-Dartmouth metro area, and thegymkhana will be on the parade squareof CFB Shearwater on the Dartmouthside of Halifax Harbor. The Gymkhanais a regional event, the Rally-club, andthe Hillclimb-national.
NAMES AND PLACES
That Atlantic region executive isnothing if not flexible. To get peopleinto the sport without the initiation period and high (S15 per annum - high?)club fee. willing track workers can jointhe new Atlantic Region Race ControlAssociation as a Marshal or Timer foronly the $1.00 waiver fee. The members of the Truro C.B. Radio Club, so
helpful, indeed invaluable in the past,will now merit the ARRCA armband.
The drivers will be asked to vote on the
best crew station at each event.
'Way Down East may have been anapt description for the music of DonMesser — once. It is not apt for theactivities of the Atlantic Region CASC.Recognize it. brothers, they are WITHIT. Say did you hear that former Hali-gonian and ASCC member Chris O'Brien is racing in Formula 3 in Europethis season?
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"AUTO RACING DOES NOT DESERVE ANY MORE PUBLICITY THAN IT GETS"
Many motorsport enthusiasts are critical of the fact that racing andrallying receive little attention from the mass media, but often, accordingto Gordon Atkinson, sports commentator andsometime promoter, the faultlies within the sport itself.
Canadian Motorsport Bulletin asked Atkinson for his views and hisreply was the above quotation and the following comments:
"Auto racing is a thrilling and exciting sport that has stagnated in manyareas because it seems impossible formany organizers to get the informationto people who might be interested inattending. The sport is too confusingand time-consuming for any sportswriter to spend more than a cursoryinterest in what is happening. It ismuch easier to telephone the local professional sports outlet and have themsend over a player for an interview thatwill be of interest to millions of fans.
"It is a commonly held, but in myview, false belief, that sports is a maniain this nation. Actually, you can counton the fingers of one hand the numberof people who turn out for a peeweehockey game or a "B" team ski race, orany of hundreds of other sports.
"The Montreal Forum or Maple LeafGardens on the other hand turn themaway at the door by the thousands during NHL hockey games. The answer issimple. The NHL team owners havemade the game of vital concern toeveryone. This is accomplished by inundating the news editors with copy onthe team, having a statistical breakdown of each player's accomplishments and making reporters welcome.
"When an auto race is coming up.the best a sports editor might expect inmany cases is a turgid four linesscrawled on the back of an old enve
lope listing a bunch of names that no
body has heard of."There are exceptions of course. The
Player's Grand Prix of Canada is alwayswell publicized by Public RelationsServices Limited, but this same firmwas far less sharp on sending out material about last year's Gulf Championship. It seemed almost impossible lastyear to get any championship standings, or even how where and when theraces were being held.
"Too often the sports editor getsmaterial wthout the name and tele
phone number of the contact. Evenwhen a telephone number is given,there is often a real lack of vital information. The worst offenders in this cat
egory are rally organizers. When a reporter is trying to fill his columns withup-to-date news, there is no way he isgoing to find the post office box address of a car club of any value to him.All press releases should have a telephone number listed where newsmencan get accurate and authentic information 24 hours a day.
"The lack of pre-race or rally information generally turns off any actualcoverage of the event because, in myopinion, in 99% of the cases there istoo much confusion All of the basic
information should be in the first paragraph of any news release. Rememberthe W's. Who. what, where, when, howand why.
"A particularly difficult part of auto
PRESS ATTROIS-RIVIERESThe girls can get passes.
racing is the nomenclature. You cannotexpect anyone but the thorougly versedsports writer to understand the wierdlanguage you speak. It might be 1500CC to you. but it's just a hunk of oldmetal with an engine to a sports writerwhose only previous automotive decision was whether or not to have plaidseat covers on his Ford Fairlaine. To
him you are speaking a language whichat the best of times could only be confused with Greek or Martian.
"The greatest folly of motor racingin the eyes of many of us who havetried to cover it is just getting in the
gate. Unlike most sports events forwhich press credentials are simplymailed, auto race organizers seem to
enjoy sending reporters off to a tent inthe middle of a farmer's field wherethey are subjected to a ritual thatseems Machiavellian at best.
