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Alan Burgess: August 9, 2009 Car SCCA (Central Florida Region) Daytona Double SARRC Race Burgess managed to drive his flaming GT-2 Porsche 944 into the pits, but by the time the fire was extinguished the 54-year-old facilities director had sustained severe burns, of which he died at an Orlando hospital 15 days later. [75] Eric Desy: October 17 ...
The January 22, 1962, race at Daytona International Speedway was the first racing event of the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's 1962 Championship Racing Series.
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 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the ninth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 5, 1959, and ended November 15, 1959, after fourteen races.
The SCCA traces its roots to the Automobile Racing Club of America (not to be confused with the current stock car series of the same name). ARCA was founded in 1933 by brothers Miles and Sam Collier, and dissolved in 1941 at the outbreak of World War II. [3] [4] The SCCA was formed in 1944 as an enthusiast group. [5]
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 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.