Pole position: Matthews (race 1);
Fastest lap: Matthews in 1.01,0 (race 1), Muir and Fitzpatrick in 0.57,0 (race 2)
Distance: 25 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1971 Cars
Group 2 saloon car racing is the subject of some controversy at present and the supporting races at Crystal Palace did little to improve its image. Racing was split into two 25-lappers, up to 1300 cc, and over. A predictable overall victory went to Brian Muir in the Wiggins Teape/Malcolm Gartlan 5.7 Chevrolet Camaro after Fitzpatrick's well-used BDA stopped propelling his Broadspeed/Castrol Escort, and John Bloomfield therefore took that class. |
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Touring Cars class A-B
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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 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Vince Woodman, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 25 laps, 24.28,4 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 25 laps, 26.30,4 | 3 | 1.02,8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Brian Peacock, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mo Mendham, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 25 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Littler, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 24 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | C.A.M. Potters Bar Ltd Hillman Imp |
Adrian Webb, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 23 | |||||
| 7 | 5 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | Hillman Imp |
Melvyn Adams, GB |
998 | L4 | A | Gearbox | |||||
| 9 | 6 | Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Richard Ellice, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | BMC Mini Cooper |
Jeremy Bean, GB |
998 | L4 | A | ||||||
| DNF | Melton Racing with Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Dave Matthews, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 9 | 1 | 1.00,6? | 1.01,0 | Throttle | ||
| DNF | Guys Automobiles Hillman Imp |
John Turner, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 4 | Clutch | |||||
| DNS | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mike Drinkwater, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | Gearbox | ||||||
| DNS | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Mac Ross, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | Clutch | ||||||
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Touring Cars class C-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 | 5 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
5736 | V8 | D | 25 laps, 26.07,4 | 0.57,0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Bloomfield, GB |
1800 | L4 | C | 25 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | Luton Motor Corporation Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1800 | L4 | C | 24 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Nick May, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 | 10 sec penalty for a push-start | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Mobil Racing Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | BMW 1602 |
Jochen Weisse, CH |
1573 | L4 | C | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Team Broadspeed Castrol Ford Escort RS 1600 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1700 | L4 | C | 17 | 0.57,0 | Oil leak | |||
| DNF | Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Martin Thomas, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 7 | Clutch | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Ford Motor Company Ford Capri RS 2600 |
Gerry Birrell, GB |
2940 | V6 | D | 4 | Oil pressure | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Martin Birrane, IRL |
ca. 5000 | V8 | D | Gearbox | |||||
| DNS | Gerry Edmonds Racing Ford Escort TC |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | Fuel line (warm-up lap) | ||||||
| DNS | Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS 1600 |
Terry Drury, GB (Terry Croker, GB) |
1800 | L4 | C | Accident in practice | ||||||
| DNS | Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Dennis Leech, GB |
ca. 5000 | V8 | D | Crankshaft | ||||||