WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round
Riverside, 15 May 1988
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Hall | Swift DB4 [017-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #2 |
25 | 33m 26.866s 114.357 mph |
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| 2 | Joe Sposato | Ralt RT4/86 [655] - Ford BDD Jennings #28 |
25 | 33m 37.659s |
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| 3 | Mitch Thieman | Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #6 |
25 | ||||||
| 4 | Hiro Matsushita | Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings #0 |
25 | ||||||
| 5 | Rod Granberry | Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning Concept Motorsports |
25 | ||||||
| 6 | Jeff Girard | Ralt RT4/86 [593] - Ford BDD Jennings Alan McCall |
25 | ||||||
| 7 | John Christian | Ralt RT4/86 [596] - Ford BDD Jennings |
25 | ||||||
| 8 | Rod Bennett | Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings |
25 | ||||||
| 9 | David Diem | Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren P1 Racing |
25 | ||||||
| 10 | Jeff Kuida | Ralt RT4/87 [661] - Ford BDD Hasselgren Phillips Motorsports |
25 | ||||||
| 11 | Mike Buckenham | Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings |
24 | Puncture | |||||
| 12 | Robert Peckham | Ralt RT4/86 - Ford BDD Hasselgren |
24 | ||||||
| 13 | John Wink | Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings #41 Trim Line/Wink Racce Ent |
24 | ||||||
| 14 | Lee Shepardson | Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Shea #11 Rick Shea Racing |
24 | ||||||
| 15 | Dave Volz | BSR 2 - Ford BDD Jennings #7 Rick Shea Racing |
24 | ||||||
| 16 | Phil Simon | Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings |
23 | ||||||
| 17 | Earl Heiman | Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren Rick Shea Racing (see note 1) |
18 | Mechanical | |||||
| 18 | Arvin Loudermilk | Swift DB4 [030-87] - Ford BDD Jennings |
15 | Running | |||||
| 19 | Marc Bahner | Ralt RT4/87 [85-582] - Ford BDD Jennings #44 |
10 | Engine | |||||
| 20 | Pat Walter | Swift DB4 [026-87] - Ford BDD Loyning |
9 | Mechanical | |||||
| 21 | Bob Goettel | Ralt RT4/83 [403] - Ford BDD Hasselgren |
7 | Electrics | |||||
| DNS | Bob Catalano | Ralt RT4/82 [81-205] - Ford BDD Jennings |
Did not start (Oil pressure) |
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| DNS | Brent Lachelt | March 79B [13] - Ford BDD Jennings |
Did not start (Upright) |
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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 18.577s | ||
| 2 | Rod Granberry | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning | 1m 18.768s | ||
| 3 | Joe Sposato | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [655] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 19.051s | ||
| 4 | Hiro Matsushita | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 19.443s | ||
| 5 | Pat Walter | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [026-87] - Ford BDD Loyning | 1m 19.472s | ||
| 6 | Mitch Thieman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 20.073s | ||
| 7 | Mike Buckenham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 20.454s | ||
| 8 | Jeff Girard | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [593] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 20.476s | ||
| 9 | John Christian | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [596] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 21.051s | ||
| 10 | Arvin Loudermilk | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [030-87] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 21.142s | ||
| 11 | Rod Bennett | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 21.252s | ||
| 12 | David Diem | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 22.084s | ||
| 13 | Jeff Kuida | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/87 [661] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 22.537s | ||
| 14 | Brent Lachelt * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [13] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 22.888s | ||
| 15 | Robert Peckham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 23.689s | ||
| 16 | Lee Shepardson | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Shea | 1m 23.876s | ||
| 17 | John Wink | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 24.059s | ||
| 18 | Dave Volz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre BSR 2 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 25.147s | ||
| 19 | Bob Goettel | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [403] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 25.185s | ||
| 20 | Earl Heiman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 25.193s | ||
| 21 | Marc Bahner | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/87 [85-582] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 25.651s | ||
| 22 | Bob Catalano * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-205] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 27.676s | ||
| 23 | Phil Simon | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 28.544s | ||
| * 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.