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Silverstone International Trophy Meeting - GKN Forgings Trophy

Silverstone, Great-Britain

Date: 26/4/1970
Track length: 4.710 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Gardner in 1.39,4 = 170,60 kmh
Fastest lap: Gardner in 1.39,1

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1970 Cars

 



Touring Cars class A-D
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 62 Motor Racing Research
Ford Mustang Boss 302
Frank Gardner, AUS
4955 V8 D 20 laps, 35.43,9 1 1.39,4 1.39,1  
2 2 64 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Brian Muir, AUS
4956 V8 D 20 laps, 36.26,9 2 1.40,0    
3 1 53 Duncan Hamilton Racing
Ford Escort TC
John Hine, GB
1594 L4 C 20 laps, 37.29,5 4 1.44,8    
4 2 47 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort TC
Chris Craft, GB
1594 L4 C 19 laps, 35.56,1 3 1.40,7 1.45,4  
5 1 28 Equipe Arden
Morris Mini Cooper S
Gordon Spice, GB
1293 L4 B 19 laps, 36.30,4 19 1.55,5    
6 2 24 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT
John Fitzpatrick, GB
1298 L4 B 19 laps, 36.31,2 10 1.48,3 1.49,2  
7 3 52 Shaw & Kilburn Ltd.
Vauxhall Viva GT
Gerry Marshall, GB
1994 L4 C 19 laps, 36.32,4 12 1.49,0    
8 4 49 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Rod Mansfield, GB
1594 L4 C 19 laps, 36.41,3 7 1.47,0    
9 5 43 Team Diamond
Ford Escort TC
Dave Garrett, GB
1594 L4 C 19 laps, 37.18,4 13 1.49,0    
10 3 61 Ovaltine Racing
Ford Mustang
Martin Thomas, GB
4800 V8 D 19 laps, 37.30,2 11 1.48,5    
11 1 5 George Bevan
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 L4 A 18 laps, 36.08,7 17 1.54,0 1.54,9  
12 3 21  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Fox, GB
1293 L4 B 18 laps, 36.09,4 18 1.55,2    
13 6 51 S.M.T.
Vauxhall Viva GT
Bill Dryden, GB
1975 L4 C 18 laps, 36.13,5 16 1.51,6    
14 4 16 D.J. Bond Racing
BMC Mini Cooper S
Terry Harmer, GB
1293 L4 B 18 laps, 36.41,9 24 1.57,2    
15 2 4 Andrew Mylius Graphics
Hillman Imp
Mike Freeman, GB
998 L4 A 18 laps, 36.53,7 25 1.57,3    
16 3 9 Jean Mop Boutiques
Hillman Imp
Reg Hargrave, GB
998 L4 A 18 laps, 36.54,4 30 1.59,4    
17 7 54  
Ford Escort TC
Graham Bean, GB
1594 L4 C 18 laps, 36.55,3 14 1.50,1    
18 4 7 VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1.0
Vince Woodman, GB
994 L4 A 18 laps, 36.59,4 34 2.02,0    
19 5 26 Peter Vickers
Austin Mini Cooper S
Ian Bax, GB
1293 L4 B 18 laps, 37.35,8 20 1.55,8    
20 6 18  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Mac Ross, GB
1293 L4 B 18 laps, 37.40,7 27 1.58,5    
21/NRF 5 1 Jim Howden
Hillman Imp
Tony Charnell, GB
998 L4 A 17 laps, 34.57,8 28 1.58,9   Driveshaft
22 7 23  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Jon Mowatt, GB
1293 L4 B 17 laps, 36.01,1 21 1.55,9    
23 8 25  
Morris Mini Cooper S
Mike Drinkwater, GB
1293 L4 B 17 laps, 36.03,4 38     Reserve 2
24 8 46 Gerry Edmonds Racing
Ford Escort TC
Lawrie Hickman, GB
1594 L4 C 17 laps, 36.03,7 5 1.46,4    
25 9 29  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Bob Jones, GB
1293 L4 B 17 laps, 36.14,8 26 1.57,5    
26 9 40  
BMW 2002 TI
Keith Blaynee, GB
1990 L4 C 17 laps, 36.26,5 23 1.56,6    
27 6 22 Antique Automobiles
Morris Mini Cooper
Malc Leggate, GB
998 L4 A 17 laps, 36.45,7 33 2.01,7    
28 10 17 Bob Fox
BMC Mini Cooper S
David Buckett, GB
1293 L4 B 17 laps, 36.56,0 37     Reserve 1
29 7 3 Jeremy Nightingale
Hillman Imp
James Hunt, GB
998 L4 A 16 laps, 35.57,8 29 1.59,1    
30 11 19  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Martin Ridehalgh, GB
1293 L4 B 16 laps, 36.15,0 22 1.56,0    
DNF   60 Bill Shaw Racing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
Roy Pierpoint, GB
4956 V8 D   35 2.09,5   Oil pressure
DNF   63  
Ford Mustang
Martin Birrane, IRL
6997 V8 D   36 2.18,0   Engine
DNF   42  
Ford Escort TC
Zekia Redjep, CY
1594 L4 C   9 1.47,9   Engine
DNF   48 John Willment Racing
Ford Escort TC
Mike Crabtree, GB
1594 L4 C   6 1.46,5   Gearbox
DNF   50 Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering
Ford Escort TC
George Whitehead, GB
1594 L4 C   8 1.47,3   Oil scavenge
DNF   57 Willy Kay
Ford Escort TC
Willie Green, GB
1594 L4 C   32 2.00,2   Accident
DNS   45  
Ford Escort TC
Derek Ridler, GB
1594 L4 C   15 1.50,2   Oil pressure
DNS   20 Chris Montague Carburetter Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Chris Montague, GB
1293 L4 B   31 1.59,4    
DNQ   44 Wylie's of Glasgow
Ford Escort TC
Graham Birrell, GB
1594 L4 C   39     Reserve 3
DNQ   56 J. & J. Stanton Ltd.
BMW 2002 TI
Colin Youle, GB
1990 L4 C   40     Reserve 4
DNQ   58 Revolution Wheels
Ford Escort TC
Pat Mannion, GB
1594 L4 C   41     Reserve 5
DNQ   6  
BMC Mini Cooper
Jeremy Bean, GB
998 L4 A   42     Reserve 6
DNQ   27  
Ford Escort 1300 GT
Susan Tucker-Peak, GB
1298 L4 B   44     Reserve 7
DNF   65? Pierre de Plessis
Chevrolet Camaro
David Hobbs, GB
5736 V8 D   43     Reserve 8
DNQ   30 Downton Engineering Ltd.
BMC Mini Cooper S
Richard Longman, GB
1293 L4 B   45      

Remarks: Grid: 4-3-4