Central Division SCCA Formula A 1967
Tom Jones had acquired an ex-Formula 2 Cooper T82 directly from the Cooper factory, into which had been squeezed a 2-litre Climax V8 engine. If only he'd had some opposition, this could have bene a very competitive car. He won his class in SCCA Nationals at Nelson Ledges and Watkins Glen in August 1967, and then entered the Canadian Grand Prix, where he was predictably a non-qualifier. He took pole position at the Runoffs but retired from the race.
Final standings
| 1. | Thomas C. Jones | Cooper [T82 - Climax V8] | NEOhio | 9 pts |
1967 Schedule
| 17 Jun 1967 | Road America | Chicago Region |
| 01 Jul 1967 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Milwaukee Region |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Mid-Ohio | Cincinnati Region |
| 22 Jul 1967 | Grattan Raceway | Western Michigan Region |
| 09 Sep 1967 | Mid-Ohio | NEOhio Region |
| 24 Sep 1967 | Nelson Ledges | Detroit Region |
| 07 Oct 1967 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Indianapolis Region |
Central Division sources
Most of our knowledge of CenDiv racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine and from Competition Press & Autoweek. We are very keen to acquire, borrow or receive copies of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s SCCA regional publications from this Division. There were many such newsletters in this Division, including:
- Auto-Graph (Indiana Northwest Region)
- Backfire (Western Michigan Region)
- Blower (Northeast Ohio Region)
- Class Q and later CinChronizer (Cincinnati Region)
- Clutch Chatter (Indianapolis Region)
- Clutch Chatter (Northwestern Ohio Region)
- Crashbox (Golden Triangle Region)
- Down Shift (Central Illinois Region)
- Downshift (Kentucky Region)
- The Drift (Milwaukee Region)
- Drifting (Des Moines Valley Region)
- The Fifth Wheel (Northeastern Michigan Region)
- The Four Wheel Drift (Fort Wayne Region)
- Iowa Regional News (Iowa Region)
- Newsletter (Central Kentucky Region)
- Ohio Valley Regional News and Observers Stand (Ohio Valley Region)
- Open Exhaust (Detroit Region)
- Piston Patter (Chicago Region)
- Pit Board (South Bend Region)
- The Pit Stop (Southern Indiana Region)
- The Racket (Tennessee Valley Region)
- Recaps (Eastern Tennessee Region)
- Rev Record (Western Ohio Region)
- S.I.R. SCCA Newsletter (Southern Indiana Region)
- Smoke Signals (Blackhawk Valley Region)
- The Tonneau (Land O'Lakes Region)
Also relevant are some non-SCCA publications, notably that of the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs (MCSCC), based in the Chicago area:
- Klaxon (Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals in this Division.