1979 CASC Ontario Region Racing

1In 1979, the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs (CASC) hosted a 12 weekend Ontario Region Championship Series:

1. May 12/13. British Automobile Racing Club/Ontario Centre (BARC/OC) & the Vintage Automobile Racing Assoc. of Canada (VARAC), at Shannonville.
2. May 26/27. Oakville-Trafalger Light Car Club (OTLCC), at Shannonville.
3. June 9/10. (The) British Empire Motor Club Inc. (BEMC), at Mosport.
4. June 16/17. St. Lawrence Automobile Club (STLAC) & VARAC, at Shannonville.
5. June 30 & July 1. BARC/OC, at Shannonville.
6. July 14/15. Burlington Autosport Club (BAC), at Shannonville.
7. July 21/22. Deutscher Automobil Club Inc (DAC) & VARAC, Trillium Trophy Races, at Mosport.
8. August 11/12. Hamilton Motor Sports Club (HMSC), at Shannonville.
9. August 26/27. London Automobile Sport Club (LASC), at Shannonville.
10. September 8/9. Canadian Racing Drivers Association (CRDA), at Mosport.
11. September 15/16. BEMC & VARAC, at Shannonville.
12. October 13/14. BARC & VARAC, at Shannonville.
VARAC participated in five of the race weekends and held their Vintage Festival at Shannonville on August 18/19.

Two of the seven event Molyslip Endurance Championship events were held in Ontario:
May 20/21 at Mosport and August 4/5 at Shannonville.

The Canadian Road Race of Champions was held at Mosport, September 21-23.

An Ontario regional race weekend typically consisted of five or six race groups:
Formula 4 & Formula Vee
GT 1-4 (GT4 was the fastest class, GT1 second, GT2 third & GT3 slowest) & Sports/Racers
BFG Honda Civics
Formula Ford and Formula Libre
Novice
Vintage (if VARAC was participating)

Canadian Road Race of Champions at Mosport. September 21-23, 1979

There were nine national championships decided in six fifteen lap races;
Race I: GT1, GT4, CS/R and BS/R. Race II: Formula Vee. Race III: GT3. Race IV: Formula Ford. Race V: GT2. Race VI: Honda BFG.

#64 Gary Roach, #5 Peter Moennick & #177 John Reep

#190 Werner von Engelbretchen & #49 Tom Jones

#49 Jon Reski, SCE MK15

#40 Bernie Nuemann, Porsche 914/6

#16 Hank Franczak, Datsun280-Z

Race1: GT4, GT1, BS/R & CS/R. #49 Jon Reski & #26 Doug Aishford on the front row

#3 Dave O'Brien, Mallock U2

#169 Rudy Bartling, Porsche Carrera RSR

#59 Detlef Hinze, Lola T290

#96 Don Ross, Lynx

#35 Ed Law, Altona

#92 James Carmody, Ducret 002LB

#11 Matti Lilleberg, Lynx

#59 Paul Stainer, Lynx

#93 Chis Destito, Zink

#28 Paul Ostrom, Exford

#5 Peter Moennick, Lynx

Race 2: Formula Vee. #5 Peter Moennick & #47 Paul Shermet on the front row

#24 Yvon Montiero, Lynx

#60 Richard Dumoulin, Coopr Mini S

#113 Richard Spenard, Honda Civic

#43 Peter Christianson, Honda Civic

Race 3: GT3. #69 Bruce Kitchen & #27 Tony Foster on the front row

#123 Nils Kasak, Volvo P1800

#16 Jim Livingston, Crossle 32F

#998 John Scratch, Ferret MK4

#11 Werner Henzler, Crossle 35F

#68 Allan Berg, Lola T440

#1 Colin Tuckey, Lola T540

#86 Mike Freberg, Lola T440

#3 Ross Bentley, Tiga 77F

#56 John Nemy, Ferret MK4

#71 Pierre Brunet, Lola T342

#7 Fraser Robidoux, Hawke DL10

#17 Steve Fort, Van Diemen RF79

#91 Jim Pike, Van Diemen RF79

#6 Frank Terner, Lola T342

#13 Andy Mahood, Lola T440

Race 4: Formula Ford. #998 John Scratch & #49 Ludwig Hiemrath Jr. on the front row

