Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series Race

Brands Hatch, 15 Apr 1979

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Norman Dickson (F2) 2-litre March 792 [20] - Hart 420R
#30 Dicksons of Perth 		25 0.35.16.1
111.16 mph
2 Divina Galica (F2) 2-litre March 792 [3] - Hart 420R
#13 		25
3 Brian Robinson (F2) 2-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-17] - Hart 420R
#19 Grange Performance Cars 		24
4 Ray Mallock Ralt RT1 [66] - Ford BDA Swindon
#1 Mario Deliotti Racing 		24 0.35.31.6
106.02
5 Bernard Hunter Ralt RT1 [145] - Ford BDA Swindon
#7 		24
6 Phil Dowsett March 79B [782-6] - Ford BDA Racing Fabrications
#21 Wilding Office Equipment/Glaister Card Shops
(see note 1) 		24
7 Germain Garon (F2) 2-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-09] - Hart 420R
#25
8 Martin Mansell Lola T360 [HU5] - Ford BDA
#19
9 Roger Andreason Druid 79A [377-01] - Ford BDA Andreason
#14
10 Geoff Byman March 75B [742] - Ford BDD Cosworth
#26
R Alo Lawler Lola T760 [HU1] - Ford BDA Smith
#6 L&B Excavations 		15 Collision with Jeffrey
R Andrew Jeffrey Chevron B49 [49-79-01] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#38 The Hope Scott Garage 		15 Collision with Lawler
R John Cooper (F2) 2-litre March 792 [31] - Hart 420R
#8 JC Racing/Cooper Industries, The Producers
 		11 Clutch pedal
R Tony Dean (F2) 2-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-19] - Hart 420R
#18 A.G.Dean 		5 Gear selectors
R Jim Crawford Chevron B45 [45-78-04] - Ford BDA
#4 		1 Accident
R Rick Gorne Argo JM1X [018-F3] - Ford BDA Hart
#3 Barratt Developments Racing with Anglia Cars
 		0 Accident
R Dave Allen Surtees TS10 [01] - Ford BDA Smith
Savon Team Uniroyal
DNA Paul Smith March 782 [2] - Ford BDA Hart
#2 Birmingham Motor Tyres (BMTR) Ltd
(see note 2) 		Did not arrive
DNA Roger White Druid 79A [377-01] - Ford BDA Andreason
#14 Andreasson Racing and Tuning
 		Did not arrive
DNA Kim Mather (F2) 2-litre March 772P [U2] - BMW M12
#15 Pontins 		Did not arrive
DNA Kenneth Brill (F2) 2-litre Chevron B35D ["D"] - Ford BDG
#28 (see note 3) 		Did not arrive
DNA Lucien Lampach (F?) unknown
#37 Allono Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey Wheatcroft R18 [006] - Ford BDA
#5 		Did not arrive
DNA Daniel Lebacq Lebacq FA [BM73-015] - Ford BDA Cosworth
#10 		Did not arrive
DNA Martin Watson March 77B [7] - Ford BDA
#27 		Did not arrive

All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Norman Dickson (F2) 2-litre March 792 [20] - Hart 420R 1.26.2
2 John Cooper (F2) 2-litre March 792 [31] - Hart 420R 1.26.3
3 Divina Galica (F2) 2-litre March 792 [3] - Hart 420R 1.26.6
4 Ray Mallock (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 [66] - Ford BDA Swindon 1.26.9
5 Jim Crawford (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45 [45-78-04] - Ford BDA 1.27.3
6 Tony Dean (F2) 2-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-19] - Hart 420R 1.27.3

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 79B [782-6] (Phil Dowsett): Alex Ribeiro's Hart-engined car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably all season. Hired by Wolfgang Locher for Hockenheim 26 Sep. To Phil Dowsett for Formula Atlantic in 1979 and converted to 79B spec. To Dave Hoban in 1982 and retained until 1984.
  2. March 782 [2] (Paul Smith): Rad Dougall's race car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably the one he then wrecks in practice at the Nürburgring 30 Apr 1978. Presumably "Toleman's second" 782 driven by Tiff Needell at Hockenheim 26 Sep. To Paul Smith for Formula Atlantic in 1979 and 1980.
  3. Chevron B35D ["D"] (Kenneth Brill): In early 1977, Gilles Villeneuve raced a Chevron B39 in South African Formula Atlantic, crashing it in an accident with Ian Scheckter at Killarney 19 Feb 1977. The car was rebuilt on a new chassis and sold on but the damaged chassis was also repaired and acquired by Kim Mather. He built it up into a new car using B35 suspension and a 2-litre Richardson BDA engine and called it the "B35D". Mather raced this in libre, Shellsport, Aurora and F2 in 1977 and 1978 and then sold it to Ken Brill who raced in the Aurora series in 1979 before crashing it at Donington in June. The wreck was acquired by Jim and Richard Evans who rebuilt it on a spare B34 tub to use in historics. It then passed to Mike Southin for many years before being bought by David Methley.

Sources

The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' orginal results.

The British race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Autosport and Motoring News reports in the UK plus the information supplied by a wide range of contributors on the Atlas F1 and 10 Tenths forums.

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