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North East Division SCCA Formula B 1975

Ken Duclos won his fourth successive title, and his third in his faithful Brabham BT40. Eric Kerman also had a two-year-old car, finishing second in the series in his ex-Ron Cohn March 73B, updated to 75B shape. Mike Rand stayed with the BT40 he had bought late in 1974. Joe Sposato had the newest car, a Chevron B29, but Ron Swartz had the newish Royale RP20.

Ted Wentz was racing in England in 1975, so we can be confident that the man who posted five points was actually Ted Wenz, the soon-to-be-famous engine builder. Mystery cars this year included Mike Lilley's Tecno, Victor Gagliano's Lotus 69, and George Atkins' Brabham.

Final standings

1. Ken DuclosBrabham [BT40]New England51 pts 
2. Eric KermanMarch [73B/75B]New York40 pts 
3. Mike RandBrabham [BT40]New England32 pts 
4. Joe SposatoChevron B29New York23 pts 
5. Joe OstrowskiMarch 73BSouth Jersey20 pts 
6. Lyle HeckBrabham BT29Blue Mntn10 pts 
7. R Peter GatesBrabham [BT29]Washington DC9 pts 
8. Mike LilleyTecnoGlen6 pts 
9. Ted WenzBrabham [BT29]New York5 pts 
10. Ronald SwartzRoyale [RP20]New England5 pts 
11. Victor GaglianoLotus [69]New York3 pts 
12. Bobby ReenMarch [73B]New England2 pts 
13. George AtkinsBrabhamNew England1 pt   
14. Joseph FreemanBrabham [BT35]New England1 pt   
15. Steven WoodsMarch [705]New England1 pt   
16. John MortensenUnknown [March 74B?]New York1 pt   

Northeast Division SCCA Nationals in 1975

18 May 1975BridgehamptonNew York Region
25 May 1975Bryar Motorsport ParkNew England Region
08 Jun 1975Nelson LedgesSteel Cities Region
22 Jun 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
05 Jul 1975Lime RockNorthern New Jersey Region
27 Jul 1975Nelson LedgesMahoning Valley Region
10 Aug 1975Watkins GlenGlen Region
17 Aug 1975Summit PointWashington DC & Susquehanna Regions
01 Sep 1975Lime RockNew England Region
07 Sep 1975Pocono (road course)Tri-Region (NE Penn, Philadelphia & South Jersey)
14 Sep 1975Watkins GlenFinger Lakes Region
21 Sep 1975BridgehamptonNew York Region

Northeast Division SCCA Regionals in 1975

19 Apr 1975Lime RockNew York & Northern NJ Regions
20 Apr 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
27 Apr 1975BridgehamptonNew York Region
03 May 1975Lime RockNew England Region
11 May 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
25 May 1975Nelson LedgesWestern New York Region
26 May 1975Bryar Motorsport ParkNew England Region
01 Jun 1975Watkins GlenGlen Region
08 Jun 1975BridgehamptonNew York Region
15 Jun 1975Thompson SpeedwayNew England Region
22 Jun 1975BridgehamptonNorthern New Jersey Region
29 Jun 1975Thompson SpeedwayNew England Region
06 Jul 1975Nelson LedgesSteel Cities Region
13 Jul 1975Thompson SpeedwayNew England Region
26 Jul 1975Lime RockNew England Region
27 Jul 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
02 Aug 1975Lime RockMohawk Hudson Region
03 Aug 1975Nelson LedgesSteel Cities Region
10 Aug 1975Thompson SpeedwayNew England Region
10 Aug 1975Pocono (road course)Tri-Region (NE Penn, Philadelphia & South Jersey)
17 Aug 1975Nelson LedgesMisery Bay Region
23 Aug 1975Lime RockNorthern New Jersey Region
24 Aug 1975Watkins GlenGlen Region
07 Sep 1975BridgehamptonNew York Region
13 Sep 1975Lime RockNorthern New Jersey Region
21 Sep 1975Oil CityMahoning Valley Region
21 Sep 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
28 Sep 1975Bryar Motorsport ParkNew England Region
28 Sep 1975Nelson LedgesSteel Cities Region
11 Oct 1975Lime RockNew York Region
12 Oct 1975Nelson LedgesMahoning Valley Region
12 Oct 1975Summit PointWashington DC Region
19 Oct 1975Watkins GlenFinger Lakes Region
19 Oct 1975BridgehamptonNorthern New Jersey Region
19 Oct 1975Pocono (road course)Tri-Region (NE Penn, Philadelphia & South Jersey)
26 Oct 1975Nelson LedgesWestern New York Region

Northeast Division sources

Most of our knowledge of NEDiv racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine and from Competition Press & Autoweek. We are very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. These include:

  • Pit Talk (New England Region) - full archive available at pittalk.org
  • The Drift (Steel Cities Region)
  • Knock Off (Mohawk Hudson Region) - full archive available at mohud-scca.org
  • Regional Review (New York Region)
  • Spark Plug (Glen Region)
  • The Bulletin (North Carolina Region - full archive available at ncrscca.com.
  • The Spokesmen (Philadelphia Region)
  • The Straightpipe (Washington DC Region)
  • Top End Magazine (Finger Lakes Region)

Three regionals have scanned all copies of their newsletters and made them available online: New England Region's 'Pit Talk', Mohawk Hudson Region's 'Knock Off', and North Carolina Region's 'The Bulletin'.

Additionally, Racing Magazine was published as a Lime Rock track magazine.

We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals in this Division.