Pole position: Allam in 1.39,32
Fastest lap: Allam in 1.39,61 = 170,54 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 167,48 kmh
Weather: Overcast
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1982 Cars
"Halfway through I didn't think we would do it. Up to 15 laps I didn't have time even to read the pit board, they just wouldn't give me room: all of us in that first four led sometime! Now I'm just proud to have won." Jeff Allam, summarizing how youth and a near 106 mph record lap for the TWR Sanyo Rover, defeated three of Britain's most experienced drivers - Vince Woodman, Andy Rouse and Gordon Spice, in that order - who drove Britain's most experienced saloon: Ford's Capri 3-liter. Round 6 of the Tricentrol Championship had everything: a fabulous four-way battle for the lead throughout its 20 laps; two new class records and, unfortunately, a massive multiple accident. Pete Hall's Toyota T-boned Mike Buckley's Escort RS2000 at Club Corner on the third lap, also eliminating John Spiller (Talbot Ti). Hall was X-rayed and later pronounced fit but Buckley was retained at Northampton General Hospital to treat a dislocated hip. The general order of the lower classes saw the Toyota Corolla of Win Percy knock up another immaculate drive to class victory, and a new 101,24 mph class record. Richard Longman got through that early accident keeping an advantage to the end over a thrilling Metro match between Alan Curnow, Neil McGrath and non-finisher Roger Saunders. There was a change in the now open 1601 - 2500 cc division though, Special Saloon Skoda expert Tony Dickinson taking his Escort RS2000 to its first class victory and twelfth overall. |
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Touring Cars class A-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 | 1 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover 3500 S |
Jeff Allam, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 33.48,56 | 1 | 1.39,32 | 1.39,61 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Vince Woodman, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 33.48,95 | 3 | 1.39,54 | 1.39,93 | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 33.52,52 | 4 | 1.39,87 | 1.40,00 | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 34.03,90 | 2 | 1.39,50 | 1.40,33 | |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ICI Petrol Rover 3500 S |
Brian Muir, AUS |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.13,98 | 7 | 1.41,43 | 1.40,65 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ICI Petrol Rover 3500 S |
Rad Dougall, ZA |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 34.15,21 | 6 | 1.40,50 | 1.41,35 | |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Graham Goode Racing Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Graham Goode, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 34.34,59 | 9 | 1.43,96 | 1.42,11 | |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Rover 3500 S |
Dennis Leech, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 35.04,94 | 10 | 1.44,41 | 1.43,74 | |
| 9 | 9 | 19 | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Rover 3500 S |
Pete Lovett, GB |
3495 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 35.29,02 | 5 | 1.40,01 | 1.40,40 | Puncture |
| 10 | 1 | 40 | Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB Toyota Corolla GT |
Win Percy, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 33.51,30 | 11 | 1.44,54 | 1.44,26 | |
| 11 | 2 | 35 | Morris Vulcan Ltd with Triang Toys VW Golf GTI |
John Morris, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 34.32,21 | 14 | 1.48,67 | 1.46,77 | |
| 12 | 1 | 33 | Ford Escort II RS 2000 |
Tony Dickinson, GB |
1993 | L4 | B | 19 laps, 34.46,24 | 13 | 1.47,60 | 1.48,08 | |
| 13 | 2 | 30 | Team Electroplan Mazda RX-7 |
Mike Kimpton, GB |
2 x 573 | R2 | B | 19 laps, 35.07,65 | 32 | 2.03,28 | 1.48,70 | |
| 14 | 3 | 37 | Toyota Celica GT |
Robin Brundle, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 35.50,34 | 21 | 1.51,68 | 1.50,93 | |
| 15 | 1 | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Richard Longman, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 18 laps, 34.08,55 | 23 | 1.51,97 | 1.51,72 | |
| 16 | 2 | 71 | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 18 laps, 34.09,25 | 19 | 1.51,42 | 1.51,70 | |
| 17 | 3 | 73 | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Neil McGrath, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 18 laps, 34.30,56 | 26 | 1.52,67 | 1.51,44 | |
| NC | 99 | GM Dealer Sport Vauxhall Astra 1.3 |
David da Costa, GB |
1297 | L4 | D | 17 laps, 34.26,62 | 31 | 1.59,07 | 1.59,67 | ||
| NC | 36 | TL Racing VW Scirocco GTI |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 16 laps, 34.19,12 | 12 | 1.46,74 | 1.47,20 | Pit stops | |
| DNF | 26 | Toyota Celica |
James Burrows, GB |
1968 | L4 | B | 14 | 33 | 2.10,94 | 1.50,21 | ||
| DNF | 32 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Hamish Irvine, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 12 | 15 | 1.48,72 | 1.48,73 | Engine | |
| DNF | 72 | Team Wadham Stringer / Castrol Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Roger Saunders, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 8 | 28 | 1.52,92 | 1.51,78 | ||
| DNF | 25 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 8 | 16 | 1.49,02 | 1.46,67 | Electrics | |
| DNF | 20 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 8 | 8 | 1.43,11 | 1.41,33 | Engine | |
| DNF | 52 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint |
Andrew Thorpe, GB |
1498 | B4 | C | 5 | 25 | 1.52,45 | 1.52,90 | ||
| DNF | 74 | Hepolite Glacier Racing Austin Metro 1300 HLS |
Steve Soper, GB |
1275 | L4 | D | 3 | 27 | 1.52,79 | 2.10,10 | Accident | |
| DNF | 68 | Stanfield and White Talbot Sunbeam TI |
John Spiller, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 3 | 24 | 1.52,11 | 1.52,30 | ||
| DNF | 60 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Toyota Celica GT |
Pete Hall, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 3 | 20 | 1.51,50 | 1.51,17 | Accident | |
| DNF | 27 | Ford Escort II RS 2000 |
Mike Buckley, GB |
1993 | L4 | B | 3 | 17 | 1.49,77 | 1.51,53 | Accident | |
| DNF | 51 | Race Time Marketing Ltd VW Golf GTI |
Alan Greenhalgh, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | 2 | 29 | 1.53,40 | 1.53,32 | ||
| DNF | 82 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti |
Rob Kirby, GB |
1286 | B4 | D | 1 | 30 | 1.56,04 | 2.08,70 | Blown engine | |
| DNS | 44 | Julian May Racing Ford Fiesta 1.6 |
Jock Robertson, GB |
1599 | L4 | C | 22 | 1.51,91 | Too late | |||
| DNS | 28 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Arne Riis, DK |
1998 | L4 | B | 18 | 1.50,79 | No compresion | |||