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MidWest Division SCCA Formula A 1966

Just three cars appeared but at least they appear to have raced against each other. McIntosh ran the same car he'd used in 1965, an Elva fitted with a 2.7-litre Corvair flat 6 engine. He then took a sledgehammer to a nut and bought a 1.5-litre ex-Formula 1 Brabham for the Runoffs.

Final standings

1. Harry McIntosh Elva-Corvair Colo. 9 pts
2. Cecil Johnson Gazelle-Porsche Colo. 6 pts
3. Millard Tanner Formcar-Corvair Colo. 4 pts

1966 Schedule

16 Apr 1966Stuttgart AirportArkansas Region
30 Apr 1966Bottomless LakesRio Grande Region
28 May 1966Garden CityWichita Region
18 Jun 1966Alliance AirportColorado Region
02 Jul 1966Ponca CityOklahoma Region
30 Jul 1966IndependenceKansas City Region
20 Aug 1966Lake AftonWichita Region
03 Sep 1966Continental DivideColorado Region
17 Sep 1966Mid-America RacewaySt Louis Region
01 Oct 1966War BonnetNortheast Oklahoma Region

Midwest Division sources

Race results for Midwest Division Nationals from 1970 to 1978 have been kindly provided by veteran MiDiv historian Rocky Entriken. We also have some background information from Competition Press up to about 1973, when its interest in such events waned considerably, but we know little of the goings-on away from these events and are are keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. The key ones are:

  • Checkpoint (Kansas City Region)
  • Course Record (Arkansas Region)
  • The Echo (Southern Illinois Region)
  • Exhaust Notes (Nebraska) - full archive available at nrsccahistory.com.
  • Gasket Gazette (Oklahoma Region)
  • Neokla Observer (NE Oklahoma Region), renamed Sports Car Observer in 1980
  • The Offside Undo (Kansas Region)
  • Redline (Colorado Region)
  • Steerin’ Column (Mid-South Region)
  • Wheelspin (St. Louis Region)
  • Witches Wail (Wichita Region)

We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals for this division.