#50 Victor Larose, Porsche 911

#7 John Schuberg, Triumph TR7

#14 Claude Thiffault, MGB

#27 Ronnie Woods, MGB

#79 Ken Staple, Alfa Romeo GTV

#62 Robert Vining, Datsun 710

#46 Claude Gou, Datsun 510

#91 Randy Foste, Triumph GT6

#49 Tom Jones, VW Rabbit

#85 Gary Rosewell, Datsun 510

Race 5: GT2. #190 Werner von Engelbretchen & #49 Tom Jones on the front row

#92 Greg Whitehead, Datsun 510

#7 Robert Feberge, Honda Civic

#91 Tony Cesaroni, Hona Civic

#26 Graham Corkerton, Honda Civic

#33 Richard Poxon, Honda Civic

#13 Harold Hubka, Honda Civic

#12 Frank Allers, Honda Civic

#25 John Demaria, Honda Civic

#22 Richard Spenard, Honda Civic

#34 Steven Ray, Honda Civic

#4 Michel Prevost, Honda Civic

#59 Peter Wood, Honda Civic

#8 Claude Delasette, Honda Civic

#14 Terry Difrancesco, Honda Civic

#41 Michel St.Pierre, Honda Civic

#9 Gabriel Genet, Honda Civic

#112 Francois Audette, Honda Civic

#113 Jules Breton, Honda Civic

#11 Andre Couture, Honda Civic

#16 Mario LaCasse, Honda Civic

#17 Jacques Couture, Honda Civic

#5 Judy Ferchat, Honda Civic

Formula Four & Formula Vee

#57 Mike Wietzes, Lynx

#65 Chris Bye & Gunther Schmidt, Lynx

#34 Bob Long, Xpit & #9 Richard Walker, P&G

#47 Paul Shermet, Caldwell D13 & #18 Rick Wirtz, Caldwell D13

#91 Bill Vine, Xpit

#2 Jon Harding, Lynx

#156 Graeme Bates, Walker JW4

Pace Lap: F4 & FV. #9 Walker & #34 Long

#31 Bill Comat, Lynx

#82 Blair Basset, Lynx

#10 Gord Green, P&G

#9 Richard Walker, P&G

#29 Rick Morris, Caldwell D13

#52 Peter Hanes, Xpit

#49 Adrian Lapham, Lynx

#141 Andrew Chong, Altona

#41 Bill Vine, Xpit

#110 Sandy Bottoni, Lynx

#64 Gary Roach, Lynx

#34 Bob Long, Xpit

#5 Peter Moennick, Lynx & #177 John Reep, Lynx

#37 Horst Kroll, Altona

#3 Bob French, P&G

#23 Graeme Griffith, Walker

#78 Rick Wirtz, Caldwell D13

Pace lap: F4 & FV. #9 Walker & #10 Green on the front row

#34 Long, #9 Walker & #10 Green

GT 1-4 & Sports/Racers

#21 John Gilroy & Doug McKenzie, Cooper Mini S

#92 Greg Whitehead & John Cosgrove, Datsun 510

#116 Larry Kyle & Cal Oliver, Datsun 510

#800 Paul Seaman, Honda S800

#69 Bruce Kitchen, Datsun !200

#28 Iain Montieth, Mallock U2

#70 Vince Whitehead, MG Midget

#27 Tony Foster, Honda Civic

#63 Steve Lechnowsky, MGB

#98 Tom Campbell, MG Midget

#!9 Ron Gray & Sean Burgess, Toyota SR5

Pace lap: GT & S/R. #28 Montieth & #69 Kitchen on the front row

#!25 Stu Lamont, Mallock U2

#96 Jeff McGibbon, Triumph Spitfire

#67 Dale Durant, Datsun 510

#41 Louis Carbardos, Cooper Mini S

#81 Michael Rdwood, Cooper Mini S

#15 Rick Maeder, Datsun 510

#48 Carl Berry, MG Midget

#67 Dale Durant, Datsun 510

#4 Al Zeller, Mallock U2

#179 Barry O'Brien, Cooper Mini S

#55 George Comacchio, Alfa Romeo GTV

#12 Luke Behar, Mallock U2

#22 Luke Kube, Datsun 240-Z

#29 Evan MacDonald, M2

#46 John Kubiac, Triumph Spitfire

#290 Krista von Engelbretchen, BMW 2002

#58 Jim Best, Datsun 510

#84 Lloyd Rosewell, Datsun 510

#150 Joe Camilleri, Cooper Mini S

#10 Peter Wright, Datsun 240-Z

#3 Dave O'Brien, Mallock U2 & #28 Iain Montieth, Mallock U2

#28 Iain Montieth, Mallock U2

Pace lap: Gt & S/R. #4 Zeller & #28 Montieth on the front row

#65 Rick Stevens, Fiat 128

#14 Bob Schneider, Mallock U2

#80 Chris Karatzoglou, Datsun 510

#0 David Webber, Hayman

#12 Scott Lucas, Cooper Mini S

#52 David King, Datsun 510

#41 Louis Carbados, Coopr Mini S

Pace lap: GT & S/R. #28 Montieth & #80 Karatzoglou on the front row

