Race Car History, Does anyone recodgize this car? Options

[Charles Freeborn]

Looking for a little bit of history on this car. I bought it a couple years ago. It had been sitting (badly) and needed considerable work.
From what I can gather from the log books it was built in or around 1978 in Ohio and raced in the midwest - primarily Ohio. Since then it's had at least 2 other owners besides me. The car ( & me) are currently in Oregon. I'm not sure who brought it here. cage has been modified since these photos, the suspension upgraded to 5 lug and the original 2.0 has either been worked into what's in it now, or long gone.
I think I may have a lead on the original owner / builder but not positive.
Many thanks for any info.

[GregAmy]

I sent a note to the Regional Exec for NEOhio to see if he can find info in that logbook number.

I also looked through the SCCA Runoffs Archives and found the attached results; it competed at the SCCA Runoffs 1991, 1994, 1996-1997.

I perused current membership records and do not see anyone with those names.

Somewhere in a box in the basement I'll have event programs and results for the 1991 Runoffs (I raced it at Road Atlanta 1989-1992, then again 2010-2023) but that would be quite the chore to find it...

More info if/when I come across it. - GA

[Charles Freeborn]

I sent a note to the Regional Exec for NEOhio to see if he can find info in that logbook number.

I also looked through the SCCA Runoffs Archives and found the attached results; it competed at the SCCA Runoffs 1991, 1994, 1996-1997.

I perused current membership records and do not see anyone with those names.

Somewhere in a box in the basement I'll have event programs and results for the 1991 Runoffs (I raced it at Road Atlanta 1989-1992, then again 2010-2023) but that would be quite the chore to find it...

More info if/when I come across it. - GA

Huge Thanks Greg,

This is helping to fill in some blanks on it's history.

I'm pretty sure that this is the same family that John Black, several time national champ, are all from. Joel, the dad, has passed away. The races I'd be curious about are the ones that it appears John was the driver. They'd be:
Mid-Ohio OVR Nat -Mid OH - 6/11/99
CAt National (?) Road America 8/1/99
Buckeye Sprints - Mid OH - 8/27-28/99

Again - huge thanks. Don't do digging on my account (my own basement scares me a little..), but should you come accross any memoribilia that might apply I'd be much obliged.
Cheers!

[stownsen914]

I recall the name Joel Black from around the time frames mentioned above. I didn't know him or the car though. Just from perusing SCCA results back in the day.

One thing you might find helpful is that SCCA has a historian group that may be able to help look up old results and maybe even logbook info etc. A few years ago I bought an old E Prod 914 and had no info other than a picture of the car and that it probably ran in the sourtheast in the 1980s. They were able to get me a name and a pile of info on the car. They were super helpful. If you're interested, PM me and I think i have an email address you could contact.