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Robert Bosch/VW Super Vee Championship Round

Road America, 30 Jul 1983

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Price Cobb Ralt RT5/83 [422] - VW Brabham 4
#22 Witt Racing
15 33m 47.15s
106.554 mph
2 Mike Rosen Ralt RT5/82 [320] - VW Brabham 4
#2 Garvin Brown/ASI
15 33m 58.99s
3 Roger 'Kip' Penske Jr Ralt RT5/83 [402] - VW Brabham 4
#1 Arciero Racing
15
4 Don Roberts Ralt RT5/83 [424] - VW Brabham 4
#58 DB Racing
15
5 Ted Prappas Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4
#57 RPM
15
6 Paul Barnhardt Anson SA4 - VW Schrick 4
#17 Sanders Racing
15
7 John Timken Ralt RT5/83 [420] - VW Brabham 4
#94 Franklin Farms
15
8 Doug Clark Ralt RT5/80 [182] - VW Schrick 4
#15
15
9 Chip Robinson Ralt RT5/83 - VW Schrick 4
#3 Bill Scott Racing
15
10 Ed Jones Shannon AJ82V - VW Brabham 4
#46
15
11 Glen Smith Ralt RT5/81 [239] - VW 4
#44 Curry Auto Leasing
15
12 Chris Strong March 79V [1] - VW Cosworth 4
#79
15
13 Bob Tankersley March 83SV [80V] - VW Brabham 4
#66 T.O.I.
15
14 Robert Stevens March 80V - VW Conti Brabham 4
#73
15
15 Bobby Huddleston Ralt RT5/82 [304] - VW Brabham 4
#21 Huddleston Racing
14 Spun, stalled
16 J W Mitchell March 82V [1] - VW Bunce 4
#39 Wilbur Bunce Racing/Mitchell Construction
14
17 Rich Vogler Ralt RT5/82 - VW Brabham 4
#11 Striecher Racing
14
18 John Schiesser Ralt RT5/81 [238 (81-163)] - VW Bertils 4
#98
14
19 Bob Schader Van Diemen RF83 - VW Schrick 4
#6 USA Gold
13 Fuel pickup
20 Ted Dillon Van Diemen RF83 - VW Schrick 4
#9 USA Gold
13 Fuel pickup
21 David Estep Riley PR2 - VW Schrick 4
#72
13 Clutch
22 Jim Burt March 80V - VW Brabham 4
#74
13 Not known
23 Ed Pimm Anson SA4 - VW Brabham 4
#26
11 Ignition lead
24 Peter Moodie Anson SA4 - VW Schrick 4
#87
9 Brakes
25 William Henderson III Ralt RT5/82 [314] - VW Schrick 4
#82 Fox Racing Enterprises
8 Not known
26 Arie Luyendijk Anson SA4 - VW Bertils 4
#89 Viking Motorsports
6 Handling/engine
27 Doug Vermeer Anson SA4 - VW Bertils 4
#88
3 Puncture
28 Tom Garland Ralt RT5/83 [401] - VW Conti Brabham 4
#43 Ralt American
3 Battery
29 Ludwig Heimrath Jr. Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4
#5 Heimrath Racing/STP
1 Accident
30 Stan Fox Ralt RT5/82 [328] - VW Brabham 4
#59 Centerline/Pabst Racing
1 Accident
31 Steve Thomson Argo JM12 [061-SV] - VW Brabham 4
#80
0 Engine
DNS Tommy Grunnah Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4
#12 Jan Slesinski?
Did not start
(Slave cylinder)
  Chris Horning Ralt RT5 - VW Bertils 4
#56
On entry list
  Hank Chapman Ralt RT5/83 [390] - VW Schrick 4
#45 North Shore Racing
On entry list
  Carl Whitney Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4
#95
On entry list
  Denny Sideri Argo JM12 - VW Bertils 4
#65
On entry list
  Jim Trueman Anson SA4 - VW Brabham 4
#25
On entry list
  Jan Slesinski Ralt RT5 - VW Bertils 4
#12
On entry list
  Ben Gustafson Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4
#64
On entry list
  Oma Kimbrough Ralt RT5/81 [231] - VW 4
#60
On entry list

All cars are 1.6-litre FSV unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Price Cobb (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [422] - VW Brabham 4 2m 11.688s
2 Stan Fox (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 [328] - VW Brabham 4 2m 12.291s
3 Mike Rosen (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 [320] - VW Brabham 4 2m 12.403s
4 Ed Pimm (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA4 - VW Brabham 4 2m 12.799s
5 Ted Prappas (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4 2m 13.605s
6 Roger 'Kip' Penske Jr (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [402] - VW Brabham 4 2m 13.950s
7 Arie Luyendijk (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA4 - VW Bertils 4 2m 14.153s
8 Chip Robinson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Schrick 4 2m 14.271s
9 John Timken (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [420] - VW Brabham 4 2m 14.304s
10 Glen Smith (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [239] - VW 4 2m 14.755s
11 William Henderson III (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 [314] - VW Schrick 4 2m 15.271s
12 Paul Barnhardt (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA4 - VW Schrick 4 2m 15.294s
13 Ludwig Heimrath Jr. (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4 2m 15.613s
14 Ed Jones (FSV) 1.6-litre Shannon AJ82V - VW Brabham 4 2m 15.759s
15 Peter Moodie (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA4 - VW Schrick 4 2m 15.957s
16 Bob Schader (FSV) 1.6-litre Van Diemen RF83 - VW Schrick 4 2m 16.267s
17 Don Roberts (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [424] - VW Brabham 4 2m 16.290s
18 Doug Clark (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 [182] - VW Schrick 4 2m 17.350s
19 Bobby Huddleston (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 [304] - VW Brabham 4 2m 17.783s
20 Ted Dillon (FSV) 1.6-litre Van Diemen RF83 - VW Schrick 4 2m 17.993s
21 J W Mitchell (FSV) 1.6-litre March 82V [1] - VW Bunce 4 2m 20.800s
22 Bob Tankersley (FSV) 1.6-litre March 83SV [80V] - VW Brabham 4 2m 30.969s
23 Steve Thomson (FSV) 1.6-litre Argo JM12 [061-SV] - VW Brabham 4 2m 21.548s
24 Tom Garland (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [401] - VW Conti Brabham 4 2m 23.835s
25 Doug Vermeer (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA4 - VW Bertils 4 2m 24.084s
26 Jim Burt (FSV) 1.6-litre March 80V - VW Brabham 4 2m 26.572s
27 Chris Strong (FSV) 1.6-litre March 79V [1] - VW Cosworth 4 2m 28.300s
28 John Schiesser (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [238 (81-163)] - VW Bertils 4 2m 29.316s
29 David Estep (FSV) 1.6-litre Riley PR2 - VW Schrick 4 2m 31.341s
30 Tommy Grunnah * (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4 2m 16.162s
31 Robert Stevens (FSV) 1.6-litre March 80V - VW Conti Brabham 4 2m 20.458s
32 Rich Vogler (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 - VW Brabham 4 2m 23.418s
 
* Did not start

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.

Despite its success, FSV attracted little coverage and establishing complete race results is proving difficult. The SCCA's Sports Car magazine, On Track and Racecar have proved the most useful sources for the US series. Information on the European series would be most welcome.

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.