Pole position: Fitzpatrick in 1.43,4
Fastest lap: Fitzpatrick in 1.43,3
Distance: 2 x 20 laps
Average speed: 140,029 kmh (Part 1);
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1971 Cars
The opening round of the 1971 RAC Saloon Car Championship, the Hepolite-Glacier Trophy, was divided into two parts with an overall result based on aggregate performance. Some exciting racing featured a giant-killing act by the 1.7-litre Team Broadspeed-Castrol Escort driven by John Fitzpatrick, which scored an overall victory by 21.3s over Brian Muir in the 5-litre Z28 Chevrolet Camaro sponsored by Wiggins Teape; Fitzpatrick broke his own class record by 1.9s. Muir's Malcolm Gartlan prepared Camaro suffered a flat tyre in the first race, dropping it to a gallantly held second place, whilst in the second 20 lap thrash Muir just couldn't shake off the wailing Cosworth-Broad powered Escort, which was only 0.3s off Frank Gardner's Boss Mustang lap record. |
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Part 1
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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 | 114 | Team Broadspeed Castrol Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1701 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 36.32,9 | 1 | 1.43,4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 101 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
5736 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 36.54,6 | 2 | 1.43,4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 106 | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gerry Birrell, GB |
2894 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 37.33,5 | 3 | 1.46,1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 103 | SCA Freight Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro |
John Hine, GB |
4983 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 37.41,9 | 4 | 1.47,5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 105 | Castrol-Leechtune Engineering Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
4955 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 37.54,6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 116 | John Willment Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 38.16,8 | 7 | 1.48,0 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 119 | Team Ford Mobil Ford Escort TC |
Matti Kemilainen, SF |
1594 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 38.21,9 | 13 | 1.50,6 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 132 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 38.22,4 | 14 | 1.50,8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 131 | Melton Racing with Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 19 | 6 | 1.48,8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 115 | Luton Motor Corporation Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1700 | L4 | B | 19 | 11 | 1.50,0 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 154 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 19 laps, 37.01,2 | 12 | 1.50,4 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 122 | Mobil Racing Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 16 | 1.52,9 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 139 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Barrie Williams, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 19 | 19 | 1.54,1 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 120 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Nick May, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 10 | 1.50,0 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 102 | Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
5736 | V8 | A | 19 | 9 | 1.49,5 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 137 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 19 | 21 | 1.55,0 | ||
| 17 | 5 | 133 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Garrett, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 19 | 20 | 1.54,1 | ||
| 18 | 7 | 121 | Gerry Edmonds Racing Ford Escort TC |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 8 | 1.49,5 | Including 60 seconds penalty | |
| 19 | 6 | 142 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Peter Baldwin, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 18 | 23 | 1.56,2 | 6th reserve | |
| 20 | 8 | 112 | British Vita Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mette Kruuse, DK |
1594 | L4 | B | 18 | 17 | 1.53,3 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 158 | BMC Mini Cooper |
Jeremy Bean, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 27 | 2.03,4 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 153 | C.A.M. Potters Bar Ltd Hillman Imp |
Adrian Webb, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 28 | 2.03,6 | 4th reserve | |
| 23 | 4 | 151 | Jean Denton Racing Hillman Imp |
Herbie Denton, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 29 | 2.05,8 | ||
| DNF | 135 | Don Moore BMC Mini Cooper S |
Rob Mason, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 18 | 18 | 1.54,0 | |||
| DNF | 157 | Hillman Imp |
Trevor Wilcox |
998 | L4 | D | 16 | 25 | 1.58,6 | Overheating | ||
| DNF | 155 | Tony Charnell Hillman Imp |
Melvyn Adams, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 15 | 24 | 1.58,4 | Conrod | ||
| DNF | 144 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mo Mendham, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 14 | 15 | 1.52,8 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 145 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
David Morgan, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 13 | 31 | Started 10 seconds behind (missed practice?) | |||
| DNF | 156 | Guys Automobiles Hillman Imp |
John Turner, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 8 | 22 | 1.55,9 | |||
| DNF | 138 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Bob Jones, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 6 | 26 | 1.58,7 | |||
| DNF | 136 | Antique Automobiles BMC Mini Cooper S |
Malc Leggate, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 30 | 2.08,1 | ||||
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Part 2
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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 | 101 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
5736 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.52,6 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 114 | Team Broadspeed Castrol Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1700 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 34.53,0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 106 | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gerry Birrell, GB |
2894 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 35.37,5 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 103 | SCA Freight Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
John Hine, GB |
5736 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 36.20,1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 105 | Castrol-Leechtune Engineering Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
