Formula Ford 50th Anniversary

[Franklin Futrelle]

Butch,
If you need any help with this event let me know.

Franklin Futrelle
Frankfast97@aol.com

[problemchild]

While it would be great if Butch was involved in the organization of this event, why don't we just make him President of SCCA and he can oversee the organization of the event, and others.

[Steve Bamford]

While it would be great if Butch was involved in the organization of this event, why don't we just make him President of SCCA and he can oversee the organization of the event, and others.

Ha ha. He's too smart for that.

[GT1Vette]

Ha ha. He's too smart for that.

But then I've already gone through the (irrevocable) procedure where they remove half your brain when you go to work for the National office, so... ????

[problemchild]

I think it would be an excellent idea ........ If the opportunity ever arose. Just sayin .........

[Steve Bamford]

I think it would be an excellent idea ........ If the opportunity ever arose. Just sayin .........

Hummmmm....sounds to me like it's already in the works.

[Purple Frog]

Maybe we could crowdfund a campaign...

http://www.scca.com/articles/2002118...-president-ceo

[swiftdrivr]

I seem to recall that the decision was tentatively planed to be made before the runoffs, but I haven't heard anything. Is there any news?

[GT1Vette]

I seem to recall that the decision was tentatively planed to be made before the runoffs, but I haven't heard anything. Is there any news?

At the Cat Majors I talked with leadership from both Chicago and Milwaukee Regions and they are all interested in running the FF 50th as part of their (currently Chicago's) traditional August 2019 event. As such, it would be very similar to the 40th anniversary with multiple FF sessions (and run groups) as an "event within an event".

Until the BoD fills the corner office in Topeka I will not pursue getting any commitment from the National Office that they will recognize the event as the "official" FF 50th Anniversary. Right now it looks like it will be at least mid-November before they decide how to proceed with filling the position, and I continue to monitor the situation with a great deal of interest.

[swiftdrivr]

Well, I am going to think positively, and plan on being there. I am working on a scale model of my DB-1 that I will bring, finished or not, and have the 40th anniversary photo-album / art project / evidence of fanaticism ready. [I am still working on the crew's / wife's support, but I have time!]
Thanks

[Garey Guzman]

.....I am still working on the crew's / wife's support, but I have time!

When all else fails, think jewelry....

[TimH]

When all else fails, think jewelry....

Bought my wife a necklace:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Campbell Motorsport]

Attached is a photo I think I took at the 1968 June Sprints. Then FF was not yet a class and they allowed it to race as FB.

Larry Campbell
Campbell Motorsport

[Ralph Z.]

CLASSIC!!!

[swiftdrivr]

The start of something great!

[Earley Motorsports]

Great photo. Thanks

[reidhazelton]

It would be really neat to know if that car still exists, and if so (doubt it) if it could be at the event.

[Campbell Motorsport]

From year 1, Bridgehampton - I think it was June 1969

[Dave Harmison]

Keep talking it up, I need the motivation to finish the restore on Skip Walter's 69 Titan Mk 5. Got a long way to go, but want to get it done for 2019.

[Campbell Motorsport]

We all remember the "good old days" when FF had big fields and ran as it's own class. But in the beginning, it was combined with other classes until its numbers were large enough to get its own start. I guess the "wings and things" class combination started long ago. The front row of the Bridgehampton race.

Larry Campbell
Campbell Motorsport

[Michael Rand]

Dick Stockton in a Vulcan Chev FA/5000 next to Peter Rehl in the one and only Cooper Chev FA/5000.
In one photo there are several FB cars, and an awful green color Brabham FC car that is in fact ME ! My BT18 with a Cosworth single overhead cam SCC or SCA, memory fails on that detail.
Yeah, in a back to the future type deal in 1969 all open wheel including Vees ! ran together, if you can imagine a poor Vee driver with anything with a 5 liter Chevrolet booming past.
The wake must have moved the vee a lane or two, sorta like when you get blown off on the interstate with your enclosed trailer and a guy in a big rig in a hurry blasts past......
With a bit of research I am sure the players can mostly be identified, and I bet Frank DelVecchio is in one of these shots and is certainly likely to comment.
Lotus 61's,Crossle 16 or 20F's, Winklemans, including possible Bruce MacInnes in the yellow car #sixty something far left ?

[Michael Rand]

Correction, the car closest to the camera is in fact Steve Durst, but it is a Vulcan Chev.
Then Rehl in the Cooper Chev then what appears to be a FC car with a one liter screamer downdraft F3 motor of the day. the green helmet doesn't ring a bell though, the car seems to be Red but I am drawing a blank on the driver......

[provamo]

as i recall Bruce was #69

btw did Steve Durst compete at the runoffs this year? i thought i saw his name somewhere

the only Cooper F5000 was recently on Bring A Trailer i believe

GOOD OLD DAYS

[Peter Olivola]

I don't see a Winkelmann in that picture. Bruce's first race was at Thompson, after SCCA adopted rolling 2x2 starts.

