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Race and Concours d'Elegance results can be found at the bottom of this page.
Class "A" grouped the USRRC (United States Road Racing Championship) entries from 1961 to 1965, and the Can-Am (Canadian-American Challenge Cup) entries from 1965 to 1974.

More photos of the most interesting cars...
Unfortunately, the space is limited in this new format. Scroll all the way down to find pictures of Larry Geddes' Shadow and the SOVREN32 cars.


CLASS "A" QUALIFYING RESULTS
24 entrants, each placing garnering 1/24 of the available qualifying points.
Codes: 1 = Race number. 2 = Fastest qualifying time. 2 = Qualifying points.
    3 = Handicap points. 4 = Total qualifying plus handicap points. 5=Final result.
1      Entrant         Car name 2 3 4 5 6
A4 Larry Geddes 1972 UOP Shadow  7.3655 62.5 14.25 76.75 2
A24 Larry Shepard 1971 McLaren M20 7.9122 59.8 10 69.8 4
A26 Larry Shepard 1970 Porsche 917K 8.3654 57.2 14 71.2 3
A8 Robert Blaschke 1966 McLaren MK6 8.6423 54.6 15 69.6 5
A11 Ray Vacca 1970 Chaparral 2J 8.7033 52 7 59 8
A29 Rockland Russo 1963 Lotus 19B 8.7039 49.4 46 95.4 1
A14 Jim McLaughlin 1969 Ferrari 712 9.1257 46.8 13 59.8 7
A25 Luiz Valdetaro 1972 Alfa-Romeo 9.2214 44.2 14 58.2 9
A6 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 9.4092 41.6 21 62.6 6
A3 Russell Sheldon 1970 Autocoast TI22 9.5066 39 5 44 15
A30 Joao Valdetaro 1969 McLaren M12 9.5733 36.4 14 50.4 12
A28 Mark Manion 1970 Lola T222 9.6992 33.8 13 46.8 13
A19 Doug Ashford 1965 Lang-Cooper 9.7031 31.2 27 58.2 10
A5 Luiz Valdetaro 1968 Ferrari 612 9.84 28.6 13 41.6 17
A31 Jim Cunningham 1970 Lola T220 9.8434 26 6 32 23
A22 Dan Crowley 1964 Lotus 30 9.9904 23.4 23 46.4 14
A27 Chris Briggs 1969 McLaren M12 10.052 20.8 4 24.8 24
A32 Mark Gussin 1964 Cro-Sal Spl 10.179 18.2 18 36.2 21
A16 Scott Smith 1964 Lola MKVI 10.298 15.6 23 38.6 20
A7 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cheetah 10.503 13 23 36 22
A33 Kathryn Walwick 1955 Porsche 550 11.857 10.4 41 51.4 11
A17 Ice McKenzie 1963 Lola MKVI 15.795 7.8 36 43.8 16
A20 Chuck Lawrence 1963 Elva MKVII 19.632 5.2 36 41.2 18
A18 Ice McKenzie 1963 Scarab MKIV No time 2.6 37 39.6 19
RACE RESULTS
Codes:  1 = Lap total. 2 = Race points. 3 = Qualifying & Handicap points.
   4 = Total of race, qualifying & handicap points. 5 = Final result.
