Portland 45-Minute Race 1981

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Portland International Raceway

The 1981 Portland 45-Minute Race , also GI Joe's Datsun Grand Prix (Camel GTU), Portland International Raceway , took place on August 2nd of this year at Portland International Raceway . The race was the 16th round of the IMSA GTP series in 1981 and only counted towards the GTU class.

The race

For the fifth time in the season, a sprint race took place as part of an IMSA championship run , which only counted in the GTU class and lasted 45 minutes. Once again, the two Mazda RX-7 pilots Lee Mueller and Walt Bohren fought a duel for victory, which this time Mueller won with a nine-second lead over his team-mate Bohren.

Results

Final ranking

Item class No. team driver vehicle Round
1 GTU 92 United StatesUnited States Kent Racing United StatesUnited States Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 37
2 GTU 98 United StatesUnited States Kent Racing United StatesUnited States Walt Drilling Mazda RX-7 37
3 GTU 22nd United StatesUnited States Personalized car dealership United StatesUnited States Wayne Baker Porsche 914/4 37
4th GTU 82 United StatesUnited States Trinity Racing United StatesUnited States Jim Cock Mazda RX-7 37
5 GTU 77 United StatesUnited States JLC Racing United StatesUnited States Jeff Kline Mazda RX-7 37
6th GTU 62 United StatesUnited States Golden Eagle Racing Cone Ent. United StatesUnited States Bill Koll Porsche 911SC 37
7th GTU 16 United StatesUnited States George Follmer United StatesUnited States George Follmer Toyota Celica 37
8th GTU 45 United StatesUnited States Autosport Technology United StatesUnited States Dwight Mitchell Porsche 914/6 36
9 GTU 74 United StatesUnited States Casey Mollett United StatesUnited States Casey Mollett Datsun 280ZX 36
10 GTU 95 United StatesUnited States Stu Fisher United StatesUnited States Stu Fisher Datsun Z 36
11 GTU 57 United StatesUnited States Jeff Scott Porsche 914/6 35
12 GTU 90 United StatesUnited States Jerry Murch United StatesUnited States Jerry Murch Datsun Z 34
13 SP GP2 80 United StatesUnited States Mike Rickman Datsun 200SX 34
14th SP GP2 46 United StatesUnited States Terry Flanagan United StatesUnited States Terry Flanagan BMW 2002 34
15th SP GP2 79 United StatesUnited States Marta Leonard Datsun B210 33
16 SP GP2 8th United StatesUnited States Patrick Pearson United StatesUnited States Patrick Pearson Datsun 1200 31
Failed
17th SP GP2 23 United StatesUnited States Raytown Datsun United StatesUnited States Frank Carney Datsun 280ZX 14th
18th GTU 6th United StatesUnited States Roger Burpee United StatesUnited States Roger Burpee Datsun Z 11
19th SP GP2 21st United StatesUnited States Richard Meyer United StatesUnited States Richard Meyer Volvo 122F 9

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
20th GTU 4th United StatesUnited States Autopia Racing United StatesUnited States Exay Borrero BMW 320i
21st SP GP2 9 United StatesUnited States Barry Kowalchuk United StatesUnited States Barry Kowalchuk BMW 2002
22nd GTU 14th United StatesUnited States Ron Emmerson United StatesUnited States Ron Emmerson Datsun Z
23 GTU 15th United StatesUnited States George Follmer United StatesUnited States George Follmer Toyota Celica
24 GTU 39 United StatesUnited States Greg LaCava United StatesUnited States Greg LaCava Porsche 911
25th GTU 49 United StatesUnited States Joel Anderson United StatesUnited States Joel Anderson Datsun Z
26th SP GP2 53 United StatesUnited States Jon Norman United StatesUnited States Jon Norman Alfa Romeo
27 GTU 69 United StatesUnited States Nick Feodorhoff United StatesUnited States Nick Feodorhoff Porsche 911

Class winner

class driver vehicle Placement in the overall ranking
GTU United StatesUnited States Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 Overall victory
SP GP2 United StatesUnited States Mike Rickman Datsun 200SX Rank 13

Racing data

  • Registered: 27
  • Started: 19
  • Valued: 16
  • Race classes: 2
  • Spectator: unknown
  • Weather on race day: unknown
  • Route length: 3.082 km
  • Driving time of the winning team: 0:46: 10.550 hours
  • Total laps of the winning team: 37
  • Total distance of the winning team: 114.038 km
  • Winner's average: 148.169 km / h
  • Pole position: unknown
  • Fastest race lap: Lee Mueller - Mazda RX-7 (# 92) - 1: 13.950 - 150.031 km / h
  • Racing series: 16th 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 .

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