Triumphs and Trials of Triumph Cars in Racing Scene
British Leyland promotes the TR-7 as a modern shape of things to come while aiming success across US and UK circuits. Group 44 backed by Huttaker Engineering pursues TR-7 glory on coast to coast racing, with drivers like Bob Tullius and John McComb facing lineup changes as the season nears.
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British Leyland
British Leyland Inc
Group 44
Herndon
Huttaker
McComb
England
Brian Culcheth
Triumph/Marina
Tony Pond
Opel
SCCA
Sports Car Club of America
Bob Sharp
Sharp
IMSA
International Motor Sport Assn
TransAm
Csprrc
Tullius
Virginia Ooo
Mart
David Pearson
Pearson
Spartanburg
D.C
Wood Brothers- Purolator Mercury
Purolator Mercury
Leonard Wood
Woods
Riverside
Cal
Atlanta
Virginia
Bob Tullius
Stafford
Conn
Peggy Gudreau
World on Wheels contests and accidents mix at Sebring and NHRA events
The piece notes IMSA champions Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood shifting to BMWs in Sebring 76 where Porsches led the top finishers. An AMA Amateur Awards Night drawing in Daytona Beach awarded a Honda GL1000 despite ineligible ticket holders, donated to the National Hemophilia Foundation. NHRA Pro Stock previews include Plymouth Arrow approvals and Shirley Muldowney’s four place in a demolition derby.
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Tullius
Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Jacksonville
Fla
Carreras
Gregg Haywood
Daytona Beach
Gainesville
Dye
Chevy Vegas
Monzas
NHRA
Shirley ‘Cha Cha” Muldowney
ACC opposition slows East Carolina ACC bid expansion
Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors show little support for adding new members. East Carolina University plans to join after leaving the Southern Conference, but five votes are needed and no candidate appears likely to win support. Georgia Tech is tentatively viewed as a potential exception due to market size.
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Raleigh
N.C
Atlantic Coast Conference
East Carolina University
ACC
East Carolina
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Willis Casey
Wake Forest
Gene Hooks
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Maryland
Jim Kehoe
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Kehoe
James
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Ying
APAR
Tatomar Signature
Rte Anhonres
G Marc
FORD
Frederick Motor Company
Waverley Drive
Frederick, MO