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Alan Thomas Burgess (1 May 1920 – 6 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1940 to 1952. He was a tank driver in World War II . From June 2020 to January 2021, Burgess was the world's oldest living first-class cricketer.
The 1970 SCCA Continental Championship was the fourth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. [1] The championship was open to Formula A cars, [ 2 ] with both 305 cubic inch "stock block" V8 engines and 183 cubic inch "free design" engines being permitted in that category. [ 3 ]
Alan Burgess (1 February 1915 – 10 April 1998) was an English Royal Air Force pilot and author who wrote several biographical and non-fiction books between the 1950s and the 1970s. He wrote biographies of Gladys Aylward , [ 1 ] and Flora Sandes , [ 2 ] and co-wrote Ingrid Bergman 's autobiography. [ 3 ]
The championship was created in 1951 from existing SCCA events. Until 1953, a single championship was awarded, with points paid based on finishing position within each class. From 1954, champions were named in each class. Following the 1962 season, the professional USAC Road Racing Championship collapsed, leaving many competitors looking for a ...
The 1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 5, 1961, and ended September 23, 1961, after thirteen races.
The 1976 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship [1] was the tenth running of the SCCA Continental Championship open wheel racing series, [2] and the third to be co-sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC). [3] The championship was won by Brian Redman driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet. [4]
1965 saw several changes in SCCA's class structure. Formula Libre was split up in Formula A for under-3-litre racing engines and Formula B for 1,6-litre production engines. Formula Junior was now replaced by Formula C for 1,1-litre racing engines. New cars were homologated for Production classes, including the new Porsche 911.
The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before.