"Getting a pass to a race meetingsometimes appears to reporters asbeing akin to taking the holy orders.Generally the young lady on the deskhas never heard of the writer or hisorganization and is highly skeptical asto whether or not he wants this pass toenter the grounds to sell marijuana, oris going to flog it to a down-and-outrubby at the next street corner.
"If however, he manages to get pastthis press tent, an experience noted forits ineptitude, the reporter notices asurprising number of people who manage to just walk in and get their passes.A great number of these are long-legged, highly attractive young ladieswho appear to have little connectionwith any news gathering organization.Any reporter worth his press cardwould have long since ferreted outsuch beauties, had they been a regularpart of the journalistic establishment.The credibility gap is breached somewhat when he realizes that the press
badge, a symbol he has spent longhours writing obituary columns to acquire, is of little value because everyone seems to be a press member.
"Once the trauma of getting a pass
FROM THE
GAZETTE,MONTREAL.
MARCH 22.
by Chris Allen
There are some invitations which one
should decline graciously."While you were away," the note read.
"Trevor Jones of B.F. Goodrich Canada calledThey are racing a car al Sebring. Fla . on ordinary street tires and would like you to go andwatch."
Now not many people in motor racing likeSebring It is a dull airport circuit with minimalfacilities and the last time Florida cops usedelectric cattle proddors to maintain control.
But I had just returned from Banff. Themountain air makes you light headed. I threwdirty winter clothes into one corner and pickedup dirty summer clothos from anothor.
The argument between my wifo and I as towho does the laundry has been going on forsome time.
I flew down to Toronto with John Cannon."I'm going to Sebring." I saidCannon grunted He is the best race driver
in Canada and didn't got thoro by being stupid."Have fun. "he said "I'm going on to Cali
fornia "
I find Trevor Jones in Kitchener. We are
flying down in a DC-3 which I recognize because it used to belong to Ford of Canada.Apparently Ford unloaded it rather than under
TELEPHONE! •TELEPHONEVi—
PHOTOG AT TROIS RIVIERES"I'm busy on the phone"
is overcome, the average reporter isfaced with a whole new set of problems. He watches as a cute little candyapple-red car is being passed time andagain by some behemoth of a machine,but is surprised to discover later thatthe little red car actually won something or other. Seldom is there anyonearound to explain what is going on.And many auto race meetings decideto send the PA announcers out to
lunch just as the crowd has arrived and'everyone is waiting for the big race tostart.
"Many race organizers seem dedi
write a complete overhaul and I wonder whatthey know that I don't know.
I also wonder a little when all the magazines are dated 1966 and the edition ol Lifefeaturos an editorial entitled Vietnam: The Waris Worth Winning.
'Trevor." I said "This thing is a flying museum "
This is only half the truth It is in fact flying,but not much above stalling speed since thecharter agont is on a flat rate and is trying tosave gas
The flight takes nine hoursThore is nothing wrong with Mrs Ruloy's
Sebring Boarding Home except that it is hardto locate This is because it is actually threehomos tucked behind a gas station.
Trev finally finds it"Dinner," says Mrs Ruley "Oh. the only
place open this late would be the Holiday Inn."The Holiday Inn is actually in a place called
Lake Placid which is nearby 20 miles away Itis also closed, at least the restaurant is.
"The truck stop." says Trevor "We passeda truck stop on the way in."
There is a legend that busy truck stopsmean good, cheap food, served fast. This is alegend in 49 states and a myth in one. I knowof at least I 5 Florida truck drivers who mustsuffer from heartburn and are earning ninebucks an hour between the soup and the dailyspecial
The next night I meet 15 more It is a longstory about reservations for 14 and a group ofIB at a placo called Clayton's and it ends backin the truck stop
The next day there is a brief flurry when itturns out the race track has issued credentialsthat allow access to the paddock hotdog standbut nowhere else, including BFG's privatolounge above the pits
cated to the idea that having a complete list of race results with long details about the also-rans is more important than telling the press who wasfirst, second and thrid. Complete resultsare useless unless they are issuedimmediately. The proliferation of classes, races within the race, only results ina great deal of confusion.
