Northern Pacific Division SCCA Formula A 1967
Bob Wenz won the division by being the only driver to score points twice, his car being an ancient Formula 2 Cooper T43 with 1.5-litre engine dating from about 1957 and he won his class twice at Cotati, so it's possible his score of '13' is a typo and should be 18. Mike Fisher won a National at Newport in the Lotus 33-BRM that he raced in the Canadian Grand Prix, and would have been allowed to start in Mexico too but for a last-minute mechanic problem. Bub Ehrlich had "Grizzly Torque", an ex-Formula Junior Ausper with a 3-litre Ford Fairlane engine, and Don Inferrera had an ex-FJ Stanguellini with a 2.6-litre Chevrolet II engine and scored points at Cotati in August when Jack Eiteljorg retired.
Final standings
1. | Bob Wenz | Cooper FII ['T43' - Climax] | San Francisco | 13 pts |
2. | Bub Ehrlich | Grizzly Torque [(Ausper) - Ford] | San Francisco | 9 pts |
2. | Mike Fisher | Lotus [33 - BRM V8] | Oregon | 9 pts |
2. | Don Inferrera | Stanguellini [- Chevrolet II] | San Francisco | 9 pts |
1967 Schedule
29 Apr 1967 | Newport | Oregon Region |
20 May 1967 | Sanderson Field | Northwest Region |
03 Jun 1967 | Cotati Raceway | San Francisco Region |
12 Aug 1967 | Cotati Raceway | San Francisco Region |
26 Aug 1967 | Seattle | Northwest Region |
16 Sep 1967 | Newport | Oregon Region |
Northern Pacific Division sources
Most of our knowledge of NorPac racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine, from Competition Press & Autoweek and from an extensive collection of San Francisco Region's The Wheel newsletter from 1971 onwards. We are very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of all three of the main SCCA regional publications in this division:
- The Wheel (San Francisco Region)
- Northwest Sports Car News (Northwest Region)
- Loud Pedal (Oregon Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals, notably the Laguna Seca Sprints and the Rose Cup Races.