The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship season was the inaugural season of the

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Retrieved on 13 February 2014 The 1967 championship was open to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, which were limited to a maximum engine displacement of 3.0 liters, 1.6 liters and 1.1 liters respectively.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7 In June 1967 the SCCA decreed that, from 1 January 1968, cars powered by production-based engines of up to 5 litre (305 cubic inch) displacement would be eligible to compete in Formula A and thus for the championship.

Race results

The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over a five race series.

Points system

Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.

Championship results

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Brabham BT21 The Brabham BT21 was an open-wheel formula racing car, designed, developed, and built by Brabham in large numbers in 1966 and delivered to private individuals; 110 vehicles were manufactured. Most were manufactured as Formula 3 cars, with some ...

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Peter Broeker Peter William Broeker (born 15 May 1926 in Germany – died 4 November 1980 in Ottawa) was a racing driver from Canada. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1963 United States Grand Prix, driving a Stebro, a car o ...

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References

External links

US Formula B 1967, www.oldracingcars.com
SCCA Grand Prix Championship SCCA Continental Championship Formula A (SCCA)