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five regions of Canada.

Until 1967. the CASC was repre

8To encourage Canadian participa

tion in international automobile

sented on the world governing body

(Federation Internatonale de I'-

sports events and to encourage in

ternational participation in Cana
dian events.

Automobile) through Great Britain's

Royal Automobile Club. In October of Canada's Centennial year. CASC's ap

plication for direct affiliation with the

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.

President and Secretary-Treasurer, who

are elected by the general membership

at an Annual General Meeting. The remainder of the Board is made up of a Director of Rallying, a Director of Rac ing and a Director of Solo Events (hill

While the tremendous growth in

popularity and intricacy of motorsport has required the CASC to become a

WHAT IS THE CASC?

Twenty years ago. three motorspot
clubs in Canada decided to get to

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

climbs, ghymkhanas. etc.). These Direc

tors are Chairmen of their respective

National Committees. The entire opera

tion is conducted within the framework

gether and establish a national organi

zation to govern what appeared to be a fast growing sport.
There was no Mosport at that time,
no Westwood. no Edmonton Interna

tional Speedway and no Le Circuit

Mont Tremblant.

ties of existing clubs. 3To provide for the interchange of

information. 4To assist in the formation of local

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.

business and negotiate with groups

outside Canada. CASC is associated with the Cana

necessary if Canada was to take its place among the motorsport nations.
The result was the formation of the

5To provide uniform regulations and

controls.

dian Highway Safety Council as a sus

taining member and is represented on that organization's Public Action and Vehicle Safety Committees. Club mem bers are encouraged to co-operate with the Canadian Highway Safety Council.

6To provide a strong and effective

voice for the sport.

Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Inc..

which is now the governing body for motorsport in Canada. The CASC is made up of more than 100 car clubs in

7To establish, for Canada, a recog

nized place in international automo

bile sport.

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CANADIAN MOTORSPORT
BULLETIN

FROM THE PRESIDENT

1971 promises to be such a great year for motorsport in Canada, that I'm afraid we might be running out of superlatives. We are seeing the revival of the
long distance rally event to celebrate the B.C. Centennial, we will also see the

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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Our cover picture shows the new Manic GT. built in Granby. Quebec. It will not be the intention of this magazine to publish exhaustive road tests but we would like to say that the Manic GT is a very handsome car that should appeal to a lot of people.
The main reason the Manic GT is on our cover is that Manic was the very

Dr. Keith Ronald, Secretary-Treasurer

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We hope everyone likes our first effort. If you are an

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den. Secretary, Box 17, Group 327. R.R. 3,

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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.
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Almost two years earlier, it had been

comedians Wayne and Shuster. quip ping their way throuth the announce
ment of the Gulf Canada Series.

NATIONAL
RACING

The series finale will be the feature

race at Canada's first national sports

car runoff, the Player's Centennial Race

of Champions at Westwood Circuit on

Now, in the same room. Salon A of Toronto's Sutton Place Hotel, CTV

Oct. 3. (It gets the name Centennial

only this year because it's included in the list of events marking B.C.'s 100th birthday.)
The race of Champions is the third facet of Player's sponsor

sports director Johnny Esaw was

snapping off jokes between the

serious announcements of Impe rial Tobacco's stepped-up
involvement in Canadian auto

ship The company is kicking in

S35.000 to bring regional class

racing.

Esaw didn't get the laughs

that Wayne and Shuster received,

champions from all over Canada

to the B.C. showdown. The other two races in the B

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.

Apprehension about Canada's

racing

future,

which

existed

between Gulf's dropout and Play

er's rescue mission, has been

Toward the end of Gulf's noble

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.

washed away, replaced by the

conviction that all's well now that

Canada has accepted a logical place in the motor racing scheme of things.
"Generally." says Hanna. pre

Blame the cost. Blame a sag

dictably understating the consen sus that has filtered through to

CASC's national office, "the reac

ging economy. Blame overambition or lack of talent. No matter.

Hill with prize money

of the A series.

tion has been good."

They didn't come, and the series turned into a benefit for Eppie Wietzes and his

immaculately-prepared Formula Racing

entry out of Thornhill. Ont.

The fact is. nobody is bemoaning the

loss of the Formula A's. not even the

"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.

A lot of drivers had gone and ordered

cars even before the series was
announced."

most zealous backers of the big machines. Everyone accepts it as a

mistake: the series should have been

waiting for the first green flag to drop

in the six-race Formula B series. It

If Hanna expresses some surprise,

the sudden interest in Formula B racing

offers S3.000 a race, a points pot of

for Formula B cars right from the start. Drivers resigned

Even Canadian Formula A drivers

S20.000 and the prestige of being

Canadian racing champion.
Side shows

seem quietly resigned to the prospects of racing solely in the U.S. Continental
Series.

Three of the races will be run as side

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.

"There hasn't been much reaction at

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

all from Formula A drivers." says Bob

Hanna. executive-director of Canadian

Automobile Sport Clubs. "Naturally. I'd expect some of them to be disappoint

and the Player's Quebec at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant on Aug. 1 The Trans-

Ams were plase 2 of the announce

ment. The third race will share the bill

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."

ed, but I think they had already figured

on running the full Continental Series to pick up enough money to race
Formula A."

with the Player's Grand Prix-Canada at Mosport on Sept. 19. Figuring roughly. 80-to-100 thou
sand fans should see these races,

The early line, though, suggests that

Quebec drivers, with two exceptions, will be overwhelmed by a strong entry
list from Ontario.

Hanna says Canadian racing had to

take a cold, hard look at where it was

which is a nice selling point for For

heading after Gulf dropped sponsorship

Eppie wietzes at Trois-Rivieres

mula B drivers looking for sponsors.

London's wily Craig Hill, who backs

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

B division of the Canadian champion

not suffer for quality and quantity of

competition.

ship two years in a row and he won't

give it up easily. Toronto's Bill Brack, stepping back

from Formula A, hopes to team up with

Hill in a factory-backed, two-car Lotus
entry.

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

Another Lotus, with similar factory

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.

CHAMPION WIETZES Gone south for the money.

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

In addition, the driver must wear a

Debert. N.S.) a car requires a certain

amount of alteration. Approved type

flameproof driving suit, goggles and a

helmet that can cost over S50.00.

competition seat and shoulder harness

must be installed, on both sides if the

The CASC driving schools are staffed

by thoroughly experienced drivers who

car is a two seater; open cars must have a roll bar that suits CASC specifi
cations: oil catch tanks must be instal

have taken special courses on how to

instruct novices on the finer points of

motor racing In most cases, the num

ber of students is limited to provide
close contacts between instructors and

possibly be written off. To qualify for CASC schools such as

led; headlights and stop lights should be taped: racing tires must be installed on cars capable of more than 118
MPH.

the one at Mosport, (others are being

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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

runoff has been recognized as an offi

cial British Columbia Centennial event

and will be known as the Player's Cen

tennial Race of Champions.
Details of the runoff, to be held at

quickest drivers in the late 50's and early 60's. He claimed that driving was
an instinct and all anyone had to do

Vancouver's Westwood Circuit, October

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.

3, under the organization of the Sports

Car Club of B.C.. were announced

by

Robert

J.

Hanna.

executive

director of Canadian Automobile Sport

Clubs. COUTURE

Two top drivers who are all for

racing schools are National Formula

Ford Champion Gary Magwood of

Toronto and Quebec Champion. Jac

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

nity for the top drivers in various re

gions across the country to compete

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

specialized training without the neces

"Our students spend almost twothirds of their time in the cars." says

sity of a huge investment in a racing

car.

cover

travel,

accommodation

and

Couture, "and since we take only six at

a time, we can really keep a close
watch on them. The Jim Russell School has never had a serious accident in its

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

prizes. Manufacturers' contingency prize money is expected to exceed

S3.000. We estimate that 200 top

fourteen years of operation." The Jim Russell School uses a sys

tem of instruction which it says has been developed over the years at the school's headquarters at the Snetterton

Canadian racing drivers will assemble

for the event," concluded Mr. Hanna.

"We think it is particularly appropri

ate that this brand new concept will be
unveiled in Vancouver at the time of British Columbia's Centennial." said Sid

International Racing Drivers School at

Le Circuit. Mont Tremblant.

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,

Lotus FF machinery. The Canadian JRS

has seven cars that are maintained by

factory-trained

mechanic

Hubert

Formula Fords, sedans and sports cars.

Zimone who has also built a special

Formula Ford for extra tall students.

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."

Wallace, general chairman of Centennial'71.

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

The race is not expected to be af

fected by the recent decision of the

B.C. Government to ban advertising and limit the promotions of cigarette compagnies. "At least the race is definitely on for

this year." said John Sambrook. the

CASC National Racing Director.

Special deals are being made with

various regions of the CASC to provide
drivers with expense money to get to

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

going to Ottawa for the July 11th race.

The drivers will get S225 to go to the
St. Jovite event. $250 for Trois Ri

operation is different. Students there

And if you smash up the car you don't pay for it. They do.

vieres and S200.00 for Mosport.

pao( n

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

Europeans make the Indy scene)

and for the first time the question was

going to be answered as to who had

the edge between American Formula A and world championship Formula One in terms of machinery.
Hulme didn't even think it would be close.

"I think the highest Formula A car

will finish sixth." he said before the
race.

In fact it finished seventh, driven by

Ron Grable.

Grand

Prix cars swept the rich

S280.000 race which was the fore

runner for a world championship Formula One Grand Prix in the spring
of 1972.

Mario Andretti. Some spicey Ferrari.

Mario Andretti. still relatively new to

the F1 scene but fresh from an out

STP March Formula One car. finished

Formula One car unless I thought I had

a better chance in one."

standing win in the South African Grand Prix, won the two-heat race driving a
Ferrari. Jackie Stewart of Scotland was

12th after a sticking throttle put him

off the course, and won S6.500. Before the Qeustor Grand Prix, the

Hulme. former world champion from

New Zealand, backed up his claim that

F1 cars would take the first five places. "My formula should be much faster in the tighter back sections of Ontario

argument had been whether the 305

runner-up in his Tyrell Ford and Hulme

took third in a McLaren.

cubic inch American engine Formula A cars would beat the smaller, lighter.
Formula One cars with their 183 cubic

Andretti won $38,250 in prize and

because it's lighter It's lighter not only

because of the basic design but also

lap money.

Stewart

$25,250 and

inch racing engines.

Cannon, with the choice of
commented:

Hulme $17,400.

both,

because the F1 car gets better gas

mileage than Formula A. We'll be able
to start with a lighter fuel load."
The Formula One cars are 200

Montrealer John Cannon, the only

Canadian racing and competing in an

"I obviously wouldn't be driving a

STANDIN GS
ONTARIO. Calif. Final standing in
the $288,900 Questor Grand Prix.
12-

pounds lighter than the Formula A.

David Lockton. President of Ontario

John

Cannon.

Canada.

$TP-

March, $6,500.

13Lou Sell. Fullerton. Calif.. Lola 1Mario Andretti. Nazareth. Pa.,

Ferrari. 31 2B. $38,250.

Motor Speedway which airlifted the top 20 Formula One crews and cars over the cars arriving by freighter

2Jackie 8tewart. Scotland. TyrellFord. S25.250.

Chevy, $6,250. 14Mark Donohue. Media. Pa Lola Chevy. $6,000.

right at the $peedway airport from London - agreed that the Europeans
would be hard to beat.

15Derek Bell. England. March Ford.

New New Zealand. Zealand.
S 10.000.

"They won't be coming over here

unless they feel they can win." he said.
"The advancements the Americans have made with Formula A are ama

3Denis 4Chris

Hulme. Amon.

McLaren Ford. $17,400.

Matra-$imca $14,350. 5Tim $chenken. Australia. BrabhamFord. $13,550.

16Bobby Unser. Albuquerque. N.M..

. Lola Chevy. $5,500. Lola Chevy. S5.250.

17Tony Adamowicz. Torrance. Calif. 18Ronnie Peterson, Sweden. STPMarch. S9.350.

zing" Driving the Formula A cars were A.J. Foyt. Al Unser. Mark Donohue. Peter

6Jo Siffert. Switzerland. BRM-153.

S12.950.

