Northern Pacific SCCA Formula B 1969
Combining the San Francisco Region and the road racing enthusiasm of Oregon and Washington, NorPac always saw good F/SCCA fields and 1969 was an epic battle for supremacy between NW Region's William Monson and San Francisco's Don Delamore, both in BT21-model Brabhams. Monson, in the ex-Nick Reynolds BT21C, pipped Delamore by a point for the divisional title and then led him home in a NorPac 1-2 at the Daytona Runoffs in November.
Behind these two were Ed Leslie, whose Titan had been expected to be a leading runner in the Pro series, and Mike Eyerly whose old Brabham BT18 had taken the Pro title. Mike Brodie is listed in the division as having a Lotus but used a Brabham BT21 in the Pro series.
Final standings
1. | Dr Wm. Monson | Brabham (BT21C) | N.W. | 37 pts * |
2. | Don Delamore | Brabham (BT21B) | S.F. | 36 pts * |
3. | Ed Leslie | Titan | S.F. | 15 pts |
4. | Jack Quinlin | Cooper | N.W. | 10 pts |
5. | Mike Eyerly | Brabham (BT18) | Ore. | 9 pts |
6. | Jim Gray | Gray Sp | N.W. | 6 pts |
7. | Mike Brodie | Lotus | S.F. | 3 pts |
8. | Mike Hansen | LeGrand | S.F. | 3 pts |
9. | Larry Albedi | Bourgeault | S.F. | 2 pts |
10. | Steve Griswold | Brabham (BT16) | S.F. | 1 pt |
* Indicates total includes points earned out of home divisions.
1969 Schedule
30 Mar 1969 | Sears Point | San Francisco Region |
18 May 1969 | Seattle | Northwest Region |
15 Jun 1969 | Seattle | Oregon Region |
20 Jul 1969 | Sears Point | San Francisco Region |
17 Aug 1969 | Seattle | Northwest Region |
14 Sep 1969 | Portland International Raceways | Oregon Region |
Northern Pacific Division sources
Most of our knowledge of NorPac 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 the three main SCCA regional publications:
- The Wheel (San Francisco Region)
- Northwest Sports Car News (Northwest Region)
- Loud Pedal (Oregon Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals, notably the Laguna Seca Sprints and the Rose Cup Races.