Robert Bosch/VW Super Vee Championship Round
Michigan International Speedway, 19 Sep 1981
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Cicconi | Ralt RT5/81 [229] - VW Bertils 4 #77 Bertils Racing Engines |
32 | 29m 50.00s 128.142 mph |
| 2 | Bob Earl | Ralt RT5/81 [231] - VW Brabham 4 #16 Galles Racing |
32 | |
| 3 | Al Unser Jr | Ralt RT5/81 [242] - VW Brabham 4 #5 Galles Racing |
32 | |
| 4 | Roger 'Kip' Penske Jr | Ralt RT5/81 [257] - VW Brabham 4 #9 Patrick Petroleum |
32 | |
| 5 | Pete Halsmer | Ralt RT5/80 [201] - VW Brabham 4 #14 Arcerio Racing |
32 | Accident |
| 6 | Fred Phillips | Ralt RT5/81 [251] - VW Brabham 4 #48 Elite Enterprises |
32 | |
| 7 | Greg Atwell | Ralt RT5/80 - VW Brabham 4 #45 Sanders Racing |
32 | Accident |
| 8 | John Kalagian | Ralt RT5/80 - VW Heidegger 4 #19 |
32 | |
| 9 | Larry Skipsey | Ralt RT5/81 [241] - VW Brabham 4 #23 |
32 | |
| 10 | Arie Luyendijk | March 81BE - VW Schrick 4 #0 Driftwood Racing |
32 | |
| 11 | Jerry Knapp | Ralt RT5/81 [240] - VW Brabham 4 #49 Elite Enterprises |
32 | |
| 12 | Mike Rosen | Ralt RT5/81 [239] - VW Brabham 4 #55 Lane Sports |
32 | |
| 13 | Chip Ganassi | Ralt RT5/81 [238] - VW Brabham 4 #22 Amerwire/Kingfish |
31 | Accident |
| 14 | Jim Hickman | Ralt RT5/81 [232] - VW 4 #1 Bill Scott Racing |
31 | Accident |
| 15 | Bob Schader | Autoresearch - VW 4 #6 |
31 | Not known |
| 16 | Ray Lipper | Ralt RT1/76 [36] - VW Bertils 4 #20 Centerline Wheels (see note 1) |
31 | Not known |
| 17 | Curt Erwin | March 80SV - VW 4 #74 |
30 | Not known |
| 18 | John Schiesser | Lola T324 - VW 4 #98 |
30 | Not known |
| 19 | Jerrill Rice | March 78V [783-26] - VW Brabham 4 #28 |
29 | Not known |
| 20 | Michael Andretti | Ralt RT5/81 [243] - VW Brabham 4 #40 JLP Racing |
25 | Fuel pump |
| 21 | Tim Evans | Ralt RT1 - VW Bertils 4 #46 |
24 | Gearbox |
| 22 | Peter Heckmann | Argo JM4 - VW 4 #33 |
23 | Radiator |
| 23 | Richard Hubbard | Ralt RT1 - VW 4 #21 |
21 | Clutch |
| 24 | Stan Fox | Autoresearch - VW 4 #59 |
20 | Handling |
| 25 | Jan Slesinski | March 79SV - VW 4 #8 |
14 | Valve |
| 26 | Doug Clark | Ralt RT1 - VW Schrick 4 #15 |
14 | Fuel pump |
| 27 | Dave Dickerson | Ralt RT5/80 [182] - VW Schrick 4 #7 Bill Scott Racing |
6 | Suspension |
| 28 | Gary Pratt | Protofab Riley - VW 4 #73 |
6 | Accident |
| 29 | Bobby Unser Jr | Ralt RT5/80 - VW Brabham 4 #11 Galles Racing |
4 | Suspension |
| 30 | Dave McMillan | Autoresearch - VW Brabham 4 #47 Centerline Wheels |
0 | Spun |
All cars are 1.6-litre FSV unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Pratt | (FSV) 1.6-litre Protofab Riley - VW 4 | 44.593s | ||
| 2 | Pete Halsmer | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 [201] - VW Brabham 4 | 44.635s | ||
| 3 | Greg Atwell | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 - VW Brabham 4 | 44.670s | ||
| 4 | Michael Andretti | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [243] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.025s | ||
| 5 | Mike Rosen | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [239] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.071s | ||
| 6 | Al Unser Jr | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [242] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.082s | ||
| 7 | Bob Earl | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [231] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.192s | ||
| 8 | Jim Hickman | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [232] - VW 4 | 45.271s | ||
| 9 | Roger 'Kip' Penske Jr | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [257] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.279s | ||
| 10 | Stan Fox | (FSV) 1.6-litre Autoresearch - VW 4 | 45.670s | ||
| 11 | Dave Dickerson | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 [182] - VW Schrick 4 | 45.664s | ||
| 12 | Bobby Unser Jr | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 - VW Brabham 4 | 45.578s | ||
| 13 | Fred Phillips | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [251] - VW Brabham 4 | 45.865s | ||
| 14 | Chip Ganassi | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [238] - VW Brabham 4 | 46.121s | ||
| 15 | John Kalagian | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/80 - VW Heidegger 4 | 46.185s | ||
| 16 | Bob Cicconi | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [229] - VW Bertils 4 | 46.389s | ||
| 17 | Dave McMillan | (FSV) 1.6-litre Autoresearch - VW Brabham 4 | 46.478s | ||
| 18 | Jan Slesinski | (FSV) 1.6-litre March 79SV - VW 4 | 46.616s | ||
| 19 | Jerrill Rice | (FSV) 1.6-litre March 78V [783-26] - VW Brabham 4 | 46.900s | ||
| 20 | Curt Erwin | (FSV) 1.6-litre March 80SV - VW 4 | 47.162s | ||
| 21 | Jerry Knapp | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [240] - VW Brabham 4 | 47.349s | ||
| 22 | Bob Schader | (FSV) 1.6-litre Autoresearch - VW 4 | 47.394s | ||
| 23 | Ray Lipper | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/76 [36] - VW Bertils 4 | 47.564s | ||
| 24 | Doug Clark | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW Schrick 4 | 48.148s | ||
| 25 | Richard Hubbard | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW 4 | 49.752s | ||
| 26 | Peter Heckmann | (FSV) 1.6-litre Argo JM4 - VW 4 | 49.802s | ||
| 27 | Larry Skipsey | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT5/81 [241] - VW Brabham 4 | no time | ||
| 28 | Arie Luyendijk | (FSV) 1.6-litre March 81BE - VW Schrick 4 | no time | ||
| 29 | Tim Evans | (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW Bertils 4 | no time | ||
| 30 | John Schiesser | (FSV) 1.6-litre Lola T324 - VW 4 | no time | ||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT1/76 [36] (Ray Lipper): To Cavanaugh Racing and run for Kevin Cogan in two late-season 1976 Canadian Formula Atlantic races. Sold to David McMillan and raced in the 1976/77 New Zealand Gold Star season, and in the January 1977 New Zealand International Formula Pacific series. Taken back to Canada for McMillan to race in two Canadian series races in 1977, then back to New Zealand for the 1977/78 Gold Star series and the January 1978 International series. Retained by McMillan for the 1978/79 and 1979/80 seasons, while also used in a handful of North American races in 1979 and 1980. Rebuilt as a Formula Super Vee for McMillan in 1980. McMillan moved to Ray Lipper's Centreline Wheels team in 1981 and the old RT1 was raced by Lipper that season. [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.
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.
Individual sources for this event
Chris Townsend's general sources for this FSV season include SportsCar, On Track and Racecar.