19Gus Hutchison. Dallas. Tex.. ASD

American. S4.750.

Revson and George Follmer. Bobby Unser, Sam Posey Lou Sell. Tony
Adamowicz and Bob Bondurant.

7Ron Grable. Mountain View. Calif-

20Henri Pescarolo. France. March

Ford. $8,850

Lola Chevy. $8,000.

"We're not going to Ontario to finish

fifth," said Donohue. "I think we can

8Peter Gethin. England. McLarenFord. S11.850.

21Emerson
$8,600.

Fittipaldi,

Lotus

Ford.

sit on the pole."

9Howden Ganley. England. BRM

153. $11,350.

Follmer thought the two camps were

about even.

22Sam Posey. Sharon. Conn.. SurTees-Chevy. $4,150.

10Pedro Rodriguez. Mexico. BRM

160, $12,350.

The FA Car right now is on an even

keel with the F1 car." he said. "The
advancements and refinements over

23Bob Bondurant Newport. Beach. Calif.. Lola Chevy. $4,050.

24Peter Revson. New York. SurteesChevy. $3,950.

11Jacky

Ickx.

Belgium.

Ferrari

312B. $11,500

the past two years with this type of car

have been fantastic.

HE WAS RIGHT

FORMULA ONE.. .

. . . said Denis Hulme . . .

. IS FASTER THAN FORMULA A.

"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.

$25 5 million facility.

In the first heat. Stewart started

then taking the lead on the sixth lap and steadily outdistancing the field to
win by 13 seconds.
Andretti won the first heat at

"And we are diversified enough as

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

drivers to adapt to any racing condi tions, be it oval or road racing."

Here Hulme disagreed.

Except for Grable's finish in the top

"Europeans are generally better road

racers than the Americans." he said. "It

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

10 driving a Lola Chevrolet and some outstanding driving by Donohue, of

Media. Pa., in the first race, the For

is another advantage to us." The Grand Prix drivers spent all their
time on road course while the Ameri

part of the race catching up. finally got

a lead on Stewart with five laps to go.

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

cans spent most of it on oval tracks although there are an increasing

number of road races on the schedule
each year

In front of a crowd of 68.825. both

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

Lola Chev before it lost oil pressure. He

didn't make the second race.

Foyt. five-time U.S. driving cham

pion, started a McLaren Chev from last

heats went 32 laps, 102.4 miles of the

3.2 mile course that includes 200 turns

easier time of it. allowing Stewart and

throughout the infield of the vast.

Belgian Jackie Ickx to set the pace but

place in the first race but made only seven laps before bringing the car in because of bad handling.

INTERNATIONAL

MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION
OF CANADA

Canada's Country-wide Motorsport Club

Membership $20.00 per year

CASC affiliated Write for information

P.O. Box 193, Islington, Ontario

416-231-4730

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

CANADIAN CHAMPION WALTER BOYCE TELLS:

HOW TO PREPARE A RALLY CAR

by Ken Shindler, Ottawa Journal Walter Boyce and Doug Woods believe in Datsun they should, having won the 1970 Canadian Natio nal Rally Championship with one. Now prepare a rally car. "The standard off-the-showroom-

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."

Using just such a car. purchased

from Don Mann Motors in Ottawa, and

using a sort of super-Datsun. they have

a running start on the '71 title. But

like many other cars, it virtually needs

no modification to be competitive. Put
on a set of snow tires, add some extra

equipped with competition options

gradually added over the year. Boyce
and Woods entered seven CASC natio

they don't mind telling others how to

nal championship rallies in 1970 and

earned the title by winning five of

them. They also won the 1970 Cana

* V~---

- *>*-"

dian Winter Rally. This year, driving a

specially made Datsun SSS. they pla ced second in the Fall Night Rally and

won both the Trail of the Conestoga

and the Rallye des Neiges.

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

considerably to give increased ground

clearance and a much stiffer ride. "We

have nine to ten inches ground clea

rance which comes in handy on very

rough roads." says Boyce. "But with a
very stiff front end and almost no roll, the car can be difficult to drive in slo
wer rallies on winter roads."

The sway bar has been increased in diameter from 17 to 19 inches, but

Boyce feels this may be too much for

summer driving at high speeds on

gravel

surfaces.

The

spring

rates,

however, he describes as "fantastic".

He says the car stays under tremen

dous control.

Being

un-sponsored

Boyce

and

Woods have to shop carefully for items

like tires. "We have found the Canadian

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,

nuts are tightened, the car is dropped

from the jack and the rally champions are on their way. Total elapsed time: 1 minute. 30
seconds.

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

the factory is a bit slow in ordering

them. But they are all available and in

stock at either Nissan in California or in

Japan. It helps if you know the part

number to order."

$22. each and they are good for about

2500 miles under severe rally condi
tions."

to

those

used

on

BMW

2002 Tl

sedans. A higher lift cam of wider dura

tion is installed and the high compres

In winter rallies, the Datsun is equip

ped with studded tires, but again bud get considerations are necessary. Most rallyists use special Rally studs made

sion pistons provide a ratio of 11 to 1.

rather than the standard 8.5 to 1. An

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

by Seco. "They are too expensive for

us. so we use Seco's truck studs." said

Boyce. "They cost half as much and are

almost as effective."

optional crank shaft is also installed. The engine modifications to the Boyce-Woods Datsun use many components that are fitted in Formula

the bolts are easily accessible, but the

skidpan never has to be removed. It

does not interfere with normal service

2 racing cars. "Your local dealer may

not know very much about these parts." says Boyce. "and sometimes

operations such as removing the alter

nator.

The Boyce-Woods Datsun is wellequipped in the engine compartment.

Boyce explains that he has no trou

ble pulling 7000 RPM from the engine

without strain, but he adds that the

Datsun engine is sensitive to three

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,

lights are an important consideration

and Boyce and Woods feel they have

come up with a good combination at

low cost.

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

point straight ahead and Boyce does

not believe in using pencil beams.

"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

give good coverage and yet do not

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.

offend oncoming drivers." says Boyce.

For a backup light, it was back to the

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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.

They are not sponsored, although Don

Mann Motors in Ottawa does let them

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.

that is normally sold to farmers for their

tractors.

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

Walter Boyce. a department store

office manger, has been rallying for

three years. He began in an MGB and
his navigator was Kay Edmond. now

the CASC National Rally Chairman. He

bought his first Datsun the next year on

the recommendation of experienced rallyists and has never regretted it. Navigator Doug Woods is a structu ral engineering student at Carleton University. He got started in 1967 with Charlie Doderidge in a Comet and toge ther they won the Quebec Regional Championship. He and Boyce teamed up in September. 1969. They found they were compatable and really got
moving in 1970 for the national title.

bility problem. But. this is quickly over

come.

padded fibre glass seat behind the wheel, while Doug's navigator's seat
is a modified, padded Datsun model
that reclines. "Of course", explains

"If anything, our car is over-modified

for the sort of rallying we do in this country." Boyce said. "Datsun has the
best-equipped factory in the world to

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,

supply 'off the shelf competition parts

to owners at very little cost. You can

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

bolted to the back floor".

package going"
"The Datsun PL510 is a natural rally car." Boyce explained. "It is durable,
solid and handles well. What I like best

They have drilled the front spindles

on the car to eliminate an outside hub

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

for their odometer which is hooked up

to a Lloyd Howell modified Halda Trip
Meter with a Twinmaster read-out

is the way all the brake and drive lines are located all tucked up and secu
red behind structural members. There's

Rally which starts from their home

town in June and runs to Victoria. B.C.

RALLY STANDINGS. The latest National Championship

standings, 6 events scored out of 24.
DRIVERS COMPETING FOR THE FIDLER TROPHY
Post. Driver
Pts

6Jim Potts. London, Ont.

57

WOSCA

7Marc Chappell. Ottawa 8Kay Edmond, Ottawa

Club 9R Thinault. St. Jerome. P.Q. 10Lee Bantholemew, Montreal

35 30 30 28

OVAC
SMCC CADL CASLL

1Bruce Schmidt, Tavistock. Ont

101 72 67 66
61

FAC KACQ OVAC CASLL LCMC WOSCA

DAC

2Guy Vanier. Montreal 3Walter Boyce. Ottawa 4Jacques Racine. Montreal

5Marcel Rainville. Montreal

10John Slade, Halifax

28

ASCC

CANADA TRACK AND TRAFFIC

MARQUE CHAMPIONSHIP
1Datsun
2Fiat

6Haydn Gozzard. London. Ont.

57

7Donald McEachern. Oakville. Ont 38 L38 8David McEachran, Ottawa 35

9Michel DeNiverville. Montreal 10M Blondin. St. Jerome. P.Q. 33 30

3Renault
4GM

OVAC SMCC CADL

5Chrysler

A National Rally Competitors Register is being

maintained by CASC. Competitors who are entrants in national events and who wish to have their names

NAVIGATORS COMPETING FOR ING

4 V THE DEAK TROPHY 1 I

provided to rally organizers who will forward informa

Club FAC OVAC CADL OVAC CASLL

Pos. Navigator 1Betty Schmidt. Tavistock. Ont

2Robin Edwardes, Montreal

Pts
101

tion and regulations, should send three dollars to

81 72 67 66

3Gill:::. Vanier, St. Jerome, P.Q. 4Doug Woods, Ottawa

5Gilli.T. Lacharite. Montreal

CASC. National Rally Register. P.O. Box 97. Willowdale. Ont. Competitors wishing only information con

cerning rallies in heir home zones need send only

$2.00

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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

June 23 - July 1,1971

ACO MU.ES

l ovwwcmt points

APPROXIMATE SCALE

CANAOA

CROSS-CANADA RALLYING REVIVED BY IMCAN

WANTED: INTERESTED PAR TIES TO TRAVEL TO BRITISH
COLUMBIA IN JUNE.

route, crossing five provinces. The occa

sion: British Columbia's Centennial '71.

Bay and Sudbury. Pausing only minutes

at these towns, the route will terminate

Starting at Ottawa, the expected 100

cars will take off into the descending

After a lapse of three years. Rally

contestants from all over the world will

its first section at Sault Ste Marie. Having jumped, bumped and heaved

be able to try their skill at following an

indirect route across Canada.

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

June 23rd to July 1 st. is the time for

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
-

.r, '

. i

IMCAN's Jim Gunn...

. . .looking for factory teams

PAG 18

just west of Edmonton is the Yellowhead Pass.

the first one in 1911. driving his 25

H.P. Turcat Mery the 570 miles from

Paris to Monte Carlo in 28 hours and 10 minutes.

The Rally never takes a direct route and contestants will see the forestry roads of Alberta and more "special sta

M. Rougier was to find the going a

bit more difficult in the following year
when first he was almost arrested be

ges" before the Yellowhead appears in

the windscreen. Rallyists native to Brit
ish Columbia have always claimed the

best country in the world to test man

and machine, now they have the oppor

cause his car was "belching smoke like a factory chimney" at the start, and lat

er, arriving at a control after it had

closed down for the night. Many rally ists know exactly how he felt.
The Monte Carlo Rally, known sim

tunity to prove it. Almost two days will

be spent over wagon tracks connecting

colourful places like Tete Jaune Cache.

100 mile house. Kereneos. Osoyoos. and an overnight stop at Kamloops.

ply as "The Monte" to real rallying en

thusiasts was started in the pre-World

The last day and night will take in an

ancient rutted path called the Coqui-

halla. Finally there is a Ferry ride out of

Vancouver to Nanaimo and the finish at

War One days when the social posi tions of the upper and middle classes was determined by the amount of time

spent wintering on the Riviera. Auto

mobile clubs in those days were for the wealthy and most of them featured

Mile "0" of the Trans Canada Highway

in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, overlook

ing the Pacific Ocean. So you'd like to

see all this and more? Contact the In

luxurious hotel-like buildings where the cognoscente gathered to discuss their

"motors".

ternational Motorsport Association at

I LEADING CANADIAN RALLYIST BRUCE SCHMIDT is a favourite for

the B.C. Centennial Rally. . .

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 gateways through the moun

tains to /British Columbia are few. but

The 1971 Monte winners and the traditional Champage.

P.O. Box 193. Islington. Ontario. Jim

Gunn will send you a "travel" folder, or
at least, someone in the IMCAN office
will.

