Road Atlanta
BF Goodrich Challenge
April 20, 1974
BMW 2002
Grid: 1st
Result: 1st
Ontario Motor Speedway
IMSA Ontario 4 Hours
May 19, 1974
Sports Ltd. Racing
Porsche Carrera 911
4th in GTO
John co-drove this Porsche Carrera 911with Sports Ltd. Racing’s Bob Bergstrom to a 4th place (class and overall) finish.
Morton collection – Mike Anson photo
Morton collection
Morton collection – Mike Anson photo
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio 5 hours
IMSA Camel GT Challenge
Sports Ltd. Racing Porsche Carrera 911
June 30, 1974
DNF (10 laps)
Morton collection
Watkins Glen Six Hours
July 13, 1974
Bobcor Racing
Alfa Romeo Montreal
DNF (engine)
Bob Cozza arranged for a Alfa Romeo sponsorship for a racing Montreal to be built by Autodelta. John teamed up with Bert Everett for this race, but the engine failed after 6 laps.
Morton collection
The Brad Frisselle Transcendental Racing Datsun 260Z.
Brad Frisselle formed Transcendental Racing, and would construct, design and run a Datsun 260Z. The car was built by Yoshi Suzuka and MacTilton in El Segundo, California during the 1973-1974 period. The engine was built by John Knepp, who ran Electramotive together with Don Devendorf. Electramotive supplied the engines and drivetrains. The metal shaping and paint for Brad Frisselle’s Camel GT Z prototype was done by Dave Kent of Creative Car Craft in Hawthorne, California. The fiberglass fenders were made by Wayne Hartman of Hartman Enterprises in Costa Mesa, California.
Morton collection
Morton collection
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte 300 Miles Camel GT Challenge
Transcendental Racing Datsun 260Z
August 18, 1974
DNF
The Transcendental Racing Datsun 260Z at Laguna Seca.
Monterey Grand Prix
Laguna Seca Raceway
USAC/SCCA Formula 5000
Francisco Mir Racing Lola T332 / Chevrolet
October 12, 1974
13th (brakes)
Braking issues resulted from a loss of fluid from a cross-threaded cap.
Qualifying results:
Morton collection – photo
Morton collection
Morton collection
Morton collection
Morton collection
Riverside International Raceway
Riverside Grand Prix
USAC/SCCA Formula 5000
Francisco Mir Racing Eagle 74A 004/Chevrolet
October 27, 1974
7th
The Eagle 74A was built for Formula 5000 in 1974. Mister Marty, a women’s clothing manufacturer, was owned by Marty Friedman who sponsored Francisco Mir.
Morton collection
Results:
