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Frissbee KR3
CategoryCan-Am
ConstructorFrissbee
PredecessorLola T330[1]
SuccessorFrissbee KR4
Technical specifications
EngineChevrolet 5,000 cc (305.1 cu in) V8 engine naturally-aspirated mid-engined
TyresGoodyear and Hoosier
Competition history
Notable entrantsHorst Kroll Racing
Notable driversHorst Kroll
Debut1984 Can-Am Mosport Park
RacesWins
292
Drivers' Championships2: (1986 Can-Am, 1986 Canadian-American Thundercars Championship)

The Frissbee KR3 was an American sports prototype racing car, built by Frissbee in 1984 for the Can-Am series. Originally built by Lola Cars as a Lola T330, it featured a 5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine, and was used by Horst Kroll Racing between 1984 and 1987. Horst Kroll used the car to win both the Can-Am and Canadian American Thundercars Championship in 1986.

Racing history

The Frissbee KR3 started as a Lola T330 and featured a 5-litre Chevrolet V8 engine. It was first used by Horst Kroll's self-run Horst Kroll Racing team at the opening round of the 1984 Can-Am season, held at Mosport;[2] he finished in fourth place.[3] At Dallas, he finished eighth, and fifth of the full Can-Am entries,[4] before finishing second at Brainerd,[5] fifth at Lime Rock,[6] second at Road Atlanta,[7] and fourth at Trois-Rivières.[8] The next round of the season was held again at Mosport; he went one better than the first race of the season and took the KR3 to third place.[9] He finished the season with eighth at Sears Point,[10] fourth at Riverside,[11] and eighth in the final round of the season, held at Green Valley.[12] Kroll finished the season in third place, with 119 points; 37 behind Jim Crawford, and 31 ahead of Kim Campbell.[13]

Kroll used the KR3 again in 1985 and started the season with a win at Mosport.[14] The next two rounds, both held at Lime Rock, were less successful; Kroll finished tenth overall, and fifth of the full Can-Am cars in the first race,[15] before taking fourth overall, and second in class, in the second race, held two months later.[16] The fourth race of the season was held again at Mosport; Kroll returned to the podium, taking second place.[17] The penultimate race of the season was held at St. Louis International Raceway, where Kroll again finished second.[18] He finished the season by finishing eleventh overall, and sixth in class, at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix.[19] Kroll finished second in the Driver's championship, with 71 points; ten behind Rick Miaskiewicz in a similar Frissbee GR3 and 19 ahead of Lou Sell in a 2-litre March 832.[20]

For 1986, the Can-Am series saw a partial split; a new Canadian American Thundercars Championship (CAT) was formed, and four races were shared between the two, with a fifth race being held as part of the latter series.[21] Kroll started the 1986 season in the same way he had started the 1985 season; by winning the opening race at Mosport in his Frissbee KR3.[22] Kroll followed this with fourth overall, second in the O2L class at Summit Point,[23] and a pair of second places, at St. Louis and Mosport.[24][25] As a result, Kroll won the Can-Am championship, with 64 points; 11 points more than his closest rival, Bill Tempero, who drove a March 84C.[21] Kroll finished the CAT season with sixth place at Hallett,[26] having taken tenth in the first race,[27] and fourth in the second.[28] This was enough to also secure him the CAT title, beating Tempero by ten points.[21]

In 1987, the Can-Am series folded, and the CAT series took over.[29] Kroll continued to use the KR3, but retired after four laps from the first race of the season, held at Willow Springs,[30] before finishing third at the second race;[31] this was enough to secure a seventh place at the meeting.[32] He then took third at Hallett and Milwaukee,[33][34] before finishing fourth at Sanair.[35] Kroll finished the season by taking eighth at both Pueblo and Phoenix;[36][37] his 65 points were enough for him to take third in the Driver's championship once again.[29] He finished 27 points behind Al Lamb in a similar Frissbee GR2, and three ahead of Buddy Lazier in a March 85C.[29] The CAT series was replaced by the American Indycar Series in 1988,[29] and the KR3 was not used again.[38]

References

  1. ^ "THE LOLA T330 - Lola Heritage". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Can-Am Mosport – Photo Gallery". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Can-Am Mosport 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Can-Am Dallas 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Can-Am Brainerd 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Can-Am Lime Rock 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Can-Am Road Atlanta 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Can-Am Trois-Rivières 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Can-Am Mosport II 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Can-Am Sears Point 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Can-Am Riverside 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Can-Am Green Valley 1984 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Can-Am 1984". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Can-Am Mosport 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Can-Am Lime Rock 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Can-Am Lime Rock II 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Can-Am Mosport II 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Can-Am St. Louis 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Can-Am St. Petersburg 1985 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Can-Am 1985". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  21. ^ a b c "Can-Am 1986". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  22. ^ "Can-Am Mosport 1986 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Can-Am Summit Point 1986 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  24. ^ "Can-Am St. Louis 1986 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Can-Am Mosport II 1986 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  26. ^ "CAT Hallett 1986 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  27. ^ "CAT Hallett 1986 – Race 1 Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  28. ^ "CAT Hallett 1986 – Race 2 Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  29. ^ a b c d "Can-Am 1987". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  30. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Willow Springs 1987 – Race 1 Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  31. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Willow Springs 1987 – Race 2 Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  32. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Willow Springs 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  33. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Hallett 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  34. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Milwaukee 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  35. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Sanair 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  36. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Pueblo 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  37. ^ "Canadian American Thundercars Phoenix 1987 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  38. ^ "All Results of Frissbee KR3". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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