Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières, 3 Sep 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Elliot Forbes-Robinson Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8
#3 Newman-Freeman Racing 		42 1h 04m 20.182s
82.255 mph
2 Warwick Brown Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8
#2 Racing Team VDS 		42 1h 04m 45.049s
3 Alan Jones Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8
#1 Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd.
 		42
4 Michael Brayton Wolf-Brayton 001 - Chevrolet V8
#12 Michael Brayton 		38
5 Alain de Cadenet (sports) 3-litre De Cadenet Lola LM [LM-4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 British Post Office 		38
6 S Peter Smith (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford
#54 Red Roof Inns 		38
7 Vern Schuppan Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8
#11 Vern Schuppan/Robert Boxx 		37 Transmission
8 John Gunn Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8
#39 Gunn's Godies 		37 Overheating
9 Howard Kelly Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8
#9 Nagel Racing Enterprises 		37
10 Brian Burgess (sports) 2-litre Chevron B21/B23 [72-27] - Hart 420R
#13 Dog Ring Services 		36
11 Marcel Talbot Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8
#56 Horst Kroll Racing 		33
12 Warren Purdy (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC
#51 Warren Purdy 		28 Engine fire
13 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8
#0 Shadow Cars 		14 Ignition
14 Horst Kroll Lola T330/T332 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8
#37 Horst Kroll Racing 		12 Engine
15 Michael L. Allen Lola T332 [HU46] - Chevrolet V8
#59 Don Weber 		9 Coolant leak
16 E. B. Lunken (G7) 5-litre Lola T160 [SL160/9] - Chevrolet V8
#61 		4 Engine
17 Dave Johnson (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU34] - Ford BDG
#60 P.S.B. Speakers 		4 Transmission
18 Al Holbert Lola T333CS [HU9] - Chevrolet V8
#10 Hogan Racing, Ltd. 		2 Oil leak
19 Tony Cicale (Can-Am 2l) 2-litre Cicale-Ralt RT1 [RT1-94] - Ford
#47 Cicale Champion Racing 		1 Accident
DNP Thomas C. Jones March 74A [1] - Chevrolet V8
#27 		Did not take part in official practice
DNA Randolph Townsend Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8
#00 Shadow Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Alain de Cadenet (sports) Mirage GR7 - Ford
#4 British Post Office 		Did not arrive
DNA Tom Spalding Schkee DB1 [2] - Chevrolet V8
#7 Tom Spalding Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA George Follmer Prophet - Chevrolet V8
#8 U.S. Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Bill Tempero Chevron B78C - Chevrolet V8
#15 Cloverleaf Texaco 		Did not arrive
DNA T. Patrick McGonegle Chevron B24 [24-73-02] - Chevrolet V8
#17 McGonegle Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Rick Villate (sports) 2-litre Lola T294 [T292 HU65] - Ford BDG
#26 RVR Inc (see note 1) 		Did not arrive
DNA Howard Kelly Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8
#30 Howard Kelly Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Dwight Zillig Lola T330/T332 [HU3] - Chevrolet V8
#35 Phantom Racing Team 		Did not arrive
DNA Dean Dietrich March 76A [2] - Chevrolet V8
#43 Dietrich Racing Ltd. 		Did not arrive
DNA John Morton Lola T333CS [HU8] - Chevrolet V8
#46 John Morton 		Did not arrive
DNA Dan Hartill (Can-Am 2l) 2-litre Osprey SR1 [Brabham BT38-1] - Cosworth FVC
#50 		Did not arrive
DNA Leonard Janke Lola T332 - Chevrolet V8
#56 Janke Auto 		Did not arrive
DNA Rocky Moran Lola T333CS [T332 HU29] - Chevrolet V8
#58 Rocky Moran 		Did not arrive
DNA E. B. Lunken (sports) 2-litre March 73S [14] - Ford
#61 E. B. Lunken Racing 		Did not arrive
DNA Mike Hall (sports) 2-litre Lola T294 [HU75] - Ford
#69 United Racing (see note 2) 		Did not arrive
DNA Mike Roche Lola T332 [HU42] - Chevrolet V8
#80 		Did not arrive
DNA Gordon Hamilton Jr (sports) 2-litre Chevron B36 - Cosworth 4
#89 		Did not arrive
DNA Jeff Miller (Can-Am 2l) 1.6-litre Lola T496 - Kohler
#90 (see note 3) 		Did not arrive
DNA Mort Platt (sports) 2-litre Chevron B36 [36-76-06] - Ford BDG
#96 		Did not arrive