"Another bane of novice motor
sports reporters is the "smart Alec"driver, who when asked a question,feels that he must come up with somescintillating wit. If a car drops out of arace or rally for some reason, the pressshould be told why. even though itmight be embarrasing for sponsors ordrivers. Wisecracks we don't need.
"While I may have painted a pictureof gloom in this article. I really believethings are looking up. Especially in racing where we now have the pros atPlayer's. Labatt's, Molson's and others,sponsoring and publicizing the Canadian events. Believe me. the moneythat will be spent on publicizing racingthis year will do the sport a lot moregood than the few thousand dollarsprize money that is being put up. Whatthe sport needs now is personality development. Drivers must be madeknown to the public while the internaldebate that permeates motorsportshould be brought to an end.
"And if you want reporters to coveryour sport, you've got to keep buggingour bosses, the editors.
Trevor is not enjoying his first trip to Sebring.
He enjoys it less when the president of BFGCanada. Peter Mason, finally makes it to thetrack at 2 p.m.. three hours after the racestarted.
Mason is two hours and 54 minutes toolate The company's entry, a Camaro driven byToronto's John Cordts, went out on the second
lap.Having spent a minor fortune on this effort
to prove the BFG tiresRealizing 10 miles is not a very convincing
test of BFG tires, the team fixes the car in an
hour and half. It goes another five miles andstops for good.
"I have been on more successful trips."says Trevor Jones.
He should not complain All he has lost ishis budget. This is nothing compared to losingyour room key to Mrs Ruley's Sebring BoardingHome.
I try the buzzer first For five minutes. ThenI kick the door Gently. Then I realize Mrs Ruleymight be confused since it is, after all. three o'clock in the morning.
"I'm not a thief." I shout at the silent house.
"I don't want your oranges. I want the keyto room four."
Nothing. The house mocks me. I know nowhow Napoleon felt with a deserted Moscow athis feet
I retreat just as gracefully and trip over theverandah steps. I go and kick a palm tree.
The next evening we land back in KitchenerThe airport is deserted and I have a story to file.
"Don't worry about a phone." says a mancalled David Cook who until now has been verypleasant.
"I know a truck stop on the road in."He didn't oven blink as ho wont down.
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No 71-1
NATIONAL RALLY CALENDAR — 1971
National Office (K. L. Edmond, National Rally Director)
Oct. 24 — 70 Fall Night Rally MCO BNov. 28 — Climax Rally DAC A
.Ian 16 — 71 Trail of the Conestoga GVCC BJan 30 — Thunderbird Rally UBCSCC C
Jan. 30 — Winter Carnival Rally UNBSCC A
Feb. 13 — Canadian International Winter Rally BEMC FIAFeb. 20 — Klondike Trap Lino ELCC B
Feb 27 — Rallye des Neiges SMCC c
March 13 — Ides of March Rally WOSCA A
April 17 — Southern Cross Rally TSOA BMay 22 — Silver Lake Rally OVAC B
May 29 — Trail of the Bison wscc B
June 5 — Caribou Trails Rally SFUSC B
June 19 — Ontario Rally MGCCT A
June 23 — B.C Centennial Car Rally IMCAN FIA
July 17 — Mountain Trials Rally WCAC B
July 24 — Rallye Labatt '500' CASLL B
Jury 31 — Lobster Rally MMSC BAug 21 — Clear Lake Rally WCSCC A
Sept 4 — Highlands Rally ASCC C
Sept 4 — Drifwood Rally CAC B
Sept 11 — Loop Rally XV CSCC c
Sept 18 — Grape Festival Rally SCMC C
Sept 25 — Rallye Feuille d'Erable KACQ AOct 2 — Prairie Rally NASCC BOct 9 — 19th Annual 1000 Islands Rally STLAC c
No 71-2
ANNOUNCING AFFILIATION OF TWO NEW CLUBS
R. J. Hanna, Executive Director
Affiliation of the following Clubs is announced:QUEBEC REGION
LOUISEVILLE AUTO CLUB INC.. (LACICP. 1469,Louisevillo, Mask.. Quebec.
