WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round

Westwood, 21 Jul 1985

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

Notes on the cars:

1. Argo JM9 [056-FA] (Jim Blackwell): New to Tyrrell Arnold to race in the 1981 Irish Atlantic series, then to Jim Blackwell (Seattle, WA) in 1982 and raced in WCAR events in 1984 and 1985, then Marty Knoll (North Vancouver, BC) who raced it in WCAR in 1986 and 1987. Then to Terry Edwards in 1987-88 and from him to Gary Milligan (Richmond, British Columbia) who used it as the basis of the Buick-engined Lotus Europa with which he won the National Autocross Championship in 1994.
2. Ralt RT1/78 (John Treder): Kevin Cogan (Redondo Beach, CA) raced a large number of Ralt RT1s between 1976 and 1980, and distinguishing them is dificult. In 1979, he had two, a RT1/78, believed to be chassis RT1-132, and a RT1/79 that is not yet identified. At Long Beach at the start of 1980, he was entered by Ralt American/Theodore Racing and had two RT1s available. The car he raced was red and had been his intended spare car. His 1978 RT1-132 went to Kent Combs later in 1980, and Cogan's Long Beach race car was sold to Jon Norman Racing, so Norman presumably got his RT1/79. It was raced later in 1980 by Dan Marvin (El Sobrante, CA), who had driven Norman's March 80A earlier in the season. Retained for Marvin to drive at Long Beach in March 1981 and Mexico City in April 1981. Then sold to John Treder, and used in SCCA Nationals in Northern Pacific Division in 1982 and 1983. Driven in Pro races in 1984, when it was entered by Whale Racing. Raced again by Treder in Pro events in 1985.
3. March 722 [30] (Larry Dunn): New to racing car importer Pierre Phillips (Portland, OR). It is believed to have been intended for customer Bud Rude (Auburn, WA), but no record has yet been found of Rude driving the car. Used by Phillips to win the Formula B class at the Oregon Region's Rose Cup Races SCCA National on 11 June 1972. It is then said to have gone to Mike Fisher (Portland, OR), who raced a black-and-white March 722 in the Westwood Players series round in May 1973 and in SCCA Nationals in the Pacific northwest that season. Sold to Bob Tracy (Hillsboro, OR) who continued to race it in SCCA National and Regionals in Oregon in 1974, then in ICSCC events in 1975. Then via Steve Plumb and Jack Scher to Squire Tomasie (Bellevue, WA) in 1978, then to Mike Gilbert and Ty Fikse in 1981. Then via Jim Burnett and Allan Karlberg to Larry Dunn (Lake Stevens, WA) who raced the car in WCAR Formula Atlantic between 1984 and 1986, and advertised it in December 1986 with chassis number 722-30. Sold to Steve Marks in May 1987, then to Kevin Shipley in September 1997. In 2007, Tim Greenshields in Colorado sold the car to Scott Monroe in Texas. From him it went to John Slade (Texas) in 2012, then to a customer of Don Blenderman (Houston, TX) in 2016. In May 2021, the car was for sale by Blenderman.

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.