Page 1 of 1 Ahead of the 1978 season, Jorg Obermoser's small TOJ team introduced a further evolution of their sports car design. Mechanically, it was virtually identical to its predecessors but it did feature a further refined aerodynamics package. In two-litre configuration, powered by a Heidegger tuned BMW engine, it was dubbed the SC206. Although primarily raced by the works team, it was also offered to customers for around DM 110,000, including the engine.
Like the previous years' TOJs, the SC206 benefitted from the input of former Porsche engineer Kurt Chabek and Dieter Baatz. The latter penned the aluminium monocoque, while Chabek was responsible for the suspension. Compared to the earlier cars, the new-for-1978 SC206 was lower and narrower. This also allowed the fibreglass body to be cleaner and smoother than ever before. Incorporated in the engine cover was a full-width rear wing.
In addition to the Warsteiner-backed factory fielded example, driven by Obermoser himself, SC206s were also raced during the 1978 season by the likes of Helmut Bross, Horst Deutsch and Mario Ketterer. The latter was particularly successful with his Pirelli and Immo Klein sponsored car. He won the German championship with his SC206, which was the single most successful TOJ sports racer.
Despite the successes during the 1978 season, the loss of Warsteiner backing and several other factors prompted Obermoser to end the TOJ production. The small manufacturer ended on a high, bowing out after the most successful year in its brief history. Page 1 of 1
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Ahead of the 1978 season, Jorg Obermoser's small TOJ team introduced a further evolution of their sports car design. Mechanically, it was virtually identical to its predecessors but it did feature a further refined aerodynamics package. In two-litre configuration, powered by a Heidegger tuned BMW engine, it was dubbed the SC206. Although primarily raced by the works team, it was also offered to customers for around DM 110,000, including the engine.