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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE SPORT CLUBS INC.
PUBLICATION OFFICIELLE DE LA FEDERATION CANADIENNE DU SPORT AUTOMOBILE
VOL. 1 NO. 1
MAY 1971
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Champions all!
All these 1970 Canadian Champions won with Champion. So can you. No matter what your make of car, new
The overall policy of the CASC is decided by the seven member Board of
Directors. Four of these are officers; President. 1st Vice President. 2nd Vice-
FIA was approved, giving Canada a voice in policy making and rules chang ing at the international level of the
sport.
highly professional, business-like organ ization, the same objectives which were expressed in founding the club 20 years ago still exist today. They are:
1To develop motorsport in Canada
on a national basis. 2To co-ordinate and assist the activi
of a set of by-laws which have been approved by the Government of Can ada in a Charter of Incorporation. The day-to-day operation of CASC is administed by an Executive Director who is responsible to and works within, policy boundaries set by the Board of
Directors. He is empowered to conduct
But there were a great many people interested in an exciting sport and they knew that a National organization was
motorsport clubs.
necessary if Canada was to take its place among the motorsport nations.
The result was the formation of the
which is now the governing body for motorsport in Canada. The CASC is made up of more than 100 car clubs in
bile sport.
LET
JIM RUSSELL
PUT YOU
IN THE
RACING
DRIVERS SEAT:
EMERSON FITTIPALDI
(winner of U.S. Grand Prix 1970)
DID!
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SUPPLY EACH
STUDENT WITH:
HELMET. SUIT.
No age limit We also issue your CASC novice competition licence. 24 to 30 hour
training program. 2/3 of this time in the car ont the track.
For more information: JIM RUSSELL INTERNATIONAL RACING DRIVERS SCHOOL,
hp. engine that will hit 105 mph (optional motors will take it up
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CANADIAN MOTORSPORT
BULLETIN
most extensive racing program we have ever had. and now. our own magazine. The editor, Bob MacGregor. is no stranger to the sport in Canada. Like many of us. he has helped to dig postholes for race tracks like Edenvale and Harewood. He has been a keen rallyist and racing driver and his radio broadcasts heard in
many parts of the country on the CBC network helped to create interest in mo-
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torsport at a time when we were getting practically no coverMedia Communications Inc. of Montreal is responsible
for the production of the Canadian Motorsport Bulletin and I am sure all the member clubs of C.A.S.C. will co-operate with
them.
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Published monthly by and for Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc.. P.O. Box 97,
Willowdalc Ontario. Publication office:
CASC. The executive of the club will be pleased to offer any advice or assistance
we are capable of giving. Best of luck to Canadian Motorsport Bulletin. Stanley J. Williams. President. Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc.
first company to become a corporate member of the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc. and to offer support to this new magazine. This magazine would not be possible without the many firms who have ad
vertised in this first issue. Most of them have said they will be
with us for a full year while others are still waiting to see just what sort of magazine this is.
hope you will make our new corporate club members wel come by buying their products. It is essential that CASC members show their appreciation of the companies which
support motorsport activities.
CASC Quebec Region, 310 Victoria Ave., Sic 305. Montreal, 215, P.Q. (514) 488-8935. CASC Atlantic Region c.o. Robert F. Iverach, President, R.R.I, Boutiliers Point. Halifax Co., N.S. (902) 826-2339.
We are happy to be producing this new CASC magazine and we hope that motorsport enthusiasts encourage our reporters, and contributors by writing to let
us know what they think of it. Bob MacGregor, Editor.
CANADIAN MOTORSPORT BULLETIN.
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of luck. lAnd so were we.)
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comedians Wayne and Shuster. quip ping their way throuth the announce
ment of the Gulf Canada Series.
NATIONAL
RACING
Now, in the same room. Salon A of Toronto's Sutton Place Hotel, CTV
racing.
but then the Player's Challenge Series, one part of the triple-bar
reled Player's announcement, won't be the subject of the snide humor that sometimes plagued
the Gulf series, either.
Few A's.
series are set for Ottawa on July 11 and Trois Rivieres on Aug. 29.
All's well.
racing
future,
which
existed
two-year experiment, there were only a handful of Formula A cars contesting the Canadian Road Racing Championship. Predic
tions that the noisy. 5-litre cars would appear in droves never
came true.
Canada has accepted a logical place in the motor racing scheme of things.
"Generally." says Hanna. pre
They didn't come, and the series turned into a benefit for Eppie Wietzes and his
"We had to risk a couple of bitterly disappointed drivers. The are now many more who have the opportunity to start up the ladder."
Hanna's ladder-climbers are eagerly
He says; "There are a hell of a lot. (then amending it for print) a surprising
number of new Formula Bs in Canada.
seem quietly resigned to the prospects of racing solely in the U.S. Continental
Series.
is hardly a shock to the outspoken president of CASC-Quebec. Peter Roberts. He has been plumping for a Formula B national championship since the inception of the ABC formula
system.
attractions to bigger shows, all part of Player's giant racing package. Two of them are Trans-Am races; the Player's
International at Edmonton on June 20
Much of the support for the Formula B series is expected to come from
Quebec where a B-based provincial
and the Player's Quebec at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant on Aug. 1 The Trans-
championship has been operating for two years The rest of the country is looking toward Quebec and saying:
"O.K. You've hollered loud and long for this series. Let's see what you can do."
with the Player's Grand Prix-Canada at Mosport on Sept. 19. Figuring roughly. 80-to-100 thou
sand fans should see these races,
off from no-one in Nomex. considers himself the man to beat in a Formula B car in Canada. He has won the Formula
The winner may not be decided until Oct. 3 at Westwood. but one thing
seems already certain: the series will
With the series, the runoff and eight international events spotting the Cana dian racing calendar, the outlook for the sport in Canada has never looked
brighter. Hanna. meanwhile, doesn't shy
goodies, is being provided for Jacques Couture, who probably has the best chance among the Quebec drivers of taking the title to La Belle Province.
Ontario also has Brian Robertson of Ottawa. Quebec can counter with Dave
McConnell of Montreal.
away from suggestions that Player's holds most of the strings that tie it all
together.
The question has been asked: "Where will we be if Player's suddenly decides to pull out of racing?" Hanna replies: "Exactly where we were before they decided to become so completely involved. No further ahead, but certainly no further behind."
Dave Ogilvy of Vancouver has the best chance of stealing the title for the
West if he can come up with a compet
itive car.
RACING SCHOOLS
Becoming a racing driver is easy. But it can be expensive. Take the people who signed up for the mid-April les sons given by the CASC at Toronto's
Ascot Hotel and Mosport Park. The driver had to belong to a CASC club, hold a Basic Competition License and have the necessary S22.00 entry
fee. And he must have a car that could
held
at Westwood.
Edmonton
and
car is a two seater; open cars must have a roll bar that suits CASC specifi
cations: oil catch tanks must be instal
led; headlights and stop lights should be taped: racing tires must be installed on cars capable of more than 118
MPH.
pupils. B.C.. for example, limited the number of drivers of its first Regional
Training Program to 40. while the Ontario April school limited applica
tions to 50,
Most of today's top Canadian drivers came up through the CASC educational system and heartily approve of the method. One dissenter is Danny Shaw
who was rated as one of Canada's
PLAYER'S RUN-OFF
Canada's first national sports car
quickest drivers in the late 50's and early 60's. He claimed that driving was
an instinct and all anyone had to do
was go as fast as you could. When you spun out, you were going too fast. Danny, although very fast, was one of those drivers who spun out fairly
often, sometimes with near-disastrous
results.
by
Robert
J.
Hanna.
executive
are put into a racing car on the mor ning they arrive for their course, which
consists of 25 to 30 hours of instruc
"Player's Cigarettes has made this runoff possible for all classes of cars at the amateur level offering an opportu
ques Couture of Montreal. They are both operators of professional racing schools which they say offer more
tion that can be spread out over diffe rent dates, or taken all in one three day
session.
against each other at the same place on the same day." said Mr. Hanna.