The 1911

Monte was based on a

bicycle rally and even the word "rally"

was not used until some time later. The

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

23 starters in the original 1911 event,

the Monte Carlo Rally has grown to
become the most widely publicized

But he's also spending a lot of time

explaining that new beard.

motoring event in Europe. A win in the

Monte Carlo Rally usually means an automatic sales increase for the victo rious car and many manufacturers have spent small fortunes trying to capture
the event.

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

Winning a Monte Carlo Rally has

never been easy Henri Rougier won

VEY will lead a strong Chrysler entry.

this day. debates about the awarding to

marks at the finish. But the first two

resorted to a variety of tricks. Some

events captured the public imagination

and fired the enthusiasm of Edwardian
automobilists.

hooked up cables between the steering and the rear brakes to help them get
around hairpin corners. The Athens

starters often carried guns to threaten

indignant peasants, while the route

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.

It took Europe a long time to recover

from the horrors of World War One and it was not until 1924 that the financial

through Yugoslavia held the added danger of packs of vicious wolves.

While Ford. Delahaye and Hotchkiss cars dominated the rally in the 1930's.

Madison Avenue even had a go in the 1963 event, when Ford's agency. J.
Walter Thompson came up with the

and social bring back Despite tomobiles

atmosphere was suitable to the "run to the Riviera". a great improvement in au in the years following the

idea of introducing the new V8 pow

ered Falcon in the Principality. Several

war. the rally organizers increased 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.

cars were entered and Bo Ljungfeldt

became the first driver to win all the

special speed sections. One of his Fal

con team-mates was Trent Jarman

As nationalism ran rampart across

Europe in the late thirties, the era of

who had gained considerable experi

the factorybased team began. Entries

ranged from the now historical Chrysler
Airflow sedan to canvas-bodied Ford

Tunis as a starting point and the winner turned out to be a Renault driven by a Monsieur Repusseau who had chosen

the African starting point.

The early thirties were considered

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

was forced to spend huge sums on

advertising the fact their driver. Erik

Carlsson had actually won overall while

the Falcon was in 35th place.
Private entries have little chance of

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

regularity runs around the mountains

near Monaco.

It didn't take long after the Second

World War to get the Monte organized
again and the event has continued un

a team of three cars. Elaborate pace

The Ford motor company was very interested in capturing the event. They
entered 26 cars in 1936 and 28 in

notes are required if drivers expect to

be competitive.

1938 and won the event in both years

with cars powered by their famous flat-

interrupted since then, except for 1957 when Mr Mossadegh's hasty departure from power in Iran resulted in an oil shortage.

Of course all the experience and

technical assistance in the world will

not help unless you have good drivers

head V8 engines. With the increased competition and

the higher number of entries, drivers

Renault won the 1958 rally and from that time, the event has usually
been dominated each vear by one

and a fast, reliable and rugged car.

That's just what Renault had to win the

1971 Monte Carlo Rally.

ORGANIZATION
If you are thinking of sending
members of your club or friends off
down the back roads on a rally, here are

some important guidelines, prepared by

an experienced rallyist. Val Charie of the
Lower Canada Motor Club.

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

children passengers, make sure they are

tied down in the back seat.

Do not use speed to penalize. Give

adequate times so novices will not

overdrive. In a fun event use questions

as penalties. Remember, a rally is not a
race.

Have cars run with headlights on. Even in daylight, it is safer.

Keep private property private. Do not include any route questions which

require entrants to

go onto private

property. Especially avoid cemeteries.

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

speeds mean accuracy.

Snow and twisting roads are traditional.

Make any average speeds exact and

DON'T USE GRAVEYARDS

place the controls right at the top of

minutes. Otherwise the mathematicians

will be very unpleasant when they can

not calculate. Control marshals should

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

SPEED should not

be used as a penalty.

almost always be more co-operative.

departure and their time out noted on

their card.

point, the competitor should be allowed

to arrive early and be timed when he
hands in his card. Controls may be

Build in navigational safeguards. "Mickey Mouse" navigation is acceptable in fun events, but getting
lost and unable to recover the route is

Finish

Location. Unless there is a

placed only at the end of such a section.

Penalties. Calculate the time each

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

opening them. Dummy

controls on off-route roads can also oe

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

used to help competitors back onto the

right trail. Another alternative is to

supply maps (they're free), showing
the towns the rally will go through with

Private roads should not be marked.

Do not use private roads without

permission. If you do use them, say so in

the instructions. But do not count them

arrows pointing out the right direction of

approach.

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

as roads in instructions when they are

not being used.

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

Keep the speeds down. Speeds

should work out more than ten percent

"Mickey Mouse" the instructions are as

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

insured and that the owner knows the

examples, of how to do the navigation

must be given. Control Marshal instructions must be

car is being rallied. Crews should be

police along the way and they will

given their instructions just prior to

clear. At a meeting before the rally, be

sure all Marshals know exactly where

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.

They must also stay at their posts for

the right length of time. The fate of your

rally is in their hands.
Avoid two-way traffic Arrange the

route so the competitors do not use the

same road first in one direction, then

another at the same place. It is very

dangerous and avoidable.

Road, route and time. Tell the novices

that, they have three concerns in this

order: They must stay on the road to

enjoy the day. They must stay on the

route to enjoy the rally. If they can do
DO NOT RUN CARS in opposite directions on narrow roads. the first two. then they must stay on time to win the rally
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TECHNICAL

On the plane back to Kitchener from

would have had a good chance of pul

ling it off."

Series 60 (super wide) tires, on which

Cordts raced, sells at $75.

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

The entry was strictly for promotio

nal mileage. Only an unusual situation

The Series 60 radial is the only tire

in

North

America

to

satisfy both

is public relations director of B.F. Good

rich Canada Ltd.. and four days earlier

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.

"We have radial tire development in

this country and we consider motors-

he had embarked with a group ol

Canadian writers for the famous 12hour endurance race in Florida.

5.2 mile Sebring circuit, "and it is phy

sically harder to drive with these tires.

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

But they are strong."

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

three of them. At Sebring they went

unmarked through close to six hours of practice and qualifying. The company plans to continue to
enter cars with Radial T/A tires in

rest of the field would be on specialized

racing rubber. The Camaro went only two laps with
Toronto's John Cordts at the wheel and

stopped with a seized rear axle. Even

after co-driver Ron Pike of California

about a dozen SCCA events in Canada and the U.S. for further evaluation.

had dragged out a new differential and

made the swap out on the course, the

They do not. however, have plans to

develop a pure racing tire. "We're happy to see them here." said Goodyear's Dick Ralston at

car only made another lap before it stopped for good.

"It wasn't much of a test." admitted

Sebring "There's plenty of room "

Both Goodyear and Firestone will be

Fred Garner, vice president of BFG

Canada.

watching BFG's experiment closely

The Big Two were forced to make heavy cutbacks in their racing commit
ments due to astronomical costs in
CORDTS: Bad luck

Unfortunately. Because the compa ny's attempt to race street tires is the

first successful challenge to the highly

developed and very expensive racing tires that have become an integral part of racing. The first success came last year when Cordts placed second in a twohour Canadian sedan championship race at Mosport and followed that with
two victories at Watkins Glen. N.Y.. all
in an unmarked car and under a veil of
secrecy.

The very fact that BFG got involved

on a budget that may be peanuts to

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.

Goodyear and Firestone's race budget

indicates that the company is waking up to the fact that it has an identity problem.

be

more

than

mere

interest

shown in the Goodyear and Firestone

BFG in fact, stands a good chance of

doing exactly that. They already own a legitimate advertising claim which nei
ther of the others do to the effect

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

that the same tire that goes racing is

available readily to the general public at a not unreasonable cost considering the guarantee

produced radial tire in 1968 and is

still the only Canadian producer noone outside the industry seems aware
of it.

Sebring over 12 hours. At Daytona the car went out after

But as for Sebring itself, the trip left

something to be desired.

five hours and at Sebring after five

minutes. "It's too bad." one driver offe

"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

The tire carries impressive factory

support in the form of a 40.000 mile

guarantee against tread wear-out The

regular tire sells for S65 and the new

here at Sebring on a flat track, they

PAGE 22

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

range were other criteria. Configuration

of the V-12 from an engineering

locking up protection in the event of a

panic stop or crash. A couple of engines that powered racing cars to victory many years ago. were the basis for the new Jaguar V-12 power plant.
One is the twin overhead camshaft,

on display and told an interviewer: "I

believe we are going to have to start

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

multiples of six cylinders, as in the Jaguar V-12. are favored by engineers

when smoothness of operation and
freedom from vibration and noise is

six cylinder XK engine that powered

Jaguars to a record five wins in the Le

Mans 24-hour race in the 1950's: the

desired. V-12 design also allows use of a three-plan crankshaft resulting in

better balance and provides outstanding smoothness. The new Jaguar engine

designers seem to have been singing a

calando chorus that has tuned out sales.

other is the Coventry Climax Formula 1 engine which took four World Champion
Grand Prix titles and won more Formula

The Jaguar V-12 could change that.

Maybe.

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

Jaguar and Coventry Climax are a part

of the British Leyland complex and the

The V-12. which deveiops almost 25

per cent more horse-power than the six cylinder XK engine from a displacement gain of 20 per cent, weighs only
680 pounds. Flat cylinder heads were selected following tests and experience

be an exception BLM officials expect to

sell 85% of the production of their new
car in the United States and Canada, so the car was introduced in late March in

engineering staff of both combined to

create the new V-12

The program began with the development of an experimental engine

California and in mid-April at the British

Car Salon in Montreal

of V-12 design with double overhead

camshafts, fuel injection and transistorized ignition. Under the supervision of William M.

gained with Coventry Climax. The

combustion chambers are dish-like

It will be priced in the $7500 to $8000 range in Canada and should be

readily available by fall. Long. Outwardly, the new Jag does

depressions in the top of the aluminum

alloy pistons and the heads are flat on

the combustion side.'

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

High torque. This technique is used

in many racing engines and its chief

benefit is its significant contribution to power and torque output in the lower

into a road going power plant with the

assistance of Walter T F. Hassan and

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

enlarged cooling system There is a four-port exhaust system and flared

wheel arches to accommodate wide

Harry Mundy who completed the program after Heynes' retirement in

1970. Hassan had been part of the

track radial ply tires. The Jaguar V-12 has an anti-dive suspension system and four wheel disc
brakes Power assisted rack and pinion

engineering team that developed the

Coventry Climax Formula 1 engine while Mundy. in addition to being on the
same team, had been one of the

camshafts, the V-12 has single overhead camshafts for each bank of

steering is standard equipment and the

cylinders with chain drive Part of the reason for the single camshafts per bank was weight consideration double
camshafts would have added 44

steering

mountings have been

designers of the V-16 BRM Formula 1

racing engine. A street racer. The plan was that the

improved. The turning circle has been reduced from the E-Type's 41 feet to 36
for the V-12.

pounds to

total engine weight. The

power output of the street V-12 was 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

bolted to the cylinder heads.

distribution

of

power

and

torque'

allowing full freedom

of

movement

throughout the entire engine speed

No points. The unique ignition system eliminates distributor point pitting, corrosion and loss of adjustment due to wear. The Jaguar V-12

distributor has no breaker points to pit

or get out of adjustment. Instead the

Prix cars, allows up to 7,000 engine

RPM.

Jaguar distributor has a 12-segment engine-driven moving rotor which

transmits low tension electrical

carburetors at the present time. Fuel injection, it is felt, has a tremendous

A conventional system would not be

able to provide a sparking rate allowing

much more than 4.000 RPM. No other street vehicles are using the electronic

long range potential and development

work is continuing.
The carburetors are mounted outside

impulses across an

air

gap 20-22

of either half of the 60 degree engine

"V" allowing use of long induction manifolds which provide a ram effect. This boosts torque in the middle and lower speed ranges.
The manifolds are water heated and

thousands of an inch to an electronic

distributor system at present.

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

The V-12 engine was designed to

accept either carburetors or fuel

.njection. The engine in its present form

is equipped with four 175 CD SE Zenith-Stromberg carburetors because research showed it possible to achieve lower exhaust emission levels with

V-12's transistorized ignition system,

developed by Lucas for use in Grand

fully vaporizes the air/fuel mixture by

the time it enters the combustion
chambers.

