Pole position: Gardner in 1.40,6
Fastest lap: Birrell and Fitzpatrick in 1.41,2
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1971 Cars
The final round of the RAC Saloon Car Championship which has, of course, been won by Bill McGovern and the Bevan Imp, provided a thrilling spectacle as Gerry Birrell (2.9 Boreham works Capri), Frank Gardner (5.7 SCA Freight Camaro), and John Fitzpatrick (1.8 Broadspeed/ Castrol Escort RS) fought for the lead in one threshing chain. That sort of competition could only last for half of the 20 laps though, Birrell going on to an easy victory after Gardner's mount blew a tyre and sheared into the Broadspeed Escort, eliminating both in a huge shunt at the bridge before Clearways. Both the race and Brian Muir (5.0 Wiggins Teape/Gartlan Z28 Camaro) were sponsored by Wiggins Teape, the amiable Australian finishing a lonely second. Class wins were notched up by John Bloomfield (who recovered superbly after a start line shunt which sidelined four cars), Dave Matthews (1.3 Broadspeed Castrol Escort GT) and McGovern. Despite the tragedy of the previous race the tin-tops charged around, and three class records were broken by substantial margins. |
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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 | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gerry Birrell, GB |
2940 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 34.30,0 | 2 | 1.41,4 | 1.41,2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4956 | V8 | D | 20 | 4 | 1.42,6 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Bloomfield, GB |
1800 | L4 | C | 20 | 7 | 1.43,8 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Martin Birrane, IRL |
ca. 5000 | V8 | D | 20 | 10 | 1.45,4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | DNRT-Sony Racing Team Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Han Akersloot, NL |
1800 | L4 | C | 20 | 6 | 1.43,6/1.43,8? | |||
| 6 | 1 | Melton Racing with Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 19 | 12 | 1.47,8 | 1.47,4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Team Ford Mobil Ford Escort TC |
Matti Kemilainen, SF |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 11 | 1.46,8 | |||
| 8 | 2 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 19 | 16 | 1.49,4 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Jockey G. Horwitz BMW 2002 TI |
Rune Tobiasson, S |
1990 | L4 | C | 19 | 38 | no time | |||
| 10 | 3 | 32 | Team Radio Veronica Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Liane Engeman, NL |
1290 | L4 | B | 19 | 24 | 1.51,4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 19 | 20 | 1.50,8 | |||
| 12 | 5 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mo Mendham, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 19 | 31 | 1.57,2 | |||
| 13 | 1 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 19 | 15 | 1.49,2 | 1.49,8 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Littler, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 19 | 21 | 1.51,0 | |||
| 15 | 5 | Mobil Racing Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | C | 18 | 14 | 1.49,2 | |||
| 16 | 7 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Ted Savory, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 26 | 1.52,2 | |||
| 17 | 4 | Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 18 | 9 | 1.45,2 | Puncture | ||
| 18 | 8 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Jeremy Nightingale, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 29 | 1.55,4 | |||
| 19 | 2 | Hillman Imp |
Melvyn Adams, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 17 | 30 | 1.56,4 | |||
| 20 | 9 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mike Drinkwater, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 33 | 1.58,2 | |||
| 21 | 3 | BMC Mini Cooper |
Jeremy Bean, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 17 | 36 | 2.01,0 | |||
| BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mac Ross, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 34 | 1.59,6 | ||||||
| DNF | John Willment Racing Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1950 | L4 | C | 15 | 8 | 1.44,2 | Oil loss | |||
| DNF | SCA Freight Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
5736 | V8 | D | 11 | 1 | 1.40,6 | Pucture, collision | |||
| DNF | Team Broadspeed Castrol Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1800 | L4 | C | 11 | 3 | 1.41,4 | 1.41,2 | Collision with Gardner | ||
| DNF | Team 4711 Sir Irish Moss Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior |
Bob van der Sluis, NL |
1290 | L4 | B | 1 | 27 | 1.53,0 | Accident damage | |||
| DNF | C.A.M. Potters Bar Ltd Hillman Imp |
Adrian Webb, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 35 | 1.59,8 | Startline accident | ||||
| DNF | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri 3000 GT |
Colin Hawker, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 22 | 1.51,0 | Startline accident | ||||
| DNF | Hillman Imp |
Trevor Willcocks, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 32 | 1.58,0 | Startline accident | ||||
| DNF | Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
ca. 5000 | V8 | D | 5 | 1.43,8 | |||||
| DNF | BMC Mini 1275GT |
Erik Høyer, DK |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 1.50,0 | Crankshaft damper/radiator | ||||
| DNF | Guys Automobiles Hillman Imp |
John Turner, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 28 | 1.53,4 | Drive shaft doughnut | ||||
| DNF | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Garrett, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 25 | 1.51,8 | Drive shaft bearing | ||||
| DNF | Team Ford Mobil Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Heikki Kemilainen, SF |
1298 | L4 | B | 19 | 1.50,6 | Con rod | ||||
| DNF | Hillman Imp |
Poul Lund, DK |
998 | L4 | A | 37 | 2.07,4 | |||||
| DNF | Willy Kay Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Willy Kay, GB |
1800 | L4 | C | 13 | 1.47,8 | Piston | ||||
| DNS | Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Lennart Hall, S |
L4 | C | Reserve | |||||||
| DNS | Chevrolet Camaro |
Bo Emanuelsson, S |
V8 | D | 18 | 1.50,4 | Excluded due to protest | |||||
| DNS | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Jonny Green, S |
1298 | L4 | B | Reserve | ||||||
| DNS | Chevrolet Camaro |
Lennart Johansson, S |
5000 | V8 | D | 23 | 1.51,2 | Excluded due to protest (perspex windows) | ||||
| DNS | Hillman Imp |
Jørgen Kofoed, DK |
998 | L4 | A | no time | Accident in practice | |||||