Despite fining and endorsing the li.- cense of Wentz, the Stewards did not see fit to remove any of the winner' s first place points. Tony Roufi won the final round of the Indylantic series for Formula Atlantic cars Oct. 16 and tied for the series point lead with rival American Ted Wentz. Rouff, a 29-year-old native of Costa Mesa, California, and an Autoweek corre- spondent, led Mike King in a Lola T360 by .4 second at the finish. King, driving Wentz's 1975 championship-winning car, was subbing for Tony Trimmer, who is in Japan to test the new Maki Formula One car. King was followed by Alo Lawler, Derek Cook, Steve Carvill and Phil Dow- sett. The race started with Wentz on the pole position and Rouff on the outside. At the drop of the flag, the pair pulled away from the line together before Wentz's Swan Lager Lola T460 snapped a driveshaft200 yards down the track. Rouff seized his opportunity to move ahead and promptly pulled out a four second lead in his Netherton and Worth Boxer PR276A. Meanwhile, Wentz's abrupt halt at the head of the pack precipitated a four car shunt. Fortunately, no one was injured. Rouff was able to maintain a comfor- table lead for much of the race and set the fastest lap. Holley To Make Original Equipment Carb For Pontiac Four WARREN, Mich.-Holley Carburetor di vision of Colt Industries has announced that it will furnish as original equipment a new staged two-barrel carburetor for use on Pontiac's new 2.5 liter four cylin- der engine, to debut in 1977. The new powerplant is the first to be designed specifically for improved emis- sion control by Pontiac and will be used in selected Astre, Sunbird, and Ventura models The Holley 5210C carburetor features a fully electric choke. The company claims this feature promotes faster cold weather starts, improved drive ability during war- mup, and lower exhaust emissions dur- ing the choke portion of the emission test cycle. It also uses four basic metering sys- tems for greater fuel metering flexibility. A separate idle system provides proper fuel-air mixture for beth idle arid low speed performance. The main metering system provides an economical mixture for all normal cruising speeds. A me- chanically operated acceleration system, in conjunction with the power enrich- ment system, provides uniform perfor- mance during periods of moderate to heavy acceleration. In addition, the carburetor is designed with the primary bore slightly smaller than the secondary bore, for better emis- sion control and economy. Other features of the 5210C include a special check valve fuel inlet filter that limits fuel spillage in case of rollover, an electric bowl vent and hot idle compensa- tion for better hot weather starts. LATE NEWS Continued From Page 1 ABC's televised racing coverage. Buddy Baker has Signed again with Bud Moore for next year's NASCAR season, but reportedly without Norris Industries sponsorship. Baker currently is sixth in this year's NASCAR standings. The Formula One driver switch gossip mill grinds on, spewing out the following speculations: Vittorio Brambilla to Surtees. Clay Regazzoni to March, Alan Jones to McLaren, James Hunt to March, and a long shot-Gilles Villeneuve to Williams. Meanwhile on the U.S. car sales front, sales are showing the impact of the UAW strike, with sales in general off 5.4%, and Ford sales off 320/0. GM sales are up 8%, Chrysler sales are up 5%, and Ford's market share is now down to 200/0, compared to a normal 28%. A record $134,027 in contingency and manufacturers support money has been posted for the 1976 Champion Spark Plug Road Racing Classic being staged at Road Atlanta Oct. 25-31. An additional $45,000 posted by the SCCA in travel fund money and $15,000 posted by Road Atlanta for lodging expenses brings the total available to competitors to $194,027. And speaking off the SC CA runoffs, Syndicast Services, which produces the Johnny Rutherford-narrated series "The Racers," will film two 30-minute segments for 1977 play at the runoffs this year. The IMSA Radial Challenge 1976 Manufacturers Champion- ship comes down to a battle between the Dodge Colt and the Datsun B210, separated by a paltry two points. The deciding race will be the series final at Daytona Nov. 21. If you liked David Hobbs' television commentary during the USGP you'll be delighted to learn that Hobbs will help the CBS crew broadcast the USAC Champ Car event at Texas World Speedway Oct. 31 and the NASCAR Dixie 500 Nov. 7. The Chevrolet Vega and Pontiac Astre now look to be continued through the 1978 model year. There had been corporate talk about killing those two models (really, the same car with a few cosmetic differences) at the end of this model year. The Chevrolet Division of General Motors now is selling one truck for every two cars it sells. In the middle 10 days of October it moved 35,786 trucks, a 300/0 increase over the old record, set in 1973. , The Grand Prix last weekend was the first GP this y.ear il'l' whichaH !runners were not, on Goodyear tires. The' two Japanese entries were the odd men out, with Hasemi's Kojima wearing Dunlop skins, and the car ofTakahari using Bridgestones. IMSA regular Gene Felton will pilot Junie Donleavy's NASCAR Ford in the Dixie 500 in Atlanta Nov. 7. After the race Tony was asked if he was sorry he had won without arch-rival Wentz on the track. "Not at all," replied Rouff. "Ted's won before without me on the track." Wentz, it will be remembered, has run afoul of Tony and the Stewards on two prior occasions. The first incident oc- cured at the Thruxton round in August. Ted was reprimanded by the stewards for attempting a flying pass of race leader Rouff and pushing him off the track in the process. At the October 3 Indylantic round at Brands Hatch, Wentz was again repri- manded after a controversial pass of Rouff, who again was leading. Wentz was fined his first-prize money of 350 pounds (about $570) and had his competition license endorsed