President, Michel Marcotto. 41 Ste-Dorothee. Louiseville. Que.;Vice-President. Bernard Savoie 701 Boul Ouest. Louiseville.Que.:Secretary. Ginette Gagnon. 320 Pie XII, Louisevillo. Que.:Treasurer. Joan Belanger. 130 Ste-Marie. Louiseville. Que :CLUB AUTOSPORT LA TUQUE INC ICALTICP 751.La Tuque. Quebec.President. Piorro Veillette. 406 A Tessier. La Tuque, Que.Vice-President. Claude Soucy. 652 Castelneau. La Tuque. Que.Secretary-Treas Marcel Bouchard. R.R. »'3. La Tuque. Que
The following pages consist ofbulletins issued by the NationalOffice of the C.A.S.C. Club sec
retaries should clip these pagesand add them to their files for
members' reference.Each month's issue of the
Canadian Motorsport Bulletinwill carry all bulletins issued bythe National office.
All events count for the 1971 CASC National RallyChampionship, oxcept those shown as F.I.A. rallies.
"A" — 200 to 400 miles
"B" — 400 to 800 miles
"C" — over 800 miles
No 71-3
CHANGE OF CLUB NAME/CHANGES OF ADDRESS - CIRCUIT, REGION, CLUB
National Office
CHANGE OF CLUB NAME
Effective. November 18. 1970
from. Volvo Car Club of British Columbia (VCCBCITO: WEST COAST AUTOSPORTS CLUB (WCAC)
The Club mailing address remains unchanged:P.O Box 2259,Vancouver. 3, British Columbia
CHANGE OF CIRCUIT ADDRESS
Effective December 7. 1970
from: Le Circuit Mont Tromblant-St Jovite Inc..341 Henn-Bourassa Blvd W.
Montreal 357. Quebec
TO: Le Circuit Mont Tremblant St. Jovite Inc., 53 Laurentide Blvd ,Laval (Montreal) Quebec
(514) 663-8840CHANGE OF REGION ADDRESS
Effective November 1. 1970
TO CASC — PRAIRIE REGION.c/o Mr. Graeme Lowden, Secretary.Box 17. Group 327. R.R U2. Selkirk. ManitobaCHANGE OF CLUB ADDRESS — TemporaryEffective immediatelyTO: CENTRAL ALBERTA SPORTS AND LIGHT CAR CLUBc/o Mr. Barry Doherty.Box #183.Blackfalds. Alberta
No 71-4
ANNOUNCING THE AFFILIATION OF IMCANKeith Ronald, Secretary-Treasurer, National Office
The affiliation of the following association has been approved by theBoard of Directors:
INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA-
(IMCAN)P.O. Box 193.
Islington. Ontario. Phone: (416) 231-4730
President John Medwell, Socretary Ken G. Hill, Managing Director James H. Gunn.192 Glengrove Ave.. Apt. #400 — 38 Dixington Cres. P.O. Box 193.Toronto. Ontario. Weston. Ontario. Islington. Ontario.
The prime objective of IMCAN since its inception in late 1968has been the holding of a Canadian International long distance really.
IMCAN has succeeded in developing an ovent to be known asthe:
BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL CAR RALLY '71In promoting this event the support of the Secretary of State Depart
ment of the Federal Government and the British Columbia CentennialCommittee '71 has been obtained. A number of Commercial sponsorswill also be involved. Prize money to a minimum of S10.000 00 is plan-nod. The route will be about 4.800 miles in length.
Route: Ottawa. Ontario to Victoria. British ColumbiaDates: June 23rd to July 1st. 1971
For further information write to IMCAN at the above address A preliminary brochure will be available in February.
No 71-5
CASC 1971 RACING SCHEDULE - INTERNATIONAL/NATIONALR.J. Hanna, Executive Director
INTERNATIONAL RACES
June—13—Mosport Park Can-AmJune—20—Edmonton International Speedway Trans-AmJune—27—Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite Can-AmAugust—1—Edmonton International Speedway Formula "A"August—1—Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite Trans-AmSept.—12—Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite Formula "A"Sept.—19—Mosport Park Grand Prix-CanadaSept.—26—Edmonton International Speedway Can-AmNATIONAL RACES
PLAYER'S CHALLENGE SERIES
FOR THE CANADIAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
June—20—Edmonton International Speedway AlbertaJuly—11—RockcliHe Airport-Ottawa OntarioAugust—1—Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite QuebocAugust—29—Trois-Rivieres Circuit QuebecSept—19—Mosport Park OntarioOct.—3—Westwood Circuit British Columbia
PLAYER'S CENTENNIAL RACE OF CHAMPIONSOct.—3—Westwood Circuit British Columbia
No 71-6
ANNOUNCING AFFILIATION OF DATSUN CAR CLUB - B.C.
From Keith Ronald, Secretary Treasurer
Affiliation of the following Club is announced:B.C. REGION
DATSUN CAR CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. (DCCBC) P.Q. Box 3976,Station D. Vancouver 9. British Columbia.
PRESIDENT: Ernie Gross. 15022 Swallow Dr. Surrey. B.C.
VICE-PRES.: Ray Mack. 2498 E. 23rd Ave , Vancouver. B.C.
SECRETARY: Jan Williams. 5606 Lancaster St.. Vancouver 16. B.C.
TREASURER: Sandy Willard. 2063 Whitman. N. Vancouver. B.C.
MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Peter Reinzuch. 784 Alton Dr.. Richmond. B.C
No 71-7
RE. NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.
FROM: National Office
(K. 1 Edmond. National Rally Director).
EVENT: U.N.B. Winter Carnival Rally. DATE: Jan 30th. 1970
CLUB: New Brunswick Sporting Car Club RALLYMASTER: John Griffin
LENGTH: 272 Miles STEWARD: Peter MacNutt
Pos. Vehicle/Entrant Driver/Navigator Club Penalty/points Nat /Points
1 Datsun PL510SS1Jacques Racine
Jacques RacineGilles Lacharite
CASLLCASLL
18 23
2 Datsun PL5101 Guy Vanier KIACQ 31 21
3 VIVA GT
Olive HobsonCltne Hobsin
Don MacDonrall
MMSCMMSG
42 19
4 Datsun PL5101
Michel Deniverville
Mike Deniverville
Kay EdmondSMCC
SMCC46 17
5 Datsun PA 510
Gary LarscnGary LarscnRon Johnson
UNBSCCUNBSCC
53 15
6 Datsun PL510
John Pearce
John Pearce
John SiadeASCC
ASCC58 13
6 V.W Bealtc
Loretta Laventure
Boyd LaventureHap Purdy
MHSCMMSC
58 13
8 Ford Cortinast
Doug ShuteDoussiluto
John McCaboUNBSCCUNBSCC
74 9
9 Datsun PL510
Maurice Blondin
Maurice Blonvin
Robert Thibault
CADL
CADL76 7
10 Datsun PL510
Ron Steeves
Ron Steeves
Maleem DumyMMSCMMSC
93 5
10 Volvo 12Z5
Kent MeisnerKent Meisner
Bill MacDonald
BAC
ASCCBAC93 5
No 71-8
Re: NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (7th of 24 events)From: National Office, National Rally Director, K.L. Edmond
EVENT Rallye des NcigesCLUB Sports Motor Car ClubCLASS C
START Montreal. Que.
FINISH Dorval. Que
DATE
RALLYMASTERSTEWARD
STARTERS
RESULTS FINAL
Feb 26-28. 1971Denis Johnson
D.L Quirk29
Feb 28. 1971
POSN. vehicle/entrant SPONSOR driver/navigator CLUBPENPTS.
NATPTS
1Datsun SSS
W. BoyceWalter BoyceDouglas Woods
OVAC
OVAC109 23
2Ronault 12
M Rainville
La Boutique
Rainville
Marcol Rainville
Robin Edwardes
CASM
OVAC•?27 21
3Fiat 128Bruce Schmidt
Bruce Schmidt
Betty SchmidtFAC
FAC454 19
4Peugeot 304K Wittmer
Kuno Wittmer
Lee 9artholemew
CASM
CASLL464 17
5R-8 Gordini
K. RossK.D Ross&Assoc.
Klaus Ross
John Slillli:ASCC 589 15
6Datsun PL510
D. McEachern
Donald McEachern
John Bollefleur
FACFAC 628 13
7 Datsun PL510G Vanier
Guy VanierGilles Vanier
KACQCADL
•356 11
8 Datsun PL510
DJ McEachran
David McEachranMark Chappell
OVAC
OVAC664 9
9 D.irsun SSS
J. Racine
Jacques RacineGilles Lacharite
CASLLCASLL 708 7
10 Fiat 124SH. Roehi
Henry RoohlRobt Lindquist
FAC
DAC831 5
•••c.
