The ex-Rolf Stommelen, Jörg Obermoser
1977 TOJ SC302 Sports-racing Prototype

• Considerable in-period World Sportscar Championship and Historic race history
• Known ownership history
• Richardson Ford Cosworth DFV engine
• New body tub (original included)

Having previously competed in touring cars and sports prototypes, German racing driver Jörg Obermoser decided to build his racer in 1974, calling it the 'TOJ', for Team Obermoser Jörg. The first car of his own construction was designated the 2-litre SC204, while his next effort – a 3-litre car – was the SC304. Former Porsche engineer Kurt Chabek and Dieter Baatz were responsible for designing the SC304, which featured an aluminium monocoque with all-round independent suspension, and was powered by the ubiquitous Ford Cosworth DFV V8 engine coupled to a Hewland five-speed transaxle. Despite its entirely conventional specification, the SC304 caused quite a stir on its World Championship debut at Dijon in 1976 when, driven by four-time Daytona 24 Hours winner Rolf Stommelen, it set the fastest time for a naturally aspirated car. Later that same year Obermoser himself won an Interserie race in the SC304. A second SC304 was built for Kurt Hild.

In 1977 Obermoser built two new cars, designated SC302, which incorporated many detail improvements including an integral full-width rear wing. Driving an SC302, Obermoser won twice more in the Interserie championship and finished 2nd in the World Sportscar Championship round at Le Castellet. Having lost his main backer, Warsteiner, Obermoser shut up shop at the end of the 1978 season having built another two cars designated SC303.

The car we offer, chassis number '302-16-77', was built in 1977 and raced in the World Sportscar Championship in '77 as well as the Interserie, driven by Rolf Stommelen and Jorg Obermoser at Dijon and Monza and by Jorg Obermoser and Jean Francois Rousselot at Le Castellet, as well as some other endurance and Interserie races that year. At the Nürburgring it was on pole and recorded the fastest lap with an outright win, while another outright win was scored at Barcelona.

At the end of 1977 it was disassembled at the factory and not used until TOJ closed down at the end of 1978. It was then sold to Klaus Walz together with the complete stock of the TOJ factory before being purchased by Ralf Walter in 1979 as a chassis with suspension and bodywork. He reassembled the car using the DFV engine and gearbox from a March Formula 1 car to compete in the Interserie. After an engine failure the TOJ was raced as a 2-litre car with a BMW M12/7 engine and then with an 1,800cc Audi turbo engine, and then again with the BMW engine. Issued to Ralf Walter, the accompanying Wagenpass details the events entered when the car raced with both the DFV and BMW engines, commencing on 14th March 1981 at Stuttgart and ending at Rheintal on 6th November 1987 (26 entries in total).

The car was acquired by the current owner from Guido Enderle, who had purchased it from Ralf Walter. The owner purchased the TOJ as a rolling chassis (no engine) with a Hewland FGA gearbox and several spares and new bodywork, and with livery as it was raced in 1977. The car is now on a new tub, with alterations made to the chassis and engine moved forward a little to improve balance, while the rear bodywork was extended lengthwise. Wheelbase and dimensions are as original, and the Warsteiner livery/graphics as per period. Other notable features include BBS-style 15" wheels and Mike Barnby rims; Quantum shock absorbers; and the same pickup points and coil-overs as original. A fresh Richardson 3.0 DFV engine was installed at a cost of circa £75,000. Our vendor advises us that the engine would benefit from a refresh (at cost of circa £10,000) as the car has been sitting for many years. It will also need new papers, belts, extinguisher, tanks, etc.

The TOJ has enjoyed some high-profile successes with our vendor driving, including pole position and a start-to-finish win at the Nürburgring in 2013, and another overall win at Barcelona. This rare and historic sports-racing prototype is offered with the aforementioned Wagenpass of 1981; expired FIA HTP; copies of magazine race reports; assorted period photographs; old purchase correspondence, and the aforementioned spare set of slicks and a spare set of wets on rims and the original tub is also included in the sale.