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Robert Bosch/VW Super Vee Championship Round

Detroit, 22 Jun 1986

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Scott Atchison Ralt RT5/85 [548] - VW RPM 4
#7 Chief Auto/RPM/Curb Motorsports
24
73.209 mph
2 Matt McBride Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4
#6 McBride Co./Lee Hagen
24
3 Thomas Knapp Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4
#11 Stocker Racing
24
4 Tero Palmroth Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4
#3 Yes Sir Boston
24
5 Tony George Ralt RT5/86 [643] - VW Brabham 4
#21 H.O.W. Racing
24
6 E J Lenzi Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4
#10 Intercar Racing
24
7 Charles Wilson Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4
#98 Budweiser/RPM
24
8 Mike Groff Ralt RT5/85 [546] - VW Bertils 4
#5 Groff Motorsports
23
9 Patrick Phinny Ralt RT5/84 - VW Brabham 4
#8 Baja Cantina Restaurant
23
10 Steve Thomson Ralt RT5/84 [439] - VW Brabham 4
#80
23
11 Gary Burklein Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4
#27
23
12 Hank Chapman Ralt RT5/85 [573] - VW Brabham 4
#45 Conti Racing
23
13 Chris Strong March 80SV - VW Brabham 4
#29
23
14 Robert Stevens Ralt RT5/83 [424] - VW 4
23
15 José Giupponi Franca Ralt RT5/82 - VW Brabham 4
#65
23
16 Jim Ward Ralt RT5/84 [499] - VW RPM 4
#24 Popeye's
23
17 David Kudrave Ralt RT5/85 [545] - VW Bertils 4
#2 Garvin Brown Racing
21
18 Richard Haskell Ralt RT5/83 [82-342] - VW 4
21
19 Ed Davin Anson SA6 [V603] - VW Bertils 4
#33
21
20 Johnny O'Connell Anson SA6 [V601] - VW Bertils 4
#89 Con-Am Racing
20
21 Phil Katzakian Ralt RT5/84 [RT3/84 468] - VW Bertils 4
#9 California Cooler
17
22 John McCarthy Argo JM12 [061-SV] - VW Brabham 4
#83
14
23 Louis Rettenmeier Ralt RT5/84 [453] - VW RPM 4
#59
13
24 Jan Slesinski Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4
11
25 Jim Putnam Ralt RT5/83 [418] - VW Brabham 4
#46
8
26 C T Hancock Ralt RT5/82 [336 (82-198)] - VW Brabham 4
#13 Black Gold/Hancock Sports Cars
7
27 Cary Bren Ralt RT5/85/86 - VW Brabham 4
#44 Ralt American
5
28 Gary Rubio Ralt RT5/86 [629] - VW Bertils 4
#26 Performance Motorsports
4
29 Didier Theys Martini MK50 [001] - VW Bertils 4
#30 Martini USA
2
30 Steve Bren Ralt RT5/86 [658] - VW Brabham 4
#43 Ralt American
24
DNS Jeff Wilson Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4
#64 Professional Racing Ent.
Did not start
DNS Christopher Cross Ralt RT5/84 - VW Brabham 4
#30 Christopher Cross Racing
Did not start
DNS Richard DeLorto Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4
#81
Did not start
DNS Ed Jones Shannon AJ82V - VW Bertils 4
#18 Dugo Racing
Did not start
DNS Dennis Vitolo Ralt RT5/83 [430] - VW Brabham 4
#75 Federal Self Storage
Did not start

All cars are 1.6-litre FSV unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Didier Theys (FSV) 1.6-litre Martini MK50 [001] - VW Bertils 4 1m 55.793s
2 Steve Bren (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/86 [658] - VW Brabham 4 1m 57.613s
3 David Kudrave (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 [545] - VW Bertils 4 1m 57.638s
4 Scott Atchison (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 [548] - VW RPM 4 1m 57.721s
5 Mike Groff (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 [546] - VW Bertils 4 1m 57.735s
6 Johnny O'Connell (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA6 [V601] - VW Bertils 4 1m 57.859s
7 Cary Bren (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85/86 - VW Brabham 4 1m 57.860s
8 Thomas Knapp (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4 2m 00.284s
9 C T Hancock (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 [336 (82-198)] - VW Brabham 4 2m 01.888s
10 Steve Thomson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 [439] - VW Brabham 4 2m 01.640s
11 Louis Rettenmeier (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 [453] - VW RPM 4 2m 02.000s
12 Tero Palmroth (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4 2m 02.248s
13 Charles Wilson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4 2m 02.435s
14 Hank Chapman (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 [573] - VW Brabham 4 2m 02.454s
15 Tony George (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/86 [643] - VW Brabham 4 2m 02.563s
16 Gary Rubio (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/86 [629] - VW Bertils 4 2m 02.944s
17 E J Lenzi (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4 2m 04.460s
18 Richard Haskell (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [82-342] - VW 4 2m 05.096s
19 Patrick Phinny (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 - VW Brabham 4 2m 05.730s
20 Phil Katzakian (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 [RT3/84 468] - VW Bertils 4 2m 06.235s
21 Jeff Wilson * (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4 2m 06.511s
22 Gary Burklein (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4 2m 06.979s
23 Jim Putnam (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [418] - VW Brabham 4 2m 07.501s
24 Jim Ward (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 [499] - VW RPM 4 2m 07.878s
25 Christopher Cross * (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/84 - VW Brabham 4 2m 08.308s
26 Jan Slesinski (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5 - VW Brabham 4 2m 08.537s
27 Chris Strong (FSV) 1.6-litre March 80SV - VW Brabham 4 2m 10.705s
28 José Giupponi Franca (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/82 - VW Brabham 4 2m 10.906s
29 Richard DeLorto * (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 - VW Brabham 4 2m 14.093s
30 Robert Stevens (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [424] - VW 4 2m 15.201s
31 John McCarthy (FSV) 1.6-litre Argo JM12 [061-SV] - VW Brabham 4 2m 15.332s
32 Ed Davin (FSV) 1.6-litre Anson SA6 [V603] - VW Bertils 4 2m 17.888s
33 Matt McBride (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/85 - VW Brabham 4 Tm me disallowed, underweights
34 Ed Jones * (FSV) 1.6-litre Shannon AJ82V - VW Bertils 4 No time
35 Dennis Vitolo * (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/83 [430] - VW Brabham 4 No time
 
* 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.