Pole position: Rouse
Fastest lap: Rouse in 1.11,98 = 154,29 kmh
Distance:
Average speed: 150,91 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1984 Cars
Despite the absence of the works-tacked Rovers and Metro Turbos (the Austin Rover Group withdrew its cars since they were far from pleased with the way protests and scrutineering were handled; and this was even before the outcome of the 1983 championship - for which the Rovers were declared illegal, handing the title to Rouse and his Alfetta GTV), the seventh round of the troubled Trimoco championship promised some fine racing. James Weaver's awesome car control planted the revitalised BMW GB so close to pole-winning Andy Rouse's ICS Rover, that the time keepers found only 0.01s between them. Alas, the new electronic 'engine mismanagement', in Weaver's disappointed words, let the BMW down on the warming up lap... Further back the potential of four Ford RS 1600is practising within 0.46s of each other was rewarded with a proper 'race to the wire' from Richard Longman and Rob Hall, the verdict going to former Fiesta champion Hall, while Longman compensated with a faster lap. |
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Touring Cars class A-C
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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 | 7 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse |
Andy Rouse, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 30.39,81 | 1 | 1.11,98 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 9 | Sytner BMW Racing with GSI BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 25 laps, 30.48,19 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 17 | Grundig International/BS Automotive BMW 635 CSi |
David Kennedy, IRL |
3475 | L6 | A | 25 laps, 31.10,63 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 14 | Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Gordon Spice, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 25 laps, 31.22,08 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Linden Racing/Connels Estate Agents Rover Vitesse |
Neil McGrath, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 31.29,05 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Mike Newman, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 25 laps, 31.44,84 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 30 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 24 laps, 30.49,49 | 10 | 1.15,88 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 40 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Phil Dowsett, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 24 laps, 30.51,81 | 11? | |||
| 9 | 3 | 41 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Paul Smith, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 24 laps, 31.06,56 | 12? | |||
| 10 | 4 | 32 | The Canned Salmon Bureau / Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 24 laps, 31.22,88 | 19? | |||
| 11 | 1 | 72 | Universal Grinding/John Maguire Racing Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Rob Hall, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 31.23,17 | 14 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 77 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Longman, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 31.23,74 | 16 | x | ||
| 13 | 3 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 31.24,62 | 13 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 33 | VW Scirocco GTI 1.8 |
John Morris, GB |
1781 | L4 | B | 24 laps, 31.41,85 | 17 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 31.47,48 | 16 | |||
| 16 | 7 | 18 | Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 5 | Throttle linkage | |||
| 42 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Terry Drury, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20? | ||||||
| DNF | 6 | BMW GB Ltd. BMW 635 CSi |
James Weaver, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 2 | Engine | ||||
| DNF | 38 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo |
Graham Goode, GB |
1770 tc | L4 | B | 13 | 9 | Piston | |||
| DNF | 70 | Julian May Racing Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Jock Robertson, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 18 | Engine | ||||
| DNP | 51 | Ordibell UK Ltd. VW Golf GTI |
Alan Greenhalgh, GB |
1588 | L4 | C | Engine | |||||