#28 Iain Montieth & #0 David Webber

#0 Daivd Webber, Hayman

BFG Honda Civics

#60 Peter Aschenbrenner, Honda Civic

#57 Roger Fountain, Honda Civic

#94 Christianson & #57 Fountain

#60 Peter Aschenbrenner, Honda Civic

#94 Peter Christianson, Honda

Formula Ford & Formula Libre

#58 Jeremy Hill, Crossle 32F

#2 Bob Armstrong, Crossle 32F

#88 Joe Demarco, Van Diemen

#13 Bob Jarvis, Zink Z10

#23 Peter Souch, Zink Z10

#7 Byron Leis, Xpit

#75 Brian Bound, Crossle 35F

#56 John Nemy, Crossle 32F

#22 Dobroslav Hajek, Areo-Hawke

#24 RoberDavie, Royale RP21

#37 Gary Yott, Crossle 32F

#77 Ron Fellows, Ash 79F

#144 Dave Houston, Crossle 32F

#75 Brian Bound & #56 John Nemy

#2 Armstrong, #998 Scratch, #75 Bound & #56 Nemy

#127 God Cullen, Crossle 32F

#36 Marty Fisher, Hayman

#17 J.P. Leblanc, Van Diemen

#731 Jean-Pierre Gadoury, Lola T440

#83 Robert Pontin, Crossle 32F

#18 Kevin Murphy, Crossle 25F

#114 Wayne Jones, Lola T342

#192 Bob McCallum, Crossle 32F

#70 Mike Fulford, Titan MK6

#81 Ivan Graham Croosle 25F

#32 Mike Kuttas, Dulon

#17 Jean-Paul Doudall, Crossle 35F

#50 Paul Macey, Hawke DL20

#54 John Ratray, Crossle 32F

#263 Peter Lockhart, Lola T440

#66 Danny Burritt, Lola T440

#176 Wayne Spencer, Ferret MK4

#72 Roger Truman, Crossle 35F

#102 Jack Boxstrom, Dulon

#115 Dan Simpson, Chinook

#77 Ron Fellows, Ash 79F

#82Mike Haywood, Merlyn MK17

#42 Fred Nicholson, Hawke DL9

#80 Bill Clark, Alexis

#63 Robert Weatherseed, Titan MK6

#84 Ian Johnson, Lotus 51

#79 Manfred Henning, Ferret MK4

#49 Ludwig Hiemrath Jr., Lola T540

VARAC Vintage

Molyslip Endurance Championship at Mosport. May 21, 1979

#69 Klaus Bytzek / Rudy Bartling, Porsche Carrera RSR

#05 Jacques Bienvenue / Claude Houde, Porsche Carrera RSR

#45 Carl Musker / Steve Rocque, Ford Capri

Pace lap. #69 Bytzek / Bartling & #05 Bienvenue / Houde on the front row

#93 David Deacon / Reagan Reilly, Porsche 914/6

#77 Michel Forget / Uwe Fulkenberg, Gelinda Mazda

#142 Graeme Ross, MGB

#05 Bienvenue / Houde, #69 Bytzek / Bartling & #8 Dicecco

#24 Cam Champion / Bill Adam, Camaro & #26 Doug Aishford, Datsun 240-Z

#61 Dieter Teschner, Honad Civic

#36 Hardacre / Bratt & #86 Fesar / Lechnowsky

#190 Werner von Engelbretchen / Danny Burritt, BMW 320

#75 Arnold Hoar, Datsun 710

#23 Steve Lax / Henry Franczak, Porsche 911

#36 Brian Hardacre / Barry Bratt, Porsche Carrera RSR

#26 Doug Aishford, Datsun 240-Z

#181 Ron Schell, Datsun 510

#86 Drew Fesar / Steve Lechnowsky, MGB GT

#34 Steve Ray / Judy Ferchat, Honda Civic

#05 Jacques Bienvenue / Claude Houde, Porsche Carrera RSR

#50 Fritz Hochrueter / Ray Brezinka, Porsche 911

#39 Larry Bennett, Datsun B210

#43 Peter Bulkowski, MGB

#8 Joe Dicecco, MGB

#119 Bruce Horner (& Randy Reso), Chevrolet Corvette

#24 Mark Richardson, MG Midget

#54 Paul Swinwood / Dale Trudel, Brabhma BT35

#37 Ken Adolf / Goerge MacDonald, MGB

#56 Dave Diedrick, Ford Capri

I have always been a serious motorsports spectator. In the days before the internet, if you wanted to know what was going on, or what had gone on, you had to figure it out for yourself, particularly at the more grass roots level events. Consequently, I took copious notes, and today I have dozens of Stenographer's Notebooks from pre 2000. I could take a pretty mean lap chart, but doing so restricted the opportunity for picture taking.  I've included my notes from the '79 CRRC. I have to admit that they weren't always this thorough.