Trans-Am Westwood 1978 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: CKLG Trans-Am Championship Westwood		Date: 4.6.1978
Track: Westwood Motorsport Park (Canada), 2.897 kms	Organiser: unknown
Trans-Am Westwood
Trans-Am (round 2)

Weather:	clear, hot
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	100 miles
Attendance:	12000

Entered:	unknown
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	23
Finished:	16

Classes:	Start
Trans-Am - Category II	8
Trans-Am - Category I	15

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Winners:
Overall:	7	Porsche 935	Ludwig Heimrath
Trans-Am - Category I:	80	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Nick Engels
Leaders:
laps 1-34:	6	Chevrolet Corvette	Pickett
laps 35-56:	7	Porsche 935	Heimrath
laps I/1-16:	44	Jaguar XJS	Tullius
laps I/17-56:	80	Chevrolet Corvette	Engels
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	6	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greg Pickett (USA)	1:06.960	155.736 km/h
Trans-Am - Category I:	80	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Nick Engels (USA)	1:10.480	147.963 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	6	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Greg Pickett (USA)	1:05.140	160.094 km/h
Trans-Am - Category I:	44	Jaguar XJS	Bob Tullius (USA)	1:10.840	147.212 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (14), Porsche (6)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (14), Porsche (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Corvette (12), Porsche 935 (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (20), CDN (3)
Most used colours:	white (31%), yellow (25%), red (14%), blue (12%), black (6%), orange (6%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (73%), rear-engined (21%), mid-engined (6%)
Oldest known drivers:	Kees Nierop (20)
Youngest known drivers:	Kees Nierop (20)

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