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Lime Rock Grand Prix

Lime Rock, 4 Sep 1972

Aggregate ResultsPointsLaps
1 Brett Lunger Lola T300 [HU11] - Chevrolet V8
#6 Hogan Racing Ltd, St Louis, Mo
(see note 1)
31 + 28 = 59 pts 70 $10000
2 Brian Redman Chevron B24 [24-72-01] - Chevrolet V8
#80 Bobcor Performance, Amherst,NY
(see note 2)
26 + 23 = 49 pts 70 $6000
3 Sam Posey Surtees TS11 [04] - Chevrolet V8
#34 Champ Carr Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA
23 + 16 = 39 pts 70 $3375
4 Eppie Wietzes Lola T300 [HU7] - Chevrolet V8
#94 Formula Racing, Toronto, Ontario
19 + 20 = 39 pts 70 $2475
5 John Gunn Lola T300 [HU8] - Chevrolet V8
#39 John Gunn Racing, Miami, FL
17 + 14 = 31 pts 70 $1250
6 Skip Barber (F1) 3-litre March 711 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Gene Mason Racing, Philadelphia, PA
9 + 18 = 27 pts 68 $1125
7 Bob Muir Lola T300 [HU4-2] - Chevrolet V8
#7 Bob Muir Motors, Sydney, Australia
(see note 3)
21 + 5 = 26 pts 55 $1035
8 Graham McRae McRae GM1 [001] - Chevrolet Morand V8
#66 Crown Lynn
12 + 12 = 24 pts 68 $600
9 Horst Kwech Lola T300 [HU5-2] - Chevrolet V8
#3 Wetson Mollica Racing, Libertyville, IL
10 + 11 = 21 pts 67 $475
10 Warren Flickinger Lola T300 [HU14] - Chevrolet V8
#15 Warren A. Flickinger, Denver, Colorado
(see note 4)
11 + 10 = 21 pts 67 $400
11 Evan Noyes Leda LT27 [002] - Chevrolet V8
#24 Evan Noyes Jr., Cedarville, Mich
(see note 5)
14 + 7 = 21 pts 65 $375
12 Allan Lader McLaren M22 [M22-2-72] - Chevrolet V8
#2 Pacifico Inc, Gresham, Oregon
(see note 6)
15 + 4 = 19 pts 51 $425
13 Bobby Brown (FA) 1.6-litre March 722 - Ford BDA
(see note 7)
8 + 9 = 17 pts 67 $325
14 Larry McNeil Lola T192 [HU19] - Chevrolet V8
#64 Venture Auto Inc, Worth, Illinois
(see note 8)
7 + 8 = 15 pts 64 $300
15 Stuart Forbes-Robinson Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8
#88 J.B.M. Associates, Los Angeles, Calif
13 + 2 = 15 pts 41 $350
16 Randy Johnston Lola T192 [HU27] - Chevrolet V8
#9 Peter S. Sherman, Ashton, Md
6 + 6 = 12 pts 59 $300
17 George Follmer Lotus 70B [03] - Ford Boss 302 V8
#16 Roy Woods/Agapiou Bros, Northridge, CA
(see note 9)
4 + 3 = 7 pts 28 $300
18 Dave Jordan McLaren M14A [3 as '1'] - Chevrolet V8
#21 BVC Racing, Whittier, Calif
5 + 0 = 5 pts 22 $225
19 Gene Stanton Crosslé 15F [C15F/68/40] - Chevrolet V8
#93 Stanton Auto Service, Philadelphia, PA
3 + 0 = 3 pts 9 $225
20 Horst Kroll Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8
#37 Horst Kroll Racing, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
(see note 10)
1 + 1 = 2 pts 8 $225
21 David Hobbs Lola T300 [HU10] - Chevrolet V8
#1 Hogan Racing Ltd, St Louis, Mo
2 + 0 = 2 pts 3 $75
DNA Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M18 - Chevrolet V8
#11 Motschenbacher Racing Ent., Newport Beach, CA
(see note 11)
Did not arrive
DNA Sandy Shepard Lola T300 [HU2] - Pontiac V8
#59 driver
Did not arrive
  Rocky Moran Surtees TS8 [006] - Chevrolet V8
#35 Champ Carr Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA
On entry list
  Wayne "Bing" Sherer (F5000) 4.7-litre Chinook 69 ['1'] - Ford V8
#72 Continental Travel, Buffalo, NY
On entry list
  Bill Brack Lotus 70 [04] - Chevrolet V8
#85 Bill Brack Racing Enterprises, Toronto, Ontario
On entry list

All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.

