WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round
Spokane, 3 Jul 1988
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny O'Connell | Ralt RT4/83 [81-270] - Ford BDD Wirth #89 Riley Hopkins |
38 | 53m 18.445s |
| 2 | Rusty Scott | Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning #50 |
38 | 53m 29.545s |
| 3 | John Christian | Ralt RT4/86 [659] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #40 |
38 | |
| 4 | Ron Householder | Ralt RT4/83 ["4.359.86"] - Ford BDD Jennings #61 |
38 | |
| 5 | Dean Hall | Swift DB4 [017-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #2 |
38 | |
| 6 | Jim Blackwell | Argo JM11 [065-FA] - Ford BDD Brit Auto NW #17 |
38 | |
| 7 | Lee Shepardson | Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Jennings #7 Northstar/Union Plaza |
36 | |
| 8 | David Diem | Ralt RT4/87 [661] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #4 Phillips Motorsport |
36 | |
| 9 | Phil Simon | Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings #77 Formula America |
36 | |
| 10 | Earl Heiman | Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #52 Snooky Enterprises (see note 1) |
36 | |
| 11 | Colin Tuckey | Magnum 81A [01] - Ford BDD |
36 | |
| 12 | Hiro Matsushita | Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings #0 Panasonic |
34 | Engine |
| 13 | Dave Volz | Ralt BSR - Ford BDD Jennings #11 National Quartz/Union Plaza Hotel |
34 | Running |
| 14 | John Wink | Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings #41 Trim Line/Wink Racce Ent |
29 | |
| 15 | Rod Granberry | Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #3 |
22 | Engine |
| 16 | Mitch Thieman | Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #6 Thieman Racing USA |
19 | Engine |
| 17 | Arvin Loudermilk | Swift DB4 [030-87] - Ford BDD Jennings #72 CAD/Automotive Devt |
15 | Accident |
| 18 | Rod Bennett | Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings |
11 | Collision with Volz |
| 19 | Mike Buckenham | Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings |
1 | Engine |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Hall | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [017-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 16.403s | ||
| 2 | Johnny O'Connell | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [81-270] - Ford BDD Wirth | 1m 16.657s | ||
| 3 | Rod Granberry | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [021-87] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 16.837s | ||
| 4 | Rusty Scott | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [037-87] - Ford BDD Loyning | 1m 17.559s | ||
| 5 | Hiro Matsushita | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [001-88] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 18.160s | ||
| 6 | Rod Bennett | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 18.405s | ||
| 7 | Mitch Thieman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [005-88] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 18.517s | ||
| 8 | John Christian | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [659] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 18.561s | ||
| 9 | Jim Blackwell | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Argo JM11 [065-FA] - Ford BDD Brit Auto NW | 1m 18.710s | ||
| 10 | Ron Householder | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 ["4.359.86"] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 19.202s | ||
| 11 | David Diem | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/87 [661] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 19.357s | ||
| 12 | Lee Shepardson | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [81-249?] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 20.954s | ||
| 13 | Arvin Loudermilk | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Swift DB4 [030-87] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 22.517s | ||
| 14 | Dave Volz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt BSR - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 22.915s | ||
| 15 | John Wink | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [355] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 24.174s | ||
| 16 | Phil Simon | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 24.290s | ||
| 17 | Mike Buckenham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/86 [600] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 24.437s | ||
| 18 | Colin Tuckey | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Magnum 81A [01] - Ford BDD | 1m 24.522s | ||
| 19 | Earl Heiman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1m 25.562s | ||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT4/83 [81-267] (Earl Heiman): 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] [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.
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.