Pole position: Dron in 1.10,6 (C-D); Brundle in 1.16,2 (A-B)
Fastest lap: Craft in 1.10,0 (C-D); Lloyd in 1.16,6 (A-B)
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 133,72 kmh (C-D); 121,70 kmh (A-B)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1977 Cars
Class C and D After waiting a long time to assemble on the grid Marshall and Dron both made good starts with the Dolly holding the inside line to be first into Old Hall after a demon, tyre smoking getaway. As they crested Deer Leap, Craft, Spice, Graham, Walkinshaw, Vince Woodman (Team Esso Uniflo Capri) and Win Percy (Samuri Capri) were in line astern Dron with Marshall racing into the pits on three cylinders after a plug lead came adrift. Lap six and with Dron unable to pull away from a tenacious Craft the Dolomite locked a wheel at Fosters and then under heavy attack once more Craft was able to get alongside at Knicker Brook. Craft took the lead on lap seven and two laps later was 1.2s ahead but at half distance his Capri rolled down the hill out of Lodge with Dron back in the lead now hounded by Spice, who made a clutch conserving start. The luckless Craft had a faulty ignition switch which he had to keep fettling for the rest of the race as the car periodically cut out. Spice set about harrying Dron with a vengeance, the two touching at Fosters at three quarters distance while Spice was nearly alongside the following lap as they chased into Old Hall. But Dron showed his maturity by hanging on in front of Spice to win by the smallest of margins and knocking two seconds off Andy Rouse's class record as well! Craft, also with a new class record, stuttered round in third place while Walkinshaw got past Graham on lap two and slowly eased away to take fourth. Behind Graham came Woodman whose new thinner AP clutch held out but his gearbox lost second gear on lap two and towards the end he was rapidly being caught by Percy and Jeff Allam (Team BP Vauxhall Magnum). Class A and B Richard Lloyd made the best start to lead from Brundle and Unett and then a gap to Jim Burrows' fast starting Mini 1275 GT and then another gap before the Escort Sport of Wayne Wainwright and the Alfasud Ti of Rex Greenslade. Brundle took the lead on lap two as Lloyd and Unett raced side by side into Old Hall but then Lloyd spun the Golf at Fosters and the following lap Brundle spun at Cascades and then pulled off at Knicker Brook leaving Unett's Mopar Avenger with a massive lead. At quarter distance Lloyd had recaptured second place and slowly crept up on Unett to finish less than three seconds behind but Unett's new class record (breaking his year old record by three seconds no less) shows that the Chrysler man was easing off. |
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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 | 28 | British Leyland Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Tony Dron, GB |
1998 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 23.53,2 | 1 | 1.10,6 | 1.10,6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Gordon Spice Group Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 laps, 23.53,4 | 6 | 1.11,0 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Hammonds Sauce Group Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Chris Craft, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 | 3 | 1.10,8 | 1.10,0 | Ignition switch and puncture | |
| 4 | 3 | BMW racing with Castrol BMW 530i US |
Tom Walkinshaw, GB |
2985 | L6 | D | 20 | 4 | 1.10,8 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Fabergé Racing Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Stuart Graham, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 | 5 | 1.11,0 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Vince Woodman, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 | 9 | 1.12,4 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Samuri Racing with Bradshaw Hire Plant Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Win Percy, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 20 | 7 | 1.11,8 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Allam Motor Services Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Jeff Allam, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 20 | 8 | 1.11,8 | |||
| 3 | Hermetite Products Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Gordon Bruce, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 20 | 11 | 1.14,2 | ||||
| 4 | Dealer Team Vauxhall Castrol Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Gerry Marshall, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 20 | 2 | 1.10,6 | ||||
| Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Stuart Patterson, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 10 | 1.12,8 | ||||||
| Mario Deliotti Ltd. Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Derek Lawrence, GB |
1962 | L4 | C | 12 | 1.14,4 | ||||||
| BMW 3.0 Si |
Simon Watson, GB |
2985 | L6 | D | 13 | 1.15,0 | ||||||
| Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Wendy Markey, GB |
2 x 491 | R2 | C | 14 | 1.15,0 | ||||||
| Ford Capri II 3.0S |
Brian Robinson, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 15 | 1.15,2 | ||||||
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Jon Dooley, GB |
1962 | L4 | C | 16 | 1.19,0 | ||||||
| Opel Commodore GS/E |
Michel De Deyne, B |
2784 | L6 | D | 17 | no time | Missed practice; 10 sec penalty | |||||
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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 | Mopar Chrysler Avenger 1300 GT |
Bernard Unett, GB |
1295 | L4 | A | 20 laps, 26.14,8 | 2 | 1.16,6 | 1.17,0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | VW Golf GTI |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 26.17,4 | 3 | 1.17,4 | 1.16,6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Patrick Motor Group Mini 1275 GT |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1275 | L4 | A | 20 | 20 | 1.24,8 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTNapolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team |
Peter Hilliard, GB |
1570 | L4 | B | 20 | 6 | 1.19,6 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rex Greenslade, GB |
1186 | B4 | A | 20 | 7 | 1.19,6 | |||
| 6 | 4 | Team Lassman Mini 1275 GT |
James Burrows, GB |
1275 | L4 | A | 20 | 8 | 1.19,8 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Toyota Celica GT |
Martin Williams, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 20 | 9 | 1.20,0 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Comtec Withers Opposite Lock Ford Escort II Sport |
Wayne Wainwright, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 20 | 13 | 1.20,8 | |||
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Jon Dooley, GB |
1186 | B4 | A | 10 | 1.20,6 | ||||||
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Malcolm Wayne, GB |
1186 | B4 | A | 11 | 1.20,6 | ||||||
| Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Nigel Rosser |
1186 | B4 | A | 12 | 1.20,6 | ||||||
| VW Scirocco GTI |
Brian Pepper, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 14 | 1.22,0 | ||||||
| Comtec Withers Opposite Lock Ford Escort II Sport |
Cyd Williams, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 15 | 1.22,6 | ||||||
| Renault R 5 TS |
Susan Tucker-Peak, GB |
1289 | L4 | A | 16 | 1.22,6 | ||||||
| Ford Escort II Sport |
John Morris, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 17 | 1.23,2 | ||||||
| Comtec Withers Opposite Lock Ford Escort II Sport |
Dave Winstanley, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | 18 | 1.23,4 | ||||||
| Renault R 5 TS |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
1289 | L4 | A | 19 | 1.23,8 | ||||||
| Marshall Wingfield Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior |
Barrie Williams, GB |
1290 | L4 | A | 4 | 1.18,4 | Car did not start, pit start 5 laps later | |||||
| DNF | Renault Elf Renault R 5 TS |
Brian Muir, AUS |
1289 | L4 | A | 5 | 1.18,4 | Dropped valve | ||||
| DNF | Toyota Celica GT |
Martin Brundle, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 2 | 1 | 1.16,2 | Puncture, accident | |||