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John Player Victory Meeting

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 22/10/1972
Track length:
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 37
Finishers: 23

Pole position: Gardner in 1.39,0
Fastest lap: Birrell in 1.39,6

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1972 Cars

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Frank Gardner took the SCA Camaro to victory in a tremendously exciting final round of the Wiggins Teape Paperchase saloon championship, securing for himself the Tarmac Drivers title in the process. For most of the twenty laps he was under great pressure from Gerry Birrell and Brian Muir in 2.9 Capris and the Escorts of Tom Walkinshaw and Dave Matthews.
Birrell and Walkinshaw both retired near the end but Muir finished only half a second in arrears and Matthews' class-winning Melton/Broadspeed Escort with an aluminium block BDA was hardly farther back. Birrell took the lap record beneath the 100-second bogey as consolation while Matthews also set a new class record. Gardner, Matthews, Buncombe and McGovern had already won their classes in the championship before the event but in any case all four won their respective sections.

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 5 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Mk2		 Frank Gardner, AUS
 5736 V8 A 20 laps, 34.09,0 1 1.39,0    
2 2 8 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Brian Muir, AUS
 2940 V6 A 20 laps, 34.09,6 6 1.40,8    
3 1 30 Melton Racing with Broadspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Dave Matthews, GB
 1798 L4 B 20 laps, 34.10,8 3 1.40,0 1.40,4  
4 2 28 Norman Reeves/Stirling Cooper
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Dave Brodie, GB
 1997 L4 B 20 laps, 34.49,8 5 1.40,8    
5 3 29 Ford Motor Company
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Erik Høyer, DK
 1800 L4 B 20 laps, 35.05,2 7 1.43,4    
6 4 31 Gulf Team Kamilainen
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Matti Kemilainen, SF
 1800 L4 B 20 laps, 35.14,2 9 1.44,0    
7 5 41 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Bo Emanuelsson, S
 1800 L4 B 20 laps, 35.22,6 11 1.44,8    
8 6 34 Gerry Edmonds Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Lawrie Hickman, GB
 1800 L4 B 19 laps, 34.21,4 12 1.45,0    
9 7 47 Jockey Racing
BMW 2002		 Rune Tobiasson, S
 1990 L4 B 19 laps, 34.23,0 16 1.46,4    
10 1 62 Richard Longman & Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jonathan Buncombe, GB
 1293 L4 C 19 laps, 35.02,8 19 1.48,4 1.48,0  
11 2 54 Gulf Team Kamilainen
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Heikki Kemilainen, SF
 1298 L4 C 19 laps, 35.15,2 22 1.49,2    
12 3 95 Topcon Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Claes Rothstein, S
 1290 L4 C 19 laps, 35.30,6 23 1.49,4    
13 1 1 George Bevan
Hillman Imp		 Bill McGovern, GB
 998 L4 D 19 laps, 35.31,0 24 1.49,8 1.50,4  
14 4 60 Ken Costello
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Rob Mason, GB
 1293 L4 C 19 laps, 35.36,6 21 1.49,0    
15 5 90 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Jonny Green, S
 1298 L4 C 19 laps, 35.48,6 25 1.49,8    
16 6 63  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Chris Montague, GB
 1293 L4 C 18 laps, 34.37,0 30 1.51,8    
17 2 78 Stapleton Motors Racing Promotions
Hillman Imp		 Adrian Webb, GB
 998 L4 D 18 laps, 35.10,6 37 1.59,0    
18 3 79 John Godfrey
Sunbeam Imp		 Ivor Goodwin, GB
 998 L4 D 18 laps, 35.16,4 34 1.54,6   Spin
19 7 68  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Gordon Dawkins, GB
 1293 L4 C 18 laps, 35.20,2 32 1.54,4   Spin
20 8 67  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Richard Piper, GB
 1293 L4 C 18 laps, 35.37,6 35 1.57,6   Spin
21 9 59 Mowatt Motor Caravans
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jon Mowatt, GB
 1293 L4 C 17 laps, 35.39,0 29 1.51,2   Spin
22 4 82  
BMC Mini Cooper		 Jeremy Bean, GB
 998 L4 D 17 laps, 35.43,6 38 1.59,6    
23 5 83 Newcastle Contractors Plant Ltd
Hillman Imp		 Terry Watts, GB
 998 L4 D 17 laps, 35.57,0 40 2.02,4    
NC   10 Research Consultants Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Terry Sanger, GB
 5736 V8 A 17 laps, 35.02,2 8 1.43,6   Tire change
NC   6  
Ford Mustang Boss 429		 Dennis Leech, GB
 5700? V8 A 17 laps, 35.33,8 10 1.44,6    
NC   4 W.M.G. Marketing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Martin Thomas, GB
 5736 V8 A 5 laps, 34.13,0 14 1.45,4   Halfshaft; replaced and rejoined race
DNF   43 Timex Racing Team
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Lennart Hall, S
 1800 L4 B 15 20 1.48,8   Spin, accident
DNF   7 Ford Köln/BP
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Gerry Birrell, GB
 2940 V6 A 15 4 1.40,0 1.39,6 Overheating; Fire extinguisher damage or rear axle!
DNF   40 David Wood Engineering
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Tom Walkinshaw, GB
 1860 L4 B 13 2 1.39,8   Gearbox oil leak; 10 seconds penalty for using an external battery at the start
DNF   80  
Hillman Imp		 Melvyn Adams, GB
 998 L4 D 6 33 1.54,4    
DNF   53 Woodhead Shock Absorbers
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Dave Garrett, GB
 1298 L4 C 4 28 1.51,0   Fan belt
DNF   96 Topcon Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Björn Steenberg, S
 1290 L4 C 3 17 1.47,4   Front suspension
DNF   3 Cona Coffee Machine Company
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Martin Birrane, IRL
 4981 V8 A 3 13 1.45,2   Spin, handling
DNF   55 VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Vince Woodman, GB
 1298 L4 C 1 26 1.50,2   Overheating
DNF   26 John Willment Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Mike Crabtree, GB
 1930 L4 B   15 1.45,8   Accident
DNQ   11 Mike Sullivan
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Dale
 5736 V8 A         Reserve/Broken clutch in practice
DNS   14  
Ford Capri 3000 GT		 Colin Hawker, GB
 2993 V6 A   18 1.47,6   Reserve
DNS   32 Willy Kay
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Willie Green, GB
 1800 L4 B         Engine not rebuilt
DNS   39 Willy Kay
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Roger Taylor, GB
 1700 L4 B         No wheels (!)
DNS   46 Jockey Racing
BMW 2002		 Carl Piper, S
 1990 L4 B   27 1.50,2   Reserve
DNS   51 Andrew Rollinson
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Freddie Jacks, GB
 1298 L4 C   36 1.58,2   Reserve/Broken gearbox
DNS   87 George Bevan
Hillman Imp		 Ray Calcutt, GB
 998 L4 D   31 1.54,0   Reserve
DNS   92  
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Oli Thatcher, GB
 1298 L4 C   39 2.01,2   Oil pressure
DNS   97 Topcon Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Ragnar Segring, S
 1290 L4 C         Reserve