"As an added incentive, there will be
S35.000 available for the event to
"Our students spend almost twothirds of their time in the cars." says
cover
travel,
accommodation
and
Magwood's School, the Magwood Mosport Racing School operates out of Toronto and uses the Mosport Cicuit,
while Couture is the chief instructor for the Canadian branch of the Jim Russell
Circuit in England. Strict discipline is maintained as drivers work their way up through given rev limits, being timed on each lap. Classroom sessions follow each driving period. Both schools agree that Formula
Fords are ideal instruction cars. Mag
wood uses Hawke FF cars, while Jim
Russell Schools around the world use
Brown. B.C.'s regional sales manager for the manufacturers of Player's ciga
rettes.
Each region under the CASC will organize their own regional races with
drivers accumulating points in each class of racing. The top drivers from the regions will then be invited by the CASC to participate in the runoff. The classes of racing to be eligible for the
runoff will include Formula Vees,
factory-trained
mechanic
Hubert
Approval of the event as a Centen nial project was announced by Mr. L.J.
"Formula Ford cars quickly show up any weaknesses a driver may have."
MAGWOOD
Both men have had several years experience in racing and both started
their racing schools last season. While
the Magwood school operated mostly on an experimental basis last year, the
Canadian Jim Russell operation opera
explains Couture. "They are very sensi tive machines, yet are fast and reliable. Even someone who is planning to race a sedan or spoits car can learn quite a lot by driving a Formula Ford." Not all'of the students who go to the Magwood or Jim Russell schools are rank novices. Many are drivers who wish to change from other forms of
motorsport. One of the top JRS stu dents last summer was motorcycle ace
ted full-time throughout the season and graduated more than 150 students, many of them from the United States where SCCA regulations prohibit such
activity for drivers under 21. Magwood spends considerable time
with his students before going to the race track. He suggests books they
should read and conducts classroom sessions in Toronto. The Jim Russell
Yvon Duhamel who. like many other motorcycle champions before him. is considering taking up four-wheeled racing. While the cost of the professional schools is high, they offer the advan
tage of more detailed and intimate
instruction.
the Race of Champions and the Play er's Challenge Series events. Dr. Gordon Deane. Regional Racing Director for the Prairies Region has
announced a schedule of payments
that includes S200. for western drivers
And if you smash up the car you don't pay for it. They do.
INTERNATIONAL
Denny Hulme was proved right.
On the final weekend of March, a
tremendous
match-up
between
the
best of Europe and the best of the United States took place at the multimillion dollar Ontario Motor Speedway.
For the first time the best Grand'Prix
and USAC drivers were together on the same course (only a handful of
Grand
runner for a world championship Formula One Grand Prix in the spring
of 1972.
standing win in the South African Grand Prix, won the two-heat race driving a
Ferrari. Jackie Stewart of Scotland was
cubic inch American engine Formula A cars would beat the smaller, lighter.
Formula One cars with their 183 cubic
lap money.
Stewart
$25,250 and
Hulme $17,400.
both,
STANDIN GS
ONTARIO. Calif. Final standing in
the $288,900 Questor Grand Prix.
12-
John
Cannon.
Canada.
$TP-
March, $6,500.
Motor Speedway which airlifted the top 20 Formula One crews and cars over the cars arriving by freighter
right at the $peedway airport from London - agreed that the Europeans
would be hard to beat.
3Denis 4Chris
Hulme. Amon.
zing" Driving the Formula A cars were A.J. Foyt. Al Unser. Mark Donohue. Peter
Revson and George Follmer. Bobby Unser, Sam Posey Lou Sell. Tony
Adamowicz and Bob Bondurant.
21Emerson
$8,600.
Fittipaldi,
Lotus
Ford.
11Jacky
Ickx.
Belgium.
Ferrari
312B. $11,500
HE WAS RIGHT
FORMULA ONE.. .
"We have an advantage of 40-60 horsepower and will have a big edge down the long straightaways and out
of the corners with all that torque.
then taking the lead on the sixth lap and steadily outdistancing the field to
win by 13 seconds.
Andretti won the first heat at
from the pole position afte qualifying at 113.620 mp. Andretti. who had raced Saturday in a USAC 150-mile at Phoe
nix, started 12th. The Scotsman moved into the lead
109.400
109.908.
MPH
and
the
second
at
on the fourth lap and appeared to be en route to an easy routine win as numerous spins and mechanical failu
res took their toll of challengers. But Andretti. who spent the early
is another advantage to us." The Grand Prix drivers spent all their
time on road course while the Ameri
mula A threat evaporated quickly. Al Unser. 1970 Indy 500 champion who entered the race fresh from victory
in the Phoenix race drove 17 laps in a
He pulled up behind the former world champion on the 29th lap and passed him one lap later to head home for the flag five lengths ahead.
In the second heat Andretti had an
place in the first race but made only seven laps before bringing the car in because of bad handling.
INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION
OF CANADA
This year we present The British Columbia Centennial Car Rally '71 Ottawa to Victoria, B.C. June 23rd to July 1st 4800 miles of exciting motoring
floor 1600cc Datsun PL510 is probably the best basic rally car you can buy."
says bearded driver Walter Boyce. "Un
lights up front and bolt on a skidpan under the sump and you can enter any
national rally and finish."
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Boyce explained that their present rally car. the Datsun SSS is a factoryassembled Group 2 sedan with a few
special options that are available through Datsun dealers. The suspension has been modified
The sway bar has been increased in diameter from 17 to 19 inches, but
gravel
surfaces.
The
spring
rates,
Being
un-sponsored
Boyce
and
Tire Stores glass-belted mud and snow tires ideal for year-round rallying." says Walter. "They have very strong sidewalls and their performance has been very good for us. We don't often have to change a tire, but if we do. it can be
done in a minute and a half."
The Boyce-Woods tire changing operation is something to see. When a tire lets go. Woods is practically out of the car before it comes to a stop. Using
a wheel wrench carried in the car. the
navigator
attacks
the.
wheel
nuts
immediately, while Boyce goes to work with the jack. By the time the jack has raised the car ever so slightly, the
wheel is off, a new wheel mounted,
Woods (left) and Boyce inspect their Datsun SSS. All suspension parts are
boxed in and re-inforced for dependab lity.
"Just in case that isn't fast enough." says Boyce." we always carry an aero
sol can of instant tire-fix. but we have never had to use that. Our tires cost
The 1595 CC power plant is modified to the extent that it puts out 135 HP
compared to the standard 96 HP. Improved carburettion is provided by
twin Solex 44 MM carburettors, similar
to
those
used
on
BMW
2002 Tl
ped with studded tires, but again bud get considerations are necessary. Most rallyists use special Rally studs made
The rally-winning Datsun's engine is protected by an aluminum sump guard that is also a factory option. The skidpan is bolted onto 2 box members, an engine cross member and a front cross
member underneath the radiator. All
optional crank shaft is also installed. The engine modifications to the Boyce-Woods Datsun use many components that are fitted in Formula
things head torque, setting of the valves and ignition timing. In national
rallies he recommends using a straight weight oil of SAE 40 or better. Since most major rallies have the bulk of the really fast driving at night,
Two large Marchal lights operate as ordinary driving lights, while the high beams have been replaced by two Cibie Oscar wide-range units. All the lights
"I am particularly happy with my fog lights which are very inexpensive Japa
nese-made Kiotos operating on low beam. They have very good cut-off to
Brake lines on the Datsun PL510 are normally neatly tucked up and secured behind structural members. Nothing can be torn off on rough rally roads.
no way they can be torn off on a rough road. These are the little things that
count."
Onto the basic package with skidpan, snow tires and lights. Boyce would add. in order of priority, the factory option rally suspension, competition
brake pads for better wear, a numeri
cally higher differential and limited slip. Boyce and Woods are independents.
Woods and Boyce admire the specially designed aluminum skidpan that protects their engine. It is a factory option, available from any Datsun dealer.
Canadian Tire store for a S3.00 unit odometer calibrated to one-hundredth
use the hoist at night and gives them a break on parts. They have found Dat sun dealers across Canada very helpful
and enthusiastic when called upon to
assist.
All wiring on the car has been completely checked and the fusebox
was moved to a position under the
dash on the right hand side where it is easily accessible to the navigator.
Boyce and Woods are firm believers in good strong seat belts and comforta
ble seats. Walter uses a high-backed
of miles. The navigation seat is also equipped with two Butler Flexo-lights. Heat and defrosting are sometimes a problem for rallyists. but not for the Boyce-Woods Datsun The flow-through ventilation works to keep the windows from fogging or icing and only if the car is left parked in the sun. then driven
away is there ever any side or rear visi
padded fibre glass seat behind the wheel, while Doug's navigator's seat
is a modified, padded Datsun model
that reclines. "Of course", explains
Boyce. "we don't get to use the reclining seat in rallies, but it cer tainly helps for some of the long trips we have to make these days to get to
the starts of national events. Both seats have full double shoulder harness,
begin with the basic car and build up as your budget permits. If your budget
does not permit, you still have the best
Walter Boyce and Doug Woods are planning to repeat their 1970 winning streak despite a- strong challenge from
Fiatistas Bruce and Betty Schmidt of
package going"
"The Datsun PL510 is a natural rally car." Boyce explained. "It is durable,
solid and handles well. What I like best
Tavistock. Ontario. The Ottawa pair will enter as many national championship rallies as they can and are particularly
looking forward to the B.C. Centennial
is the way all the brake and drive lines are located all tucked up and secu
red behind structural members. There's
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Our Datsun 1600 Sedan is the Canadian Rally Champion for 1970.
Winter and summer, it won more Canadian rallies than any other car.
Our Datsun 240-Z capped its first year on the circuits by winning the
Sports Car Club of America C-production class.
So, while Datsun 1600 has more wins, Datsun 240-Z is catching up fast. Race or rally . . . drive to win in a Datsun. PRODUCT
the more-for-your-moneycar
OF NISSAN
*QBRITISH COLUMBIA
CENTENNIAL CAR RALLY '71
Ottawa -Victoria
ACO MU.ES
l ovwwcmt points
APPROXIMATE SCALE
CANAOA
its first section at Sault Ste Marie. Having jumped, bumped and heaved
evening at 2 minute intervals. The first leg of the journey will take them
through the pre-cambrian shield of old
for more than 24 hours, the weary driv ers will have a 14 hour respite.
Pressing further into Canada's heart,
past Wawa. White River and on to
those who yearn for a look at the roads and scenery offered along a 4800 mile
Ontario and eventually into Toronto. After a brief stop, the modern voyageurs on wheels will head for North
Thunder Bay. a brief stop will be made. The ultimate objective at the end of the
-
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The Rally never takes a direct route and contestants will see the forestry roads of Alberta and more "special sta
cause his car was "belching smoke like a factory chimney" at the start, and lat
War One days when the social posi tions of the upper and middle classes was determined by the amount of time
second section is Winnipeg. The route turns northwest out of Winnipeg, with
high speed special stages planned for Riding Mountain National Park and
Camp Wainwright. before reaching
Edmonton, the end of the third section.
The 1911
Jim is quite busy these days travell ing around the country getting the rally route organized and lining up potential entries. He hopes to interest a few Eu
ropean factory teams.
British press referred to the event as a "gathering of the clans". From its small beginnings, with only
RALLY HISTORY
The 1st. 2nd. and third placing of Renault Alpines in this year's Monte
Carlo rally is now history, part in fact, of a long history of European motorsport. . . . BUT U.S. DRIVER SCOTT HAR
15 1/2 miles per hour seems like nothing today, but drivers in the first
two Monte Carlo Rally's had to work hard to maintain the speed. There were numerous crashes and. as happens to
hooked up cables between the steering and the rear brakes to help them get
around hairpin corners. The Athens
manufacturer. Increased speeds, diffi cult weather conditions and a variety of road surfaces gave the edge to cars with their engines over the driving wheels, particularly the front-engine,
front wheel drive models.
Madison Avenue even had a go in the 1963 event, when Ford's agency. J.
Walter Thompson came up with the
atmosphere was suitable to the "run to the Riviera". a great improvement in au in the years following the
required average speed to reach Mon aco from the various starting points to
only 18 6 miles per hour. Many drivers could easily do this, so special tests
were introduced at the finish to sort out the winners. 1925 saw the inclusion of
a sturdy little Renault came through the winner, despite some formidable oppo sition from cars like the Triumph Do lomite of race car designer Donald Healey.
Tunis as a starting point and the winner turned out to be a Renault driven by a Monsieur Repusseau who had chosen
coupes until the organizers .finally real ized that the rally should be for cars that somewhat resemble those used by
the average motorist.
ence in the Canadian Winter Rally. Jarman managed to win his class, teamed up with Britain's Peter Jopp and the publicity drums were beaten so long and loud that Saab of Sweden
the heyday of the rally. The main object was still to get to Monte Carlo, but bonus points were awarded for the
most difficult routes and there were
But a former paperhanger in Ger many was about to send young men driving across Europe in very different
types of vehicles.
winning the Monte Carlo Rally these days. Some companies have vast serv
ice crews and as many as 400 tires for
The Ford motor company was very interested in capturing the event. They
entered 26 cars in 1936 and 28 in
interrupted since then, except for 1957 when Mr Mossadegh's hasty departure from power in Iran resulted in an oil shortage.
Renault won the 1958 rally and from that time, the event has usually
been dominated each vear by one
ORGANIZATION
If you are thinking of sending
members of your club or friends off
down the back roads on a rally, here are
Encourage people to use seat belts. The idea of safety in competition encourages a safety-conscious attitude. Suggest the competitors also carry
flares and a first aid kit and if there are
require entrants to
go onto private
Towns have speed limits. Slow the rally to a crawl if you must route it through a town. It's best to have controls at the beginning and end of a
town.
Average
time the cars as they pass his car or you defeat the purpose of average speeds. Elapsed times mean get there quickly When given a certain time to reach a
be used as a penalty.
Build in navigational safeguards. "Mickey Mouse" navigation is acceptable in fun events, but getting
lost and unable to recover the route is
Finish
not much fun. Panic envelopes giving explicit instructions to get to the start of
the next section can be used, with
special place to end the rally or a special activity following it. be sure to select a place the non-finishers can easily locate
and mark this place in the instructions. Odometer check. If the completion of
competitor
should
take
between
controls and penalize him a point per minute early or late, including points for questions missed. The lowest score
wins.
penalties for
the rally successfully depends on mileages, give about ten miles of easy
instructions at the very start of the
event. This enables competitors to see how their odometers compare with the
organizer's. In any case, give a few miles of easy instructions to allow the competitors to slow down and get
organized. It doesn't matter how complex or
Registration and start For your group's protection, everyone in the car
over 21 should sign a waiver absolving you from blame during the event. Be
sure that those under 21 have
under the legal limit. Even on an expressway they should not be higher. Alert the police. If you expect more than 25 cars in your rally, inform the
long as two steps are adhered to. The rally must be correct and not ruined by
mistakes. 2. Explanations, with
permission
to rally, that
the car is
they are to go and when to be there, and where to go if they get confused. They must be properly equipped and know
what to do when they see the first car.
TECHNICAL
Sebring. Trevor Jones was optimistic. "I've got enough footage now for a 30minute film." he said. "Counting last year and Daytona. we'll be able to get something together." It was a subdued plane ride. Jones
in
North
America
to
satisfy both
of showers on and off throughout the day, strong enough to call for rain-tire changes and back again, would have given the Camaro a fighting chance of
running with its competition. "We're giving away four or five
seconds a lap here", said Cordts of the
Department of Transport safety require ments for highway use and Sports Car
Club of America requirements for track
competition.
Object of the trip was a Camaro entered by TG racing which was going
to attempt the entire distance on one
set of BFG's radial T/A street tire. The
port a logical supplement to our normal testing and evaluating." said Garner. Despite setbacks in the two endurance races, the tires put on 500 miles at Daytona with very little tread wear on
about a dozen SCCA events in Canada and the U.S. for further evaluation.
Unfortunately. Because the compa ny's attempt to race street tires is the
recent years and if BFG manages to get the same message across to the gene
ral public at a fraction of the cost, there
could
offices.
be
more
than
mere
interest
Company officials readily admit that their name is damagingly close to that of Goodyear. Close because although
BFG introduced the first Canadian
The tire company then decided to go for the publicity jackpot by running a car on their street radials first at Dayto
na. in the 24-hour race, and later at
still the only Canadian producer noone outside the industry seems aware
of it.
