Lime Rock 45-Minute Race 1981
The 45-minute race of Lime Rock 1981 , also Coca-Cola 400 (Camel GTU), Lime Rock Park , took place on May 24th of this year in Lime Rock Park . The race was the eighth round of the IMSA GTP series in 1981 and only counted towards the GTU class.
The race
For the third time this season, a GTU competition took place as part of an IMSA GTP race . After his success in the 45-minute race at Road Atlanta , Walt Bohren secured his second win of the season.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | Class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTU | 98 |
 Kent Racing
|
Walt Drilling
|
Mazda RX-7 | 47 | ||
| 2 | GTU | 98 |
Kent Racing
|
Lee Mueller
|
Mazda RX-7 | 47 | ||
| 3 | GTU | 85 |
Logan Blackburn
|
Logan Blackburn
|
Datsun 280ZX | 47 | ||
| 4th | GTU | 47 |
Jim Mullen
|
Mazda RX-7 | 47 | |||
| 5 | GTU | 95 |
Leitzinger Racing
|
Bob Leitzinger
|
Datsun 280ZX | 47 | ||
| 6th | GTU | 82 |
Trinity Racing
|
Jim Cook
|
Mazda RX-7 | 46 | ||
| 7th | GTU | 01 |
Roehrig Racing
|
Kurt Roehrig
|
BMW 320i | 46 | ||
| 8th | GTU | 38 |
Jim Fitzgerald
|
Jim Fitzgerald
|
Datsun 280ZX | 46 | ||
| 9 | GTU | 23 |
Raytown Datsun
|
Frank Carney
|
Datsun 280ZX | 46 | ||
| 10 | GTU | 32 |
Alderman Datsun
|
George Alderman
|
Datsun 240Z | 45 | ||
| 11 | SP GP2 | 18th |
Rob Dyson
|
Rob Dyson
|
Datsun 200SX | 45 | ||
| 12 | GTU | 74 |
Numismatic Resources
|
Randy Pollock
|
Mazda RX-7 | 45 | ||
| 13 | SP GP2 | 63 |
William Coykendall
|
Datsun 200SX | 44 | |||
| 14th | SP GP2 | 61 |
Donald Anderson
|
Datsun 510 | 44 | |||
| 15th | GTU | 84 |
Bob Speakman
|
Datsun 240Z | 43 | |||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 16 | SP GP2 | 93 |
David Frellsen
|
David Frellsen
|
Datsun 510 | 44 | ||
| 17th | GTU | 77 |
 Patrick Jacquemart
|
Renault Le Car Turbo | 37 | |||
| 18th | GTU | 22nd |
Personalized car dealership
|
Wayne Baker
|
Porsche 914/4 | 35 | ||
| 19th | GTU | 62 |
Kegel Enterprises
|
Bill Koll
|
Porsche 911 | 7th | ||
| 20th | SP GP2 | 21st |
Thomas Howen
|
Datsun 200SX | 7th | |||
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTU |
Walt Drilling
|
Mazda RX-7 | Overall victory |
| SP GP2 |
Rob Dyson
|
Datsun 200SX | Rank 11 |
Racing data
- Registered: 20
- Started: 20
- Valued: 15
- Race classes: 2
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 2.462 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 0:45: 57.598 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 47
- Total distance of the winning team: 115.728 km
- Winner's average: 151.080 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Logan Blackburn - Datsun 280ZX (# 85) - 0: 57.170 - 155.051 km / h
- Racing series: 8th 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 .