r-
MR. SUN, DO YOUR THING. Photographer Jim Thornton captured the essence of winter racing in this shot of JohnMcDonald of the Northern Alberta Sports Car Club bouncing off the bank at Twin Island Lake in Northern Alberta.Eastern organizers suffered from too-warm weather for their events, but there was plenty of ice in the west.
IM'Al.
400PHOTOS
BOOKSLen Coates ol Toronto has written a damn
good book. It's called Challenge' The Storyof Canadian Road Racing.
And a good story of motor racing it is Butit is not a history of the sport, for such athing would be almost impossible to puttogether. Motorsport got off to such a hazy
CHALLENGE by Len Coates,published by Progessive Publications (1970) Inc.. Sherbrooke.P.Q. 159 pages — 52.95.
LIVRESUn livre sur I'histoire clu sport automobile
au Quebec, pourquoi pas? Pierre Luc. uncoureur-chroniqueur qui a vecu depuisplusieurs annees revolution de ce sport cheznous en a eu I'idee
Ce nouveau bouquin de 255 pages,intitule "R.P M." et publid aux Editions de laTable Ronde. a ete lance lors du salon
international de I'auto de Montreal en janvierdernier Jusqu'a maintenant, il a connu unsucces interessant, compte tenu de lajeunesse du sport automobile dans notreprovince
Le lecteur y trouvera une source derenseignements que meme la sectionquebecoise de la Federation Canadienne duSport Automobile n'aurait pu egaler. PierreLuc a effectue de nombreuses recherches etpublie dans "R.P M " les resultatsd'epreuves dont la maionte d'entre nousn'avons jamais entendu parler Son livreresumo toutes les activites d'hier a
aujourd'hui et permet de comprendre mieux
start in various areas of this country, that it isunlikely anyone could thoroughly documentall of its background and statistics.
Only now. that the sport realizes thefantastic North American mania forstatistics, are we starting to get organizedin that direction.
Coates' book is a story, and he hasmade it into quite a yarn His first fascinating character is Tommy Hoan. who "mighthave been the finest racing driver Canadahas ever produced. But we'll never know.He gave it all up for sweet-and-sour sparer-ibs and chicken-fried rice."
Hoan was an early racer on the oldEdenvale Airport Circuit north of Toronto,who gave up driving his MG-TC to go intothe family's Chinese restaurant business.
Edenvale. like Greenacres and Harewoodhad a problem that seemed peculiar toOntario's early racing circuits Cows andsheep were frequent visitors to the tracks,leaving evidence behind.
In those days, since most tracks were onabandoned airfields that had been hastilybuilt for the British Commonwealth Air
Training Plan of World War Two, uninvitedpilots were often dropping in. once at Carp,near Ottawa, in the middle of the MG Race,sending competitors off the track in everydirection.
Coates obviously got much of theinformation from his book from CASC's
Executive Director Bob Hanna who is one of
the few of the early drivers to rememberwhat it was all about
Things remained vory much on the clublevel of racing in Canada until young PeterRyan came along The son of the wealthyowners of the Mont Tremblant Lodge, now afavourite hangout for the racing crowd atQuebec's Le Circuit. Peter quickly rose tofame.