"The public has the idea that eve ryone is making radials." complained
Garner.
"I got there by two o'clock," said BFG Canada president Peter Mason
who had been tied up in traffic. "But unfortunately I didn't see much of our
car." It went out at 11 05.
red at Sebring. "They didn't have a chance at Daytona where the bankings
beat the hell out of the sidewalls. but
A NEW JAG
At this year's Montreal International Auto Salon, a representative of British Leyland Motors Canada Limited looked
around at the flashy new Japanese cars
under normal conditions, but instant
standpoint is in perfect balance ensuring smoothness at all speeds. Engines of the six cylinder layout or
coming up with some innovations." He undoubtedly had the sales figures in mind. It wasn't long ago that the British auto industry was considered a
real force in the imported car market in Canada, but in recent years. British
other is the Coventry Climax Formula 1 engine which took four World Champion
Grand Prix titles and won more Formula
One problem with British innovations these days is that they take ages to reach our shores, but the V-12 Jag may
1 races than any other engine on record, mostly in the 1960's. Combined operation. Now both
has a light aluminum alloy cylinder block to save weight. The same block in
cast iron would weigh
more.
116 pounds
not differ greatly from the six-cylinder Etypes. production of which will continue.
It is ten inches longer and features an oval-shaped chromed grille. A wide air scoop under the grille feeds air to an
Heynes father of the XK engine and the E-type Jaguar sports car the 5 litre racing engine after limited
development work was producing over 500 horsepower at 8.000 RPM. Heynes
transformed the experimental engine
and middle RPM ranges. The V-12 cylinder heads are one piece aluminum
castings. Unlike the six cylinder XK engine
which has chain driven double overhead
track radial ply tires. The Jaguar V-12 has an anti-dive suspension system and four wheel disc
brakes Power assisted rack and pinion
camshafts, the V-12 has single overhead camshafts for each bank of
cylinders with chain drive Part of the reason for the single camshafts per bank was weight consideration double
camshafts would have added 44
steering
improved. The turning circle has been reduced from the E-Type's 41 feet to 36
for the V-12.
pounds to
camshafts are mounted on detachable die cast aluminum blocks which are
Interior appointments are of the usual Jaguar standards with over 20 guages,
dials and switches to play with, The seat
belts are of the inertia reel type,
be equal to the power of the six cylinder XK engine tuned for all-out racing.
Smoothness, silence and even
distribution
of
power
and
torque'
of
movement
No points. The unique ignition system eliminates distributor point pitting, corrosion and loss of adjustment due to wear. The Jaguar V-12
impulses across an
air
gap 20-22
pick up circuit feeding the high tension ignition coil. The rotor segments and pick up circuit contacts do not physically
touch each other at any time like ordinary distributor breaker points. The
LETIN IS THE MANIC GT. Canada's only sports car was a big hit at the Montreal Auto Salon in January and the New York show in April. Designer is Jacques
About, educated in Vietnam and France, former journalist. Judo instructor and
master of the Japanese language. His company is currently expanding to fill orders
for his smart sports car.
/:
able wet cylinder sleeves. 1289 cc (78.66 cv. in) capacity. Bore 2-7/8". stroke 3-1/32" Pressure
TIRES 135 X 15 (options 155 X 13 front), (options 165 X 13 rear). Tire circumference
(leaded): 72.6".
12 volts battery 45
CHASSIS Renault R-8 floor reinforced with a tubular chassis incorporating a security
arch.
steering column.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT AM-FM radio.
TECHNICAL (CONT'D)
the correct plug for some new engines has been changed as much as two heat
ranges over the application recom
chanics correctly establish the year of the car being serviced and use the spark plug recommended for that par ticular engine, regardless of his past
experience with the engine.
ECOLOGY
PAUL COOKE, (left) now manager for Roger McCaig Racing of Regina has often received good advice from
Champion's Bill Friedrich.
PLUGS
Some late model domestic makes of
sponsible for 20 percent of the total emissions of hydrocarbons from cars that do not have controls. Hydrocar bons, parts of fuel not burned in the
normal combustion process, are re
Pollutant
Reduction
Improvements
leased into the air by both the exhaust system and by evaporation from the
fuel tank and carburetor.
lar engine is now more of a concern, as recently expressed by William J. Friedrich. Technical Services Manager for
Champion Spark Plug Company of
Canada. Limited. Friedrich is seen at
tions of pollutants emitted through the exhaust pipe. Hydrocarbons which were formerly released into the atmosphere from en
gine crankcases are now sealed and recirculated for burning in the combus
tion process.
The motorist can now do his share
Federal Requirement Evaporative control systems were required for new vehicles sold in California starting with
compression ratios and have retarded ignition timing to utilize the new lowlead or nonleaded fuels of lower octane
Crankcase Storage
SEPARATOR \
careful not to install a spark plug speci fied for a 1971 engine into a 1970 or
faced with four tune-up jobs on cars which look alike could easily mistake the model year if he wasn't careful. If
the first three cars were '71 's and the
fourth a '70 having the same cubic inch displacement, the mechanic could mis
take the '70 for a '71 and install the
wrong plug. Or equally bad. he could proceed on the theory, same engine.
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CANADIAN
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MOTORSPORT
BULLETI
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE SPORT CLUBS INC.
PUBLICATION OFFICIELLE DE LA FEDERATION CANADIENNE DU SPORT AUTOMOBILE
1971
CALENDAR
TRANS-AM
May 8 Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock, Connecticut
May 31 Bryar Motorsport Park. Loudon. New Hampshire June 6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington. Ohio
June 20 Edmonton Int'l Speedway, Edmonton. Alta., Canada July 4 Donnybrooke. Brainerd, Minnesota July 17 Road America. Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin Aug. 1 Le Circuit Mt. Tremblant. St. Jovite, Quo., Canada Aug. 1 5 Watkins Glen GP Course. Watkins Glen. New York
Sept. 6 Michigan Int'l Speedway. Brooklyn. Mich. Sept. 19 Seattle Int'l Raceway. Kent. Washington Oct. 3 Riverside Int'l Raceway. Riverside. Calif
CAN-AM
June 13 Mosport Park. Bowmanville, Ont.. Canada
June 27 Le Circuit Mt. Tremblant. St. Jovite, Que., Canada
July 11 Road Atlanta. Gainesville. Ga. Aug. 25 Watkins Glen. Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Sept. 26 Edmonton In't Speedway. Edmonton, Alta., Canada Oct. 17 Laguna Seca. Monterey. Calif. Oct. 31 Los Angeles Times GP, Riverside. Calif.
CONTINENTAL FORMULA-A
April 25 Riverside Int'l Raceway. Riverside. Calif
May 2 Laguna Seca. Monterey. Calif. May 23 Seattle Int'l Raceway. Kent, Washington
July 5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington, Ohio
July 18 Road America. Elkhart Lake. Wisconsin
SCCA FORMULA B
May 23 Seattle Raceway. Kent. Wash.
June Three races in Mexico.
NATIONAL RACES
PLAYER'S CHALLENGE SERIES FOR THE CANADIAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
June 20. Edmonton International Speedway. Alberta July 11. Rockcliffe Airport-Ottawa. Ontario
August 1. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite. Quebec August 29. Trois Rivieres Circuit. Quebec
Sept 19. Mosport Park. Ontario
Oct 3. Westwood Circuit. British Columbia
April 18 May 23
June 20
Spain Monaco
Holland
July 4 July 18
Aug. 1 Aug. 15
Sept. 5 Sept. 19
Oct. 3
Germany Austria
Italy Canada
United States
CANADIAN
RALLY
CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 17 SOUTHERN CROSS RALLY (B) TSOA Weston. Ont. MAY 22 SILVER LAKE RALLY (B) OVAC. Ottawa. Ont.
MAY 29 TRAIL OF THE BISON (B) WSCC.
JULY 17 MOUNTAIN TRIALS RALLY (B) WCAC, Vancouver JULY 24 RALLYE LABATT "500" (B) CASLL. Montreal.
JULY 31 LOBSTER RALLY (B) MMSC. Moncton.
