MidWest Division SCCA Formula B 1967

Colorado Region continued to support Formula B but there was no sign of activity in the heartland of MWDiv around Kansas City and St Louis. However, no Nationals were held in Colorado that year so the relative lack of points cannot be a surprise.

Two LeGrands had ventured as far as the Rockies and Roy Grange won the title in his example. George Graves from the little-known West Rocky Mountain Region finished second in an Elva.

Final standings

1. Roy Grange LeGrand Colorado 13 pts*
2. George Graves Elva W.Rocky Mtn. 10 pts
3. Peter Botsford LeGrand Colorado 9 pts

* Indicates total includes points earned out of home divisions.

1967 Schedule

22 Apr 1967Stuttgart AirportArkansas Region
06 May 1967Bottomless LakesRio Grande Region
28 May 1967War BonnetWichita Region
01 Jul 1967Ponca CityOklahoma Region
22 Jul 1967IndependenceKansas City Region
19 Aug 1967Lake AftonWichita Region
16 Sep 1967Mid-America RacewaySt Louis Region
01 Oct 1967Continental DivideColorado Region
07 Oct 1967War BonnetNortheast Oklahoma Region

Stuttgart was Stuttgart Municipal Airport which hosted a 3-mile race circuit from 1959 onwards; Bottomless Lakes was a very intruiging 7.7-mile course set in the Bottomless Lakes State Park, 15 miles southeast of Roswell, New Mexico; War Bonnet was War Bonnet Raceway Park which was very active for a few years in the late 1960s; Ponca City was a street circuit through the Oklahoma city's park that had been in use since 1961, usually on 4 July; Independence used a 2.25-mile circuit at Independence Municipal Airport and is believed to have been organised by Kansas City Region; Lake Afton typically held its National in mid-August; and Mid-America was Mid-America Raceway in Wentzville, MO.

The main changes from the preceding season were the losses of Garden City and Alliance. Garden City was an event organised by Wichita Region and the Garden City Shrine Club at the long-lost Shrine Raceway Track about ten miles east of Garden City, Kansas, and Alliance was the Cattle Capitol Sprints, an event held at Alliance Airport, Nebraska by Colorado Region. With these two disappearing in 1967, the centre of gravity of the Division moved significantly to the east.

Midwest Division sources

Although Competition Press was more concerned with west coast and east coast events, the major midwest events were covered reasonably well. However, we know little of the goings-on away from these events and are are keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of regional SCCA newsletters from this Division. The key ones are:

We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals for this division.