CANADA'S MANIC GT IS A HIT IN NEW YORK

TECHNICAL DATA MANICGT
ENGINE Derived from the Renault 1300

THE COVER PICTURE ON THIS ISSUE OF CANADIAN MOTORSPORT BUL

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.
/:

cc "Sierra'' engine rear mounted. 4 in line cylin

ders. 5 main bearings. Overhead valves, remove-

able wet cylinder sleeves. 1289 cc (78.66 cv. in) capacity. Bore 2-7/8". stroke 3-1/32" Pressure

(ed oil lubrication. Sealed liquid cooling system.

Compression ratio 80 H P 65. (9 6) (80). 110 5) (1051. Capacity cooling system 10-1/2
US qts. 8-3/4 Imp qts Motor 2-3/4 auarts incl filter Fuel tank 8 gallons.

TRANSMISSION Single plate diaphragmtype clutch. Fullysynchronized 4 speeds (5 speed

gearbox available).

SUSPENSION Individual coil springs and

shock absorbers on all four wheels. Anti-roll tor
sion bar at the front.

STEERING Rack and Pinion. 30'4" diame ter turning circle.

BRAKES 4 wheel disc brakes: self adjust

ing. Hydraulic lockheed: dual system. Hand brake
on rear wheels.

DIMENSIONS Wheel base 89-1/4 overall

length. Length 162-1/2". Height 45". Weiqht

1450 lbs.

FUEL 35 to 42 miles to gallon (1300 to

1300SI

SPEED 105. 120. 135 mph depending on

motor.

TIRES 135 X 15 (options 155 X 13 front), (options 165 X 13 rear). Tire circumference
(leaded): 72.6".

HEATING AND COOLING A large, fast

operating heater is standard ELECTRICAL
amp/hr.

12 volts battery 45

CHASSIS Renault R-8 floor reinforced with a tubular chassis incorporating a security
arch.

BODY Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP)

SAFETY EQUIPMENT To U.S. Federal

standards Lap and shoulder safety belts Back-up

lights. Direction signals. Side flashers. Back-up

hydraulic system for brakes Universal joint on

steering column.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT AM-FM radio.

Lighter. Heated rear window. Tachometer. AMP

meter. Electric clock. Competition steering wheel.

Exterior mirror. Hand brake light. Windshield

washers. 2 speed wiper. Flow through ventilation.

Dashboard light dimmer. Water temperature gauge. Oil pressure gauge. Courtesy mirror.

TECHNICAL (CONT'D)

same plug that worked last year. This

mended for the same size engine pro

duced in previous years.
According to Friedrich the trouble
will result from misidentification of

year, with differences in heat range

recommendations, he could install too

cold a plug and encounter rapid fouling.

Engineers at Champion's Technical

model years and possible misreading

spark plug application charts. He said
the problem could be avoided if me

Services Department, following exten

sive research regarding the best possi ble spark plug application for 1971
engines, stress that in SOME CASES,

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

Many 1971-model US cars feature

evaporative control systems to help

the 1970 models Their introduction,

under requirements, on a national scale

reduce air pollution, much of which is

blamed on autos. Unlike exhaust or
crank-case emissions which become a

is the third big step auto makers have

taken in the past decade to eliminate

emissions as a factor in air pollution.

factor only when the engine is running,

the evaporation process is a continuing
one and is a factor when a vehicle is at

The first two steps were eliminating

emissions from crankcase ventilation

and reducing pollutants that emanated

from the exhaust pipe. On cars built prior to the introduc

PAUL COOKE, (left) now manager for Roger McCaig Racing of Regina has often received good advice from
Champion's Bill Friedrich.

rest as well as when it is under power.

Evaporative emissions from the fuel

tank and carburetor are believed re

tion of emission controls in the early

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

1960's. 60 percent of hydrocarbon pol|

lutants were traced to the exhaust pipe,

20 percent to evaporation and 20 per

cent to crankcase ventilation.

automobiles may be candidates for pis

Pollutant

Reduction

Improvements

ton damage because of mistaken ident

ity. The increasing possibility of a me chanic replacing a spark plug with an incorrect heat range type for a particu

leased into the air by both the exhaust system and by evaporation from the
fuel tank and carburetor.

in the design of engine components and modification of many engine ad

justments resulted in sizeable reduc

The evaporated fuel, which formerly

was vented into the atmosphere, now

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

will be eliminated by a system which stores the vapors in the crankcase or in

activated charcoal canisters until they

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

can be drawn into the engine and con

sumed in the combustion process.

tion process.
The motorist can now do his share

most major Canadian race meets, help

ing drivers with plug problems. Because of the fight against air pol
lution, some auto manufacturers, in
their 1971 models, have decreased

Federal Requirement Evaporative control systems were required for new vehicles sold in California starting with

towards obtaining cleaner air by main taining his car.

compression ratios and have retarded ignition timing to utilize the new lowlead or nonleaded fuels of lower octane

EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Charcoal Canister
PURGE PORT VAPOR LIQUID

value. As the ratios and horsepower

decrease, hotter spark plugs generally

are required. A plug whose heat range is too hot. however, can cause preignition. Therefore, mechanics must be

Crankcase Storage

SEPARATOR \

careful not to install a spark plug speci fied for a 1971 engine into a 1970 or

older engine of the same make and

cubic inch displacement unless recom
mended.

This could easily happen according

to Friedrich. He said. "A mechanic

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.
P*G6 25

CANADIAN

fp??

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.

Aug. 22 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Lexington. Ohio

Sept. 12 Donnybrooke. Brainerd. Minn

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

Aug. 1 Edmonton Int'l Speedway, Edmonton, Alta., Canada

Aug. 15 Donnybrooke. Brainerd. Minnesota

Sept. 6 Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock, Connecticut

SCCA FORMULA B
May 23 Seattle Raceway. Kent. Wash.
June Three races in Mexico.

July 18 or Aug. 29 Elkhart Lake Wise, Aug. 1 Edmonton Int'l Speedway

Aug. 15 Donnybrooke. Brainerd Minn.

INTERNATIONAL RACES IN CANADA

June 13. Mosport Park. CAN-AM June 20. Edmonton Speedway. TRAN$-AM
June 27. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. CAN-AM

August 1. Edmonton Speedway, FORMULA "A"

August 1. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. TRANS-AM Sept 12. Le Circuit Mont Tremblant. FORMULA "A" Sept. 19. Mosport Park. GRAND PRIX-CANADA

Sept. 26. Edmonton Speedway, CAN-AM

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

PLAYER'S CENTENNIAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS Oct. 3. Westwood Circuit, British Columbia

FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Mar. 6 South Africa

April 18 May 23
June 20

Spain Monaco
Holland

July 4 July 18

France Great Britain

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.

JUNE 5 CARIBOU TRAILS RALLY (B) SFUSCC. Vancouver.

JUNE 19 ONTARIO RALLY (A) MGCCT. Toronto.

JUNE 23 B.C. CENTENNIAL RALLY (FIA) IMCAN. Toronto.

(Ottawa to Vancouver. Not Canadian Championship )

JULY 17 MOUNTAIN TRIALS RALLY (B) WCAC, Vancouver JULY 24 RALLYE LABATT "500" (B) CASLL. Montreal.
JULY 31 LOBSTER RALLY (B) MMSC. Moncton.

|AUG. 21 CLEAR LAKE RALLY (A) WCSCC. Winnipeg.

SEPT 4 HIGHLANDS RALLY (CI ASCC. Halifax. SEPT. 4 DRIFTWOOD RALLY (B) CAC. Vancouver.

SEPT. 11 LOOP RALLY XV (C) CSCC. Calgary

SEPT. 18 GRAPE FESTIVAL RALLY (C) SCMC. St. Catharines. Ont.

SEPT 25 RALLYE FEUILLE D'ERABLE (A) KACQ. Quebec.
OCT. 2 FRAIRIE RALLY (B) NASCC. Edmonton.

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

The Renault 12.

All comfort from the word "go"

This is the non-compact compactthe compact that doesn't compact you. This is the only new compact that meets all the requirements of the car-buyer of the
70's.

big car, the Renault 12 gives you the extra

comfort that the small-come-latelies can't even claim:

Like dependable performance. The Re

nault 12 accelerates from 0 to 60 in 15.2

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.

Comfort is our thing. Make it yours.

THE REGIONS

"

CS*J*J*.

-.:.

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

John Randall. The record. 1 minute.

the Fall. This system worked very well

last year and promises to be successful
in 1971.

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

Mr. Street states. "The O.A.S.C. are

to be commended for the excellent and

gional. Fraser Valley or Northwest Rally

Council sanction. Some of the events

impressed with the efficient organiza

tion of the young members of the

have multiple sanction. The Mountain

Trials. July 17 and 18 are national.

Regional and NRWC sanctioned, while the Nor'wester. June 19 is B.C. Region,
NWRC and SCCA National sanctioned.

Okanagan Auto Sport Club that he de

cided to have his company fully spon sor the event this year.

To be run on May 23. the Knox

Mountain Hill Climb will offer increased

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

racing cars in North America.

Set in a city park, almost in down
town Kelowna. the course rises 2.2

Car Club is organizing and a good entry is expected. The route is ru

moured to be a tough one. with em

phasis on driver ability in the Caribou

country of the B.C. interior.
The WCAC Winter Rally will be run

miles from the side of picturesque Lake

Okanagan. There are 17 different turns

in the 800-foot rise Always held on

on May 8. delayed because of washed

CASTROL'S R.J. Street. He was

the May holiday weekend, the event is

the traditional start of the motorsport
season in the west, and it has become

out roads in February. This will be the

first event on the B.C. Regional cham

impressed with Knox.

pionship calendar. The following week

the "place to be" for enthusiasts from

hundreds of miles around.

professional job of organization they

present Knox Mountain Hill Climb of

end. May 15. a NWRC'event, the Trailblazer Rally is scheduled from Portland. i

Entries are limited to 80 of the fast

est racing cars in the Pacific Northwest.

This year Castrol has increased the
"Grand Prize" to $700 with

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."

Oregon and on May 22. the CAC Co

lumbian Canyon Rally will be held as part of the Fraser Valley series. This
event runs from Vancouver to Kelowna

$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.

and back with a day's stopover in Ke

lowna to watch the Knox Mountain Hill
Climb.

The Victoria Motor Sport Club has

two hillclimbs scheduled this year and

with a large increase in the number of

licences greater entries are expected
for all events. A reduction in the num

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

ber of classes will also likely improve the competition.

presentation party, carries $700 prize

money and is expected to lure many

year of full sponsorship. It is the only

motorsport event in Canada in which
Castrol is fully involved. Knox Mountain

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

on which last year, a foot and a half of

snow fell.

will be one of the major events on the

B.C. Centennial Calendar and special
medals and scrolls will be awarded to entrants. Past winners include Bob

be spread out over the year to come up

with local class winners. These area

The Pacific 660. Columbian Canyon

winners will be invited to a B C. Re

and Caribou Trails rallies are all sup ported by the B.C Festival of Sports

McLean. Dave Ogilvie. Laurie Craig and

gional Championship in Vancouver in

Program which awards medallions.

PAGE 29

THE RACING SCENE

The 1971 B.C. Region racing season is shaping up to be the best and most
successful season to date for both the

CAROUSEL NO. 1 0.2 Ml.

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

place winners will be given airline tick

ets to Hawaii and San Francisco by

C.P Air. Another event will be held

Sept. 11 and 12.

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.

up from Corvettes to a new McLaren

for some of the Can-Am races.

team is Canada West Racing and they

are right where the racing action ap pears to be headed in the region this year Sedan racing. Canada West will field an A sedan Challenger, a
Datsun 510 in the B class and a Mini for class C

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

sued 100 permits by the beginning of

April. A great deal of work has been
done at Westwood this winter, includ

Northwest Racing have their Datsuns in new silver and black colours.

ing a new 3-storey timing tower, new

fencing and a new power unit for the
generator plant.
For information on Westwood call

They are running (510 sedan with a gine and 5-speed 1000 sedan and 311 sports car.

the 510 Express 2000 cc sports en transmission), the a factory-prepared

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

Larry Rose in Vancouver 685 1271.