OCT. 9 1000 ISLANDS RALLY (C) ST. LAC, Kingston. (A) 200 to 400 miles. (B) 400 to 800 miles (C) Over 800 miles.
PGE 37
seconds; has front-wheel drive, powerful disc brakes and radial ply tires. Like economy. The 12 gets 35 miles to the gallonthe others aren't even close. And its purchase price is surprisingly low. Like convenient size (170 inches) for easy handling and no-problem parking. And because it's not just a scaled-down
4 wide doors. More legroom and head room than any competitor in its category. Reclining seats. 17 cu. ft. of trunk space. Two-level heating. Rear window defroster. Seats carved from 7Vi cu. ft. of foam. And more. An amazing array of comfort featuresstandard equipment, not options. Test drive the comfort car at your
Renault dealer's. The 12.
THE REGIONS
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B.C. REGION
SOLO EVENTS Somebody did something right last year when Mr. R.J Street of Toronto
went to see the Knox Mountain Hill
59.029 seconds is held by the Brab ham BT 16 of Ray Smith of Kamloops. Speeds of up to 125 MPH are reached on the top straight, but three of the haripins can be handled only at 20
MPH
B.C. RALLYING The B.C. rally scene is very active. The calendar from January 1 5 to Octo
ber 15 lists 52 events of national, re
Climb in Kelowna. B.C. Mr. Street is the President of Castrol Oils (Canada) Limited and he was so
prize money and what is regarded as the best paved hill climb for sports and
June 5 will see the first running of the Caribou Trails Rally as a national event Simon Fraser University Sports
end. May 15. a NWRC'event, the Trailblazer Rally is scheduled from Portland. i
fers just the right blend of top rate competition and social fun and games in the warm Okanagan sunshine. Cas trol is pleased to be associated with
this first-rate event."
$100 for the fastest time of the day, $200. for fastest sedan, plus free oil supplies to all winners of 14 classes. The Okanagan club will award $700
worth of trophies and medals to place
winners.
The Pacific 660 Rally will depart Fort St. John. B.C. on May 22. This two day
event, which includes dances and a
Although the event has been held for thirteen years, 1971 marks the first
Gymkhanas in B.C. have been organied into three area series. The events, to be run on Vancouver Island and the Interior and Lower Mainland areas, will
alberta rallyists to B.C. The rally runs on some parts of the Alaska highway
and Caribou Trails rallies are all sup ported by the B.C Festival of Sports
amateur and the professional entrants. The first event at Westwood. May 29 and 30 incorporates both an ama teur and professional program. Spon sored by Pepsi-Cola, the races will have a Regional championship and profes
sional events for Formula and sports
cars.
PEDESTRIAN CROSS
Westwood's second race meeting will also have full Regional events and
the first of two Canadian-American amateur events where first and second
October 2-3 will bring the biggest and most important amateur racing event ever held in Canada, along with the final Formula B event, in the Play er's Challenge Series for the National Championship. This event, sponsored by Imperial Tobacco, will bring the top amateur and professional drivers from
across Canada to the Westwood Cir
C3 BLEACHERS
CROSS
cuit, many of them for the first time. CARS AND DRIVERS British Columbia's newest racing
' c2
B.C.'s WESTWOOD. Many visitors this fall.
McKenzie will all pilot B's. as will Dave Ogilvy who feels that his new engine and suspension components will easily break the Westwood record of 1:
05 for Formula B cars.
The first Driver Training Class in the region had 40 new drivers and CASC Licence Director Marg Ogilvy had is
Bob Trickett, the B.C. Region Formula Champion has a new Kelly
Formula V, Fred McNeill has a new
Formula Ford and Tom Johnson a
Northwest Racing have their Datsuns in new silver and black colours.
They are running (510 sedan with a gine and 5-speed 1000 sedan and 311 sports car.
new March Formula Ford. Rich Moore and John Randall are
seen as favourites in the Sports Racing class while Bill Sainsbury has built a
new class C sports racer and Bruce and
Harly Weiss have built a new car. Bob Gad has bought Cam McKenzie's
with Terri's son. Roy Robinson driving an HP Sprite. Bob McGregor will have an FP Midget and John Schuberg will pilot a GP Sprite. Schuberg finished
third in last fall's American Road Race
Jake Rempel has sold his Formula A and is building a Lotus Cortina while
Tony Morris, a favourite at Westwood,
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PRAIRIE REGION
Edmonton's Barry Fox is going to be
at the beginning of April, lacking only special fuel cells for United States races. The team was still looking for a sponsor as the winter snows melted, preferably, according to spokesman
David Fowler, "an Edmonton company
FOX OF EDMONTON
On the trail of a racing sponsor A mis-aligned chassis on their new Merlyn Mk. 17 Formula Ford in 1970 was quickly corrected after early-sea son failures and Fox racing went on to a successful season. The Merlyn fin
ished well up in the fields throughout
CLUB NEWS
Calgary
Sports
Car
Club
has
finally hitting the Shell 4000 in 1955. The opening of Edmonton International
Speedway convinced Fox. like many
western drivers, that he should get into
and a regional race meeting at Dewinton Airport, south of Calgary. The per mission for the race was granted sub ject to the track surface being in good
condition.
Larry Rawluswyk. speed chairman of the Calgary club, has been praised by members for his organizing ability even though he and his wife dominated the
ice dices held on Little Red Deer Lake.
way opened
in
1968.
the
young
Class Winners were: Larry Rawlu swyk BMW 2002TI.; John Proctor -
Volvo; Bob Grmdley - Renault: Charles Wainberg - Mini; Chris Dyer - Volvo.
The five race meetings attracted as high as 64 entries. The Northern Alberta Sports Car Club of Edmonton completed their ice
slalom series held at Twin Island Lakes near Edmonton with a tie for first place between the VW 1 500 of R. Carley and
the Mini Cooper of Lome Stanners. H. Weigl was third in a Renault R12.
Class winners were: R Bennet Firebird: Mike Webb - Fiat 124; Lome
PRAIRIE CALENDAR
April
CSCC.
Harry Reynolds of Calgary will again be racing his Lotus 23C, pre viously driven, by Maurice McCaig. Reynolds says he will enter all Prairie and B.C. Regional events this summer.
His mechanic. Don Hilgate, will enter
the car in the Kelowna Hill Climb and
18 28
April
CSCC.
Region Executive Scrutineer Lindsay Wilson, a long time member of LSCC. The $ports Car Club of Saskatchewan is seeking help to build a racing
circuit on land made available to them
May
looking team ever to come out of Cal gary. Ballowens Racing Enterprises is complete with a Brabham BT8 for
the 1970 B/SR Champion Norbert
Ball, a Lotus 61 M for Ted Owens and
a new double deck trailer. The team
will campaign on the Prairies and at Westwood. They are looking for a
sponsor.
gion of CASC.
"We have increased co-operation in
ship, with points accumulated for a prize pot at the end of the year. Some
of the seven events will run with other
Region organization. Following the April 25 opening event, the series continues May 16 with a third event in conjunction with
the June 13 Can-Am race at Mosport.
BINGLEY CREE AND SON HUGH Are two wheels better than four? ahead. I think Formula Ford is the
ONTARIO REGION
Bingley Cree doesn't just take his
son to the races, he has trained him to
enough for any driver." The team is aiming for the run-off
final in the Player's series at Westwood
Mosport will provide a different type of action this year in conjunction with
Swiss Chalet Park. Three races in a
With little left to conquer in that category, the Crees turned to foimula racing three years ago with a Lotus. Hugh had instant success, winning his
first novice race, but since then the
five-event off-road racing series will be held on a course prepared in the Mos port infield. The races are open to dune buggies, ice racing cars, minibikes and
scramblers.
RALLYING
On the National Rally trail. Bruce and Betty Schmidt of Tavistock have
added the Ides of March Rally to their
Last year, for instance: "People seemed to keep hitting us. we got
knocked off the course at Harewood."
In 1970. the Cree team spent about S3.000 to follow their hobby, not
counting the original purchase of the car. This may seem a lot. but the two are extremely dedicated to their sport and show up at every possible event.
said Bingley. Then he laughed. "I'm saying 'we'. I sound like a boxing man
ager."
