Ed Diehl

Ed started racing in 1960 at Marlboro, Md., in a Triumph TR-3 … Two years later he and Bob Tullius campaigned a unique (for Bob) black-painted Triumph … The following year he raced a factory TR4 in the 12 Hours of Sebring with Charlie Gates and Robert Cole, finishing second in the GT 11 class … The variety of cars Ed has raced over the years includes a Holman-Moody Ford in a 12-hour sedan race at Marlboro, Md., a Saab Sedan Champ, and a G Modified Lola Mk 1 … Competed in the first-ever Trans-Am race at Sebring in 1966 and finished fourth in his class with a Saab, co-driven by Sam Perry … Also once drove one of the rare Corvette Grand Sport cars … Winner of SCCA Regional and local club championships in a Triumph Spitfire from 1989 to 2000 …. Currently drives a Mazda RX-7 and instructs in SCCA Drivers’ Schools.