He beat some of the world's best in the
1961 Canadian Grand Prix, a sports-racingcar event, then went on to join the LotusFormula Junior Team in Europe
Young Peter showed great skill on theEuropean tracks but was involved in a fatal
et surtout d'apprecier ce qui se faitactuellement dans ce domaine
On sera particuherement interesse parI'histoire du plus celebre pilote canadien.Peter Ryan, et du fondateur du Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Leo Samson. Mais encore une
fois. le lecteur y trouvera surtout une bible alaquelle I pourra se referer pour dote unediscussion ou pour Irouver le renseignementqu'il cherche
La tres grande reussite de ce livre estd'avoir reuni autant et d'aussi bonnes
photographies Ces cliches constituent uneveritable richesse pour I amateur. L'auteur abien mis en pratique I'adage qui veut qu'une"photo vaul mille mots" Evitant les donneestrop techniques. Pierre Luc a su s'installer auniveau de I'amateur. C'est pourquoi "R PM"est facile a lire et se veut sans pretentionaucune II ne s'agit pas d'une oeuvreluteraire. Signalons que la publication de celivre a ete rendu possible grace a lacollaboration de BP Petroles Llee et de la
Brasserie Labatt Lteo — R.D
accident, which according to those whowere there, was not of his own making
Coates' book also tells the story of BillSadler, a story that certainly deserves a bookof its own. Sadler was the Canadian
mechanical marvel who showed an uncannyability to design cars that were years aheadof their time. His designs led to what is nowthe basic principle of the Can-Am car But inthose days the components were notreliable, and for Sadler, too expensive
Take a driver, a good designer, and whatelse do you need to create a great racingteam? A moneybags And that came alongin the form of the ebullient Chuck Rathgeb.who may have been a rank novice in the pits,but whose enthusiasm for the sport knew no
bounds
But his checkbook did After dropping asmall fortune in the sport, and perhapsgetting taken just a little by a few charactersand seeing a tragedy in the form of the deathof one of his drivers. Chuck Rathgeb leftmotorsport
He remains a friend, but it's a pity we donot see him around anymore.
About the next best thing to come theway of auto racing was Player's CigarettesOnce they started to put money andpromotional ability into organizing racingevents, things looked up.
There were problems in getting racetracks built Neither Mosport nor Le CircuitMont Tremblant had a club with property asWestwood had. nor a promoter with moneyas was the case at Edmonton International
Speedway.Coates' anecdotes about the days of
rounding up the money to build the tracks,then pay professional drivers are mostamusing
Toward the end of Coates book, as he
gets closer to the present, the style becomesreportorial rather than anecdotal, and that'sa pity. But with the rush of events that havebeen taking place in the past few years itseems to many that there just is not time forfun and games any more.
And that's a pity — B.M
Castrol Oil is signing up a variety ofseen above with designer George Big
NOTEBOOKSHarlan Fengler, chief Steward of
the United States Auto Club is in
Indianapolis this month for his 14thconsecutive "500". He started his
racing career 50 years ago as a ridingmechanic. Practice sessions are
going on all month at the Brickyardwith the all-important time trialsweekends set for May 15-16 andMay 22-23. Only the fastest 33 ofthe 70-odd entries will get the starting signal from Pat Vidan. anotherIndy old-timer.
Green is still the favourite colour of"
Canadian car buyers, according to GM.21 per cent of all the company's customers order either light or dark green.Copper is third after the two shades ofgreen and blue is fourth. At the bottomof the preference chart is black, accounting for only two per cent of thetotal exterior colours ordered.
Champion Spark Plug Company ison an extensive campaign to getpeople to take care of their cars.Naturally the company would like tosell more spark plugs, but their advertising which urges people to tuneup engines will go a long way incleaning up our air.
The Canada Safety Council reportsgood results from its Defensive DrivingCourse program. The British Columbia Safety Council topped the list of cooperating agencies with 13.810 graduates last year.
Renault plans to capitalize on itsMonte.Carlo Rally victory by bringingout a special sports model, known asthe Renault 17, its is a very sportylooking two-door with a fastback anda power plant similar to that whichpowered the Monte-winning cars.
Interest is building up fast for thethree 500-mile races being staged this»AOE 48
drivers this season, including Al Unser.notti and the 1971 PJ Colt.
Mod Scot Jackie Stewart has also
signed with Castrol . ..
year by the United States Auto Club atIndianapolis. Pocono and the OntarioMotor Speedway in California. Its beingbilled as auto racing's "triple crown".
The Silver Lake Rally on the May22-23 weekend is being claimed,"The best National ChampionshipRally for 1971." The claim is madeby members of the Outaouais ValleyAutosport Club. They are the organizers of the event.
