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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1965

Page

19

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.

Courtland Heart of Dixie Courtland Army Air Base Alabama Tennessee Valley Region Sports Car Club of America Huntsville Ala Lotus America SCCA Tenessee Valley Tennessee Heart Dixie

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.

Fred Lieb Dick Heckman Huntsville Tony Tarantino Atlanta Herschel Harkins Asheville N. C Jesse Coleman Chamblee Bob Preston Ray Werden Land Alabama Price Courtland Midway Decatur Highway 20

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