Hugh feels that all cars should carry sponsors' stickers, especially those
competing in the Player's series and he adds. "I think it is also very important
The Ontario Region Rally Champion ship events are as follows: May 15. Summer Scenes: July 10. Night Navex: July 24. Renown Night Navex: Sept 4. Sleepless Knight; Sept. 1 1. Manitoulin;
Oct. 3. Cornucopia: Oct. 16, Fall Free-
for every race car to have a CASC sticker. After all. they are their races we
are in."
paign the Billes McLaren in the CanAm series this year Ludwig Heimrath has his Eagle Turbo-charged Ford
ready for Indianapolis but needs some new sponsorship to launch his effort.
Maurice Carter of Hamilton, famed
Son Hugh decided to go the fourwheeled route and for the past three
years, the Cree father and son team have been seen regularly at all eastern
race meets.
and hard-working and appear to have worked for their place in the sun. The Cree women are all for racing. Both Hugh's wife and mother are in there pitching for him at every event. RACING SCENE Despite the loss of Harewood as a
race circuit. Ontario faces an excellent
clude Adam Mitchell and Bob Belyea from Toronto. Ed Dowe of Napanee.
Richard Miller from Almont. all with Hawkes. Even the novices seem to fa
FF and Ray Gray is back on track with a Titan. Gray was formerly a Triumph contracted driver, doing exceptionally
Rules and Regulations are available for the BEMC Spring Trophy Races at Mosport June 26-27. Write Box 193.
Terminal A. Toronto.
sponsor what will likely be Le Circuit's biggest drawing card of the season, the
Labatt Can-Am, the second race in the rich Can-Am series, set for June 2.
competitors are looking forward to the big B.C. Centennial Car Rally in late
June, but there is still plenty of local
activity scheduled. A non-CA$C championship, le
QUEBEC'S ROBERGE
Championnat du Rallye Molson. will take place in eight different sections of the province. In each section there will
be $1500 prize money. The CASC re
Petite, attractive Louise Roberge will be racing a Formula Ford in Quebec and some National racing events this
year.
gional rally section were happy to get a prize money donation from Peugeot and $igi Motors of Montreal who will
Mosport
given out.
and another
by
Player's
has recently purchased a Lotus 69. She is concluding negotiations for sponsorship for her racing activities.
QUEBEC REGION
Molson's Brewery in Quebec looks
to be moving into motorsport sponsor The Laurentide Championship, with
Sigi Motors. The money will be shared by the top five competitors, regardless of the type of car they drive. This is in
contrast to arrangements made by most auto companies who put up the
ship in a bigger way than ever in 1971 and the CASC Quebec Region office has come up with a sponsor for the Zone Endurance Race Championship. Pennzoil will put up $2,000 for the
best two-car team in the four race se ries which starts with the Sundown GP
$ 10.000 in prize money up for grabs, will be hotly contested by Quebec sports
and sedan drivers this year. The reign
bulk of their rallying money only for drivers who use a specific make of car.
CARS AND DRIVERS Jacques Couture and David Mc-
races this year by two BMW's being prepared by $igi Motors for Jacques
Fortin and Roland Poitras.
at Mosport August 21-22. then moves to Debert. Nova Scotia, in July and Le
Circuit in May and October.
In addition to a full schedule of
CASC Quebec Regional Director John Sambrook says a great deal more emphasis will be placed on the Laurentide and Endurance race series this
Jacques is going after the National Championship, the Quebec title and as many SCCA races as he can run.
Jacques Bienvenue's Porsche is
The Quebec racing season starts on May 16 with the first races in the Laurentide series for sports cars and sedans
and the Molson series for formula cars. Dates in the Molson's Series have been
year. "We feel the prize money offered by Pennzoil will really help to stimulate club racing." he told CMB.
With the national championship hav
arranged so there will be no conflict with the Player's Challenge Series for
the National Championship. Many
Quebec drivers have already purchased new cars and the reigning Champion. Jacques Couture, says he is not going
to give up his title even though he will
ported Quebec buyers are Wilson Southam. Randy Fraser. Ian Coristine
and Peter Roberts. Ottawa driver Don Horner thas sold
in Quebec will also get Molson's sup port to the tune of $6,000. Jacques Duval, who has had plenty of experi
QUEBEC CALENDAR
Information from CASC Quebec Region Office (514)488-8935 RALLIES
LA REGION DUQUEBEC
MONTREAL Les amateurs de
reussi
decrocher de
et tout
combles cette saison. En plus des trois courses internationales qui seront pre
sentees au Circuit Mont-Tremblant. la brasserie Molson du Quebec Ltee a annonce lors d'une conference de
commandites
April 17
CASLL
laisse croire que de nouvelles voitures plus competitives feront leur apparition.
17 21 24 25 25 27 28 28
presse qu'elle augmentait a nouveau cette annee sa participation sur la scene regionale. En plus d'appuyer les trois series deja existantes. Molson. Laurentide et St-Eugene. Molson distribuera quelque $6,000 lors des deux courses d'endurance qui se derouleront
chez nous.
de I'annee derniere. Jacques Couture, qui sera fort occupe avec la serie canadienne aura fort a faire s'il a I'intention de conserver son titre.
2 2 4 4
Phase 2 Rally
Ecole de Rallye
Rally School
Ecole de Rallye
Le championnat Laurentide pour voiture sedan, sport et sport de course reprendra du poil de la bete encore une fois cette annee grace a une bourse de
May 8 Rallye de Graduation May 9 Rallye des Fleurs May 9 Springtime Rally
May 11 Rally School
MCO
SMCC
15 15 18 19 22 22
SMCC
bonnes voitures egalement car les pilo tes ont I'intention de faire d'une pierre deux coups en s'inscrivant aux epreu ves d'endurance. Jacques Bienvenue doit etre considere comme le grand
favori encore une fois cette saison avec sa Porsche merveilleusement bien
preparee.
Dans cette
classe.
deux
Graduation Rally
..
SMCC
CADL SRC CASM MLSCC OVAC CLCA KACQ SRC SMCC CLCA
May 22 Rallye du President May 23 Rallye du Printemps May 29 -La Belle Province
May 30 --
Benefit Rally
Rallye Surprise
OVAC
SOLO EVENTS
depenser de fortes sommes d'argent dans la preparation d'un bolide de course pourront sen donner a coeur joie. II s'agit egalement d'un tremplin pour les nouveaux venus. En tout.
S5.000 en trophees et prix seront
offerts durant la saison.
son.
May 23
May 22-23 Regional School . CASC May 29-30 Endurance and Regional
Races.... June 5-6
CASM
Motorcycle Races .
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LE LAURENTIDE
EN VEDETTE
Les dirigeants de la
section du
sport automobile ont I'intention d'accorder encore plus d'importance au championnat Laurentide qui pourrait
bien devenir la serie officielle du Que
spectateurs. Le grand responsable. Jean Ryan n'avait pas cache alors sa grande deception mais il semble qu'il
ait decide de relever a nouveau le defi.
LE RALLYE
rallye de la FCSA, division du Quebec, a appris avec joie au mois de mars que
saison. le Laurentide prendra deja un peu plus d'importance. Lors de certains evenements. il s'agira de la course
seront disputees au Quebec suscitent egalement. il va sans dire, beaucoup d'interet. On s'attend qu'en plus des
S6.000 offerts par Molson d'autres prix
equipes qui representeront les differentes associations. Le grand favori et specialiste de ces epreuves. Jacques Duval, sera present. A cause de son experience dans ce domaine en particulier. il sera difficile a devancer d'autant
CAN-AM, TRANS-AM,
FORMULES Les courses internationales qui se
derouleront au Quebec seront: la Can-
Am. le 27 juin. 13 Trans-Am. le premier aoiit et une epreuve pour formules A et formules 1 le 12 septembre. Deux de ces trois programmes sont deja commandites. Labatt a repris la Can-Am et
tromper et a la lumiere des statistiques de I'annee derniere que la Trans-Am. malgre le retrait de certains manufactu
rers, obtiendra la faveur du public
ront pas le 29 aout a cet endroit. En plus de la presentation des championnats Laurentide et Molson. il y aura une
Michel Tremblay ne se decourage pas. Cette annee il reviendra a la charge avec la vieille cobra qui lui a
cause plus d'un probleme la saison der
formule B. On peut s'attendre a ce que les organisateurs tentent d'obtemr la participation de quelques pilotes euro-
deja de I'argent mais aux equipes qui evoluent sur leur produit seulement. Ainsi. le championnat regional sera fort interessant cette annee. Enfin. plusieurs
Quebecois, dont les freres Rainville et
Jacques Duval devra installer un autre moteur dans sa Porsche s'il veut
courir dans le Laurentide. classe C. Pour
le duo Racine-Lacharite songent serieusement a s'inscrire au Rallye du Centenaire d'une distance de 5.000 milles.