Terri's Team will be back in force

Harly Weiss have built a new car. Bob Gad has bought Cam McKenzie's

Geoff Hortin in Coquitland. 939 5871 or write to the Registrar, V. Hendrin,

3566 West 39th Ave.. Vancouver. 13.
B.C.

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

Lotus 23B and Jerry Olson is moving

of Champions and is considered a real

threat in the class when the easterners come out for the CASC runoff in the
fall.

CASC CAR CLUBS

Jake Rempel has sold his Formula A and is building a Lotus Cortina while
Tony Morris, a favourite at Westwood,

Now. you can advertise your club activities in Canadian Motorsport Bulletin at
special low club rates.

is completing work on a Camaro. John Hall's Mustang, guided locally by Les

Moon, will also be running in the
Trans-Am series and Lew Nielsen's

If you are planning major events, there's no better way to reach motor sport
enthusiasts than through the pages of CMB. It's the official CASC magazine.
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ever following a winter rebuild.

All Formula A cars have disappeared
from B.C.. while the Formula B contin

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Street. Penthouse One. Montreal. 107. P.Q. or phone (514) 932-7557.

gent remains the same as last year.

Gord Munroe, Pierce Isaac and Cam

PRAIRIE REGION
Edmonton's Barry Fox is going to be

a determined competitor in the 1971 Player's Challenge Series of races for

the Canadian championship. To con centrate fully on the efforts of his Fox

Racing Team the young Edmontonian

has sold his business, a garage on
82nd Avenue.

Fox's racing preparation is indicative

of the interest that the Canadian For

mula B series has aroused. The car. a

new Brabham BT-29 was ready to race

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

that would like to receive some good

publicity."

CLUB NEWS

Calgary

Sports

Car

Club

has

Barry Fox. whose father Tommy

races a Lotus 23B. started his motors-

received permission for a driving school

port career in slaloms and local rallies,

finally hitting the Shell 4000 in 1955. The opening of Edmonton International
Speedway convinced Fox. like many
western drivers, that he should get into

the year and capped 1970 with a

twelfth overall and seventh in the Formula B Class in the Westwood Gulf
Series final.

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.

racing. Barry enrolled at the Jim Rus

sell Racing Drivers School. By the time the Edmonton speed

Plans for 1971 include entry in the

complete Player's Challenge series and

as many Continental Formula B events as time and money will allow. DRIVERS AND CARS
Mike Atkin, the Hawke dealer will

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

Edmontonian had purchased a Lotus

51 Formula Ford in New York, making
him the first Formula Ford owner in

Larry drove his BMW 2002TI to first

place overall, his wife was second in

the same car while third went to Brian

western Canada Driving as a novice in

the new car. he won the first road race on the Edmonton circuit. After the two

Krueger in a BMW 2002.

be piloting a Pinto-powered Hawke

this season. Dave Morris will drive the

Class Winners were: Larry Rawlu swyk BMW 2002TI.; John Proctor -

more required novice events at MacDonald Manitoba and Westwood. B C.

same under the Hermes Racing ban

ner A third Hawke will be driven by

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

Fox acquired a CASC National Racing

License. In his final 1968 race he

Rick Kronstedt for Jasper Motors in

Edmonton.

managed a third overall behind two

experienced drivers.

Rick Forrest who had a March 709

1969 was a dismal year by compari

son and most races resulted in a DNF

last season will switch to a March

Formula Ford. Forrest was the Prairie

for Barry Fox. He managed an eighth

overall in the Formula Ford race prior to the Canadian Grand Prix then picked up

Region Formula Ford Champion in

1970 with Dave Morris and Mike
Atkin second and third.

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

a pair of decisive victories on a wet

track at Edmonton!

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

Stanners - Mini Cooper. R Carley - VW 1 500; Bob Stokowski - Porsche 1 600

Lethbridge sports Car Club may be

set for a revival. The club is planning a

Slalom to be organized by CASC Prairie

team up with Harry for the Enduro race

at Westwood They are getting support

18 28

Autocross. Hill Climb.

April
CSCC.

from Valvoline and Champion. Rated as the most professional-

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

1 - 2 Driving School. Speedway, NASCC, May 2 Open Eyes Rally.

CSCC.

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

and a Regina Drag Racing group. Well

known Prairie Region driver Barry Bratt
has ordered a new Chevron B16 while
veteran Tom Atkinson will switch from

a Sprite to the MGB formerly driven by

Toronto's Al Pease. Pat Brehm will

May 9 Alberta Autocross Champ. Event. Red Deer

will campaign on the Prairies and at Westwood. They are looking for a
sponsor.

again be driving his Chev V8 powered

Valkyrie.
PACC3I

gion of CASC.
"We have increased co-operation in

all areas, especially from the circuit rac

ing clubs." he said. "A special region

committee will be organizing one of
the Formula Ford series at Mosport and
it has members from almost all race

organizing clubs " As might be expected. Mosport is

heading for an extremely busy year with not a free weekend in sight.
The Formula Ford series will be

named the Shoppers World Champion

ship, with points accumulated for a prize pot at the end of the year. Some
of the seven events will run with other

major attractions, while others will

stand on their own with CASC Ontario

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

The series will feature two elimination

heats and a points final. On five of the

Formula Ford days, preliminary races
will be held for B. C. and D sedans to

ONTARIO REGION
Bingley Cree doesn't just take his
son to the races, he has trained him to

greatest class to race in this year." says

Hugh. "We have about 15 events within easy reach, and that should be

provide a contrast to the open-wheeled

cars.

race and given him support and help

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

since Hugh started behind the wheel in

go-karts.

in the fall and to get there has pur

chased a new Lotus Formula Ford. The

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

69F model can be converted into a B.

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.

possibly for 1972. It already has fuel

cells and other refinements which

RALLYING

means the changeover would cost only

about $1,000.

team has had tough luck

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.

Canadian International Winter Rally vic

tory with their Fiat

said Bingley. Then he laughed. "I'm saying 'we'. I sound like a boxing man
ager."

Despite the setbacks, the Cree team

finished third in the Formula Ford

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-

Championship in 1970 Father started racing back in 1930

with motorcycles on the grass and dirt

For-AII; Nov. 13. Northern Lights: Nov.

20. 124 Plus 124: Dec. 12. Jack Frost.

tracks in England. For five years he

for every race car to have a CASC sticker. After all. they are their races we
are in."

CARS AND DRIVERS

John Cordts of Thornhill will cam

lived by his racing, competing in speed

way events and winning the British

When asked why he liked to race.

Southern Centre Championship in 1949. Coming to Canada, he raced the

tracks here, winning the Senior halfmile title in Oshawa in 1952.

Hugh replied. "I guess I'm conceited. I

think everyone likes to see himself in the limelight " Reporters who have conducted track-side interviews get no impression
of conceit. The Crees are dedicated

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.

They are both extremely interested

in the Formula Ford series that are

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

Camaro driver, has been appointed dis

tributor tor Firestone race tires and is

setting up a coast-to-coast sales net

work.

Formula Ford racers for 1971 in

available in 1971: the Shoppers World Championship at Mosport. the Eastern

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

Zone Championship and the Ontario

Region Championship. "This gives us all a chance to plan
PAGE 33

year of competition, according to Tom

Baldock. President of the Ontario Re

vour this brand with Alec Purdy of

Hamilton starting out with one.

Jack Boxstrom has a Winklemann

ence with his Porsche at Sebring and

Daytona. is seen as the man to beat in the endurance events. He teamed up

FF and Ray Gray is back on track with a Titan. Gray was formerly a Triumph contracted driver, doing exceptionally

with George Nicholas, also of Montreal

and Bob Bailey of California, for a class win in the Daytona 24 hour event ear lier this year. Labatt's are also reported in on the motorsports scene in Quebec this year after a two-year absence. They will

well, but taking a year or so off to go

boating. He found it boring.

Rules and Regulations are available for the BEMC Spring Trophy Races at Mosport June 26-27. Write Box 193.
Terminal A. Toronto.

George Eaton, after an occasionally

brilliant but generally unsuccessful
Formula One season with BRM, has

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.

decided to buy Canadian. He is having a car built by Toronto's Fejer Brothers,

noted for their Chinook cars.

RALLYING Like all Canadian rallyists. Quebec

Ontario's ice racing championship

turned out a shambles. Most events

were cancelled because of soft ice.

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

George Commachio will be racing

Dino's Garage Fiat again in 1971.

and Al Souter has decided he cannot

stay from behind the wheel of a racing

car.

The Canadian Racing Drivers As

sociation Awards for 1970 went to

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

Eppie Wietzes as Driver of the Year

and to Eve White for news coverage.

Displays at the Toronto Sportsmens Show included one by

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

The young Quebec City mother of

two studied with the Jim Russell School at Le Circuit last season and

put up $1,000 for the regional rally

championship. The deal for the sponsorship was made between the Quebec Region

with great amounts of race publicity

has recently purchased a Lotus 69. She is concluding negotiations for sponsorship for her racing activities.

Rally Association and a long-time

friend of the sport. Kuno Wittmer of

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

ing champion. Jacques Bienvenue. is

an early season favourite with his Porsche, but he may get some close

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.

Connell will both be in factory-backed

Lotus Formula B cars in 1971 The two Jim Russell School Team drivers will have the assistance of Malcolm

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

The popular Clubman's series for

Quebec amateur drivers will continue in

1971 with $5,000 in trophies and

prizes put up by Molson's.

Page from the Lotus works in England.

David says he will run the full SCCA
Continental Formula B series, while

national and regional events. Le Circuit

will see three major international race

meetings in 1971. a Can-Am on June 27. a Trans-Am on August 1 and a

combined Formula One. Formula A
race in the Fall.

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

being prepared by Peter Gregg in

Jacksonville Florida.

Roy Folland has acquired an all

new Brabham FB while ice racer John

ing switched to Formula B. that class of racing could become de-emphasized in

favour of the sports cars and sedans.

Powell is reported ready to jump into

Peter Broeker's Stebro-Chevron.

arranged so there will be no conflict with the Player's Challenge Series for
the National Championship. Many

Molson's is reported considering retir

ing the Formula series and switching the prize money over to the Laurentide
events. For 1971 however, the status

Ottawa's JNO Racing seems to be finding plenty of customers for its

March Formula B machinery. Re

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

quo will be maintained. The two endurance races being run

be going after the national crown and

driving in several SCCA Continental B
races.

in Quebec will also get Molson's sup port to the tune of $6,000. Jacques Duval, who has had plenty of experi

the venerable Dailu racer and is going

to race a Merlyn FB this season.

QUEBEC CALENDAR
Information from CASC Quebec Region Office (514)488-8935 RALLIES

LA REGION DUQUEBEC
MONTREAL Les amateurs de

les differents championnats. Certains

pilotes ont
nouvelles

courses automobiles du Quebec seront

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.

April April April April April April April April

17 21 24 25 25 27 28 28

Graduation Rally Rally School

SRC CASM CADL SMCC

On peut etre assure de cet etat de

chose dans la serie Molson dont les

- Rallye des Pontes . BP Economy Run.... Ecole de Rallye Rally School

Ecole de Rallye

Hospital Benefit Rally OVAC

. KACQ

SMCC CASM CASM SMCC OVAC CASM SMCC KACQ

CASM

April 28 Rallye Achigan

May 1 Practice Rally

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.

dates ne viendront pas en conflit avec celles du championnat national com

mandite par Player's. Deja une dizaine
de Quebecois ont achete des voitures

neuves telles que March. Lotus. Brab

ham. Chevron et autres. Le champion

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.

May May May May

2 2 4 4

Phase 2 Rally

Le commanditaire n'a pas non plus

I'intention de se limiter aux epreuves

Ecole de Rallye

Rally School
Ecole de Rallye

disputees en circuit routier. En effet. 1'idee d'un championnat de rallye Mol

son lancee en 1969 a fait beaucoup de
chemin et cette annee la brasserie

May 4 Ecole de Rallye

May 5 Ecole de Rallye May 8 Easter Rally

CASM JOA CASM

KACQ

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

commandite un CRM dans huit parties

plus de $ 10,000. Dans cette serie. on

peut s'attendre a voir de nouvelles et

May 8 Rallye de Graduation May 9 Rallye des Fleurs May 9 Springtime Rally
May 11 Rally School

de la province, soit Outawais. Mauricie.

