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Fri„ May 8, 1964 The Daily Jeffersonian Page 7Cambridir*, OhioCarComesofEDITORS This is the laststory of a two-part »eries on sports car racing in Ohio.HIMBy JOHN 8. RUCHUnited Press InternationalRacing on closed road - type courses is not the only excitement available in Ohio for sports car competitors and fans. And the courses designed for sports car racing are giving motorcycle and go * kart fansnew kicks.Stock car fans can expect thrills when the Detroit takes to the sports carnewiron _courses soon.The sports car boy* can compete in a number of hillclimbs scheduled throughout the season. The most important one in Ohio is the Bellefontaine Hill*climb near Zanesfield.In a hillclimb only one car at a time is on the twisting climbing course in a race for the fastest clocking from a standing start to the top of the hill. The Bellefontaine HilkGmb uses a difficult 0.6 - mile section of a county road.Natural Hazards Used A hillclimb is one of the fewcompetitive event* still held in he U.S. where natural hazards, such as fences, trees, ditches etc., along a traveled highway are encountered.The road racing courses are different. While they include hills and sharp curves, they also have at least one high-speed straight where cars can reach maximum speed each lap. The races are run counter - clockwise as in other forms of U.S. motor racing.Motorcycle racers are taking an interest in the sports car courses and Nelson Ledges hopes for a ational motorcycle event this season.Karting Joins InKarting enthusiasts also are taking to the courses with three endurance events scheduled for Mid-Ohio and two for Nelson Ledges this season Some fields run to 200-300 entrants.Stock car racing is also a distinct possibility. Though not seen yet in Ohio stockers have taken to sports car courses elsewhere with success.The variety of machinery to compete in any one sports car race on the road circuits is aiways surprising to the newcom ers — and sometimes to the old hands, too. There are the familiar Corvettes, A. C. Cobras. MGs, Sprites, and the like. Occasionally a Ferarri will turn up, and then there are the El-vas, Lotus 7s, FIAT-Abarths, TVRs and Porsche Spyders.There are also the Formula Juniors and Formula Vees, open-wheeled cars with a resemblance to the bigger Grand Prix cars that are rarely seen fyy Americans.Formula Vees are powered by Volkswagen engines and have other components from the popular little German sedan. They reach speeds of around 100 miles per hour. The Formula Juniors are sleeker and faster.Formula Vee Program Nelson Ledges, incidentally, has scheduled a Formula Vee program for Aug. 1-2. This is unusual, as Formula Vee ra cing is still m its infancy andnormally the Formula Vees run in Formula Junior races al-domachines. They're still talkingjthe E Modified division, about a fellow named Gordy! Popular Bob Johnson of Co-Brown from Toronto. Canada lumbus, driver of an A. C. Co-who showed up at Mid * Ohio bra. was the top driver in Aone weekend last season with a;production last season. ThirdjMini-Cooper, a tiny suitcase jD c Production was Bill Haron wheels designed for the lit- well ^ shaker Heights, and tie woman to use for shopping Don Sesslar nt Lancaster wasand for hopping around town secon(j in E Production.Brown went home with tro^good with all sports Iv has been in thesports car racing limelight.Ohio Driversphies for winning three races ,mAno *!?*** *1™ r-in his modified version, giving err** n * * ve imachinery such a. Corvette* SC?V C',ral D,vls,n;. wWihall kinds of embarrassment to “ werp ™the delight of the fans. (Rogers of Niles in C Prnduetion and W. L. Seeley of YellowSprings in G Production.Some of the many Ohio while Ohio’s courses still drivers are among the nation s don’t rank with the Daytona most successful in SCCA com-NFla.) Internationa! Speedway,Riverside (Calif.) Raceway, Road America (Wis.), Watkins Glen (N Y ) or Sebring (Fla.), it wasn’t but a little over twotherepetition and often compete atthe state’s courses.Chuck Dietrich of Sanduskywas the SCCA 1963 G Modified, . . _ years agochampion, and Donald Wolf of rnijrs„„ af(Cleveland was third for theseason in the same division.Dietrich also was third in thewere nnBut Ohio has a way of makthough they do not directly compete with the Juniors.Then there are the offbeatFormula Junior standings.Dietrich’s wife, Suzy, incidentally, also is a driver.Herb Swan, another veteran from Cleveland, was second inSHOOTING MATCHJOHNfflfcfltpWLING w.ALnn* TU.,0 Cl,Acassionaily Bob Humphrey and anyone else who may be luckvSPORTSMAN CLUBEVERYTHING ISSHIP-SHAPE WITHBOAT INSURANCESee us for coverageing full protection.BRENNING
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Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Fri, May 08, 1964
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