Walt Bohren
Walt Bohren (February 4, 1948 died February 8, 2011) was an American race car driver who won the IMSA GTU Championship in 1980.
Bohren was a long time racer in the International Motor Sports Association. His racing career began with motorcycles and he moved into cars driving Formula Fords. Bohren moved to IMSA racing and began a long association with Mazda. He drove a Mazda RX-2 to the RS championship in 1978.[1] Bohren eventually graduated to the GTU division where he drove Mazda RX-7s. Driving for the Racing Beat team, Bohren won five races to claim the 1980 GTU championship.[2] He also co-drove the GTU winning car at the 1981 12 Hours of Sebring.[3] Bohren drove in the GTO division with limited success. He also competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1984, finishing 13th.[4]
Bohren died in 2011 when he accidentally drowned near Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.[5]
References
- ^ Sherman, Don (December 19, 2016). "Rotary Reverie: 35 Years on the C/D Wankel-Engine Racing Beat". Car and Driver.
- ^ "World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1980". wsrp.wz.cz.
- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours 1981 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
- ^ "1984 Le Mans 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. June 12, 2017.
- ^ Democrat, Hunterdon County (February 10, 2011). "Former Hunterdon resident Walt Bohren, Mazda car racer for many years, drowns in British Virgin Islands". nj.