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DeKon Chassis
1003 |
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DeKon Engineering, driver Al Unser #4 (c/n 1003)
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona Finale 250 mile
Daytona Int'l Speedway, FL - November 30, 1975 |
Al Unser, Sr. (US) four-time Indy 500 winner
Drove c/n 1003 (car no. 4) for DeKon Engineering
one time. |
DeKon Engineering, driver Al Unser #4 (c/n 1003)
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona Finale 250 mile
Daytona Int'l Speedway, FL - November 30, 1975 |
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Dueling DeKons - Al Unser #4 (DeKon c/n 1003)
Allan
Moffat #3 (c/n 1005) -Daytona Finale 250 mile
Daytona Int'l Speedway, FL - November 30, 1975 |
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DeKon Engineering, driver Al Unser #4 (c/n 1003)
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona Finale 250 mile
Daytona Int'l Speedway, FL - November 30, 1975 |
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Results for Al
Unser
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Date |
Race |
No. |
Chassis |
Drivers |
Entrant |
Result |
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Nov 30, 1975 |
250 mi Daytona Finale |
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DeKon c/n 1003 |
Al Unser |
DeKon Engineering LTD |
62nd |
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Michael Keyser -
Monza DeKon c/n 1003 |
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First Owner |
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This
car was the first of the two DeKon-built Monzas owned and driven by
Michael Keyser of Baltimore, Maryland. Mike competed with this
particular car in the first half of the 1976 IMSA Camel GT
season only. Keyser had great successful with the car and often
dueled door-to-door with Al Holbert's dark blue Monza. Mike scored
four podium finishes that included one win at the Mid-Ohio
Sports Car Course on June 6, 1976. This was the last time he
actually drove DeKon c/n 1003.
Mr. Keyser said he stopped driving the first Monza
(DeKon c/n 1003) after taking delivery of a second
Monza (DeKon c/n
1006), which debuted a week later at the 24
Hours of Le Mans in France. There are a few historic
auto race websites with a fine collection of old
results. It is now clear DeKon c/n 1003 Monza was
not
driven by Keyser after his June 6, 1976 Mid-Ohio
IMSA race. He then began piloting his second Monza
(DeKon c/n 1006) for the remainder of 1976, and he
never drove c/n 1003 again.
Mike Keyser sold his first Monza to Brad Frisselle
of El Segundo, California. More presently, the DeKon
c/n 1003 Monza is owned by Toby Bean of Lafayette,
Louisiana. |
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Second owner Michael Keyser #1 (DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Road Atlanta 100 mile
Braselton, GA - April 11, 1976 |
Michael Keyser (on left) and his race team
Taken at Riverside Int'l Raceway
Riverside, California
- 1976 |
Michael Keyser (on left) and his race team
Taken at Riverside Int'l Raceway
Riverside, California
- 1976 |
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Michael Keyser #1 (DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Laguna
Seca 100 mile
Monterey, CA - May 2, 1976 |
Michael Keyser #1 (DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Mid-Ohio 100 mile
Lexington, OH - June 6, 1976 |
Michael Keyser #1 (DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Mid-Ohio 100 mile
Lexington, OH - June 6, 1976
Photo by Bill Oursler |
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Results for
Michael Keyser
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Date |
Race |
No. |
Chassis |
Drivers |
Entrant |
Result |
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Apr 11, 1976 |
IMSA 100 mi Road Atlanta I |
1 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Michael Keyser |
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2nd |
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May 02, 1976 |
IMSA 100 mi Laguna Seca I |
1 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Michael Keyser |
Michael Keyser |
3rd |
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May 09, 1976 |
IMSA 100 mi Ontario |
1 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Michael Keyser |
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31st |
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May 31, 1976 |
IMSA 100 mi Lime Rock |
1 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Michael Keyser |
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2nd |
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Jun 06, 1976 |
IMSA 100 mi Mid-Ohio |
1 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Michael Keyser |
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1st |
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Artist's rendering of Keyser's #1
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Based on image of Monza of
DeKon c/n
1001
when debuted
at Road Atlanta in April
1975
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Brad Frisselle
- Monza
DeKon c/n 1003 |
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Second Owner |
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Brad Frisselle purchased the car
from Michael Keyser. The Monza was developed further for the
1977 IMSA race season. Brad placed fifth in the 1977
IMSA Camel GT Championship, quite impressive for his first year in
IMSA's GTO category.
In 1978, the Brad Friselle Racing team
went to France for the 24 hours of Le Mans.
Along with co-drivers Bob Kirby and John Hotchkiss, the team
would suffer through two blown engines in practice. Parts from both
V8 engines were used to make one good motor, and they
qualified for 26th out of 56 cars on the starting grid.