Estrie. Quebec. Saguenay-Lac St-Jean.

Montreal et Cote Nord. Dans chacune

MCO
SMCC

de ces sections, une somme approxi

mative de S 1.500 est distribute sur la

May May May May May May

15 15 18 19 22 22

SMCC

Rallye de L'Estrie - Rally School -- Rallye a la Carte .

Silver Lake

CASLL SMCC CASM OVAC

base de 60% pour la categorie "expert" et 40% pour les "novices".

Enfin. Molson commanditera cinq

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

programmes d'acceleration a Luskville.

une course du championnat mondial de

preparee.

Dans cette

classe.

deux

Graduation Rally

..

SMCC
CADL SRC CASM MLSCC OVAC CLCA KACQ SRC SMCC CLCA

BMW conduite par le docteur Jacques

May 22 Rallye du President May 23 Rallye du Printemps May 29 -La Belle Province

drag a $anair et deux epreuves de

stock car de trois cents tours a la piste
St-Michel de Quebec. Des evenements

Fortin et le rallyiste Roland Poitras

feront leur debut. Les deux bolides

seront prepares par le garage Sigi

Motors de Montreal.

May 30 --

Benefit Rally

de moindre importance pourraient s'a-

June 2 Rally School June 5 - Knoclurnal Kapers June 6 -

jouter au calendrier Molson du Quebec

un peu plus tard cette saison.
DEBUT LE 16 MAI
La saison des courses automobiles

Enfin. comme I'annee derniere. la

serie Clubman s'adressera aux coureurs vraiment amateurs. Encore une fois.

Rallye Surprise

June 9 - Rally School

tous ceux qui n'ont pas les moyens de

Greenhorn Rally Picnic Rally June 12 Graduation Rally

June 9 June 11

OVAC

au Mont-Tremblant s'ouvrira le 16 mai

SOLO EVENTS

avec la presentation de la premiere

manche des series Laurentide et Mol

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.

April 25 Slalom CASM April 25 Rosemount Europea n

Motors Slalom ...CLCA MLSCC

son.

On prevoit pour cette annee

une plus grande participation dans

CAN-AM CARS AT LE CIRCUIT

May 2 - - Kirkland Slalom

May May May May

2 9 - Driving Skill Test 16 Slalom Canadien 22 -Skill Test

Slalom

SRC CADAC CADAC

CERF CASM LAC CADAC . SRC CADL
i

They'll be back on June 27th.

Le 27 juin au Circuit nouveau rendez vous pour les pilotes Can-Am.

May 23

May 23 Slalom Asphalte

May 29 Driving Skill Test May 30 Slalom

June 6 - - Slalom Molson

RACING (All events at Le Circu t) April 25 Formula Ford Races

CASC CASC
MMRC .. CASC

May 1-2 Racing School May 8-9 Racing School

May 15- 6 Regional Races

May 22-23 Regional School . CASC May 29-30 Endurance and Regional
Races.... June 5-6

CASM

Motorcycle Races .

CMA

toujouis d'la paitie!

fissaa

IZ.^zssmszzzz--

right in the swing ofthings!

Brasseo au Quebec par Molson

LE LAURENTIDE
EN VEDETTE

Grand Prix. On se souviendra que I'an

nee derniere la course avait ete un

PILOTES& BOLIDES Jacques Couture et David

Les dirigeants de la

section du

echec en ce qui concerne le nombre de

McConnell n'auront pas tellement la

Quebec de la Federation canadienne 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.

chance de s'ennuyer cet ete. En plus du

Molson, ils seront tres souvent dans la

Continentale et le championnat cana

dien en forme B. ils seront tous deux au volant de nouvelles Lotus.

LE RALLYE

bec I'an prochain. En effet. avec la venue du championnat canadien en

formule B. le commanditaire a etudie la

Dans le domaine du rallye. le temps

est au beau fixe en ce qui concerne la
saison 1971-72. En effet. la section

Jacques Bienvenue a fait prepa

rer sa Porsche par Peter Gregg a
Jacksonville aux Etats-Unis. Encore une

possibility de retirer la serie Molson et de mettre I'emphase et I'argent sur le

Laurentide Pour cette annee. on a

rallye de la FCSA, division du Quebec, a appris avec joie au mois de mars que

fois cette annee il attachera beaucoup

d'importance au championnat Lauren
tide mais aussi aux courses d'endu
rance.

le garage Sigi Motors de Montreal

offrait quelques $1,000 en commandite

prefere attendre afin de voir qu'elle

sorte de succes remportera .la serie canadienne. Jusqu'a maintenant le seul

au championnat regional. L'entente a

ete conclue entre le veteran rallyiste

championnat de formule significant

etait le Molson Toutefois. des cette

Kuno Wittmer de la maison Sigi Motors

et Robert Thibault. directeur des rela

Roy Folland a fait lacquisition

d'une toute nouvelle Brabham. II s'in-

saison. le Laurentide prendra deja un peu plus d'importance. Lors de certains evenements. il s'agira de la course

tions publiques de I'Association de ral-

scrira au championnat canadien et a

principale de la journee. On pourra

alors faire une course pour chaque
classe (A. B. C) et une finale.

Les deux courses d'endurance qui

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

speciaux viennent s'ajouter aux bour

ses. Dans les clubs, on est pret a venir en aide dans la mesure du possible aux

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

plus que jusqu'a preuve du contraire.

Porsche demeure la meilleure voiture

pour les epreuves de longue haleine.

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

Player's, englobe dans son vaste projet

la Trans-Am On peut dire sans trop se

Bienvenue est encore le favori cette annee dans le Laurentide.

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

lye du Quebec. Fait a signaler, la

bourse sera partagee entre les cinq premiers conducteurs et navigateurs
indepemment de la marque de voiture
utilisee.

quelques epreuves du Molson.

Peter Roberts qui s'est fracture

une jambe cet hiver a I'intention pour

sa part d'acheter une March formule
B.

quebecois. Enfin. il ne faudrait pas

oublier le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres

C'est la premiere fois qu'on obtient

une telle commandite dans le domaine

qui prendra I'ampleur d'un evenement

international. Les activites ne manque-

du rallye sanctionne par la FCSA au

Canada. Certains manufacturers offrent

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

epreuve du championnat canadien de

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

niere. Si elle est bien preparee. elle sera

difficile a devancer dans la classe C

Jacques Duval devra installer un autre moteur dans sa Porsche s'il veut
courir dans le Laurentide. classe C. Pour

peens ou amencains dans le but de

donner un peu plus de prestige au
PAGE 34

le duo Racine-Lacharite songent serieusement a s'inscrire au Rallye du Centenaire d'une distance de 5.000 milles.

les courses d'endurance. il a deja tout ce

qu'il faut.

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

itself now in the Zone Endurance Se

there in '67 in a 289 Mustang.

One of Dave Fram's most memora

ries. TEEM Atlantic (Sponsored by a well-known bottling firm) will field two

ble rides was at St. Jovite Last Sep

cars a 427 AC Cobra, driven by

Dave Fram and John Risley: and a Mo Carter-prepared Trans-Am Camaro driven by Ron Locke and Don Hogan. The Zone Endurance (St Jovite May

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

29. Mosport Aug. 21: Debert. N.S.

July 25: St. Jovite Oct. 9) is the first race series to have as strong a rep resentation from the Atlantic region.

laps, he succeeded in regaining the

lead, but lost it. took it on the fifth and

Square, situated right downtown with unlimited parking space within easy

walking distance. With 40.000 sq. ft. of

started to stretch it. "Then my oil

guage went dizzy. Oil seeped through

the firewall, all over my legs, feet and

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.

Dave Fram has been within 6/10

floor space under cover (compared with last year's 17.000) there was no prob
lem in finding exhibitors.

second of the record time for cars of

raced at St. Jovite. and some further

his class at St. Jovite. Don Hogan,

Frams "TEEM-mate". had mechanical

away. Asked about their chance. Dave

The space was ninety percent sold

Fram said: "we'll be right in there. We

have strong, reliable machinery and we

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

have good drivers." About Debert. the

2.0 mile airport circuit 80 miles north

high boots and hot pants in TEEM col

ors, are all new additions. The host

esses are considered a particularly novel touch just to answer requests

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.

he pushed his car back to the pits, but

was called back to last place on the

grid in respect of a third in class finish

on Trans Am weekend. August 2. By turn 6 in the race on Sept. 20. he'd waded through the field to 3rd place

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

toughen up for the 1 1/2 hours at a time he expects to be behind the

wheel.

when he spun out he'd changed his

tires in the meantime and they weren't

race cars from Upper Canada are wel

Fram is probably the region's most

successful racer. He won the "Driver of

comed in addition to those prepared by

local enthusiasts and shown at last
year's show. The Datsun R 382 is ex

the Year" Award in his first year with

the ASCC in 1961. St Jovite didn't

with him yet. He regained the track and did the slice-through-the-field bit again.
to finish second in class!

pected, as are Jacques About's Manics:

psych him he won his first race

You're likely to see these two at the

local stock car champion Junior Henley

will show his ride, and so will Jim Hallahan.

The show has earned the support of

the merchants located in Scotia

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

Atlantic region racing has never been

in better shape. There will be two rac

ing schools, at which the instructors

will all be from within the region. In

addition to the races on those week

ends (the first is May 15 16), there will

be three other race meets one of

which will be the Atlantic Region's

contribution to the Zone Endurance

Series (July 24 &25). Some Atlantic Region drivers have

been honing ther skills for six years, waiting lot the oportunity presenting

TEEM ATLANTIC COBRA

Risley at the wheel at Debert

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Back at home, the Regional Exec,

has created an "Atlantic" class sedan,

The Atlantic Motorsport Weekend is

May 22 & 23. It used to be that a

driver could only win by entering the
hillclimb on Saturday afternoon, the

for

1200 cc. VWs. 850 Minis, and

And you will get CMB for a whole

year.

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

rally Saturday evening, and the gymkh

ana on Sunday. This year, to placate a

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years. That way you'll save even more

money.

tempt to initiate new members into the racing fraternity. An "Atlantic" class car will be cheaper to prepare the maxi mum you could possibly spend on such a car is $1500'. says CA$C Regional.
President Bob Iverach. Racing cams

Be sure to include your name and address, and do not forget the postal

the Annapolis Valley, The rally will

bring competitors from there to the

Halifax-Dartmouth metro area, and the

will be permitted on Beetles and Minis; and Vivas and Epics can have their

zone if you have one. That's very im portant because we want to keep the mailman happy, and on time. Fill in the coupon. It's easy.

gymkhana will be on the parade square

of CFB Shearwater on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbor. The Gymkhana

Type B head. Only about a half-dozen

such are expected to be ready for run
ning this summer.

is a regional event, the Rally-club, and

the Hillclimb-national.

NAME

Among the other cars competing in the Atlantic region are the inevitable
sedans and sports cars, but an increas

ADDRESS NAMES AND PLACES CITY

ing number of Vees are expected

some of them home-built by Frank
Jobborn in Halifax. But that's another

That Atlantic region executive is nothing if not flexible. To get people

into the sport without the initiation pe

POSTAL ZONE PROVINCE

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

I enclose $4.00 for one year of Ca

nadian Motorsport Bulletin.

By the time he's packed his Fiat

124s and trailered it 1500 miles to

Debert and back there's barely time for

the race on an average weekend. RALLYING

As an endorsement of the B.C. Cen

helpful, indeed invaluable in the past,

will now merit the ARRCA armband.
The drivers will be asked to vote on the best crew station at each event.

I enclose $7.00 for two years of Ca

nadian Motorsport Bulletin . . .
Mail to. . .

tennial Car Rally, the ASCC of Halifax

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.