All cars are 5-litre Can-Am unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Alan Jones (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8 1m 25.823s
2 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (Can-Am) 5-litre Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8 1m 27.054s
3 Warwick Brown (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8 1m 27.282s
4 Vern Schuppan (Can-Am) 5-litre Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8 1m 27.889s
5 Al Holbert (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU9] - Chevrolet V8 1m 27.990s
6 Jean-Pierre Jarier (Can-Am) 5-litre Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8 1m 28.810s
7 John Gunn (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8 1m 31.386s
8 Marcel Talbot (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 1m 32.930s
9 Horst Kroll (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T330/T332 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 1m 34.482s
10 Howard Kelly (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8 1m 34.573s
11 Michael L. Allen (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU46] - Chevrolet V8 1m 34.971s
12 Michael Brayton (Can-Am) 5-litre Wolf-Brayton 001 - Chevrolet V8 1m 35.595s
13 Tony Cicale (Can-Am 2l) 2-litre Cicale-Ralt RT1 [RT1-94] - Ford 1m 35.903s
14 Dave Johnson (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU34] - Ford BDG 1m 36.879s
15 S Peter Smith (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford 1m 37.260s
16 Alain de Cadenet (sports) 3-litre De Cadenet Lola LM [LM-4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 39.541s
17 Warren Purdy (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC 1m 40.047s
18 Brian Burgess (sports) 2-litre Chevron B21/B23 [72-27] - Hart 420R 1m 44.411s
19 E. B. Lunken (G7) 5-litre Lola T160 [SL160/9] - Chevrolet V8 1m 44.461s

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lola T294 [T292 HU65] (Rick Villate): The last T292 built went to John Abrahams in South Africa for the 1973 Springbok series. It was co-driven in the series by Charlie Lucas. The car went back to England under the care of Derrick Worthington but raced only twice in 1974, at Silverstone in September (Worthington and Nigel Clarkson) and at Kyalami in November (Abrahams and Richard Scott). In 1975, it was driven at Le Mans by Worthington and Clarkson and also appeared at the Spa 1000 km and in a couple of UK races. In 1976 it was sold to SCCA driver Dean Dietrich and was used in the revived Can-Am series in 1977. It then went to Rick Villate for two more seasons of Can-Am. To David P. Gough (Atlanta, GA) 1982 and used as a road car - Ed Swart 1997 - Tony Seiniger 1997 - Bradley Krause c1998 - Walt Cox - Ed Lamantia to the current owner. As of February 2011 HU65 is for sale at Fantasy Junction.
  2. Lola T294 [HU75] (Mike Hall): Mike Hall bought a new Lola T294 in 1974 for use in SCCA BSR racing. He was highly successful in the car at National level, winning the Run-Offs in 1975, and also competed in the Can-Am series from 1977 to 1980. The car was then sold to Chuck Storrie in Quebec and entered for 'Uncle' Jacques Villeneuve in Can-Am in 1982. It was bought from Storrie by Bob Roy for the 1983 season. Bob recalls selling it back to the US to somewhere in the Great Lakes area. The SCCA log book next records it being raced by Joe Graziano in vintage racing in Oct 1993. Sold by Graziano to Peter Read about 2008 and then to Steve Read in 2010. Prepared by Pete Racely (Sports Racing, Inc.) for the 2011 season.
  3. Lola T496 (Jeff Miller): Four Lola T496s were built in 1976, intended for SCCA C Sports Racing with Cosworth BDH engines. Jeff Miller bought one of the cars but fitted a two stroke Kohler engine, originally developed for snowmobiles. Miller won the Run-Offs in this CSR car in 1978 and also competed in Can-Am between 1978 and 1980, running the car with a 6-cylinder 1600cc engine. Many years later, Miller bought the car back from the man he'd sold it to and continues to run it in vintage events in the Midwest.

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.

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