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Duckhams trophy

Silverstone, Great-Britain

Date: 27/4/1968
Track length:
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 29?
Finishers:

Pole position: Muir in 1.41,2
Fastest lap: Muir in 1.41,1

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 163,360 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 5/63
Car info: 1968 Cars

 

The Falcons were easily quickest at Silverstone at the end of April, but although still saddled with the Cortina, Gardner was up behind the Muir-Hobbs battle and inherited second place when Hobbs pitted with ignition bothers. Then Gardner had his own troubles when the Cortina’s fuel pump packed up and he had to drive with one hand, switching the electric fuel pump on and off with the other, so he was passed by Pierpoint’s ailing Falcon and the Porsche which Elford was, in fact, driving for the last time in the season.
John Rhodes was nearly led home by Fitzpatrick in the Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Escort which really got into its stride, only to slow in sight of the flag with a locking differential.

Report from Motor Racing Year 1968-9


Touring cars
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 41 Bill Shaw Racing
Ford Falcon Sprint
Brian Muir, AUS
4728 V8 D 20 laps, 34.36,0 1 1.41,2 1.41,1  
2 2 42  
Ford Falcon Sprint
Roy Pierpoint, GB
4728 V8 D 20 laps, 34.41,7 4 1.46,4    
3 1 36 Bill Bradley
Porsche 911 L
Vic Elford, GB
1991 B6 C 20 laps, 34.47,4 5 1.46,9    
4 2 34 Alan Mann Racing
Ford Cortina Mk 2 Lotus
Frank Gardner, AUS
1594 L4 C 20 3 1.44,5 1.45,0  
5 3 43  
Ford Mustang
John Ewer, GB
4728 V8 D 20 6 1.47,2    
6 3 30 A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd.
Ford Lotus Cortina
Tony Dean, GB
1594 L4 C 20 8 1.48,2    
7 1 20 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper S
John Rhodes, GB
1293 L4 B 19 10 1.50,2 1.50,3  
8 2 26 Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group
Ford Escort 1300 GT
John Fitzpatrick, GB
1298 L4 B 19 9 1.49,0 1.50,3  
9 4 35 G.O.C. Heating
Ford Lotus Cortina
Willy Kay, GB
1594 L4 C 19 16 1.55,0    
10 1 11 Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group
Ford Anglia
Chris Craft, GB
997 L4 A 19 13 1.52,3 1.52,8  
11 3 25 Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Mike Walker, GB
1298 L4 B 18 14 1.54,3    
12 4 14 Ian Bax
Morris Mini Cooper S
Peter Lague, GB
1293 L4 B 18 20 1.55,8    
13 2 7 Equipe Arden
Austin Mini Cooper S 970
Gordon Spice, GB
999 L4 A 18 19 1.55,7    
14 5 21 Mick Clare
BMC Mini Cooper S
John Wales, GB
1293 L4 B 18 17 1.55,2    
15 6 16 St. Christopher Motor (Racing) Services
Austin Mini Cooper S
Graham Janzen, GB
1293 L4 B 18 22 2.01,7    
16 3 2 Leonard Ward Racing
Ford Anglia
Ken Costello, GB
997 L4 A 17 26 2.04,6    
17 4 6  
Hillman Imp
Allan Jones, GB
998 L4 A 17 27 2.06,9    
18 5 4 Civil Service Motoring Association Racing Team
Ford Anglia
Paddy McNally, GB
997 L4 A 17 29 2.10,5    
19 7 12 Cars and Car Conversions
Austin Mini Cooper S
David Buckett, GB
1293 L4 B 17 24 2.03,7    
20 8 22 Cars and Car Conversions
Austin Mini Cooper S
Tony Youlten, GB
1293 L4 B 17 18 1.55,5    
DNF   40 Malcolm Gartlan Racing
Ford Falcon Sprint
David Hobbs, GB
4728 V8 D 14 2 1.41,4   Engine
DNF   18 Alexander
BMC Mini Cooper S
Chris Montague, GB
1293 L4 B 14 15 1.54,5   Front tyre
DNF   33  
Ford ?Lotus Cortina
Tony Algieri
1594 L4 C 12 25 2.04,2    
DNF   5  
Ford Anglia
Les Nash, GB
997 L4 A 11 21 1.56,8    
DNF   46  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Mac Ross, GB
1293 L4 B 10 23 2.01,7    
DNF   32 A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd.
Ford Lotus Cortina
Brian Robinson, GB
1594 L4 C 9 7 1.48,0   Fuel injection
DNF   31 A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd.
Ford Lotus Cortina
Barry Pearson, GB
1594 L4 C 9 12 1.51,3    
DNF   8 Harlton Racing International
Hillman Imp
Terry Watts, GB
998 L4 A 6 28 2.07,3    
DNF   19 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper S
Steve Neal, GB
1293 L4 B 2 11 1.51,3    
DNS?   17  
Austin Mini Cooper S
David Meer, GB
1293 L4 B   30 2.16,1