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WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round

Firebird International Raceway, 21 Apr 1985

Results			Laps
1	Jeff Wood	Ralt RT4/84 [504] - Ford BDD #26 McNeill Motor Cars	40
2	Hubert Phipps	Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD #37 Agapiou-MDB Systems	40
3	Dan Marvin	Ralt RT4/82 [317] - Ford BDD #1 Jon Norman Racing	39
4	Rod Bennett	Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD #15	40
5	John Richards	Ralt RT4/82 [271] - Ford BDD #8 Pierre Phillips Motorsports	40
6	John Della Penna	Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD #3	39
7	Mike Buckenham	Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD #16	40
8	Mike Downs	Ralt RT4/81 [267] - Ford BDD #6 (see note 1)	40
9	Steve Vague	March 79B - Ford BDD #35	38
10	Sandy Dells	Ralt RT4/81 [259] - Ford BDD #70	38
11	Chris Bender	Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD #7	28
12	Ron McKay	Ralt RT4/85 [512] - Ford BDD Jennings #4 Fortner Lucini Motorsports	21
13	Roberto Quintanilla	Ralt RT4/85 [509] - Ford BDD #2 Rick Shea Racing	29
14	Bob Young	Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD #10	37
15	Mark Brannon	Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #60	36
16	Ed Donnelly	Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #5	33
17	Phil Simon	Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD #77	36
18	John Blizzard	March 77B - Ford BDD #92	35
19	Joe Sposato	March 79B [13] - Ford BDD Jennings #28	20
20	Scott Wood	Ralt RT4/83 [403] - Ford BDD #25 McNeill Motor Cars	6
21	Ron Lampley	Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD #9	17
22	Jimmy Santos	Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD #12	5

All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.

Heat 1		Laps	Time
1	Dan Marvin	20	95.53
2	Hubert Phipps	20
3	Jeff Wood	20
4	Ron McKay	20
5	John Della Penna	20
6	Chris Bender	20
7	Rod Bennett	20
8	Roberto Quintanilla	20
9	John Richards	20
10	Mike Downs	20
11	Mike Buckenham	20
12	Joe Sposato	20
13	Bob Young	20
14	Sandy Dells	19
15	Steve Vague	19
16	Ed Donnelly	18
17	Mark Brannon	18
18	John Blizzard	18
19	Ron Lampley	17	Handling
20	Phil Simon	17
21	Jimmy Santos	5	Engine
22	Scott Wood		Gearbox

Heat 2		Laps	Time	Speed
1	Jeff Wood	20		93.39 mph
2	Hubert Phipps	20
3	John Richards	20
4	Rod Bennett	20
5	Mike Buckenham	20
6	Mike Downs	20
7	Dan Marvin	19	Stub axle
8	Steve Vague	19
9	Sandy Dells	19
10	John Della Penna	19
11	Phil Simon	19
12	Mark Brannon	18
13	Ed Donnelly	17
14	John Blizzard	17
15	Bob Young	17	Loose wheel
16	Roberto Quintanilla	8	Accident
17	Chris Bender	8	Accident
18	Scott Wood		Gearbox
19	Ron McKay	1	Accident
	Jimmy Santos		Did not start (Engine)
	Joe Sposato		Did not start (Water leak)
	Ron Lampley		Did not start (Handling)

Qualifying
1	Jeff Wood	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/84 [504] - Ford BDD	0.55.42
2	Hubert Phipps	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD	0.55.60
3	Dan Marvin	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [317] - Ford BDD	0.55.75
4	Ron McKay	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/85 [512] - Ford BDD Jennings	0.55.84
5	John Richards	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [271] - Ford BDD	0.56.52
6	Mike Downs	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [267] - Ford BDD	0.57.11
7	John Della Penna	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD	0.57.40
8	Chris Bender	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD	0.57.46
9	Joe Sposato	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [13] - Ford BDD Jennings	0.57.70
10	Rod Bennett	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD	0.57.71
11	Roberto Quintanilla	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/85 [509] - Ford BDD	0.58.20
12	Bob Young	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD	0.58.32
14	Steve Vague	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD	0.58.32
15	Sandy Dells	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [259] - Ford BDD	0.58.90
15	Jimmy Santos	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD	0.58.33
16	Scott Wood	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [403] - Ford BDD	0.59.13
17	Mike Buckenham	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD	0.59.53
18	Phil Simon	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD	1.00.58
19	Ed Donnelly	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD	1.00.67
20	John Blizzard	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 77B - Ford BDD	1.01.97
21	Mark Brannon	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD	1.02.98
22	Ron Lampley	(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD	1.03.15

Notes on the cars:

Ralt RT4/81 [267] (Mike Downs): 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]

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 On Track and Sports Car, plus results sheets where available.

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