{{Short description|American race car driver}} '''Walt Bohren''' (February 4, 1948 died February 8, 2011) was an American race car driver who won the IMSA GTU Championship in 1980. Bohren was a long time racer in the International Motor Sports Association. His racing career began with motorcycles and he moved into cars driving Formula Fords. Bohren moved to IMSA racing and began a long association with Mazda. He drove a Mazda RX-2 to the RS championship in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15379245/rotary-reverie-35-years-on-the-cd-wankel-engine-racing-beat|title=Rotary Reverie: 35 Years on the C/D Wankel-Engine Racing Beat|first=Don|last=Sherman|date=December 19, 2016|website=Car and Driver}}</ref> Bohren eventually graduated to the GTU division where he drove Mazda RX-7s. Driving for the Racing Beat team, Bohren won five races to claim the 1980 GTU championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wsrp.wz.cz/imsa1980.html|title=World Sports Racing Prototypes - IMSA 1980|website=wsrp.wz.cz}}</ref> He also co-drove the GTU winning car at the 1981 12 Hours of Sebring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1981-03-21.html|title=Sebring 12 Hours 1981 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars}}</ref> Bohren drove in the GTO division with limited success. He also competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1984, finishing 13th.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1984-le-mans-24-hours|title=1984 Le Mans 24 Hours &#124; Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=June 12, 2017|website=Motor Sport Magazine}}</ref>

Bohren died in 2011 when he accidentally drowned near Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2011/02/former_hunterdon_resident_walt.html|title=Former Hunterdon resident Walt Bohren, Mazda car racer for many years, drowns in British Virgin Islands|first=Hunterdon County|last=Democrat|date=February 10, 2011|website=nj}}</ref>

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