Pole position: Rouse in 0.52,4 (race 1); Hodgetts (race 2)
Fastest lap: Rouse in 0.52,1 (race 1); Hodgetts in 0.55,3 (race 2)
Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 148,46 kmh (race 1); 136,52 kmh (race 2)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1980 Cars
The return of Stirling Moss and the debut of the works Rovers attracted a very large crowd to Mallory Park last Sunday, and the BRSCC Midland Centre rose to the occasion by providing a very entertaining nine-race feast of motor racing which marked the opening of the 1980 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship. Sadly, as far as the crowd was concerned, Moss lasted but four laps in his Akai Audi before the throttle linkage fell apart. The Rovers fared little better with Allam's engine expiring within yards of the start and Rex Greenslade's car suffering tyre trouble and the ignominy of being lapped. The new Ford Fiestas went well, reigning champion Richard Longman finishing second overall, while Alan Curnow retired after a good run in his 1300 cc example. Jon Mowatt's Mini eventually took the baby division. |
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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 | 2 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 25 laps, 21.57,1 | 1 | 0.52,4 | 0.52,1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 25 laps, 21.58,5 | 3 | 0.52,6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Vince Woodman, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 25 laps, 22.16,3 | 2 | 0.52,5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 20 | TWR Pentax Mazda RX-7 |
Win Percy, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | C | 25 laps, 22.31,6 | 4 | 0.53,0 | Fuel pressure | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Kamasa Tools Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Graham Goode, GB |
2993 | V6 | D | 25 laps, 22.49,2 | 11 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 21 | TWR Pentax Mazda RX-7 |
John Morrison, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | C | 25 laps, 23.04,1? | 8 | |||
| 7 | 3 | 23 | Wadham Stringer Equipe Esso Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Roger Saunders, GB |
1998 | L4 | C | 24? | 9 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Triplex Esso Motor Team Rover 3500 SD1 |
Rex Greenslade, GB |
3495 | V8 | D | 24 | 7 | Tyres | ||
| 9 | 4 | 66 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Jon Dooley, GB |
1962 | L4 | C | 24 | 12 | |||
| 10 | 5 | 24 | Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 |
Derrick Brunt, GB |
2279 | L4 | C | 24 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Patrick Motorsport/SRG Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Brian Muir, AUS |
2993 | V6 | D | 16 | 6 | Blown engine | |||
| DNF | 12 | Triplex Esso Motor Team Rover 3500 SD1 |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3495 | V8 | D | 5 | Engine | ||||
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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 | Morris Vulcan Ltd VW Scirocco GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 25 laps, 23.52,3 | 2 | 0.55,2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 41 | Datapost ‘A Royal Mail Service’ Ford Fiesta 1.6 |
Richard Longman, GB |
1599 | L4 | B | 25 laps, 23.58,7 | 4 | 0.56,7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 46 | Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica GT |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 25 laps, 24.03,0 | 1 | 0.54,2? | 0.55,3 | Gearbox (lap 1) |
| 4 | 1 | 63 | Mini 1275 GT |
Jon Mowatt, GB |
1275 | L4 | A | 25 laps, 24.13,9 | 5 | 0.57,0 | 0.57,0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 62 | Mini 1275 GT |
Tom Pitcher, GB |
1275 | L4 | A | 25 laps, 24.13,9 | 8 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Stanfield and White Talbot Avenger 1300 GT |
John Spiller, GB |
1295 | L4 | A | 25 laps, 24.31,2 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 48 | Talbot Avenger 1600 GT |
Terry Watts, GB |
1594 | L4 | B | |||||
| 8 | 5 | 56 | The Colt Car Co Ltd Mitsubishi Colt GLX Hatchback |
Barrie Williams, GB |
1597 | L4 | B | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 71? | Ford Fiesta 1.3 |
Geunda Eadie, GB |
1298 | L4 | A | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 66 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Jon Dooley, GB |
1286 | B4 | A | |||||
| 57 | The Colt Car Co Ltd Mitsubishi Colt GLX Hatchback |
David Morgan, GB |
1597 | L4 | B | |||||||
| 61 | Datapost ‘A Royal Mail Service’ Ford Fiesta 1.3 |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1298 | L4 | A | 7 | Engine | |||||
| DNF | 43 | GTI Engineering / Akai Audi 80 GLE |
Stirling Moss, GB |
1596 | L4 | B | 4 | 6 | 0.57,4 | Throttle linkage | ||
| DNF | 51 | Martins VW Audio Centres VW Golf GTI |
Louis Parsons, GB |
1588 | L4 | B | 3 | 0.56,0 | Driveshaft | |||
| DNF | 44 | GTI Engineering / Akai Audi 80 GLE |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
1596 | L4 | B | Misfire | |||||