Road Atlanta 150 Mile Race 1981
The 1981 Road Atlanta 150-mile race , also Road Atlanta GT II (Camel GTU Race), Road Atlanta , took place on September 13 of this year on the Road Atlanta circuit. The race was the 20th round of the IMSA GTP series in 1981 .
The race
The 150-mile race was the fourth race to be held on the Road Atlanta circuit this year. Two of these races only count towards the GTU rating. In April there was the 100 mile race won by John Fitzpatrick on a Porsche 935K3 / 80 . In the 150 mile race, Brian Redman remained successful in the Lola T600 . The Brit was clearly superior to the competition and had a lead of more than one lap over the rest of the field at the finish.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | GTX | 7th | Cooke Woods Racing | Brian Redman | Lola T600 | 60 | ||
2 | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field | Porsche 935K3 / 80 | 59 | ||
3 | GTX | 46 | de Narváez Enterprises | Mauricio de Narváez | Porsche 935J | 58 | ||
4th | GTO | 25th | Red Lobster Racing | Kenper Miller | BMW M1 | 57 | ||
5 | GTO | 11 | Kendall Racing | Dennis Aase | BMW M1 | 56 | ||
6th | GTX | 77 | Larry Stephens | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet Corvette | 56 | ||
7th | GTO | 5 | Denny Wilson | Denny Wilson | BMW M1 | 55 | ||
8th | GTO | 54 | Montura Racing | Tony Garcia | BMW M1 | 55 | ||
9 | GTO | 83 | Electramotives | Don Devendorf | Datsun 280ZX Turbo | 55 | ||
10 | GTO | 67 | Joe Crevier | Joe Crevier | BMW M1 | 53 | ||
11 | GTO | 04 | T&R Racing |
Rene Rodriguez Ernesto Soto |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 53 | ||
12 | GTX | 74 | Del Russo Taylor | Del Russo Taylor | Chevron GTP | 51 | ||
13 | GTO | 12 | Ford Smith | Ford Smith | Chevrolet Corvette | 51 | ||
14th | GTX | 44 | Stratagraph |
Billy Hagan Gene Felton |
Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | ||
15th | GTO | 38 | Ron Case | Ron Case | Porsche Carrera | 46 | ||
16 | GTO | 71 | Philip Keirn | Philip Keirn | Chevrolet Corvette | 46 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
17th | GTX | 8th | John Paul | John Paul Junior | Lola T600 | 50 | ||
18th | GTX | 2 | BMW North America | David Hobbs | BMW M-1 / C | 40 | ||
19th | GTX | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing |
Bruce Leven Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 935/80 | 27 | ||
20th | GTO | 21st | Lloyd Frink | Lloyd Frink | Chevrolet Corvette | 26th | ||
21st | GTX | 1 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche 935K3 / 80 | 19th | ||
22nd | GTX | 30th | Momo penthouse | Giampiero Moretti | Porsche 935 / 78-81 | 19th | ||
23 | GTO | 31 | Midwest Team Corvette | Larry Trotter | Chevrolet Corvette | 17th | ||
24 | GTO | 79 | Tom Winters | Tom Winters | Porsche 924 Carrera | 15th | ||
25th | GTX | 22nd | Marty Hinze |
Marty Hinze Joe Varde |
Porsche 935 | 9 | ||
26th | GTX | 47 | Dan Furey | Dan Furey | Furey Mk.1 | 9 | ||
27 | GTX | 18th | JLP Racing | John Paul Sr. | Porsche 935 JLP-3 | 8th | ||
28 | GTX | 10 | Fuchs-Whitaker Racing | Jimmy Tumbleston | Chevrolet Camaro | 6th | ||
29 | GTO | 37 | Kendco Ent. Ed Kuhel | Dick Neland | Chevrolet Camaro | 3 |
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Porsche 935K3 / 80 | |
31 | GTX | 9 | Garretson Racing Style Auto Racing | Bobby Rahal | Porsche 935K3 / 80 |
32 | GTX | 17th | Pepe Romero | Joe Varde | Porsche 935 |
33 | GTO | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom | Porsche 924 Carrera |
34 | GTO | 48 | Dynasales | John Carusso | Chevrolet Corvette |
35 | GTO | 48 | CC Canada | CC Canada | Chevrolet Corvette |
Class winner
class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
---|---|---|---|
GTX | Brian Redman | Lola T600 | Overall victory |
GTO | Kenper Miller | BMW M1 | Rank 4 |
Racing data
- Registered: 35
- Started: 29
- Valued: 16
- Race classes: 2
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 4.055 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 2: 03: 24.433 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 60
- Total distance of the winning team: 243.043 km
- Winner's average: 118.306 km / h
- Pole position: John Fitzpatrick - Porsche 935K3 / 80 (# 1) - 1: 18.825 - 185.219 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Brian Redman - Lola T600 (# 7) - 1: 20.460 - 181.457 km / h
- Racing series: 20th round of the IMSA GTP series in 1981
literature
- JA Martin and Ken Welles: Prototypes - the History of the IMSA GTP Series . Bull Publishing, Phoenix 2000, ISBN 1-893618-01-3 .