Media Communications Inc.,

1444 Mackay Street,

Montreal 107, P.O., Canada

Labor Day weekend. As before, the

rally will have two starts in Halifax,
and Amherst on the border. The second

Recognize it. brothers, they are WITH

IT. Say did you hear that former Haligonian and ASCC member Chris O' Brien is racing in Formula 3 in Europe
this season?

half of the 800-mile Highlands will be

run entirely in hilly Cape Breton and the
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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

to Gordon Atkinson, sports commentator and sometime promoter, the fault

Canadian Motorsport Bulletin asked Atkinson for his views and his

reply was the above quotation and the following comments:

"Auto racing is a thrilling and excit ing sport that has stagnated in many areas because it seems impossible for
many organizers to get the information to people who might be interested in
body has heard of.

"There are exceptions of course. The

Player's Grand Prix of Canada is always well publicized by Public Relations

Services Limited, but this same firm

attending. The sport is too confusing

and time-consuming for any sports

writer to spend more than a cursory

interest in what is happening. It is much easier to telephone the local pro
fessional sports outlet and have them send over a player for an interview that
will be of interest to millions of fans.

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.

"Too often the sports editor gets

material wthout the name and tele

"It is a commonly held, but in my

view, false belief, that sports is a mania

phone number of the contact. Even

when a telephone number is given,

there is often a real lack of vital infor
mation. The worst offenders in this cat

in this nation. Actually, you can count

on the fingers of one hand the number

of people who turn out for a peewee

hockey game or a "B" team ski race, or

any of hundreds of other sports. "The Montreal Forum or Maple Leaf

Gardens on the other hand turn them

away at the door by the thousands dur

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

The girls can get passes.

racing is the nomenclature. You cannot

expect anyone but the thorougly versed

sports writer to understand the wierd

ing NHL hockey games. The answer is

simple. The NHL team owners have made the game of vital concern to

language you speak. It might be 1500

everyone. This is accomplished by inun

mation 24 hours a day. "The lack of pre-race or rally infor

mation generally turns off any actual

CC to you. but it's just a hunk of old

metal with an engine to a sports writer whose only previous automotive deci

dating the news editors with copy on the team, having a statistical break down of each player's accomplish
ments and making reporters welcome.

coverage of the event because, in my

opinion, in 99% of the cases there is too much confusion All of the basic

sion was whether or not to have plaid

seat covers on his Ford Fairlaine. To

"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

information should be in the first para

graph of any news release. Remember the W's. Who. what, where, when, how

him you are speaking a language which at the best of times could only be con
fused with Greek or Martian.

"The greatest folly of motor racing

and why.

lope listing a bunch of names that no

"A particularly difficult part of auto

in the eyes of many of us who have tried to cover it is just getting in the

gate. Unlike most sports events for

which press credentials are simply
mailed, auto race organizers seem to

cated to the idea that having a com

plete list of race results with long de

tails about the also-rans is more impor

enjoy sending reporters off to a tent in

the middle of a farmer's field where

they are subjected to a ritual that

seems Machiavellian at best.

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

"Getting a pass to a race meeting

sometimes appears to reporters as

a great deal of confusion.

"Another bane of novice motor

being akin to taking the holy orders. Generally the young lady on the desk
has never heard of the writer or his

sports reporters is the "smart Alec"

driver, who when asked a question,

organization and is highly skeptical as

to whether or not he wants this pass to enter the grounds to sell marijuana, or

feels that he must come up with some

scintillating wit. If a car drops out of a

race or rally for some reason, the press
should be told why. even though it

is going to flog it to a down-and-out

rubby at the next street corner. "If however, he manages to get past

TELEPHONE! TELEPHONE
Vi
PHOTOG AT TROIS RIVIERES

might be embarrasing for sponsors or

drivers. Wisecracks we don't need.

this press tent, an experience noted for

its ineptitude, the reporter notices a

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

part of the journalistic establishment.

The credibility gap is breached some
what when he realizes that the press

thing or other. Seldom is there anyone

around to explain what is going on.

And many auto race meetings decide

to send the PA announcers out to

badge, a symbol he has spent long

hours writing obituary columns to ac quire, is of little value because every one seems to be a press member. "Once the trauma of getting a pass
FROM THE

lunch just as the crowd has arrived and' everyone is waiting for the big race to
start.

should be brought to an end.

"And if you want reporters to cover

your sport, you've got to keep bugging

our bosses, the editors.

"Many race organizers seem dedi

write a complete overhaul and I wonder what
they know that I don't know.
I also wonder a little when all the maga

Trevor is not enjoying his first trip to Sebr

ing.

GAZETTE,
MONTREAL.
MARCH 22.

He enjoys it less when the president of BFG

Canada. Peter Mason, finally makes it to the track at 2 p.m.. three hours after the race
started.

zines are dated 1966 and the edition ol Life

featuros an editorial entitled Vietnam: The War is Worth Winning.

'Trevor." I said "This thing is a flying mu

by Chris Allen
seum "

Mason is two hours and 54 minutes too

late The company's entry, a Camaro driven by

Toronto's John Cordts, went out on the second

This is only half the truth It is in fact flying, but not much above stalling speed since the

lap.

charter agont is on a flat rate and is trying to

save gas

Having spent a minor fortune on this effort

to prove the BFG tires

The flight takes nine hours

There are some invitations which one

Realizing 10 miles is not a very convincing

test of BFG tires, the team fixes the car in an

should decline graciously.

"While you were away," the note read.
"Trevor Jones of B.F. Goodrich Canada called

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

hour and half. It goes another five miles and

stops for good.
"I have been on more successful trips."

They are racing a car al Sebring. Fla . on ordi

nary street tires and would like you to go and
watch."

"Dinner," says Mrs Ruley "Oh. the only

place open this late would be the Holiday Inn."

The Holiday Inn is actually in a place called
Lake Placid which is nearby 20 miles away It is also closed, at least the restaurant is.

Now not many people in motor racing like

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.

Sebring It is a dull airport circuit with minimal

facilities and the last time Florida cops used electric cattle proddors to maintain control.

I try the buzzer first For five minutes. Then

I kick the door Gently. Then I realize Mrs Ruley

But I had just returned from Banff. The

mountain air makes you light headed. I threw

"The truck stop." says Trevor "We passed a truck stop on the way in."

might be confused since it is, after all. three o'

clock in the morning.
"I'm not a thief." I shout at the silent house.

There is a legend that busy truck stops

dirty winter clothes into one corner and picked

up dirty summer clothos from anothor.

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

"I don't want your oranges. I want the key

to room four."

The argument between my wifo and I as to

who does the laundry has been going on for
some time.

suffer from heartburn and are earning nine bucks an hour between the soup and the daily
special

Nothing. The house mocks me. I know now

how Napoleon felt with a deserted Moscow at
his feet

I flew down to Toronto with John Cannon.

"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

"Have fun. "he said "I'm going on to Cali

fornia "

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.

The next day there is a brief flurry when it

turns out the race track has issued credentials

I find Trevor Jones in Kitchener. We are

flying down in a DC-3 which I recognize be

cause it used to belong to Ford of Canada. Apparently Ford unloaded it rather than under

that allow access to the paddock hotdog stand but nowhere else, including BFG's privato
lounge above the pits

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OFFICIAL BULLETINS
No 71-1

NATIONAL RALLY CALENDAR 1971

National Office (K. L. Edmond, National Rally Director)

Oct. 24 70 Fall Night Rally Nov. 28 Climax Rally
MCO DAC GVCC UBCSCC UNBSCC BEMC ELCC SMCC B
A

The following pages consist of

bulletins issued by the National
Office of the C.A.S.C. Club sec

.Ian 16 71 Trail of the Conestoga

Jan Jan. Feb. Feb. 30 30 13 20 Thunderbird Rally Winter Carnival Rally Canadian International Winter Rally Klondike Trap Lino

B C
A

retaries should clip these pages

and add them to their files for members' reference. Each month's issue of the

FIA
B

Feb 27 Rallye des Neiges

March 13 Ides of March Rally April 17 Southern Cross Rally May 22 Silver Lake Rally
May 29 Trail of the Bison

c
A

WOSCA TSOA
OVAC wscc SFUSC MGCCT IMCAN WCAC

B
B B B A

Canadian

Motorsport

Bulletin

will carry all bulletins issued by

the National office.

June 5 Caribou Trails Rally June 19 Ontario Rally June 23 B.C Centennial Car Rally July 17 Mountain Trials Rally
July 24 Rallye Labatt '500' Jury 31 Lobster Rally Aug 21 Clear Lake Rally Sept 4 Highlands Rally Sept 4 Drifwood Rally Sept 11 Loop Rally XV Sept 18 Grape Festival Rally Sept 25 Rallye Feuille d'Erable Oct 2 Prairie Rally Oct 9 19th Annual 1000 Islands Rally

FIA B B B A C
B

CASLL MMSC WCSCC ASCC

CAC CSCC

All events count for the 1971 CASC National Rally

Championship, oxcept those shown as F.I.A. rallies.
"A" 200 to 400 miles "B" 400 to 800 miles "C" over 800 miles

c C A B

SCMC
KACQ

NASCC
STLAC

No 71-2

ANNOUNCING AFFILIATION OF TWO NEW CLUBS R. J. Hanna, Executive Director

Affiliation of the following Clubs is announced:
QUEBEC REGION

LOUISEVILLE AUTO CLUB INC.. (LACI CP. 1469,

Louisevillo, Mask.. Quebec.

President, Michel Marcotto. 41 Ste-Dorothee. Louiseville. Que.;

Vice-President. Bernard Savoie 701 Boul Ouest. Louiseville.Que.:

Secretary. Ginette Gagnon. 320 Pie XII, Louisevillo. Que.: Treasurer. Joan Belanger. 130 Ste-Marie. Louiseville. Que :
CLUB AUTOSPORT LA TUQUE INC ICALTI
CP 751. La Tuque. Quebec.

President. Piorro Veillette. 406 A Tessier. La Tuque, Que.

Vice-President. Claude Soucy. 652 Castelneau. La Tuque. Que. Secretary-Treas Marcel Bouchard. R.R. '3. La Tuque. Que

No 71-3

CHANGE OF CLUB NAME/CHANGES OF ADDRESS - CIRCUIT, REGION, CLUB

National Office
CHANGE OF CLUB NAME Effective. November 18. 1970

from. Volvo Car Club of British Columbia (VCCBCI

TO: WEST COAST AUTOSPORTS CLUB (WCAC)

The Club mailing address remains unchanged:

P.O Box 2259,
Vancouver. 3, British Columbia CHANGE OF CIRCUIT ADDRESS
Effective December 7. 1970

from: Le Circuit Mont Tromblant-St Jovite Inc..

341 Henn-Bourassa Blvd W. Montreal 357. Quebec

TO: Le Circuit Mont Tremblant St. Jovite Inc., 53 Laurentide Blvd ,

Laval (Montreal) Quebec

(514) 663-8840
CHANGE OF REGION ADDRESS Effective November 1. 1970

TO CASC PRAIRIE REGION.

c/o Mr. Graeme Lowden, Secretary.

Box 17. Group 327. R.R U2. Selkirk. Manitoba

CHANGE OF CLUB ADDRESS Temporary

Effective immediately
TO: CENTRAL ALBERTA SPORTS AND LIGHT CAR CLUB c/o Mr. Barry Doherty. Box #183.
Blackfalds. Alberta

No 71-4

ANNOUNCING THE AFFILIATION OF IMCAN Keith Ronald, Secretary-Treasurer, National Office

The affiliation of the following association has been approved by the
Board of Directors:

INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION

OF

CANADA-

(IMCAN)
P.O. Box 193.

Islington. Ontario.

Phone: (416) 231-4730

President John Medwell,

192 Glengrove Ave.. Toronto. Ontario.

Socretary

Ken G. Hill,
Apt. #400 38 Dixington Cres. Weston. Ontario.

Managing Director

James H. Gunn.
P.O. Box 193. Islington. Ontario.

The prime objective of IMCAN since its inception in late 1968

has been the holding of a Canadian International long distance really.

IMCAN has succeeded in developing an ovent to be known as
the:

BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL CAR RALLY '71

In promoting this event the support of the Secretary of State Depart

ment of the Federal Government and the British Columbia Centennial

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

Dates: June 23rd to July 1st. 1971

For further information write to IMCAN at the above address A preli

minary brochure will be available in February.

