South East Division SCCA Formula B 1968
Hugh Kleinpeter and Johnny Tremblay were the main contenders in Southeast, Kleinpeter's Beach emerging the winner. Tremblay, from Orlando, had made a name for himself racing Mini Coopers and had now moved up to a 1967 Brabham BT21A. 1967 champion John Hood reappeared but only scored a handful of points, as did Chattanooga Region's Noel McGlothlin who had taken delivery of a brand new Brabham BT21C.
The presence of Beach Racing Cars at Clearwater, Florida, had a big impact on local FB with four of the seven point-scoring drivers in the local product. Bob Mercer had one of the first Beach T-11 Formula B cars, believed to be chassis 101, while Kleinpeter's car was chassis 103 and Jim Hebberd's was 105. The Type 11 was developed into a Formula Ford car for 1969.
Final standings
| 1. | Hugh Kleinpeter | Beach [T-11] | Florida | 36 pts |
| 2. | John Tremblay | Brabham [BT21A] | Florida | 27 pts |
| 3. | Robert Mercer | Beach [T-11] | Charleston | 9 pts |
| 4. | Al Strasbourg | Beach | C Car | 6 pts |
| 5. | John Hood | Brabham [BT6?] | C Fla | 3 pts |
| 6. | Noel McClothin | Brabham [BT21C] | Chatt | 2 pts |
| 7. | Jim Hebbard | Beach [T-11] | C Fla | 1 pt |
1968 Schedule
| 25 Feb 1968 | Palm Beach International Raceway | Florida Region |
| 31 Mar 1968 | Montgomery | Central Alabama Region |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Fernandina Beach | Gator Region |
| 04 May 1968 | Savannah International Raceway | Savannah Region |
| 26 May 1968 | Courtland | Alabama Region |
| 09 Jun 1968 | Huntsville Airfield | Tennessee Valley Region |
| 14 Jul 1968 | Savannah International Raceway | Charleston Region |
| 04 Aug 1968 | Daytona | Central Florida Region |
| 29 Sep 1968 | Virginia International Raceway | Central Carolinas Region |
Southeast Division sources
What we know of Southeast Division racing in this period comes from Competition Press & Autoweek's reports on SCCA Nationals and the SCCA's own Sports Car magazine. We are keen to learn more and are therefore very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of regional SCCA newsletters from this Division. The known ones are:
- The Checker (Central Florida Region)
- Car Sports (Alabama Region)
- CARolina Newsletter (Central Carolina Region)
- The Racket (Tennessee Valley Region)
- Regional Notes (Florida Region)
- Rich Mixture (Southern West Virginia Region)
- Sowega Newsletter (Sowega Region)
- Steering Wheel (Atlanta Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals in this Division.
