March 31, 2020
In a climate of breaking news, how about a declaration that probably isn’t a surprise: autocrossers have ALWAYS had a bone to pick with course designers.
This person’s courses always have this section, or that corner was just a copy of that.
We went back into the SCCA archives and found, from 70 years ago this month, a little trick that we’re certain isn’t in the current rotation – but maybe should be? This little number would set the internet ablaze if broken out today.
Then Miami-Region RE George Huntoon expertly devised a gymkhana course for his fellow participants that might look similar to a modern-day autocross, with a significant twist.
“With reference to the sketch of the gymkhana course,” our March SportsCar article explains, “it might be explained that the ‘touch barrier’ at Stations Numbers 2 and 7 consisted of a pole lying on two boxes which had to be touched, but not rolled from the boxes.”
Talk about a challenging element!
For reference, here are the results from that day:
| Entrant | Car |
Total Points |
| 1. Sam Collier | Ford-Riley | 110 |
| 2. Miles Collier | M.G. (s) | 108 |
| 3. Dud Wilson | Jaguar XK-120 | 106 |
| 4. Early McIntosh | M.G. | 104 |
| 5. Briggs Cunningham | “Fordillac” | 102 |
| 6. Jenks | Ford Special | 100 |
| 7. Denver Cornett | M.G. | 95 |
| 8. Alexander | Willys (midget) | 94 |
| 9. George Roberts | Ford Special | 91 |
| 10. George Forman | Hillman | 91 |
| 11. Tee Davey | Ford-Riley | 89 |
| 12. Bob Provins | Triumph | 88 |
| 13. Bob Gegen | M.G. (s) | 86 |
| 14. Dave Gerli | Austin A-90 | 83 |
| 15. A. H. Hammett | M.G. | 82 |
| 16. E. Von Kreidner | M.G. | 77 |
| 17. Phil Stiles | H.R.G. | 77 |
| 18. Jack Rutherfurd | Jaguar XK-120 | 70 |
| 19. J. Warren | Ardun-Lincoln | 57 |