after testi- mony from the Chief Flag Marshall, who maintained Wentz pushed Rouff off course after he was continually unable to get by. The Boxer team has appealed the ruling to the R.A.C. The decision of the R.A.C. may well decide who is awarded the championship. Prior to the Oulton Park event, counting first place points from Brands Hatch, Wentz led by 25. Although he scored five ' points for pole position in today's event, by virtue of a win and fast race lap Rouff earned 30 points and the rivals have tied. Earlier, Rouff had predicted the series would go right down to the wire and he would be first across. True to prediction, the Californian was first across the line today, but he was wrong on one account; this is a series that will go past the wire. According to R.A.C. rules, the series will be awarded to Wentz as he has won more races if his points from the con- troversial Brands Hatch race are allowed to stand. Otherwise, the series belongs to Rouff. The appeal is expected to be heard within three weeks. Hydrogen Bus Is Featured AHraction At Energy Fair By Walt Woron LOS ANGELES-The great challenge of the '70s-extending well into the next century-is that of energy, said Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley in endors- ing Energy Fair '76, "the first show of its kiJ;ld in the nation." Highlighted were exhibits, open to both the industry and the public of all types of alternative energy sources, including F 1 Promoters Organize battery power. Since it wa's intended to encompass all industries that consume or produce energy-including the building trade, stationary power plants and transportation-there was everything from "pyramid power" to wind machines and from fiberglass insulation to solid waste conversion. Of interest to the automotive public were a hydrogen bus, three electric vehicles, a Subaru-powered sports car built by Western Washington State Col- lege and several accessories and modifi- cations said to increase fuel economy. An elec.triccarbq.Uderwho hopes to go into productiollby the end of November was inviting dealer inquiries and urging customers to give "a $550 down payment Formula One race organizers currently (to) give you a low serial number produc- are considering the formation of a com- tion model.' Total cost of the vehicle is pany that would have as its prime objec- $5500, f.o.b. San Diego. tive the stabilization of the rising costs of The prototype of Electric Passenger Formula One Grands Prix, Autoweek has Car's "Hummingbird" displayed was a learned. VW Thing. The company hopes to pro- The company, which would be called duce about 30 a month, but Peter H. Rubie, World Championship Racing, is the president, said, "A lot depends on Volk- brainchild of one Patrick Duffeler, late of swagen of Mexico." When imported the the Marlboro Fl effort. Details at this cars will be complete except for engine. point seem sketchy, but what does seem The standard gearbox and clutch are clear is that a primary objective will be to connected to the electric motor and will freeze the going price paid the Formula provide a total of eight speeds. One Constructors' Assn. for an Fl event at The 10 golf cart-type batteries are split $285,000, the amount the Constructors between the engine compartment and the asked for-and got-for races this year. trunk. There will be an onboard charger The constructors already have gone which can be plugged into a 115-volt record as wishing to up the ante to outlet. Range before recharging becomes $350,000 for each race next year. Accord- necessary is said to be 55 miles. A top ing to Autoweek sources Duffeler will speed of 55mph is claimed for the 3100 lb. meet with representatives of the Con- car with four persons aboard. That com- structors in November to try to negotiate pares to about 68mph for the standard a deal satisfactory to everybody. like-loaded (2600 lb.) VW Thing. In a related move, the CSI recently Another electric car was a 1912 Baker, voted to expand the number of Formula used by International Rectifier, El Segun- One events necessary to qualify the do, Calif. to the use of solar series as a World Championship from six energy. The original car, they point out, at to two-thirds of the events listed on the a weight of 1200 Ibs. with 12 batteries and CSI calendar. The implication here is that a three horsepower motor, was capable of if the race organizers are successful in only 20m ph over a range of 50 miles. consolidating their efforts, and if the Using a solar panel that generates 100 Constructors' Assn. cannot come to terms watts at 170 volts and their own new with them on at least 10Fl events, the motor that reduces power loss from series will lose its World Championship dissipation of heatfrom60%down to 10%, status and the Constructors could stand a they say the car can travel. at a speed of chance of losing sponsorship money that 60mph over a 50-to-60-mile range. is interested only in World Championship The hydrogen bus was the second of racing. such buses converted from a 19- Among the items discussed at the passenger Winnebag9 by ' Bill- November meeting, according . ings 'F;nergy' CQrp., first munique issued by Duffeler in Japan, will traritnt;btlS-onaI3- be "the respect of the spirit and terms of mile route from there to Orem. The one on the three-year accord reached at - the .dis.pJaY,Jl.LEnergyFair was later deliv- Brussels meeting of November 15, 1975, ered to the city of Riverside, Calif. for a held under the aegis of the CSI; the non- one-year transit test. interference from pressure groups in the The Chrysler 440cid-engine was organizing sporting of Fl verted to run on hydrogen by replacing events," and "the strict adherence to the the carburetor and fuelI:i"ump with a sporting regulations whicll .hav8, been modif,iecl,Impco propane mixer and regu- enacted after consultation with all parties lator, upping the comp:ression ratio to 12- concerned." Continued On Next Page