1 2 3 4 5
A4 Larry Geddes 1972 UOP Shadow  121 187.5 76.75 264.3 1
A29 Rockland Russo 1963 Lotus 19B 105 163.8 95.4 259.2 2
A24 Larry Shepard 1971 McLaren M20 114 171.6 69.8 241.4 3
A26 Larry Shepard 1970 Porsche 917K 105 156 71.2 227.2 4
A31 Jim Cunningham 1970 Lola T220 115 179.4 32 211.4 5
A8 Robert Blaschke 1966 McLaren MK6 90 132.6 69.6 202.2 6
A3 Russell Sheldon 1970 Autocoast TI22 103 148.2 44 192.2 7
A28 Mark Manion 1970 Lola T222 94 140.4 46.8 187.2 8
A25 Luiz Valdetaro 1972 Alfa-Romeo 88 124.8 58.2 183.9 9
A6 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 87 109.2 62.6 171.8 10
A5 Luiz Valdetaro 1968 Ferrari 612 88 117 41.6 158.6 11
A30 Joao Valdetaro 1969 McLaren M12 84 93.6 50.4 144 12
A32 Mark Gussin 1964 Cro-Sal Spl 87 101.4 36.2 137.6 13
A33 Kathryn Walwick 1955 Porsche 550 78 78 51.4 129.4 14
A14 Jim McLaughlin 1969 Ferrari 712 69 62.4 59.8 122.2 15
A7 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cheetah 80 85.8 36 121.8 16
A22 Dan Crowley 1964 Lotus 30 78 70.2 46.4 116.6 17
A19 Doug Ashford 1965 Lang-Cooper 65 54.6 58.2 112.8 18
A11 Ray Vacca 1970 Chaparral 2J 30 23.4 59 82.4 19
A16 Scott Smith 1964 Lola MKVI 54 39 38.6 77.6 20
A17 Ice McKenzie 1963 Lola MKVI 46 31.2 43.8 75 21
A27 Chris Briggs 1969 McLaren M12 56 46.8 24.8 71.6 22
A20 Chuck Lawrence 1963 Elva MKVII 30 15.6 41.2 56.8 23
A18 Ice McKenzie 1963 Scarab MKIV 1 7.8 39.6 47.4 24
CONCOURS RESULTS
Codes: 1 = Judge # 1. 2 = Judge # 2. 3 = Judge # 3. 4 = Points average.
  5 = Final result.
1 2 3 4 5
A3 Russell Sheldon 1970 Autocoast TI22 230 230 230 230 1
A32 Mark Gussin 1964 Cro-Sal Spl 235 225 228 229.3 2
A31 Jim Cunningham 1970 Lola T220 217 212 210 213 3
A28 Mark Manion 1970 Lola T222 194 182 180 185.3 4
A26 Larry Shepard 1970 Porsche 917K 188 182 168 179.3 5
A24 Larry Shepard 1971 McLaren M20 174 169 184 175.7 6
A11 Ray Vacca 1970 Chaparral 2J 162 178 180 173.3 7
A8 Robert Blaschke 1966 McLaren MK6 157 188 153 166 8
A27 Chris Briggs 1969 McLaren M12 164 168 156 162.7 9
A14 Jim McLaughlin 1969 Ferrari 712 102 159 140 133.7 10
A4 Larry Geddes 1972 UOP Shadow  111 153 136 133.3 11
A33 Kathryn Walwick 1955 Porsche 550 127 133 129 129.7 12
A5 Luiz Valdetaro 1968 Ferrari 612 99 90 92 126.7 13
A22 Dan Crowley 1964 Lotus 30 108 113 124 115 14
A17 Ice McKenzie 1963 Lola MKVI 120 106 108 111.3 15
A25 Luiz Valdetaro 1972 Alfa-Romeo 110 102 104 105.3 16
A19 Doug Ashford 1965 Lang-Cooper 83 88 91 87.33 17
A18 Ice McKenzie 1963 Scarab MKIV 81 80 86 82.33 18
A16 Scott Smith 1964 Lola MKVI 76 80 84 80 19
A7 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cheetah 76 83 79 79.33 20
A6 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 71 78 76 75 21
A20 Chuck Lawrence 1963 Elva MKVII 70 71 73 71.33 22
A29 Rockland Russo 1963 Lotus 19B 72 58 61 63.66 23
A30 Joao Valdetaro 1969 McLaren M12 61 48 44 51 24
OVERALL FINISH
Codes: 1 = Total of race, qualifying & handicap points. 2 = Concours points.
  3 = Total points in all categories. 4 = Overall finish.
1 2 3 4
A31 Jim Cunningham 1970 Lola T220 211.4 213 424.4 1
A3 Russell Sheldon 1970 Autocoast TI22 192.2 230 422.2 2
A24 Larry Shepard 1971 McLaren M20 241.4 175.66 417.06 3
A26 Larry Shepard 1970 Porsche 917K 227.2 179.33 406.53 4
A4 Larry Geddes 1972 UOP Shadow  264.25 133.33 397.58 5
A28 Mark Manion 1970 Lola T222 187.2 185.33 372.53 6
A8 Robert Blaschke 1966 McLaren MK6 202.2 166 368.2 7
A32 Mark Gussin 1964 Cro-Sal Spl 137.6 229.33 366.93 8
A29 Rockland Russo 1963 Lotus 19B 259.2 63.66 322.86 9
A25 Luiz Valdetaro 1972 Alfa-Romeo 183.9 105.33 289.23 10
A5 Luiz Valdetaro 1968 Ferrari 612 158.6 126.67 285.27 11
A33 Kathryn Walwick 1955 Porsche 550 129.4 129.67 259.07 12
A14 Jim McLaughlin 1969 Ferrari 712 122.2 133.67 255.87 13
A11 Ray Vacca 1970 Chaparral 2J 82.4 173.33 255.73 14
A6 Luiz Valdetaro 1965 Chaparral 2A 171.8 75 246.8 15
A27 Chris Briggs 1969 McLaren M12 71.6 162.67 234.27 16
A22 Dan Crowley 1964 Lotus 30 116.6 115 231.6 17
A7 Luiz Valdetaro 1964 Cheetah 121.8 79.33 201.13 18
A19 Doug Ashford 1965 Lang-Cooper 112.8 87.33 200.13 19
A30 Joao Valdetaro 1969 McLaren M12 144 51 195 20
A17 Ice McKenzie 1963 Lola MKVI 75 111.33 186.33 21
A16 Scott Smith 1964 Lola MKVI 77.6 80 157.6 22
A18 Ice McKenzie 1963 Scarab MKIV 47.4 82.33 129.73 23
A20 Chuck Lawrence 1963 Elva MKVII 56.8 71.33 128.13 24

Comments about the race
The results above show a great disparity between looks and performance, with a few notable exceptions. Of the 24 entries, about one half performed well, while the others had all kinds of problems, from mechanical (lead wires, guide flags, parts falling off) to major engineering flaws (wheels rubbing in body, guides not clearing body, cars running the wrong way)Dennis Hill, Jim Cunningham and yours truly did our best to fix (and fix, and fix...) the cars as they broke down. But some were beyond help and were declared DNFs.Of all the cars entered, Larry Geddes' Shadow was the fastest and the best handling. It was also the fastest qualifiers. It won the race rather easily, outdistancing Jim Cunningham's Lola by 5 laps Larry Shepard's McLaren M20 by one more.Larry's 917 was right behind, fighting it out with the surprisingly effective ultra-narrow Lotus devised by Prof Fate, Rocky Russo. On aggregate points, it brought Rocky's car into second in the race, showing that the handicap point system devised by yours truly actually worked pretty well. The beautiful TI22 built by Russell Sheldon skidded its way to a 7th place finish, 18 laps behind the Shadow. Bob Blaschke's McLaren was next best, and performed rather well but was a bit over-powered. While nice and predictable, its handling could not compare with the top dogs machines. The ample Scuderia Valdetaro provided no less than five cars in the field, and they finished honorably as a group, as poor Luiz never had much of a chance to perform any pre-race duties on his and his brother's entries. Mark Gussin's beautiful Cro-Sal Spl had developed a major gear problem on the very first lap of its pre-race testing as a crown retaining bearing pushed itself out of its location where it was held only by adhesive. Your Race Direktorr had to take the thing apart to properly solder the culprit in place, after which the gear gave no more problems except being quite noisy. Those things dont like to be out of mesh for one second. Dan Crowley's pretty Lotus was hopelessly slow, but still soldiered on to finish ahead of the troublesome SOVREN32 group. Arriving the very morning of the race, the package from Seattle had to be fetched 50 miles away and barely made Concours. But even with one more month to finish the cars, all the cars developed major problems that ended in poor finish. Only Doug Ashford's Lang-Cooper managed to stay somewhat together to save the wounded honor of the group. They did, however, have the nicest banner. Altogether, it was a fast and furious race, and the best cars won. When the dust cleared, Jim Cunningham's Lola T220 had gathered enough points in all the categories to barely edge Russell Sheldon's TI22, whose mediocre race finish was more than compensated by its Concours success. It shows that the formula works.
The back of the pack...
While these cars were not as successful as the front runners, they certainly were a good effort.
From the top:
McKenzie's Lola MK6 and Scarab. Their Sakatsu chassis just did not handle, and the Lola had major problems.
Chuck Lawrence's cute Elva MKVII kept loosing its body and was put to rest before it was demolished.
Jim McLaughlin's Ferrari 712 needed fine tuning.
Scott Smith's Lola needed 30 more days...
Part of the impressive and efficient Scuderia Valdetaro seen from their south pole.


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