4955 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 36.43,8 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 115 | Luton Motor Corporation Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1700 | L4 | B | 19 | 10 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 116 | John Willment Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 102 | Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
5736 | V8 | A | 19 | 15 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 131 | Melton Racing with Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 19 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 132 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 19 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 154 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 19 | 11 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 112 | British Vita Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mette Kruuse, DK |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 21 | |||
| 13 | 5 | 120 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Nick May, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 19 | 14 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 145 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
David Morgan, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 19 | 26 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 137 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 19 | 16 | |||
| 16 | 5 | 139 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Barrie Williams, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 18 | 13 | |||
| 17 | 6 | 142 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Peter Baldwin, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 18 | 20 | |||
| 18 | 6 | 122 | Mobil Racing Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | B | 18 | 12 | |||
| 19 | 7 | 136 | Antique Automobiles BMC Mini Cooper S |
Malc Leggate, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 18 | 31 | |||
| 20 | 2 | 153 | C.A.M. Potters Bar Ltd Hillman Imp |
Adrian Webb, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 23 | |||
| 21 | 3 | 158 | BMC Mini Cooper |
Jeremy Bean, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 22 | |||
| 22 | 8 | 133 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Garrett, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 17 | 18 | |||
| 23 | 4 | 151 | Jean Denton Racing Hillman Imp |
Herbie Denton, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 17 | 24 | |||
| 24? | 7? | 119 | Team Ford Mobil Ford Escort TC |
Matti Kemilainen, SF |
1594 | L4 | B | 13 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 157 | Hillman Imp |
Trevor Wilcox |
998 | L4 | D | 4 | 25 | ||||
| DNF | 135 | Don Moore BMC Mini Cooper S |
Rob Mason, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 2 | 19 | ||||
| DNS | 121 | Gerry Edmonds Racing Ford Escort TC |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 17 | |||||
| DNS | 155 | Tony Charnell Hillman Imp |
Melvyn Adams, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 27 | |||||
| DNS | 144 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mo Mendham, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 28 | |||||
| DNS | 156 | Guys Automobiles Hillman Imp |
John Turner, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 29 | |||||
| DNS | 138 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Bob Jones, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 30 | |||||
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Aggregate result
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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 | 114 | Team Broadspeed Castrol Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1701 | L4 | B | 40 laps, 1:11.25,9 | 1.43,3 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 101 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
5736 | V8 | A | 40 laps, 1:11.47,2 | 1.43,4 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 106 | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gerry Birrell, GB |
2873 | V6 | A | 40 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 103 | SCA Freight Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro |
John Hine, GB |
4983 | V8 | A | 40 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 105 | Castrol-Leechtune Engineering Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
4955 | V8 | A | 40 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 116 | John Willment Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 39 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 132 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 39 laps, 1:13.47,1 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 115 | Luton Motor Corporation Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1700 | L4 | B | 39 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 131 | Melton Racing with Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 38 | ||||
| 10 | 5 | 102 | Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
5736 | V8 | A | 38 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 154 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 38 laps, 1:13.19,1 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 120 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Nick May, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 38 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 137 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 38 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 139 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Barrie Williams, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 37 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 122 | Mobil Racing Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | B | 37 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 112 | British Vita Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mette Kruuse, DK |
1594 | L4 | B | 37 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 142 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Peter Baldwin, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 36 | ||||
| 18 | 6 | 133 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Garrett, GB |
1298 | L4 | C | 36 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 153 | C.A.M. Potters Bar Ltd Hillman Imp |
Adrian Webb, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 34 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 158 | BMC Mini Cooper |
Jeremy Bean, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 34 | ||||
| 21 | 4 | 151 | Jean Denton Racing Hillman Imp |
Herbie Denton, GB |
998 | L4 | D | 34 | ||||
| 22 | 7 | 119 | Team Ford Mobil Ford Escort TC |
Matti Kemilainen, SF |
1594 | L4 | B | 33 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 145 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
David Morgan, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 21 | ||||
| 24 | 8 | 135 | Don Moore BMC Mini Cooper S |
Rob Mason, GB |
1293 | L4 | C | 20 | ||||