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The decision to hold two Grand Prix
races next year in the United Statesshatters all precedent. The two raceswill make the United States the onlycountry in the world to have twoevents counting toward the WorldGrand Prix Champion. The annual fallclassic at Watkin's Glen New York will
continue, with the new race set for
April 9th. 1972 at Ontario MotorSpeedway, the multi-million dollar racing complex in California. Watkins Glenofficials don't mind another U.S. race.
They say it will help to increase interestin racing. Drivers are happy to haveanother huge pot of United States dollars to share.
A Ford of Canada employee re--ceived S6.000 and a new car recently under the company's employee suggestion plan. Gerald Chap-pel figured out that a plug used for ahole in an under-the-body side member was not necessary.
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The city of Montreal has launchedan extensive campaign to get people tolock their cars left on city streets.Mayor Jean Drapeau says that 80% ofall cars stolen in the city were left unlocked.
And so has Canada's Formula Ford Champion Gary Magwood. shaking handswith Castrol's Canadian President, R.J. Street. In background are SimonWood, Magwood's business manager, and Michael Willingham of Castrol.
NOTE BOOKSFormula One drivers have some
thing extra to try for this year inNorth America. The AutomobileCompetition Committee for theUnited States will present the AC-CUS cup to the driver with the bestoverall record in three races in which
Formula One cars will run on this
continent. They are the Questor.Grand Prix, run at Ontario California,the Player's Grand Prix of Canadaand the Grand Prix of the United
States.• • •
The FIA has granted internationalstatus to the Press On Regardless RallyNovember 2-5. through the wildernessof Northern Michigan. Recognized asone of the toughest rallies organized bythe SCCA, the POR now ranks as a
World Manufacturers event along withthe Monte Carlo. East African Safari
and others.
Recognition forms for class B. Cand D sedans are now available from
the SCCA. At S5.00 per copy, theplastic covered forms can be orderedfrom SCCA, Box 791, WestportConn. The forms must be presentedby drivers when they appear for scru-tineering at SCCA events.
Montreal driver Ian Coristine will be
driving a new March Formula B car forJNO Racing of Ottawa. The factoryprepared car was delivered early inApril. Coristine drove for the RoyalBank Racing Team last season but didnot find the bank quite so "approachable" this year.
Prize money came out in oddamounts in the Northern Alberta Ice
Slalom Championship. Seventy-onedrivers competed in the five eventseries which carried a total of
... dodging all sizes of cars . . .
Racing's dedicated flagmen are kept busy jumping fences. . .
S500.00 in prizes. Richard Bennetwon S59.38 with his Firebird. Otherwinners were Mike Webb (Fiat 124)S40.10. Lorn Stanners, (Mini-Cooper) S32.64, Roger Carley (VW1500) S52.78 and Bob Stokowski(Porsche 1600) S27.75.
Both Datsun and Fiat have an
nounced extensive rally award programmes for national competitors. Fordetails, write to Ken Grant. Public Rela
tions and Advertising Manager. FiatMotors of Canada. 1750 Brimley Road.Scarborough. Ontario, or. R.A. Morris.Service Manager. Nissan AutomobileCo. (Canada) Ltd.. Annacis IndustrialEstate. Box 820. New Westminster,
B.C,
and waving flags.
Canadian drivers who have an
nounced they will be running inS.C.C.A. races this year include, Eppie Wietzes, Horst Kroll, John Cannon and Kris Harrison who will compete in the Formula A category. TheCan-Am has attracted CanadiansRainer Brezinka, John Cordts, andRick Moore. Trans-Am drivers fromCanada will be Robert Barg, MauriceCarter, John Hall and Jean Roy. Alarge contingent of Canadians will bein the Formula B series.
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BP Oil Limited has told several organizations that they will not be able tosupport motorsport projects this season. The company is currently evaluating its advertising and marketing programmes.
GM has come out with what it
calls a "Rally Nova" and a "HeavyChevy" Chevelle. The cars have special black grilles and stripes on thesides. The "Heavy Chevy" also hassuch racing necessities as decals onthe hood, front fenders and deck lid,according to a GM press release.
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