Once the race
started, the Monza moved up to 18th place by lap eight. Less
than four hours into the endurance race, a cracked engine block
and gearbox troubles put them out of the race. The Frisselle Racing Monza was the only American car entered in the
Le Mans 24 hour race that year. For 1978, he finished
eighth in the World Endurance Championship, a series comprised
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Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Laguna Seca 100
mile
Salinas, CA - May 1, 1977
Photo by John McCollister |
Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Falconer built Chevy engine w/ fuel injection
IMSA Camel GT - Laguna
Seca I 100 mile
Salinas, CA - May 1, 1977 |
Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Lime Rock Park 100
mile
Lime Rock, CT - May 30, 1977 |
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Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Lime Rock Park 100
mile
Lime Rock, CT - May 30, 1977 |
Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Mid-Ohio 3
hour
Lexington, OH - August 28,
1977
Photo by Mark Windecker |
Brad Frisselle #47
(DeKon c/n 1003)
IMSA Camel GT - Mid-Ohio 3
hour
Lexington, OH - August 28,
1977
Photo by Mark Windecker |
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24 Hours of Le
Mans 1978 |
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Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
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Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
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Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
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Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978
Photo by Paul Kooyman |
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Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
- Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978 |
Brad Frisselle #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
Automobile Club de
l'Ouest - 24 Hours of Le Mans
Circuit de la Sarthe
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Le Mans, France - June 11, 1978
Photo by Paul Kooyman |
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Results for Brad
Frisselle |
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Date |
Race |
No. |
Chassis |
Drivers |
Entrant |
Result |
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May 01, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Laguna Seca I |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
8th |
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May 30, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Lime Rock |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
4th |
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Jun 05, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Mid-Ohio |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
42nd |
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Jun 19, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Brainerd |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
5th |
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Jul 04, 1977 |
IMSA 250 mi Daytona Revere |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
39th |
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Jul 31, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Sears Point |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
3rd |
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Aug 14, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Pocono |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
29th |
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Aug 28, 1977 |
IMSA 3 hr Mid-Ohio |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
43rd |
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Sep 05, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Road Atlanta II |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
24th |
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Oct 09, 1977 |
IMSA 100 mi Laguna Seca II |
47 |
DeKon c/n 1003 |
Brad Frisselle |
Brad Friselle Racing |
3rd |
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Jun 11, 1978 |
24 Hour of Le Mans |
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DeKon c/n 1003 |
Frisselle,
Kirby,
Hotchkis |
Wynn's
International
Belgium |
DNF |
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Toby Bean -
Monza DeKon c/n 1003 |
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The former Mike Keyser/Brad Frisselle DeKon is maintained by
Paul Walker for Toby Bean of Norcross, GA.
The 1975 DeKon Monza is powered by a 6.0L Chevrolet fuel
injected small-block V8.
Bean owned two DeKons for a few years. In
December 17, 1995, he purchased Allan Moffat's old Monza DeKon
c/n 1005 from John Tesoriero of Australia. He and Tesoriero and
worked together through a labyrinth of red tape to import the
car from Australia. Bean then stored Moffat's
DeKon c/n 1005 along side his other Monza, DeKon c/n 1003.
In 1999, Steve Simpson, of Buford, GA, purchased Bean's second
DeKon c/n 1005. Simpson is the founder of Historic Sportscar
Racing, a vintage racing club, which organizes and sanctions
race events around the country.
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T. Bean #84 (DeKon
c/n 1003)
Historics display - 24 Hours of Daytona
Daytona, FL - January 27, 2007 |
T. Bean #84 (DeKon
c/n 1003)
Static Display - 24 Hours of Daytona
Daytona, FL - January 27, 2007 |
T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003)
HSR Walter Mitty Challenge - Road Atlanta
Braselton, GA - April 30, 2009 |
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T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003) *
HSR Endurance
Challenge - Sebring Int'l Raceway
Sebring, FL - March
5, 2010
Photo
by Martin W. Spetz |
T. Bean #84 (DeKon
c/n 1003)
HSR Legends of
Motorsports - Sebring Int'l Raceway
Sebring, FL -
December 3, 2010
Photo
by Gary Nichols |
T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003) *
HSR Legends of
Motorsports - Sebring Int'l Raceway
Sebring, FL -
December 5, 2010
Car maintained by Paul Walker |
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T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003) *
HSR Legends of
Motorsports - Sebring Int'l Raceway
Sebring, FL -
December 3, 2011 |
T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003) *
SVRA Enduro Classic -
Sebring Int'l Raceway
Sebring, FL - March
2, 2012
Photo
by Paul Woodbury |
T. Bean #84
(DeKon c/n 1003) *
HSR Walter Mitty Classic - Road Atlanta
Braselton, GA - April 27, 2012
Photo by Adam Swank |
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