Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series Race

Castle Combe, 26 May 1980

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 David Leslie Ralt RT4/80 [185] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#8 Hope Scott Garage 		20 0.19.22.7
113.94
2 Phil Dowsett March 79B [782-6] - Ford BDA Racing Fabrications
#5 Martin the Newsagent (see note 1) 		20 0.19.24.0
3 Alo Lawler Ralt RT1/77 [64] - Ford BDA Smith
#3 L&B Excavations 		20 0.19.29.5
4 Nick Adams March 80A [18] - Ford BDA Nelson
#11 Maclean Business Publications
 		20 0.19.57.9
5 Roger Orgee March 782 [2/2] - Ford BDA Richardson
#4 Baric Computing Services 		19 0.19.27.4
6 John Bowtell March 77B [Bowtell] - Ford BDA Swindon
#50 		19 0.19.27.6
R Ian Flux Ehrlich RP5 - Ford BDA Ehrlich
#15 Dr. J. Ehrlich 		16
R Bernard Hunter March 80A [1] - Ford BDA Swindon
#7 Colin Bennett Racing 		7
DNA Tony Westwood March 79B - Ford BDA Swindon
#6 Datamatic 		Did not arrive
DNA Richard Piper Wimhurst - Ford BDA Cosworth
#12 		Did not arrive
DNA Roger Andreason Druid 79A [377-01] - Ford BDA Andreason
#14 Andreason Racing and Tuning
 		Did not arrive
DNA Mike Catlow Ralt RT1 [71] - Ford BDA Hart
#16 		Did not arrive
DNA Charlie Kirby March 782 [14] - Ford BDA Swindon
#17 (see note 2) 		Did not arrive
DNA Roy Baker Chevron B48 [48-79-05] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#24 		Did not arrive
DNA Cameron Binnie March 77B [3] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#29 		Did not arrive

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

Qualifying
Qualifying information not available

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 [14] (Charlie Kirby): Eddie Cheever's car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably all season. To Dick Bennetts Racing and converted to Formula Atlantic for Eje Elgh to race in New Zealand in January 1979. Then to Charlie Kirby as a 78B and raced in Atlantic from 1979 to 1981.

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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