Dick Stockton in a Vulcan Chev FA/5000 next to Peter Rehl in the one and only Cooper Chev FA/5000.
In one photo there are several FB cars, and an awful green color Brabham FC car that is in fact ME ! My BT18 with a Cosworth single overhead cam SCC or SCA, memory fails on that detail.
Yeah, in a back to the future type deal in 1969 all open wheel including Vees ! ran together, if you can imagine a poor Vee driver with anything with a 5 liter Chevrolet booming past.
The wake must have moved the vee a lane or two, sorta like when you get blown off on the interstate with your enclosed trailer and a guy in a big rig in a hurry blasts past......
With a bit of research I am sure the players can mostly be identified, and I bet Frank DelVecchio is in one of these shots and is certainly likely to comment.
Lotus 61's,Crossle 16 or 20F's, Winklemans, including possible Bruce MacInnes in the yellow car #sixty something far left ?

[Michael Rand]

I defer to Peter O as his recall has proven superior to mine. You sure on blowing up the shot that the yellow car far left is not #69 ? The sort of flattened nose reminds me of a WDF1 Wink......
And a further correction, when I blow up the group photo I clearly DON'T see double downdraft Webers so yes it is a BT18 FC car but with a sidedraft MAE motor.
The SODC SCC/SCA came late that season.
I have pm'd Larry asking for MORE photos from them days !

[provamo]

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/196...r-t90-f1f5000/

[old 59]

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/196...r-t90-f1f5000/

WOW!! Stunning!!

[Campbell Motorsport]

These are the last 2 to challenge the minds and memories of the class/ sports historians. Sorry if I hijacked the topic a bit.

Larry

[provamo]

my bet is Roger Barr in the Crossle F5000

[Roland V. Johnson]

Beautiful car.................but I somehow do not see " innovative inboard brakes front and rear"

[provamo]

Beautiful car.................but I somehow do not see " innovative inboard brakes front and rear"

well the brakes were mounted relatively inboard of the wheels

unfortunately the lower front A-arms were poorly designed to allow for this placement of the disc which lead to Brian Redman's F1 crash

[TimH]

Not really a hijack if you make up a poster/collage of these photos and bring it to the 50th.

[Michael Rand]

The black #24 Brabham FC car is Wayne Ricciardi, part of a two car team with Tom DeLoughry, he of the infamous over the back on the outside of LRPs downhill to land upside down in the creek.
I will find the photo of a group of us dragging Toms car out of the drink at days end.
Wayne was always really fast until unfortunately breaking his legs on an impossible to see tree stump in the off course grass at VIR and as all our cars ran both coolant and oil through the chassis tubes not only did his legs get busted but terribly burned as well.
In my memory it took literally years but Wayne returned briefly early/mid 1970's in FB before calling it a day.
More id's as results confirm car and driver.
I agree that it is Roger Barr in the Crossle FA car in Crossle Blue #92.

[GT1Vette]

Resurrecting this thread to provide an update:

I don't know who will be the next President of SCCA, but I DO know it will not be me. Not only did I not make it to the final round for face-to-face interviews, I did not even make it to the semis. Since the BoD apparently does not value my experience (and successes) at the regional, divisional, and national levels of the club, I am done with any leadership position within SCCA, but this will probably NOT be my last post ever on ApexSpeed.

If someone wants to assume a leadership role in organizing a FF 50th celebration in 2019, when I talked to them last Jusly the Chicago Region was very interested in making it a part of their August regional weekend. I believe you'd still want to get buy-in from Topeka to have the best chance of success, but I will not have anything to do with it.

See y'all at the track...

[stonebridge20]

Butch,

SCCA and Apexspeed are not one and the same. No need to bail out of Apex. Your input is still appreciated around here.

[GT1Vette]

Butch,

SCCA and Apexspeed are not one and the same. No need to bail out of Apex. Your input is still appreciated around here.

Duly noted. What I should have said I will no longer offer opinions on the direction SCCA should or should not be headed...

[Purple Frog]

Some of us guess where it is headed. "Damn the icebergs! Full speed ahead!"

[Bob Wright]

Umm...have any names bubbled up that did make it to the face to face interviews?

[GT1Vette]

Haven't heard any names, but apparently there are some heavyhitters that applied (and I have no idea how each BoD member defines a "heavy hitter"). Harriett & I were talking about it yesterday and realized both Carl Edwards and Bernie have retired for 2017, so that would be TWO of the five!

I guess we'll see what the BoD thinks they want when we see who they select. How long that person stays around is another matter entirely...

[swiftdrivr]

Butch,
Sorry things didn't work out with the SCCA administration.