No 71-5

CASC 1971 RACING SCHEDULE - INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL

R.J. Hanna, Executive Director
INTERNATIONAL RACES

June13Mosport Park June20Edmonton International Speedway

June27Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite

Can-Am Trans-Am
Can-Am

August1Edmonton International Speedway

August1Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite

Formula "A"
Trans-Am

Sept.12Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite

Sept.19Mosport Park Sept.26Edmonton International Speedway
NATIONAL RACES PLAYER'S CHALLENGE SERIES

Formula "A"
Grand Prix-Canada Can-Am

FOR THE CANADIAN RACING CHAMPIONSHIP

June20Edmonton International Speedway July11RockcliHe Airport-Ottawa

August1Le Circuit Mont Tremblant-St. Jovite

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

ANNOUNCING AFFILIATION OF DATSUN CAR CLUB - B.C.

From Keith Ronald, Secretary Treasurer

Affiliation of the following Club is announced:
B.C. REGION

DATSUN CAR CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. (DCCBC) P.Q. Box 3976,

Station D. Vancouver 9. British Columbia.

PRESIDENT: Ernie Gross. 15022 Swallow Dr. Surrey. B.C.

VICE-PRES.: Ray Mack. 2498 E. 23rd Ave , Vancouver. B.C.
SECRETARY: Jan Williams. 5606 Lancaster St.. Vancouver 16. B.C.

TREASURER: Sandy Willard. 2063 Whitman. N. Vancouver. B.C.

MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Peter Reinzuch. 784 Alton Dr.. Richmond. B.C

No 71-7 RE. NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.

FROM: National Office

(K. 1 Edmond. National Rally Director).

EVENT: U.N.B. Winter Carnival Rally. DATE: Jan 30th. 1970

CLUB: New Brunswick Sporting Car Club RALLYMASTER: John Griffin

LENGTH: 272 Miles STEWARD: Peter MacNutt

Pos.

Vehicle/Entrant

Driver/Navigator
Jacques Racine
Gilles Lacharite

Club

Penalty/points
18

Nat /Points

Datsun PL510SS1

CASLL
CASLL

23

Jacques Racine
2 Datsun PL5101

Guy Vanier

KIACQ

31

21

VIVA GT Olive Hobson Datsun PL5101 Michel Deniverville

Cltne Hobsin Don MacDonrall Mike Deniverville

MMSC
MMSG

42

19

Kay Edmond Gary Larscn

Ron Johnson John Pearce

SMCC SMCC UNBSCC UNBSCC

ASCC ASCC

46

17

Datsun PA 510

53

15

Gary Larscn
6 Datsun PL510
John Pearce
6

58

13

John Siade

V.W Bealtc Loretta Laventure

Boyd Laventure
Hap Purdy
Doussiluto

MHSC
MMSC

58

13

Ford Cortinast

UNBSCC
UNBSCC CADL

74

Doug Shute
9 Datsun PL510
Maurice Blondin

John McCabo
Maurice Blonvin Robert Thibault Ron Steeves

76

CADL MMSC MMSC

BAC

10

Datsun PL510
Ron Steeves

93

Maleem Dumy
Kent Meisner

10

Volvo 12Z5

93

Kent Meisner

Bill MacDonald

ASCCBAC

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

Rallye des Nciges Sports Motor Car Club

C

DATE

RALLYMASTER
STEWARD

Feb 26-28. 1971 Denis Johnson D.L Quirk 29 Feb 28. 1971
PEN PTS. NAT PTS

Montreal. Que. Dorval. Que

STARTERS RESULTS FINAL

POSN.

vehicle/entrant
Datsun SSS

SPONSOR

driver/navigator
Walter Boyce
Douglas Woods

CLUB

OVAC

W. Boyce
Ronault 12 M Rainville

OVAC
CASM

109
?27 454

23
21
19

La Boutique
Rainville

Marcol Rainville Robin Edwardes

Bruce Schmidt

OVAC
FAC

3
4

Fiat 128 Bruce Schmidt

Betty Schmidt
Kuno Wittmer
Lee 9artholemew

FAC
CASM CASLL ASCC FAC FAC KACQ CADL OVAC OVAC CASLL CASLL FAC

Peugeot 304
K Wittmer R-8 Gordini

464 589 628 356

664

17 15

5 6 7 8

K.D Ross&
Assoc.

Klaus Ross
John Slillli:

K. Ross Datsun PL510

D. McEachern Datsun PL510

G Vanier

Donald McEachern John Bollefleur

13
11

Guy Vanier
Gilles Vanier

Datsun PL510
DJ McEachran

David McEachran

Mark Chappell

D.irsun SSS J. Racine Fiat 124S

H. Roehi

Jacques Racine
Gilles Lacharite

708 831

7 5

10

Henry Roohl Robt Lindquist

DAC

c.

r-

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

actuellement dans ce domaine

On sera particuherement interesse par

I'histoire du plus celebre pilote canadien. Peter Ryan, et du fondateur du Circuit MontTremblant. Leo Samson. Mais encore une

IM'Al.

Ce
Table

nouveau bouquin de
Ronde. a ete

255 pages,

intitule "R.P M." et publid aux Editions de la

lance lors du salon

international de I'auto de Montreal en janvier dernier Jusqu'a maintenant, il a connu un

succes province interessant, compte tenu de la

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

La tres grande reussite de ce livre est

d'avoir reuni autant et d'aussi bonnes

jeunesse du sport automobile dans notre

Le lecteur y trouvera une source de
que meme la section

photographies Ces cliches constituent une

veritable richesse pour I amateur. L'auteur a

renseignements

quebecoise de la Federation Canadienne du

Sport Automobile n'aurait pu egaler. Pierre

Luc a effectue de nombreuses recherches et

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

aujourd'hui et permet de comprendre mieux

Brasserie Labatt Lteo R.D

BOOKS
Len Coates ol Toronto has written a damn

start in various areas of this country, that it is

unlikely anyone could thoroughly document

accident, which according to those who were there, was not of his own making
Coates' book also tells the story of Bill

all of its background and statistics.

Only now. that the sport realizes the
fantastic North American mania for of

Sadler, a story that certainly deserves a book

its own. Sadler was the Canadian

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

statistics, are we starting to get organized

in that direction.

mechanical marvel who showed an uncanny

ability to design cars that were years ahead

of their time. His designs led to what is now the basic principle of the Can-Am car But in
those days the components were not

Coates' book is a story, and he has

made it into quite a yarn His first fascinat ing character is Tommy Hoan. who "might

thing would be almost impossible to put

together. Motorsport got off to such a hazy

CHALLENGE by Len Coates,

have been the finest racing driver Canada

has ever produced. But we'll never know.

He gave it all up for sweet-and-sour spareribs and chicken-fried rice."

published by Progessive Publica

tions (1970) Inc.. Sherbrooke.

P.Q. 159 pages 52.95.

Hoan was an early racer on the old

Edenvale Airport Circuit north of Toronto,

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

who gave up driving his MG-TC to go into

the family's Chinese restaurant business.
Edenvale. like Greenacres and Harewood

But his checkbook did

small fortune in

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

the sport, and

getting taken just a little by a few characters

and seeing a tragedy in the form of the death of one of his drivers. Chuck Rathgeb left
motorsport

He remains a friend, but it's a pity we do

not see him around anymore.

Training Plan of World War Two, uninvited

pilots were often dropping in. once at Carp,

near Ottawa, in the middle of the MG Race,

About the next best thing to come the way of auto racing was Player's Cigarettes
Once they started to put money and

sending competitors off the track in every

direction.

promotional ability into organizing racing

events, things looked up.

obviously got much of the
his book from CASC's

Coates

information from

Executive Director Bob Hanna who is one of

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

the few of the early drivers to remember

what it was all about

Things remained vory much on the club

level of racing in Canada until young Peter Ryan came along The son of the wealthy owners of the Mont Tremblant Lodge, now a favourite hangout for the racing crowd at Quebec's Le Circuit. Peter quickly rose to
fame. He beat some of the world's best in the

Speedway.
Coates' anecdotes about the days of

rounding up the money to build the tracks, then pay professional drivers are most
amusing

Toward the end of Coates book, as he

gets closer to the present, the style becomes

reportorial rather than anecdotal, and that's

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

Motor Speedway in California. Its being

billed as auto racing's "triple crown".

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.

The decision to hold two Grand Prix

races next year in the United States

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

ing complex in California. Watkins Glen

officials don't mind another U.S. race.

Indianapolis this month for his 14th

consecutive "500". He started his

racing career 50 years ago as a riding

mechanic. Practice sessions are

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

A Ford of Canada employee re-ceived S6.000 and a new car re

ing signal from Pat Vidan. another

Indy old-timer.
Green is still the favourite colour of"

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

The city of Montreal has launched

an extensive campaign to get people to lock their cars left on city streets.

Mayor Jean Drapeau says that 80% of

all cars stolen in the city were left un
locked.

counting for only two per cent of the

total exterior colours ordered.

signed with Castrol . ..

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.

Renault plans to capitalize on its Monte.Carlo Rally victory by bringing

out a special sports model, known as

the Renault 17, its is a very sporty

looking two-door with a fastback and
a power plant similar to that which

powered the Monte-winning cars.

Interest is building up fast for the

three 500-mile races being staged this

AOE 48

NOTE BOOKS
Formula One drivers have some

thing extra to try for this year in

North America. The Automobile

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

one of the toughest rallies organized by

the SCCA, the POR now ranks as a

World Manufacturers event along with

the Monte Carlo. East African Safari
and others.

Recognition forms for class B. C

and D sedans are now available from

Racing's dedicated flagmen are kept busy jumping fences. . . S500.00 in prizes. Richard Bennet
won S59.38 with his Firebird. Other

the SCCA. At S5.00 per copy, the

plastic covered forms can be ordered

from SCCA, Box 791, Westport

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

Cooper) S32.64, Roger Carley (VW

1500) S52.78 and Bob Stokowski (Porsche 1600) S27.75.
Both Datsun and Fiat have an

driving a new March Formula B car for

JNO Racing of Ottawa. The factory prepared car was delivered early in

nounced extensive rally award pro

grammes for national competitors. For

details, write to Ken Grant. Public Rela

April. Coristine drove for the Royal Bank Racing Team last season but did
not find the bank quite so "approacha ble" this year.

tions and Advertising Manager. Fiat

Motors of Canada. 1750 Brimley Road.

Scarborough. Ontario, or. R.A. Morris. Service Manager. Nissan Automobile

Co. (Canada) Ltd.. Annacis Industrial
Estate. Box 820. New Westminster,
B.C,

Prize money came out in odd

amounts in the Northern Alberta Ice

Slalom Championship. Seventy-one drivers competed in the five event

series which carried a total of

Canadian drivers who have an

... dodging all sizes of cars . . .

and waving flags.

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

pete in the Formula A category. The

Can-Am has attracted Canadians

Rainer Brezinka, John Cordts, and

Rick Moore. Trans-Am drivers from

Canada will be Robert Barg, Maurice

Carter, John Hall and Jean Roy. A

large contingent of Canadians will be

in the Formula B series.

BP Oil Limited has told several or

ganizations that they will not be able to

support motorsport projects this sea son. The company is currently evaluat

ing its advertising and marketing pro

grammes. GM has come out with what it

calls a "Rally Nova" and a "Heavy Chevy" Chevelle. The cars have spe

cial black grilles and stripes on the

sides. The "Heavy Chevy" also has such racing necessities as decals on
the hood, front fenders and deck lid,

according to a GM press release.

PAGE 49

On a long lonely road

it's nice to know

what's behind you.

We know the thoughts that must be racing through your mind about buying an imported car. After all, you've probably heard
all sorts of truths and half truths.

building Toyotas carries over to our parts

and service.

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

after you've bought a Toyota,

the road ahead is a lot easier to travel because

of what's behind you.

With a little help.

i > Last .year, c i Ford _ u I J. -t ll:__ cars won hundreds of races andI rallies - -I around the world.

Which shows what great cars they really are.

And what great oils Castrol oils are.

Because most factory Fords used Castrol.

In fact, Ford's competition departments are so pleased

with us, they've decided to use our oils once again.

Which only goes to show.

Cars that come first need an oil that lasts.

The engine
protector.

Think what Castrol can do for your customers.

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