The main Alfa driver was actually Horst Kwech, who was also team manager.
According to the January 1972 Road & Track article about the 2.5 Trans Am
cars, Herb Wetson was the team sponsor and owner of a restaurant chain. The
other Alfa drivers on the team were Bert Everett and Harry Theodoracopulos.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Alvin
> Gogineni
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:00 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Laguna Seca Rematch
>
>
> Another reason to attend the Historics 8/19!!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bluebirds [mailto:BLUEBIRDS@bluebirds.datsun510.com] On Behalf Of
> BillF
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:36 PM
> To: BLUEBIRDS@bluebirds.datsun510.com
> Subject: Laguna Seca Rematch
>
> Going over the entries for next weekend's Monterey Historics and noticed
> that John Morton has been paired with an old buddy in one of the race
> groups: Herb Wetanson (better known as the driver of the Wetson Alfa
> that battled with John and BRE for the 2.5 Trans Am title).
> Unfortunately, they won't be driving 2.5 cars -- John's in a Lotus 23
> and Wetanson has a Cooper-Monaco for the 3B race group on Sunday.
> Morton's also entered in a Lang Cooper in the same race (!) and a Tiger
> later that day.
>
> Another development for the Historics is that Toyota has taken over from
> Chrysler as the official sponsor, which is an interesting development
> for an event that's done virtually nothing to recognize the Japanese
> role in vintage motorsports (the two BRE 510's in '01 may be the only
> Japanese cars to "officially" participate in 33 years). Seems likely
> that may change with Toyota's influence, but whether or not it would
> include Nissans may be another matter. Too bad they didn't play a bigger
> role in the Trans Am days! They will have a recent F1 car doing demos,
> so that should be entertaining.
>
> This really is an exceptional weekend for car fans in Monterey. The ZONC
> folks are hosting their corral on Saturday and welcome anybody from
> within the Nissan/Datsun family. With John driving on Sunday, he should
> have some free time to hang around, and Brock is expected as well. Maybe
> John Knepp, maybe Wetanson.
>
> - Bill "watch your mirrors, John"
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