GTA's at North American Regional Events

**kengta** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 07:18 AM

Here is a picture, captioned on the web site, as Ed Wachs on GTA #6 ( see post below) and some results from Wilmont Hills Wisconsin, Regional Races, August 1967. Alfa GTA's 1, 2 & 3 driven by Kwech, Wachs, Marino (probably Martino) taken from Alfa Romeo Bulletin Board & Forums.

The Wilmot Hills site has links to some other old (ghost) race course Info.

Ciao

Ken

martinue · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 12:30 PM

I think the photo shows not Ed Wachs but Horst Kwech in his 1967 tri-colori car, you can see his Australian kangaroo on the door and on his helmet. I am not sure but I think also that Ed Wachs acquired an ex Kwech/Winkler Ausca GTA

**kengta** · #3 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 01:50 PM

Ed Wachs, shows up at many TA races and regionals over the years in RHD and LHD GTA's and in different Livery and numbers. I don't know of any Chassis Numbers being attributed to his racers. Did Ed Wachs own GTAs or did he rent rides or both?

Regards

Ken

**CanAmBob** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kengta

Here is a picture of Ed Wachs on GTA and some results from Wilmont Hills Wisconsin, Regional Races, August 1967. Alfa GTA's 1, 2 & 3 driven by Kwech, Wachs, Marino taken from wilmothills.

The Wilmot Hills site has links to some other old (ghost) race course Info.

Ciao

Ken

martinue · #5 (**permalink**) 11-19-2007, 12:16 AM

By now I saw no pic that shows Ed Wachs in another car than his red RHD GTA. On photos of Wachs racing at 1968 St. Louis/19680707 Meadowdale/19681006 Kent/19710717 Elkart Lake/19720506 Lime Rock/19720730 Sanair/19721015 Laguna/19721028 Riverside, it seems to be always the same red car with the dark stripe, later with a yellow painted left side

19691005 at Riverside was the same car, but Wachs is not mentioned in the result list

19690803 Mont Tremblant show a green car with race no. 68, and your #752507 with no. 25, but Wachs is the only Alfa driver listed in the results as a DNF

And a photo, possibly from 19700719 Elkart Lake, show a red RHD GTA in different livery with race no. 1, of which the driver is unknown to me. Wachs is in the result list, but without race#

I have seen no photo of Wachs in a LHD car yet

**kengta** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinue

By now I saw no pic that shows Ed Wachs in another car than his red RHD GTA. On photos of Wachs racing at 1968 St. Louis/19680707 Meadowdale/19681006 Kent/19710717 Elkart Lake/19720506 Lime Rock/19720730 Sanair/19721015 Laguna/19721028 Riverside, it seems to be always the same red car with the dark stripe, later with a yellow painted left side

19691005 at Riverside was the same car, but Wachs is not mentioned in the result list

19690803 Mont Tremblant show a green car with race no. 68, and your #752507 with no. 25, but Wachs is the only Alfa driver listed in the results as a DNF

And a photo, possibly from 19700719 Elkart Lake, show a red RHD GTA in different livery with race no. 1, of which the driver is unknown to me. Wachs is in the result list, but without race#

I have seen no photo of Wachs in a LHD car yet

**kengta** · #7 (**permalink**) 12-18-2007, 02:38 PM

Martin,

Here's a pic of Ed Wachs on RHD #8 at Mid-Ohio July 1967, Scanned from the November 23, 1968 issue of COMPETION PRESS & AUTOWEEK Vol.18, No.45, p.8. You may not have seen this one as you don't list Mid-Ohio in your previous post.

Ciao

Ken

**kengta** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 05:03 PM

Here are some entry lists for the Road America June sprints in the years listed. 1970 had no Alfas entered in B- Sedan. Ed Wachs is prominent on GTA also find other GTAs, Alfas , Alfa power in other classes

Attached in PDF

Enjoy

Ken

**kengta** · #9 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martinue

I think the photo shows not Ed Wachs but Horst Kwech in his 1967 tri-colori car, you can see his Australian kangaroo on the door and on his helmet. I am not sure but I think also that Ed Wachs acquired an ex Kwech/Winkler Ausca GTA

PAUGNUT1275 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 05:58 PM

Hi All,
I showed that last photo to Ed Wachs a couple years ago at Elkhart Lake and asked about the helmet. I thought that it might be Kwech's helmet, but Ed said that he had a Kangaroo helmet, also. He mentioned the green car at Mt. Tremblant, saying thet it belonged to Martino and that he{Ed} had wrecked it. Do the results list the car as running or DNF? The top photo, is Kwech, not Wachs, as Martin points out. This is the original #3 that Kwech drove most of the 67 season, but wrecked at Riverside. See the photos in the Trans Am photo section.
Keith

PAUGNUT1275 · #11 (**permalink**) 12-17-2008, 05:59 PM

By the way, that photo of Wachs with the checkered flag in Kent, Wa in 68.
KG

**kengta** · #12 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 04:27 PM

Hi,

Here is the 1972 June Olympia Sprints Lagua Seca Program hi-lites. One Alfa red white and green, #4 entered by John Lorini. Colour scan in the GTA Art Thread of the cover GTA #17. Sorry about the quality of the last page as the pic at the top left is spectacular.

Ciao

ken

**kengta** · #13 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 04:57 PM

This information, in the word document attached, on the SCCA regional points standings for Alfa Drivers was kindly gleaned from the SCCA SPORTS CAR by BB member Erik Zurbriggen and sent to me.

For me it presents the possibility, previously unknown to me, that GTA 752507 was entered in as few regional races by Gaston Andrey and Bert Everett. I will be looking for further evidence of that participation if anyone can help.

Ciao

Ken

GTA # 14 · #14 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 09:16 PM

Thanks Erik and Ken.
Cheers,

**gmack** · #15 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kengta

Here are some entry lists for the Road America June sprints in the years listed. 1970 had no Alfas entered in B- Sedan. Ed Wachs is prominent on GTA also find other GTAs, Alfas , Alfa power in other classes

Attached in PDF

Enjoy

Ken