Heat 1 Laps Time Speed
1Brett Lunger3529m 56s107.346 mph
2Brian Redman3530m 07.7s
3Sam Posey35
4Bob Muir35
5Eppie Wietzes35
6John Gunn35
7Allan Lader
8Evan Noyes
9Stuart Forbes-Robinson
10Graham McRae
11Warren Flickinger
12Horst Kwech
13Skip Barber33
14Bobby Brown
15Larry McNeil
16Randy Johnston
17Dave Jordan22engine failure
18George Follmergearbox
19Gene Stanton9rear suspension
20David Hobbs3rear end failure
21Horst Krollelectrical
Heat 2 Laps Time Speed
1Brett Lunger3531m 40s101.845 mph
2Brian Redman3531m 58.6s
3Eppie Wietzes35
4Skip Barber35
5Sam Posey35
6John Gunn35
7Graham McRae
8Horst Kwech
9Warren Flickinger
10Bobby Brown
11Larry McNeil
12Evan Noyes
13Randy Johnstonaccident
14Bob Muir22accident
15Allan Laderengine failure
16George Follmerretired - unknown
17Stuart Forbes-Robinsonengine failure
18Horst Krollelectrical
Qualifying
1 John Gunn (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU8] - Chevrolet V8 49.693
2 David Hobbs (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU10] - Chevrolet V8 49.840
3 Brett Lunger (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU11] - Chevrolet V8 49.954
4 Graham McRae (F5000) 5-litre McRae GM1 [001] - Chevrolet Morand V8 49.985
5 George Follmer (F5000) 5-litre Lotus 70B [03] - Ford Boss 302 V8 50.003
6 Bob Muir (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU4-2] - Chevrolet V8 50.101
7 Skip Barber (F1) 3-litre March 711 [5] - Cosworth DFV V8 50.162
8 Brian Redman (F5000) 5-litre Chevron B24 [24-72-01] - Chevrolet V8 50.402
9 Sam Posey (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS11 [04] - Chevrolet V8 50.460
10 Eppie Wietzes (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU7] - Chevrolet V8 50.940
11 Allan Lader (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M22 [M22-2-72] - Chevrolet V8 51.534
12 Evan Noyes (F5000) 5-litre Leda LT27 [002] - Chevrolet V8 51.872
13 Horst Kwech (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU5-2] - Chevrolet V8 51.886
14 Horst Kroll (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 52.047
15 Warren Flickinger (F5000) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU14] - Chevrolet V8 52.243
16 Dave Jordan (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M14A [3 as '1'] - Chevrolet V8 52.795
17 Stuart Forbes-Robinson (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5A - Chevrolet V8 53.729
18 Bobby Brown (FA) 1.6-litre March 722 - Ford BDA 54.059
19 Randy Johnston (F5000) 5-litre Lola T192 [HU27] - Chevrolet V8 54.101
20 Larry McNeil (F5000) 5-litre Lola T192 [HU19] - Chevrolet V8 54.598
21 Gene Stanton (F5000) 5-litre Crosslé 15F [C15F/68/40] - Chevrolet V8 1:02.324

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lola T300 [HU11] (Brett Lunger): New to Carl Hogan (St Louis, MO) for Brett Lunger to drive in the US SCCA F5000 series in 1972. Lunger damaged the car in practice for the Road America round, where he rented Sandy Shepard's T300-Pontiac for the race. His regular car was repaired in time for the next race. Lunger won at Road Atlanta in August and Lime Rock in September in this car. One of Hogan's two T300s was advertised by Hogan 4 Jan 1975. Although HU10 is known to have raced in 1975, the fate of HU11 remains a mystery. Subsequent history unknown.
  2. Chevron B24 [24-72-01] (Brian Redman): Built for 1972 season. Works for Brian Redman: raced in UK 1972 (debut at Oulton Park 29 May 1972 - 5 races 3 wins) and US 1972 (Redman 4 races 1 win, Gethin 1 race) - Keith Holland for John Player Challenge Trophy at Brands Hatch 22 Oct - Alan Brodie for Steve Thompson: raced in Tasman 1973 and UK 1973. Badly damaged in a severe testing accident at Silverstone on 24 May when a tyre burst at Woodcote at 140 mph, and Thompson was lucky to escape with bruising. The car was written off, and Brodie acquired a brand new 1973 B24.
  3. Lola T300 [HU4-2] (Bob Muir): New to Niel Allen but crashed in testing. Rebuilt and sold to Bob Muir for 1972, then to Pat Burke Racing for Warwick Brown in 1973, and written off at Surfers Paradise. Some parts of this car to Reg Cook, then to David Manton, then to Frank Lyons. More information about Lola T300 HU4
  4. Lola T300 [HU14] (Warren Flickinger): Invoice date 8 Mar 1972 (sold to 'Haas', colour 'White'). New to Warren Flickinger and raced in the US series in 1972 (7 races, debut R1 Laguna Seca 7 May 1972) and in 1973. Advertised by Chuck Jones Racing (Costa Mesa, CA) in Formula Magazine (Vol 1 No 6, Mar/Apr 1974) and sold to Floyd Sable (Anaheim, CA) for SCCA National and Regional racing in 1974 and 1975. The original T300 bodywork was lost in a fire during this time, so Sable fitted T332 bodywork. Sold to Terry Hinesly (Prospect, Oregon) and raced for another two years. Then to Dana Leung (Vancouver, BC, Canada) in 1978 who ran it at Sears Point and Riverside, wrecking an engine, and then in an SCCA Regional at Portland, where he crashed it. The car passed into the ownership of mechanic Bob Hume but, before it could be repaired, it was stolen and stripped. Bob recovered the tub and retained the engine, but little more. It due course, he sold the tub to a New Zealand mechanic/driver called Peter who worked for Pierre Phillips. Nothing more known.
  5. Leda LT27 [002] (Evan Noyes): Built as Leda LT27-002 for the 1972 season. To Evan Noyes (Cedarville, MI) and raced in UK and US series in 1972, then Tasman 1973, then US series 1973. Via Roy Campbell, "Race Car Drivers Institute" and a bankrupcy auction to Jim Sechser (St Louis Park, MN) by 1975, and used in SCCA racing and a single Pro race in 1976 and 1977. Crashed heavily in 1977, but rebuilt and raced again in 1979. To Fred Schilpin (St Cloud, MN) 1979 or later, and used in minor racing; then retained until 1996. To Roger Williams (Auckland, New Zealand) 1996. Raced by Williams in Australian historic racing from 2001 onwards, and in the F5000 Tasman Revival series from 2003 to 2006. To Alastair Russell (Auckland, New Zealand) and raced in Tasman Revival series from 2006 onwards. More information about Leda LT27-002/McRae GM1-002
  6. McLaren M22 [M22-2-72] (Allan Lader): See full history: McLaren M22 M22-2-72.
  7. March 722 (Bobby Brown): Sebastiano 'Seb' Barone (Portland, CT) raced a red-and-white #28 March 722 in Formula B in 1972, entered by J.C. Competition Eng.of Southington, CT. He first appeared at the Bogotá races, but was a non-starter. The car was also used by Bobby Brown, fitted with a Cosworth BDA and running as a Formula A in the Lime Rock Grand Prix in September. Barone finished second in NEDiv FB in 1972. He retained the car for SCCA Nationals in 1973, qualifying for the Runoffs. Then sold to Rich Bradley (Sunnyvale, CA), who raced it in Formula B in 1974 and 1975. Bradley advertised the car in Formula in October 1975 as a March 722 with Falconer body. The advert was repeated in April 1976, noting a new Falconer body, F1 brakes and a Lamar wing. Subsequent history unknown.
  8. Lola T192 [HU19] (Larry McNeil): New to Roger Penske for Mark Donohue to drive in the 1970 US series, starting at Mosport 13 Sep 1970. To Competition Research & Development (Pomona, CA) for Brett Lunger US 1971, then to Larry McNeil US 1972, US 1973 and then in SCCA Nationals from 1974 to 1978. Via Alan Marvin to Gordon Close (Hinsdale, IL) 1979, and used it for 1979 SCCA drivers school and Regionals. To former racer Don O'Sullivan (Perth, Western Australia) in 1983 but not run by him and sold to Bob Harborow (Camberwell, Victoria, Australia) in 1989. Restored and used in historic racing in Australia, including VHRR Historic Sandown and Phillip Island Classic 1999-2013, and the Australian GP support races in 2009 and 2010. Reappeared in October 2015, when run by Kieran Patel (Victoria, Australia) at the Baskerville Historics. More information about Lola T192 HU19
  9. Lotus 70B [03] (George Follmer): Kerry & Charlie Agapiou (from Lotus in partial kit form) fitted with Bartz Ford V8: financed by Roy Woods for George Follmer US 1972 (from R4 Road America 16 Jul 1972 to end of season). The brothers had previously run Follmer in Can-Am in a Lola and then in the Ford G7A. The Lotus was still at Woods' garage September 1973. In or around 1992, G&G Motorsport (Indianapolis, IN) advertised "1970 Lotus 70B, Chassis #03, Bartz/spares, restored to original AGAPIOU livery with race #16 (photo has #58), ex George Follmer." This may have been advertised on behalf of the Agapiou brothers as the car was reported to still be owned by Kerry Agapiou January 2002.
  10. Lola T300 [HU15] (Horst Kroll): Invoice date 30 Mar 1972 (sold to 'Haas', colour 'Yellow'). Horst Kroll (Canada) US 1972-1974; driven by Bert Kuehne US 1975 (5 races); Kroll US 1976; damaged in crash at Watkins Glen but rebuilt and converted to Can-Am. Kroll Can-Am 1977; rental car thereafter: e.g. Marcel Talbot Can-Am 1978 (1 race: Trois-Rivieres - 04 Sep 1978), Can-Am 1979 (1 entry in "T300": Road Atlanta - 06 May 1979, entry list only); Mike Freberg 1981; Duff Hubbard 1982; John Macaluso 1983; Walter Lechner 1984; Joe DeMarco 1985 and 1986; John Graham 1986. Rebuilt as "Frissbee KR5" for 1986. Mike Engstrand recalls driving Kroll's T300-based Can-Am car at St Louis and Hallet in 1986; used until 1987 - Chuck Haines (St Louis, MO) 1989 - Don Jensen (US) about 1998: used extensively in vintage racing still in Can-Am specification until 2007 - Andrew Kluver (Sydney, Australia) August 2007.
  11. McLaren M18 (Lothar Motschenbacher): May be 500-07. This car was originally built for Graham McRae to replace the car crashed in practice at Snetterton in April 1972 but it remained unused as Trojan "released" McRae. The M18 was sold instead to Lothar Motschenbacher and used in the SCCA series in North America, starting at Edmonton on 1 August. Motschenbacher retained the car for 1972 but it was very badly damaged at Road Atlanta in August when Motschenbacher and two other drivers crashed at Turn 1 in a sudden rain storm just as the race was finishing. Jonesy Morris, his mechanic at the time, recalls that the car was not repairable. Duncan Fox has been working hard to determine the fate of this car and is now satisfied that the tub was dumped although some parts from the car may survive somewhere. Some parts were reported to be in Los Angeles in 2002.

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.

1968 US information has been taken from SCCA results sheets with additional information from Autoweek race reports and from some entry lists. Thanks to David McKinney and Wolfgang Klopfer for providing these. Identifying the classes and model of some entries has proved very difficult so all new information would be welcomed.

1969-1971 US information has been collated by Chris Townsend using Autoweek reports. All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome.

1972-1976 US information was originally collated by Wolfgang Klopfer, converted to database format by Dawn Harrison and checked by Jim Thurman and Don Capps. Wolfgang's main sources are Autoweek and individual SCCA results bulletins but Autosport, Autocourse and Road Racing Annual have also been consulted.

US SCCA Runoffs, Nationals and Regionals results were collated by Wolfgang Klopfer from Autoweek reports. These reports were usually very brief so the information on the majority of races is limited just to the identity of the FA class winner.

Some race programs have also been used for entry lists and other information. My thanks to Richard Coe for the generous contributions from his collection.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen if you can add anything.