BARC member battle at Reading. Judy Beattie in her first year with the Lotus 23 leads Steve Elfenbein in his Camaro. Steve had raced Corvettes and Judy Lotus Super 7’s.
Oops. The Lotus gets towed back after breaking down. As always, it was boyfriend Bud Hofer’s fault.
Lyle Heck’s Porsche leads Bill Long’s TR-3. Lyle switched from his trusty MGB to the Porsche for 1967/
Bob Philiips Alpine comes alongside Joe Wilkie’s MGA. Palmer Smeltz follows in the Volvo P1800.
Traffic in practice. MGA 41 leads two Sprites, #69 and Alan Singer in #86 plus Lyle Heck’s Porsche.with a Sunbeam Imp D sedan squeezed between.
Shorty Miller returned in his all conquering Turner but had switched to a 950cc engine and ran in GP.
An unusual and nice shot by Scotty Dietz of cars rounding an uphill corner on the street section of the air force base.
Dan Miller’s Sprite tails Alan Singer. You have to love how he changed his usual #81 to #86.
Ben Hall, #13 moves over for #33 Autodynamics and Alex Cameron Autodynamics in the normal tight Formula Vee race.
This #24 Formula Vee is not in the entry, but the driver is working hard. You can clearly see cars heading up the hill in the distance.
Gregg Cameron’s Sprite in a nice, tight shot. The 3 stripes advise others that Greg is a novice driver. A bunch of the Philly drivers had the Playboy bunny on the cars.
Alan Singer is being pushed by Dan Miller, both in HP Sprites. As you will see next - Miller’s race did not end well.
A few wounded Sprites, Dick Colver’s #21 sits abandoned and Dan Miller’s #7 looks a bit bent having hit a building. Jack Rabold drives his Porsche on the cool down lap.
The #9 Sting Ray had best get itself running if it wants to make the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Ralph Schubel’s Stingray is about to get eaten by Steve Elfenbein’s Camaro. DP winner Keith Kendig (white TR-4) is behind.
BARC member Steve Elfenbein challenges the Cobra with his Camaro. A great crowd enjoyed the days racing.
Two BARC drivers having some fun. Is Elfenbein’s Camaro catching Judy Beattie’s Lotus 23 or did Judy just pass the Camaro?
A natty dressed driver in his Simpson Indy suit strolls pas the #71 Porsche of Dennis Thovson. Is this Dennis? Does anyone know who this driver is?
A race long FP battle. Scott Glovak #1 MGA is about to be gobbled up by #80 Alpine of Bob Phillips and #65 Volvo of Palmer Smeltz
The number 84 was taken, so Alan Singer had to put his 4 upside down and make his number 86.
Local Reading driver Erhardt Schlossser ended up in a culvert. The good news is Erhardt was fine and the car got fixed.