ATLANTIC REGION
A busy year there's something
happening somewhere every weekend. The 1971 Halifax Motorsport Show (Apr. 28 - May 2) is expected to draw more than twice as many people as last year, and in only its second year. The
site is the beautiful modern Scotia
ries. TEEM Atlantic (Sponsored by a well-known bottling firm) will field two
tember 20. He qualified 2nd fastest for the Laurentides. in his Mini Cooper S. after Louis Germain. At the flag, he
snapped the lead and held it 'til turn 2 then yielded to Germain. After about 4
Square, situated right downtown with unlimited parking space within easy
HALIFAX
STORSPAR-h
All the drivers in TEEM Atlantic have
foot pedals. My foot slipped off the brake going into Namerow Corner!" After running a quarter-lap with no oil pressure Fram was retired by a broken fitting in the oil line at the filter. Ger main won. but his best lap of the day was only 1/10 second better than
Fram's.
floor space under cover (compared with last year's 17.000) there was no prob
lem in finding exhibitors.
five weeks before opening. The Gunston Hospitality room, the Shell Film World of Motorsport. and
twelve trained hostesses, dressed in
trouble at St. Jovite that prevented him from ever showing his best there last
season. Because of a broken valve in
of Halifax, "knowing the track will be an advantage in setting up the car. if not in finding the right line around." Though not used to endurance rac
ing, the boys know the challenge and Fram has already started jogging to
his Jan Speed head, he was unable to complete his qualifying laps for the Laurentides. Believing he was out of it.
for help or information Enjoying factory blessing this year, the displays are bet ter lit. more colorful, and more dynamic
than last year. Competition-seasoned
with him yet. He regained the track and did the slice-through-the-field bit again.
to finish second in class!
Square, a good many of whom are holding off their Easter advertising
splurge until the end of the month, to tie in with a motorsport theme.
The show is sponsored by the Atlan tic Sports Car Club: and proceeds will
be applied to the advancement of
motorsport.
RACING
been honing ther skills for six years, waiting lot the oportunity presenting
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1048 cc. Epics and Vivas. It's a class not recognized in any other region. "Though we strongly endorse the new
SCCA class breakdown of sedans into three classes, class "Atlantic" is an at
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NAME
Among the other cars competing in the Atlantic region are the inevitable
sedans and sports cars, but an increas
story. Probably the most zealous of all Atlantic Region racers is Bob Giannou
of $t. John's Newfoundland.
riod and high (S15 per annum - high?) club fee. willing track workers can join the new Atlantic Region Race Control
Association as a Marshal or Timer for only the $1.00 waiver fee. The mem
bers of the Truro C.B. Radio Club, so
has given its Dominion Day Holiday weekend away, and so the national
Highlands Rally will be run instead on
'Way Down East may have been an apt description for the music of Don Messer once. It is not apt for the activities of the Atlantic Region CASC.
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"AUTO RACING DOES NOT DESERVE ANY MORE PUBLICITY THAN IT GETS"
rallying receive little attention from the mass media, but often, according
lies within the sport itself.
Many motorsport enthusiasts are critical of the fact that racing and
was far less sharp on sending out ma terial about last year's Gulf Champion ship. It seemed almost impossible last
year to get any championship stand
ings, or even how where and when the races were being held.
egory are rally organizers. When a re porter is trying to fill his columns with up-to-date news, there is no way he is going to find the post office box ad dress of a car club of any value to him. All press releases should have a tele
phone number listed where newsmen
can get accurate and authentic infor
PRESS ATTROIS-RIVIERES
dating the news editors with copy on the team, having a statistical break down of each player's accomplish
ments and making reporters welcome.
"When an auto race is coming up. the best a sports editor might expect in many cases is a turgid four lines
scrawled on the back of an old enve
him you are speaking a language which at the best of times could only be con
fused with Greek or Martian.
and why.
in the eyes of many of us who have tried to cover it is just getting in the
tant than telling the press who was first, second and thrid. Complete results are useless unless they are issued immediately. The proliferation of class
es, races within the race, only results in
being akin to taking the holy orders. Generally the young lady on the desk
has never heard of the writer or his
TELEPHONE! TELEPHONE
Vi
PHOTOG AT TROIS RIVIERES
surprising number of people who man age to just walk in and get their passes.
"I'm busy on the phone" is overcome, the average reporter is faced with a whole new set of prob lems. He watches as a cute little candy
A great number of these are longlegged, highly attractive young ladies who appear to have little connection with any news gathering organization. Any reporter worth his press card would have long since ferreted out
such beauties, had they been a regular
"While I may have painted a picture of gloom in this article. I really believe things are looking up. Especially in rac ing where we now have the pros at Player's. Labatt's, Molson's and others, sponsoring and publicizing the Cana
dian events. Believe me. the money
apple-red car is being passed time and again by some behemoth of a machine, but is surprised to discover later that
the little red car actually won some
that will be spent on publicizing racing this year will do the sport a lot more
good than the few thousand dollars prize money that is being put up. What
the sport needs now is personality de velopment. Drivers must be made
known to the public while the internal
debate that permeates motorsport
lunch just as the crowd has arrived and' everyone is waiting for the big race to
start.
GAZETTE,
MONTREAL.
MARCH 22.
This is only half the truth It is in fact flying, but not much above stalling speed since the
lap.
Thore is nothing wrong with Mrs Ruloy's Sebring Boarding Home except that it is hard
to locate This is because it is actually three homos tucked behind a gas station.
Trev finally finds it
says Trevor Jones. He should not complain All he has lost is his budget. This is nothing compared to losing your room key to Mrs Ruley's Sebring Boarding
Home.
"The truck stop." says Trevor "We passed a truck stop on the way in."
mean good, cheap food, served fast. This is a legend in 49 states and a myth in one. I know
of at least I 5 Florida truck drivers who must
suffer from heartburn and are earning nine bucks an hour between the soup and the daily
special
"I'm going to Sebring." I said Cannon grunted He is the best race driver
in Canada and didn't got thoro by being stupid.
The next night I meet 15 more It is a long story about reservations for 14 and a group of IB at a placo called Clayton's and it ends back
in the truck stop
I retreat just as gracefully and trip over the verandah steps. I go and kick a palm tree. The next evening we land back in Kitchener The airport is deserted and I have a story to file.
"Don't worry about a phone." says a man called David Cook who until now has been very pleasant. "I know a truck stop on the road in."
He didn't oven blink as ho wont down.
that allow access to the paddock hotdog stand but nowhere else, including BFG's privato
lounge above the pits
WATCH US GO!!
Top photo shows Bruce and Betty Schmidt winning the Canadian Winter Rally. At bottom. South African and Questor Grand Prix winner Mario Andretti on his way to
victory.
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Vice-President. Claude Soucy. 652 Castelneau. La Tuque. Que. Secretary-Treas Marcel Bouchard. R.R. '3. La Tuque. Que
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CHANGE OF REGION ADDRESS Effective November 1. 1970
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Socretary
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Managing Director
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Committee '71 has been obtained. A number of Commercial sponsors will also be involved. Prize money to a minimum of S10.000 00 is plannod. The route will be about 4.800 miles in length.
Route: Ottawa. Ontario to Victoria. British Columbia
No 71-5
Can-Am Trans-Am
Can-Am
Formula "A"
Trans-Am
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Grand Prix-Canada Can-Am
Alberta Ontario
Queboc
August29Trois-Rivieres Circuit
Sept19Mosport Park
Oct.3Westwood Circuit PLAYER'S CENTENNIAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS
Oct.3Westwood Circuit
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
British Columbia
No 71-6
Pos.
