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ECAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round

St Petersburg, 3 Nov 1985

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Riley Hopkins Ralt RT4/82 [318] - Ford BDD
#86
30 41m 51.803s
90.079 mph
2 Michael Angus Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Jennings
#42 Stuart Moore Racing
30 42m 56.365s
3 Gene Griesel Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD
#23 Frederick Enterprises
29
4 Michelle Rahal Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD Hasselgren
#20 Jon Norman Racing
29
5 Michael Campanelli March 80A - Ford BDD
#21 Faulkner Racing
28
6 Rick Capone March 79B [78B-11] - Ford BDD
#17
27
7 Russell Newman Tiga 84A - Ford BDD
#51 First Travel Card
27
8 James King Ralt RT4/82 [339] - Ford BDD
#27 Comprep
21 Not running
9 Glen Smith Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD
#15
18 Suspension
10 Steve Shelton Ralt RT4/85 [589] - Ford BDD
#8
15 Clutch
11 John Lloyd Ralt RT4/82 [307] - Ford BDD
#50 Comprep
13 Accident
12 Jimmy Santos Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Hasselgren
#12
10 Accident
13 James Oppermann Ralt RT4/83 [404] - Ford BDD
#2
10 Accident
14 Dan Marvin Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Hasselgren
#1 Jon Norman Racing
10 Electrics
15 Chip Mead Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD
#18 Pierre Phillips
5 Accident
16 Michael Greenfield Ralt RT4/85 [584] - Ford BDD
#40 Greenfield Industries
1 Suspension
17 Wayne Horst Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD
#32
0 Not running
DNS Peter Heckmann Lola T860 [HU1] - Ford BDD Jennings
#3 (see note 1)
Did not start
DNS Chris Clark Ralt RT4/85 [586] - Ford BDD
#11
Did not start
(Accident)
DNS Don Flores Ralt RT4 - Ford BDD
#66
Did not start

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

Qualifying
1 Chip Mead (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD 1.20.872
2 Michael Angus (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Jennings 1.21.108
3 Dan Marvin (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD Hasselgren 1.21.441
4 Riley Hopkins (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [318] - Ford BDD 1.21.833
5 James King (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [339] - Ford BDD 1.21.930
6 Glen Smith (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD 1.21.943
7 Michael Greenfield (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/85 [584] - Ford BDD 1.22.265
8 Jimmy Santos (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Hasselgren 1.22.385
9 Steve Shelton (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/85 [589] - Ford BDD 1.22.904
10 James Oppermann (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [404] - Ford BDD 1.23.479
11 Chris Clark * (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/85 [586] - Ford BDD 1.26.013
12 Gene Griesel (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 - Ford BDD 1.26.250
13 Michelle Rahal (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD Hasselgren 1.26.584
14 John Lloyd (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [307] - Ford BDD 1.27.296
15 Michael Campanelli (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A - Ford BDD 1.27.388
18 Rick Capone (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [78B-11] - Ford BDD 1.30.852
19 Russell Newman (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Tiga 84A - Ford BDD 1.31.328
20 Wayne Horst (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 - Ford BDD 1.34.596
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lola T860 [HU1] (Peter Heckmann): Invoiced to Carl Haas 25 June 1981. Tested by Jacques Villeneuve Sr at Mid-Ohio in early August 1981, but not raced until Juan Cochesa drove it at Road America in July 1982. To Bob Katz for SCCA racing in 1983. Peter Heckman (Green Oaks, IL) then raced the car in ECAR Formula Atlantic in 1985. The car was advertised in 1987, but its subsequent history is unknown. At some point it was acquired by Noah Lacona (Des Moines, Iowa) and remained with him until his death in 2017. In 2024, the car was acquired from his estate by his grandson Jim Knox in north Texas.

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.