Dick Barbour Automotion Roadster #2
After Dieter got the car back from the insurance company, Dick bought it with plans to build it into a race car. The May 1967 issue of the San Diego Region SCCA magazine ‘Gridlines’ states, “Dick Barbour and Dennis Sherman are setting up Dick’s Porsche for racing. Dick says he’s sure he can make it go as fast as Alan Johnson’s car. ‘That isn’t saying I can drive it as fast as Johnson, though’, Dick adds.”
By March 1968 Dick appeared to be well on his way to a bright future in Porsche racing, he was featured on the cover of Gridlines racing the now silver #6 Roadster. Inside the magazine he was listed as the early season points leader in the SCCA ‘E Production’ class.
At the time Barbour was still racing with only a ‘regional’ SCCA license, but the April issue of Gridlines reported, “Dick Barbour drove a fine race Saturday in the Automotion Porsche to a sixth overall, fourth in EP finish. After getting a special waiver and his National license (he was one regional race short), he drove to a fine third in class and fourth overall Sunday.” This issue also featured a nice racing photo of Barbour driving the car.
