Heart of Dixie Classic Cars Rally At Courtland This Weekend
The seventh Heart of Dixie Classic sports car races set at the Courtland Army Air Base Saturday and Sunday draw 75 to 100 entries for national SCCA points. The event features the Harvard Eng Memorial Race for Formula Vee, honors engineer Eng killed at Selma races. Spectators view exotic machines from Ford Lotus to Porsches, Elva, Begara, and Cobra Mustangs amid safety inspections and class divisions for production and modified cars.
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Alabama Points Race Set With Notables In Courtland
Fred Lieb and Dick Heckman of Huntsville lead as officials. Tony Tarantino of Atlanta chairs the stewards with Herschel Harkins of Asheville assisting. Jesse Coleman of Chamblee reappears as Chief starter with Bob Preston of Huntsville. Ray Werden serves as Chief timer and scorer. Fred Lieb also acts as announcer for the weekend event between Decatur and Highway 20. A Ford powered Lotus will be shown at Courtland before the Indianapolis 500 Monday afternoon.
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