Southern Pacific SCCA Formula B 1974
Peter Halsmer had his first FB ride in Paul Anderson's Brabham BT29 at Holtville in March and finished third, a prelude to a succession of strong results including a class win in the Laguna Seca June Sprints. Halsmer took the title from John Angus, now resident in southern California, who was racing Byron Hatten's March 722 and won outright at Phoenix in September. Jon Milledge won his class three times in Archie Snider's GRD, but ended the season with only 18 points - the reason for that being unknown.
Several of the quicker runners had set their sights wider for 1974. Richard Paul won at Willow Springs in April, but then fitted his March with a BDA for the Pro series. Hugh Bancroft finished second in class at Riverside in February before flying to the UK for British Formula Atlantic.
Final standings
| 1. | Pete Halsmer | Brabham [BT29] | Cal Club | 34 pts |
| 2. | John Angus | March 722 | Cal Club | 30 pts |
| 3. | Jon Milledge | GRD B73 | Cal Club | 18 pts |
| 4. | Jim Hall | March [722] | Cal Club | 15 pts |
| 5. | Olney "Bill" Mairs | Brabham [BT40] | Cal Club | 10 pts |
| 6. | Richard Paul | March [73B] | Cal Club | 9 pts |
| 7. | Warren "Bud" Pauge | Brabham [BT21] | Cal Club | 8 pts |
| 8. | Hugh "Wink" Bancroft | March [722] | Cal Club | 6 pts |
| 9. | Frank Monise | Brabham [BT29] | Cal Club | 5 pts |
| 10. | Larry Wright | Brabham [BT29] | Cal Club | 5 pts |
| 11. | Bill Middleton | Brabham [BT38B] | Cal Club | 4 pts |
| 12. | Charles R "Chuck" McCain | Chevron [B17b] | Arizona Border | 4 pts |
| 13. | Ron Lampley | Brabham [BT23G] | Cal Club | 3 pts |
| 14. | Jim Paul | Palliser [Winkelmann WDB4] | Cal Club | 1 pt |
| 15. | Cliff Hansen | GRD [B74] | Cal Club | 1 pt |
Southern Pacific Division SCCA Nationals in 1974
| 10 Feb 1974 | Riverside | Cal Club Region |
| 24 Feb 1974 | Phoenix International Raceway | Arizona Region |
| 10 Mar 1974 | Holtville Aerodrome | Cal Club Region |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Willow Springs | Cal Club Region |
| 27 May 1974 | Riverside | Cal Club Region |
| 18 Aug 1974 | Ontario Motor Speedway | Cal Club Region |
| 22 Sep 1974 | Phoenix International Raceway | Arizona Region |
Southern Pacific Division sources
Although Los Angeles was one of the homes of American motor racing, we have few sources of information for southern Californian FB racing in this period. Competition Press & Autoweek had some regional coverage up to 1973 and Formula magazine then took over for a period in the mid-1970s. However, we are keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. The key ones are:
- California Sportscar [1960s] (California Sports Car Club)
- Post Grid [1969-1970] (California Sports Car Club Region)
- Finish Line [from 1971] (California Sports Car Club Region)
- Gridlines (San Diego Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals for this division.