WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round
Laguna Seca, 15 Oct 1988
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch Thieman | Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #6 Thieman Racing USA |
28 | 39m 52.040s 93.297 mph |
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| 2 | Hiro Matsushita | Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings #100 Panasonic |
28 | 39m 55.998s |
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| 3 | Rusty Scott | Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning #50 Rocky Mountain Bank Note |
28 | ||||||
| 4 | Mike Buckenham | Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings #16 Stuttgart West |
28 | ||||||
| 5 | Rod Bennett | Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings #15 Iron Rod |
28 | ||||||
| 6 | Kevin Bollinger | Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Loyning #20 Tri/C Engineering |
28 | ||||||
| 7 | Kenji Momota | Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #45 Sandy Dells Racing |
27 | ||||||
| 8 | John Christian | Ralt RT4/86 [596] - Ford BDD Jennings #40 Oswego Rent-a-Car |
27 | ||||||
| 9 | Frank Allers | Ralt RT4/83 [82-319] - Ford BDD Allers #86 Keen Engineering |
27 | ||||||
| 10 | Joe Sposato | Swift DB4 [015-88] - Ford BDD Jennings #28 PBI/Pennzoil/Trick |
27 | ||||||
| 11 | Robert Simmons | Ralt RT4 - Ford BDD Jennings #38 Super Structures |
27 | ||||||
| 12 | Lee Shepardson | Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Ivey #7 Northstar/Union Plaza |
27 | ||||||
| 13 | David Diem | Swift DB4 [024-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #4 Money Mart/Phillips Motorsport |
27 | ||||||
| 14 | John Wink | Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings #41 Trim Line/Wink Race Ent |
27 | ||||||
| 15 | Ted Titmas | Ralt RT4/88 [736] - Ford BDD Jennings #34 National Safety Association |
26 | ||||||
| 16 | Brent Lachelt | Ralt RT4/86 [655] - Ford BDD Jennings #29 PBI/Arcadia Auto Supply |
26 | ||||||
| 17 | Earl Heiman | Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #52 Snooky Enterprises (see note 1) |
26 | ||||||
| 18 | Warren "Bud" Pauge | Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Jennings #91 Pauge Racing Organization |
25 | Gearbox | |||||
| 19 | Dave Volz | BSR 2 - Ford BDD Jennings #11 National Quartz/Union Plaza Hotel |
25 | Running | |||||
| 20 | Jerry Kehoe | Ralt RT4/81 [254] - Ford BDD Jennings #21 Kehoe Racing |
25 | Running | |||||
| 21 | Al Whitman | Ralt RT4/86 ["4.032.87"] - Ford BDD Jennings #19 Whitman Commodities |
15 | Mechanical (pen for exhaust silencer infringement) | |||||
| 22 | Wayne Gross | Ralt RT4/81 - Ford BDD Hasselgren #79 Wayne's Auto & Racing |
14 | Mechanical | |||||
| 23 | Phil Simon | Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings #77 Formula America |
14 | Mechanical | |||||
| 24 | Joe Tabor | Ralt RT4/81 - Ford BDD Jennings #25 Intercar Motorsport |
11 | Mechanical | |||||
| 25 | Dean Hall | Swift DB4 [017-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #2 Ski Optics/CB Sports |
8 | Gearbox | |||||
| 26 | David Trevisan | Ralt RT4/82 [306] - Ford BDD Jennings #76 Redwood City Western Union |
8 | Engine | |||||
| DNS | Bob Catalano | Ralt RT4/82 [81-205] - Ford BDD Willis #24 Performance Paint/Wedges & Ledges |
Did not start | ||||||
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Hall | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [017-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 22.758s | ||
| 2 | Mitch Thieman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 22.852s | ||
| 3 | Hiro Matsushita | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 23.426s | ||
| 4 | Rusty Scott | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning | 1m 24.673s | ||
| 5 | Mike Buckenham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 25.366s | ||
| 6 | Warren "Bud" Pauge | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 25.432s | ||
| 7 | Rod Bennett | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 25.810s | ||
| 8 | David Diem | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [024-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 25.934s | ||
| 9 | Frank Allers | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [82-319] - Ford BDD Allers | 1m 26.273s | ||
| 10 | Kevin Bollinger | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Loyning | 1m 26.672s | ||
| 11 | Robert Simmons | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 27.358s | ||
| 12 | David Trevisan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [306] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 27.387s | ||
| 13 | Joe Sposato | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [015-88] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 27.722s | ||
| 14 | Lee Shepardson | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Ivey | 1m 28.128s | ||
| 15 | Ted Titmas | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/88 [736] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 28.250s | ||
| 16 | Al Whitman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 ["4.032.87"] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 28.355s | ||
| 17 | Wayne Gross | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 28.636s | ||
| 18 | John Wink | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 29.033s | ||
| 19 | Brent Lachelt | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [655] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 30.600s | ||
| 20 | Dave Volz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre BSR 2 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 31.012s | ||
| 21 | Phil Simon | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 31.312s | ||
| 22 | Earl Heiman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 32.457s | ||
| 23 | Jerry Kehoe | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [254] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 32.660s | ||
| 24 | Bob Catalano * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-205] - Ford BDD Willis | 1m 34.107s | ||
| 25 | Kenji Momota | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 24.370s | ||
| 26 | Joe Tabor | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 32.495s | ||
| 27 | John Christian | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [596] - Ford BDD Jennings | no time | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] (Earl Heiman): Ralt sales record says sold to Theodore Racing, delivered 16 Oct 81. [Tub no: 81/135; gearbox FT1488; fuel cell JM37176 10/81] Dave McMillan's car at Bay Park 3 Jan 82 is described by NZMN as Lees's car from Macau, 1981. Chassis number given NZMN 21 Jan 83 p16 for the car of Dave McMillan at Bay Park, 2 Jan 83. Presumed to be the car used by McMillan for the first part of the 1982 North American season, before he was given a 1982 specification car to use [alternatively this may have been RT4-205]. Chassis number given for McMillan's car at 1982 AGP, [AMSYB-82 p167] [CT]
Sources
Note that 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' published results.
North American Formula Atlantic race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in On Track and Sports Car, plus results sheets where available.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.