Pole position: Gardner in 1.38,6
Fastest lap: Gardner in 1.39,0
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1970 Cars
The sixth round of the RAC Saloon Car Championship was sponsored by Wipac and provided a welcome change in the results list as Brian Muir took the beautiful Malcolm Gartlan/Wiggins Teape Camaro to a long awaited outright victory: he led right from the start but Gardner (Boss Mustang) did find a way past in the early stages, only to have a front tyre deflate completely while shooting through Woodcote. The Mustang driver commented afterwards that he thought he was "going to turn it into a monument!" Bill McGovern now shares the championship after tri-wheeling to another excellent class victory in the Bevan Sunbeam Imp. |
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Touring Cars class A-D
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| 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 | 2 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4956 | V8 | D | 20 laps, 34.02,6 | 2 | 1.38,8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
4955 | V8 | D | 20 | 3 | 1.43,4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Pierre de Plessis Chevrolet Camaro |
David Prophet, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 20 | 5 | 1.45,4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 10 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort TC |
Chris Craft, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 35.06,8 | 6 | 1.45,2 (?) | 1.43,4 | |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Ovaltine Racing Ford Mustang |
Martin Thomas, GB |
4800 | V8 | D | 20 | 7 | 1.45,4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 14 | John Willment Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 11 | 1.46,6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 18 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Nick May, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 9 | 1.46,4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 12 | Team Diamond Ford Escort TC |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 12 | 1.47,4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 21 | Shaw & Kilburn Ltd. Vauxhall Viva GT |
Gerry Marshall, GB |
1994 | L4 | C | 19 | 14 | 1.47,8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 22 | S.M.T. Vauxhall Viva GT |
Bill Dryden, GB |
1975 | L4 | C | 19 | 20 | 1.50,4 | ||
| 11 | 7 | 23 | Team Diamond Ford Escort TC |
Dave Garrett, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 17 | 1.48,0 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 4 | Motor Racing Research Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
4955 | V8 | D | 19 | 1 | 1.38,6 | 1.39,0 | |
| 13 | 8 | 24 | Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 21 | 1.50,6 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 40 | Equipe Arden BMC Mini Cooper S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 19 | 22 | 1.51,0 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 52 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 18 | 23 | 1.54,0 | 1.50,2 | |
| 16 | 2 | 41 | Chris Montague Carburetter Co. BMC Mini Cooper S |
Chris Montague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 24 | 1.54,0 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 35 | D.J. Bond Racing BMC Mini Cooper S |
Terry Harmer, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 26 | 1.54,0 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 37 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Martin Ridehalgh, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 25 | 1.54,0 | ||
| 19 | 5 | 34 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 15 | 1.47,8 | 1.46,6 | |
| 20 | 6 | 39 | Morris Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 33 | 1.56,4 | ||
| 21 | 7 | 32 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mac Ross, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 36 | 2.12,6 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 54 | Andrew Mylius Graphics Hillman Imp |
Mike Freeman, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 18 | 30 | 1.55,4 | ||
| 23 | 8 | 42 | Melton Racing Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 17 | 31 | 1.56,2 | ||
| 24 | 9 | 38 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Susan Tucker-Peak, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 15 | 35 | 2.02,2 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 50 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1.0 |
Vince Woodman, GB |
994 | L4 | A | 15 | 32 | 1.56,4 | ||
| DNF | 16 | Wylie's of Glasgow Ford Escort TC |
Graham Birrell, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 13 | 10 | 1.46,4 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 3 | Bill Shaw Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Roy Pierpoint, GB |
4956 | V8 | D | 11 | 4 | 1.44,4 | Oil pressure | ||
| DNF | 7 | Ford Mustang |
Martin Birrane, IRL |
6997 | V8 | D | 7 | 8 | 1.45,6 | Handling | ||
| DNF | 19 | Gerry Edmonds Racing Ford Escort TC |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 1 | 16 | 1.47,8 | Differential | ||
| DNF | 17 | Ford Escort TC |
Graham Bean, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 8 | 13 | 1.47,6 | Clutch | ||
| DNF | 53 | Jeremy Nightingale Hillman Imp |
James Hunt, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 8 | 34 | 1.56,8 | Throttle cable | ||
| DNF | 31 | Peter Vickers Austin Mini Cooper S |
Ian Bax, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 28 | 1.54,8 | Front wheel bearing | |||
| DNS | 15 | Duncan Hamilton Racing Ford Escort TC |
John Hine, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 18 | 1.49,0 | Differential/ Gearbox | |||
| DNS? | 36 | Antique Automobiles Morris Mini Cooper |
Malc Leggate, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 29 | 1.55,0 | Front wheel bearing | |||
| DNS | 11 | Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering Ford Escort TC |
George Whitehead, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 1.50,4 | Differential | |||
| DNS | 33 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Bob Fox, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 27 | 1.54,6 | Engine (on warm-up) | |||