CASC North American Formula Atlantic Series Race
Halifax, 1 Jul 1979
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Wood | March 79B [17] - Ford BDD #2 Jeff Wood Racing |
62 | 1h 07m 09.690s 88.62 mph |
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| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | March 78B [13] - Ford BDD #7 Bill Brack Racing |
62 | 1h 07m 57.125s |
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| 3 | Bob Earl | Ralt RT1/78 [142] - Ford BDD #19 NTS Racing |
62 | ||||||
| 4 | Kevin Cogan | Ralt RT1/79 [132?] - Ford BDD #33 Ralt American |
61 | ||||||
| 5 | Rick Bell | Ralt RT1/78 [127] - Ford BDD #98 Rick Bell Racing |
61 | ||||||
| 6 | John David Briggs | March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific #79 Briggs Racing |
60 | ||||||
| 7 | Tom Gloy | Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings #38 Lane Sports |
60 | ||||||
| 8 | Bruce Jensen | Ralt RT1/78 [95] - Ford BDD #41 Jensen Exotic Plants Special |
60 | ||||||
| 9 | Chris Gleason | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #75 Keystone Auto Products |
60 | ||||||
| 10 | Don Breidenbach | March 79B [20] - Ford BDD Pacific #50 Tropicana Hotel |
60 | ||||||
| 11 | John Mortensen | March 79B - Ford BDD #9 Stimola Race Preparation |
60 | ||||||
| 12 | Ken Duclos | Ralt RT1/78 [119] - Ford BDD #84 Ken Duclos Automotive |
60 | ||||||
| 13 | Mark McCaig | Chevron B45 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD #11 Rick Shea Racing (see note 1) |
58 | ||||||
| 14 | Ralph Manaker | March 79B [6] - Ford BDD #23 RM Racing/Site Hill Farms |
57 | ||||||
| 15 | Larry Bergman | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #87 Larry Bergman Racing |
54 | Not known | |||||
| 16 | Howdy Holmes | March 79B - Ford BDD #8 Doug Shierson Racing |
45 | Oil seal | |||||
| 17 | Cliff Hansen | March 79B - Ford BDD #27 Team Kiwi |
29 | Head gasket | |||||
| 18 | Marco Tolama | Chevron B45/B39 [45.78.02] - Ford BDD #5 Fred Opert Racing (see note 2) |
25 | black flagged | |||||
| 19 | Rick Koehler | March 79B [9] - Ford BDD #51 Ecurie Excalibur |
14 | Accident | |||||
| DNS | Alec Donachy | March 78B - Ford BDD #98 Rolex |
Did not start (Engine) |
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All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howdy Holmes | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.00.514 | ||
| 2 | Tom Gloy | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.01.064 | ||
| 3 | Cliff Hansen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.01.098 | ||
| 4 | Kevin Cogan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [132?] - Ford BDD | 1.01.421 | ||
| 5 | Jeff Wood | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [17] - Ford BDD | 1.01.900 | ||
| 6 | Bob Earl | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [142] - Ford BDD | 1.02.067 | ||
| 7 | Rick Koehler | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [9] - Ford BDD | 1.02.355 | ||
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [13] - Ford BDD | 1.03.227 | ||
| 9 | Rick Bell | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [127] - Ford BDD | 1.03.271 | ||
| 10 | Don Breidenbach | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [20] - Ford BDD Pacific | 1.03.404 | ||
| 11 | Ken Duclos | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [119] - Ford BDD | 1.03.474 | ||
| 12 | Chris Gleason | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD | 1.03.656 | ||
| 13 | John David Briggs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific | 1.04.082 | ||
| 14 | Larry Bergman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | 1.05.004 | ||
| 15 | Ralph Manaker | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [6] - Ford BDD | 1.05.491 | ||
| 16 | Bruce Jensen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [95] - Ford BDD | 1.06.073 | ||
| 17 | Marco Tolama | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45/B39 [45.78.02] - Ford BDD | 1.06.511 | ||
| 18 | Mark McCaig | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD | 1.06.537 | ||
| 19 | John Mortensen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.06.546 | ||
Notes on the cars:
- Chevron B45 [45-78-03] (Mark McCaig): New to Rick Shea Racing and in North American Formula Atlantic in 1978, with backing from Jethro Tull. Raced by Shea at the first round, and by Marcel Talbot, Skeeter McKitterick, Bob Earl and Tom Gloy at later races, Retained by Shea for 1979 and raced by Mark McCaig (Calgary, Alberta) in the Pro series. To Colin Tuckey (Calgary, Alberta) for 1980, and entered in the Pro series by FBM Racing. Retained by Tuckey for 1981. Later raced by David Farmer (Niagra Falls, Ontario) in 1983. The car ended up with another Chevron in a museum in Canada, until 1989, when they were spotted by Peter Hemming. The B45 was acquired by Ed Swart in February 1993, and prepared for historic racing. He raced the B45 from October 1993 with a BDA engine in the Formula Atlantic class, and after about five years ran it with a 2-litre BDG engine in F2 classes.
- Chevron B45/B39 [45.78.02] (Marco Tolama): New to Fred Opert Racing for Keke Rosberg to for race in North American Formula Atlantic in 1978, with backing from Excita. Raced by Bob Earl at Montréal in September when Rosberg drove an older B39. Retained by Opert for 1979, and driven by Marco Tolama. To Paul Fostini (SCCS New York Region) and used in NEDiv Formula Atlantic in 1981, scoring seven points that season. Then to to Albert Pugliese (Rochelle, NY) in 1982, again for local races. Advertised by Pugliese in November 1982. Subsequent history unknown.
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' original results.
North American Formula Atlantic race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Formula and On Track, information drawn from Canadian newspapers and 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.