ufact ur ers ' ▁Championship . ▁Hor st ▁K we ch ▁and ▁Gast on ▁And rey ▁also ▁scored ▁more ▁points ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁drivers , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁were ▁retro act ively ▁named ▁drivers ▁championship ▁co - ch amp ions . ▁Hor st ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁G TA ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁S CC A ▁American ▁Road ▁Racing ▁Championship ▁run offs ▁at ▁R ivers ide . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁first ▁AR RC ▁B - S ed an ▁National ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁famous ▁race ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁lead ▁changes , ▁against ▁the ▁Lot us ▁Cort ina ▁of ▁another ▁young ▁A uss ie ▁( but ▁Canadian ▁born ) ▁All an ▁M off at , ▁and ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁S CC A ▁President ' s ▁Cup ▁for ▁his ▁out standing ▁drive . ▁ ▁Hor st ▁K we ch ▁and ▁All an ▁M off at ▁were ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁Austral ians ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Am ▁series . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Frank ▁Gard ner , ▁Harry ▁F irth ▁and ▁Jim ▁Mc Ke own . ▁The ▁latter ▁pair ▁co - d riv ing ▁with ▁M off at ▁on ▁various ▁occasions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁K we ch ▁formed ▁Aus ca ▁with ▁Ron ▁Ne al ▁and ▁Bill ▁Kn au z ▁in ▁Liber ty ville , ▁Illinois . ▁This ▁company ▁developed ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁performance ▁parts ▁and ▁prepared ▁and