CC A ' s ▁Can - Am ▁series . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁Klaus ler ▁started ▁racing ▁in ▁a ▁Cor v air ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁After ▁racing ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁Formula ▁Ford ▁single - se ater . ▁He ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁Formula ▁Atlantic ▁race car ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Formula ▁Atlantic ▁race ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁Circ uit ▁Tro is - R ivi ères ▁and ▁won ▁that ▁race ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁another ▁win ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁at ▁Road ▁America , ▁and ▁his ▁finish ▁close ▁behind ▁Bill ▁Bra ck ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁Formula ▁Atlantic ▁series ▁formed ▁a ▁separate ▁U . S . ▁series ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁series . ▁The ▁original ▁series ▁had ▁become ▁Canada - cent ric . ▁Klaus ler ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 5 ▁in ▁points ▁in ▁both ▁series . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Can - Am ▁series ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁race ▁in ▁St . ▁J ov ite . ▁He ▁had ▁one ▁other ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁finish ▁that ▁season ▁in ▁Can - Am . ▁After ▁finishing ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁decl ined ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁asc end ▁into ▁heaven , ▁stating : ▁" I ▁have ▁more ▁races ▁to ▁run , ▁and ▁pri zes ▁to ▁win . ▁I ▁feel ▁I ▁would ▁be ▁letting ▁my ▁family