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Race of Champions Meeting - Guards Trophy Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 22/3/1970
Track length: 4.265 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 34
Finishers: 16?

Pole position: Gadner in 1.44,4
Fastest lap: Gardner in 1.45,0

Distance: 2 x 20 laps
Average speed: 144,23 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1970 Cars

 



Heat 1
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 1 104 Motor Racing Research
Ford Mustang Boss 302
Frank Gardner, AUS
4955 V8 A 20 laps, 36.08,0 1 1.44,4    
2 1 115 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort TC
Chris Craft, GB
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 36.17,6 2 1.46,8    
3 2 118 Duncan Hamilton Racing
Ford Escort TC
John Hine, GB
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 34.26,6 3 1.47,6    
4 2 103 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Brian Muir, AUS
4956 V8 A 20 laps, 37.03,0 4 1.49,2    
5 3 122 Wylie's of Glasgow
Ford Escort TC
Graham Birrell, GB
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 37.04,6 11 1.51,2    
6 4 125 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Rod Mansfield, GB
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 37.21,0 6      
7 5 124 Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering
Ford Escort TC
George Whitehead, GB
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 37.48,4 8      
8 6 116  
Ford Escort TC
Zekia Redjep, CY
1594 L4 B 20 laps, 37.50,4 9      
9 7 112 J. & J. Stanton Ltd.
BMW 2002 TI
Colin Youle, GB
1990 L4 B 19 15      
10? 8 109 Shaw & Kilburn Ltd.
Vauxhall Viva GT
Gerry Marshall, GB
1994 L4 B 19 16      
11? 3 106 S.R.G. (Biggleswade) Ltd.
Ford Mustang
Martin Thomas, GB
4800 V8 A 19 17     4th reserve
12 1 133 Downton Engineering Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Richard Longman, GB
1293 L4 C 19 18 1.53,6    
13 2 134 Chris Montague Carburetter Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Chris Montague, GB
1293 L4 C 19 21      
14 3 132 D.J. Bond
BMC Mini Cooper S
Terry Harmer, GB
1293 L4 C 19 23      
NRF 9 128 John Bloomfield
Ford Escort TC
Mike Franey, GB
1594 L4 B 18 5     3rd reserve
NRF 10 126 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Dave Garrett, GB
1594 L4 B 18 31     1st reserve
NRF 11 121 Willy Kay
Ford Escort TC
Willie Green, GB
1594 L4 B 18 30      
18 1 144 Andrew Mylius Graphics
Hillman Imp
Mike Freeman, GB
998 L4 D 18 26      
19 4 140  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 C 18 25      
20 12 127 Revolution Wheels
Ford Escort TC
Pat Mannion, GB
1594 L4 B 18 14     2nd reserve
NRF 2 149 VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1.0
Vince Woodman, GB
997 L4 D 17 22      
22 5 135 Peter Vickers
Austin Mini Cooper S
Ian Bax, GB
1293 L4 C 17 20      
23 3 147  
BMC Mini Cooper
Jeremy Bean, GB
998 L4 D 17 35      
24 4 146 Anthony Charnell
Sunbeam Imp
Jim Howden, GB
998 L4 D 17 34      
NRF 13 123 John Willment Racing
Ford Escort TC
Mike Crabtree, GB
1594 L4 B 16 33      
26 6 141  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Jones, GB
1293 L4 C 16 27      
DNF   131 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT
John Fitzpatrick, GB
1298 L4 C 10 13      
DNF   137  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Martin Ridehalgh, GB
1293 L4 C 8 24      
DNF   119 Gerry Edmonds
Ford Escort TC
Lawrie Hickman, GB
1594 L4 B 7 7      
DNF   145 George Bevan
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 D 6 19      
DNF   102 Bill Shaw Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Roy Pierpoint, GB
4956 V8 A 2 12      
DNS   101 Pierre de Plessis
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
David Piper, GB
5736 V8 A   10     Withdrawn (uncompetitive)
DNS?   136  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mike Drinkwater, GB
1293 L4 C   28      
DNS?   139  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Fox, GB
1293 L4 C   29      
DNS?   138 Derek R. Miller Advertising Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mac Ross, GB
1293 L4 C   32      
DNQ   148  
BMC Mini Cooper
Viv Church, GB
998 L4 A   36      

