WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship Round

Willow Springs, 8 Apr 1984

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

Notes on the cars:

1. March 77B [76B-13] (John Herne): Doug Shierson Racing ran a maroon/red #8 March 76B in 1976 for Price Cobb. In early 1977, it was entered by Doug Shierson Racing in SCCA Nationals for Steve "Gas" Saleen (Whitter, CA), but when the Pro series started in May, his entrant was Clayton Racing Team. The car's log book states that it was chassis 76B-13. Run by Clayton Racing for Frank Beetson (San Diego, CA) in 1978, when it was entered as a 77B. Also seen once in mid-1979 with Beetson, and later advertised by him in February 1980. Its history is then unknown until 1983, when it reappeared in the hands of John Herne (Santa Ana, CA). He retained it for WCAR in 1984, then sold it in early 1985 to John Blizzard (Prescott, AZ), who raced it in WCAR that season. Blizzard remembers selling it to someone in Phoenix, AZ. Subsequent history unknown.
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.

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.

Individual sources for this event

Chris Townsend's sources include On Track magazine 7 May 1984.