SCCA regional events in Texas etc. 1960s-70s through the lens of Jerry Melton

[khyndart in CA]

The Formula race in 1968 included Formula B open wheeled cars (1600 cc which became Formula Atlantic in 1979 ) and Formula C open wheeled cars (1100 cc max.), formerly Formula Junior. ( Formula A cars entered these Formula races more in 1969.)
A rare Formula C car at the Steel Cities event in 1968 was the Rassey "Hurricane" FC car
driven by Bob Clemens # 61.




( Jerry Melton photos..)

Here is some information from OldRacingCars.com;
" Bob Clemens (Roseville, Michigan) worked for Chevrolet as a chassis designer, and had raced a Triumph Spitfire in the SCCA G Production class in Central Division from 1963 to 1966. In September 1966, the 34-year-old appeared in a Formula C car, designed by Clemens, built by Rassey Manufacturing, and known as the Rassey Hurricane. Clements raced this car in both local SCCA events and in Pro events over the next couple of seasons. By 1970, Clemens was a chassis and suspension engineer in GM's Corvette division, and acquired a Corvette RS which spent a year as the family runabout before he and mechanic David L. Skibowski reworked it into a Trans-Am car. He ran that car in Trans-Am in 1971 and 1972. He then went on to design the Formula A car for 1974, but his race record in the car is as-yet unknown. "


(Ken H)