Heat 2
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 1 115 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort TC
Chris Craft, GB
1594 L4 B 20        
2 1 104 Motor Racing Research
Ford Mustang Boss 302
Frank Gardner, AUS
4955 V8 A 20     1.45,0  
3 2 118 Duncan Hamilton Racing
Ford Escort TC
John Hine, GB
1594 L4 B 20        
4 3 128 John Bloomfield
Ford Escort TC
Mike Franey, GB
1594 L4 B 20       Wheel rim
5 4 116  
Ford Escort TC
Zekia Redjep, CY
1594 L4 B 20        
6 5 124 Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering
Ford Escort TC
George Whitehead, GB
1594 L4 B 20        
7 6 112 J. & J. Stanton Ltd.
BMW 2002 TI
Colin Youle, GB
1990 L4 B 19        
8 3 106 S.R.G. (Biggleswade) Ltd.
Ford Mustang
Martin Thomas, GB
4800 V8 A 19        
9 1 133 Downton Engineering Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Richard Longman, GB
1293 L4 C 19        
10 2 134 Chris Montague Carburetter Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Chris Montague, GB
1293 L4 C 19        
11 3 135 Peter Vickers
Austin Mini Cooper S
Ian Bax, GB
1293 L4 C 19        
12 4 137  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Martin Ridehalgh, GB
1293 L4 C 19        
13 5 132 D.J. Bond Racing
BMC Mini Cooper S
Terry Harmer, GB
1293 L4 C 19        
14 6 140  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 C 18        
15 7 141  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Jones, GB
1293 L4 C 18        
16 1 144 Andrew Mylius Graphics
Hillman Imp
Mike Freeman, GB
998 L4 D 18        
17 4 103 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Brian Muir, AUS
4956 V8 A 18        
18 7 122 Wylie's of Glasgow
Ford Escort TC
Graham Birrell, GB
1594 L4 B 18        
19 2 147  
BMC Mini Cooper
Jeremy Bean, GB
998 L4 D 17        
DNF   146 Anthony Charnell
Sunbeam Imp
Jim Howden, GB
998 L4 D 8        
DNF   109 Shaw & Kilburn Ltd.
Vauxhall Viva GT
Gerry Marshall, GB
1975 L4 B 7       Accident
DNF   127 Revolution Wheels
Ford Escort TC
Pat Mannion, GB
1594 L4 B 2        
DNF   119 Gerry Edmonds
Ford Escort TC
Lawrie Hickman, GB
1594 L4 B 1        
DNF   145 George Bevan
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 D 1        

Aggregate result
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 1 104 Motor Racing Research
Ford Mustang Boss 302
Frank Gardner, AUS
4955 V8 A 40 laps, 1:11.54,0     1.45,0  
2 1 115 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort TC
Chris Craft, GB
1594 L4 B 40     1.45,2  
3 2 118 Duncan Hamilton Racing
Ford Escort TC
John Hine, GB
1594 L4 B 40        
4 3 116  
Ford Escort TC
Zekia Redjep, CY
1594 L4 B 40        
5 4 124 Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering
Ford Escort TC
George Whitehead, GB
1594 L4 B 40        
6 5 128 John Bloomfield
Ford Escort TC
Mike Franey, GB
1594 L4 B 38       Wheel rim
7 6 112 J. & J. Stanton Ltd.
BMW 2002 TI
Colin Youle, GB
1990 L4 B 38        
8 1 133 Downton Engineering Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Richard Longman, GB
1293 L4 C 38        
9 2 103 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Brian Muir, AUS
4956 V8 A 38        
10 2 134 Chris Montague Carburetter Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Chris Montague, GB
1293 L4 C 38        
11 3 106 S.R.G. (Biggleswade) Ltd.
Ford Mustang
Martin Thomas, GB
4800 V8 A 38        
12 7 122 Wylie's of Glasgow
Ford Escort TC
Graham Birrell, GB
1594 L4 B 38        
13 3 132 D.J. Bond Racing
BMC Mini Cooper S
Terry Harmer, GB
1293 L4 C 38        
14 4 140  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 C 36        
15 1 144 Andrew Mylius Graphics
Hillman Imp
Mike Freeman, GB
998 L4 D 36        
16 5 135 Peter Vickers
Austin Mini Cooper S
Ian Bax, GB
1293 L4 C 36        
DNF   141  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Jones, GB
1293 L4 C          
DNF   147  
BMC Mini Cooper
Jeremy Bean, GB
998 L4 D          
DNF   137  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Martin Ridehalgh, GB
1293 L4 C          
DNF   109 Shaw & Kilburn Ltd.
Vauxhall Viva GT
Gerry Marshall, GB
1994 L4 B         Accident
DNF   146 Anthony Charnell
Sunbeam Imp
Jim Howden, GB
998 L4 D 5       Drive shaft doughnut
DNF   125 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Rod Mansfield, GB
1594 L4 B 20       Transmission
DNF   127 Revolution Wheels
Ford Escort TC
Pat Mannion, GB
1594 L4 B         Gear lever (heat 1), gearbox (heat 2)
DNF   126 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Dave Garrett, GB
1594 L4 B         Engine
DNF   121 Willy Kay
Ford Escort TC
Willie Green, GB
1594 L4 B 18       Gearbox
DNF   149 VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1.0
Vince Woodman, GB
997 L4 D 18       Accident
DNF   123 John Willment Racing
Ford Escort TC
Mike Crabtree, GB
1594 L4 B         Gearbox
DNF   131 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT
John Fitzpatrick, GB
1298 L4 C 9     1.51,2 Oil pressure
DNF   119 Gerry Edmonds
Ford Escort TC
Lawrie Hickman, GB
1594 L4 B         Core plug, oil loss
DNF   145 George Bevan
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 D 5     1.56,2 Clutch, blown engine
DNF   102 Bill Shaw Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Roy Pierpoint, GB
4956 V8 A 2       Handling
DNF   136  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Mike Drinkwater, GB
1293 L4 C   28      
DNF   138 Derek R. Miller Advertising Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mac Ross, GB
1293 L4 C   32      
DNF   139  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Fox, GB
1293 L4 C   29     Clutch
DNS   101 Pierre de Plessis
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
David Piper, GB
5736 V8 A   10     Withdrawn (uncompetitive)
DNQ   148  
BMC Mini Cooper
Viv Church, GB
998 L4 D   36      

Remarks: Positions after P13 (heats) taken from lapchart.