Vehicle/Entrant
Driver/Navigator
Jacques Racine
Gilles Lacharite
Club
Penalty/points
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Datsun PL510SS1
CASLL
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Jacques Racine
2 Datsun PL5101
Guy Vanier
KIACQ
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Gary Larscn
6 Datsun PL510
John Pearce
6
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John Siade
Boyd Laventure
Hap Purdy
Doussiluto
MHSC
MMSC
58
13
Ford Cortinast
UNBSCC
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Doug Shute
9 Datsun PL510
Maurice Blondin
John McCabo
Maurice Blonvin Robert Thibault Ron Steeves
76
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Ron Steeves
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Maleem Dumy
Kent Meisner
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Volvo 12Z5
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Kent Meisner
Bill MacDonald
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No 71-8
Re: NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (7th of 24 events) From: National Office, National Rally Director, K.L. Edmond
EVENT CLUB CLASS START FINISH
DATE
RALLYMASTER
STEWARD
Feb 26-28. 1971 Denis Johnson D.L Quirk 29 Feb 28. 1971
PEN PTS. NAT PTS
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Walter Boyce
Douglas Woods
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Ronault 12 M Rainville
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La Boutique
Rainville
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Kuno Wittmer
Lee 9artholemew
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Assoc.
Klaus Ross
John Slillli:
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Guy Vanier
Gilles Vanier
Datsun PL510
DJ McEachran
David McEachran
Mark Chappell
Jacques Racine
Gilles Lacharite
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MR. SUN, DO YOUR THING. Photographer Jim Thornton captured the essence of winter racing in this shot of John McDonald of the Northern Alberta Sports Car Club bouncing off the bank at Twin Island Lake in Northern Alberta. Eastern organizers suffered from too-warm weather for their events, but there was plenty of ice in the west.
LIVRES
Un livre sur I'histoire clu sport automobile au Quebec, pourquoi pas? Pierre Luc. un coureur-chroniqueur qui a vecu depuis plusieurs annees revolution de ce sport chez
nous en a eu I'idee
et
surtout
d'apprecier
ce
qui
se
fait
IM'Al.
Ce
Table
nouveau bouquin de
Ronde. a ete
255 pages,
fois. le lecteur y trouvera surtout une bible a laquelle I pourra se referer pour dote une discussion ou pour Irouver le renseignement
qu'il cherche
renseignements
400
PHOTOS
publie dans "R.P M " les resultats d'epreuves dont la maionte d'entre nous n'avons jamais entendu parler Son livre
resumo toutes les activites d'hier a
bien mis en pratique I'adage qui veut qu'une "photo vaul mille mots" Evitant les donnees trop techniques. Pierre Luc a su s'installer au niveau de I'amateur. C'est pourquoi "R PM" est facile a lire et se veut sans pretention aucune II ne s'agit pas d'une oeuvre luteraire. Signalons que la publication de ce livre a ete rendu possible grace a la
collaboration de BP Petroles Llee et de la
BOOKS
Len Coates ol Toronto has written a damn
accident, which according to those who were there, was not of his own making
Coates' book also tells the story of Bill
good book. It's called Challenge' The Story of Canadian Road Racing. And a good story of motor racing it is But
it is not a history of the sport, for such a
reliable, and for Sadler, too expensive Take a driver, a good designer, and what else do you need to create a great racing team? A moneybags And that came along in the form of the ebullient Chuck Rathgeb. who may have been a rank novice in the pits,
but whose enthusiasm for the sport knew no
bounds
After dropping a
perhaps
had a problem that seemed peculiar to Ontario's early racing circuits Cows and sheep were frequent visitors to the tracks, leaving evidence behind. In those days, since most tracks were on
abandoned airfields that had been hastily
built for the British Commonwealth Air
About the next best thing to come the way of auto racing was Player's Cigarettes
Once they started to put money and
Coates
information from
There were problems in getting race tracks built Neither Mosport nor Le Circuit Mont Tremblant had a club with property as
Westwood had. nor a promoter with money
as was the case at Edmonton International
Speedway.
Coates' anecdotes about the days of
rounding up the money to build the tracks, then pay professional drivers are most
amusing
1961 Canadian Grand Prix, a sports-racing car event, then went on to join the Lotus Formula Junior Team in Europe Young Peter showed great skill on the
European tracks but was involved in a fatal
a pity. But with the rush of events that have been taking place in the past few years it
seems to many that there just is not time for fun and games any more.
And that's a pity B.M
year by the United States Auto Club at Indianapolis. Pocono and the Ontario
The Silver Lake Rally on the May 22-23 weekend is being claimed, "The best National Championship
Rally for 1971." The claim is made
by members of the Outaouais Valley Autosport Club. They are the organ
izers of the event.
shatters all precedent. The two races will make the United States the only
country in the world to have two
Castrol Oil is signing up a variety of drivers this season, including Al Unser. seen above with designer George Big notti and the 1971 PJ Colt.
events counting toward the World Grand Prix Champion. The annual fall
classic at Watkin's Glen New York will
continue, with the new race set for
NOTEBOOKS
Harlan Fengler, chief Steward of
the United States Auto Club is in
April 9th. 1972 at Ontario Motor Speedway, the multi-million dollar rac
They say it will help to increase interest in racing. Drivers are happy to have
another huge pot of United States dol
lars to share.
going on all month at the Brickyard with the all-important time trials weekends set for May 15-16 and May 22-23. Only the fastest 33 of the 70-odd entries will get the start
cently under the company's em ployee suggestion plan. Gerald Chappel figured out that a plug used for a hole in an under-the-body side mem ber was not necessary.
Canadian car buyers, according to GM. 21 per cent of all the company's cus tomers order either light or dark green. Copper is third after the two shades of
green and blue is fourth. At the bottom of the preference chart is black, ac
Mod Scot Jackie Stewart has also
an extensive campaign to get people to lock their cars left on city streets.
Champion Spark Plug Company is on an extensive campaign to get people to take care of their cars.
Naturally the company would like to
And so has Canada's Formula Ford Champion Gary Magwood. shaking hands with Castrol's Canadian President, R.J. Street. In background are Simon
Wood, Magwood's business manager, and Michael Willingham of Castrol.
sell more spark plugs, but their ad vertising which urges people to tune up engines will go a long way in cleaning up our air. The Canada Safety Council reports good results from its Defensive Driving
Course program. The British Colum
bia Safety Council topped the list of co operating agencies with 13.810 gradu
ates last year.
NOTE BOOKS
Formula One drivers have some
Competition
Committee
for
the
United States will present the ACCUS cup to the driver with the best
overall record in three races in which Formula One cars will run on this
continent. They are the Questor. Grand Prix, run at Ontario California, the Player's Grand Prix of Canada
and the Grand Prix of the United
States.
The FIA has granted international status to the Press On Regardless Rally November 2-5. through the wilderness of Northern Michigan. Recognized as
Racing's dedicated flagmen are kept busy jumping fences. . . S500.00 in prizes. Richard Bennet
won S59.38 with his Firebird. Other
winners were Mike Webb (Fiat 124) S40.10. Lorn Stanners, (Mini-
Conn. The forms must be presented by drivers when they appear for scrutineering at SCCA events.
Montreal driver Ian Coristine will be
April. Coristine drove for the Royal Bank Racing Team last season but did
not find the bank quite so "approacha ble" this year.
nounced they will be running in S.C.C.A. races this year include, Ep pie Wietzes, Horst Kroll, John Can
non and Kris Harrison who will com
calls a "Rally Nova" and a "Heavy Chevy" Chevelle. The cars have spe
It must be working, because now there are over two hundred Toyota
dealers across Canada and the list is
We'd like to tell you about our selves first hand. What's really behind you when you buy a Toyota. First of all, the people at Toyota
know and understand what it takes to
still growing. Growing because of the performance of our cars and because of
accessible and dependable service. Right now, Toyota is the fourth largest car maker in the world. Who knows, we could be first someday. So, to sum it all up.
It's nice to know that
make a great car. If you've seen any Toyota car, you'd know what we're talk ing about. The little things mean as much as the big things. And the same pride we've taken in
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