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North East Division SCCA Formula A 1965

The absence of any Formula A cars in the Northeast Division must have been a particular disappointment at SCCA HQ at Westport, Connecticut, as libre had been a competitive category in 1964. Early in the season, Warren Shamlian entered a Lotus 21 in Formula A at Virginia International Raceway but with no other competitors in his class, he was unable to score points. Phil Cade was believed to still have his 2.5-litre Lotus 18 but nothing was seen of it.

NEDiv SCCA Nationals in 1965

There were 12 Nationals in NEDiv with a driver scoring in a maximum of six.

11 Apr 1965Virginia International RacewayNorth Carolina Region
25 Apr 1965Marlboro Motor SpeedwayWashington Region
01 May 1965Vineland SpeedwayPhiladelphia Region
15 May 1965Cumberland AirfieldSteel Cities Region
12 Jun 1965Vineland SpeedwaySouth Jersey Region
03 Jul 1965Lime RockNorthern New Jersey Region
07 Aug 1965Bryar Motorsport ParkNew England Region
14 Aug 1965BridgehamptonNew York Region
21 Aug 1965Watkins GlenGlen Region
28 Aug 1965Connellsville AirportSteel Cities Region
04 Sep 1965Thompson RacewayNew England Region
26 Sep 1965Marlboro Motor SpeedwayWashington Region

The season finale was the Marlboro Cup Nationals at Marlboro on 26 Sep 1965 where Andrey won from Gottleib.

Northeast Division sources

Most of our knowledge of NEDiv racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine and from Competition Press & Autoweek. We are very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. These include:

  • Pit Talk (New England Region)
  • The Drift (Steel Cities Region)
  • Knock Off (Mohawk-Hudson Region)
  • Regional Review (New York Region)
  • Spark Plug (Glen Region)
  • The Spokesmen (Philadelphia Region)
  • The Straightpipe (Washington DC Region)
  • Top End Magazine (Finger Lakes Region)

North Carolina Region, which moved from NEDiv to SEDiv in 1969, has made its newsletter available online at the NCR website.

Additionally, Racing Magazine was published as a Lime Rock track magazine.

We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals in this Division.