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Silverstone Grand Prix Support Race

Silverstone, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 21/7/1985
Track length: 4.718 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 31
Starters: 28
Finishers: 19

Pole position: Brodie in 1.38,75
Fastest lap: Brodie in 1.39,03 = 171,52 kmh

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed: 169,85 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars

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The eighth round of the Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship was one of the best. More's the pity that the race didn't take place before last Sunday's British GP, for those spectators who left immediately after the F1 would have seen more entertainment from the first five laps of the Group A than they did in 65 of the GP. Having tried desperately hard to stave off Andy Rouse's Sierra XR4Ti for five laps, Dave Brodie could only sit and watch as the reigning champion romped home to yet another taste of the champagne, with German visitor Klaus Niedzwiedz' third place making it a successful day for Rouse's Fords. Although the lead battle subsided, the action down the field did not, and even if both Graham Goode's Nissan Bluebird Turbo and Chris Hodgetts' Escort RS1600i eventually took fairly comfortable class wins, there was sufficient going on elsewhere to take your mind off the clouds and chill wind that prevailed throughout the 15 lap event. Sadly, a post race check saw Goode excluded from the results however. (MN)


Touring Cars class A-C
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 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Andy Rouse, GB
2320 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.00,15 2 1.38,76    
2 2 5 Mitsubishi Colt Racing
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Dave Brodie, GB
1998 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.10,73 1 1.38,75 1.39,03  
3 3 15 Radio Paging
Ford Sierra XR4 TI
Klaus Niedzwiedz, D
2320 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.14,59 3 1.39,59    
4 4 11 Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc
Rover Vitesse
Neil McGrath, GB
3532 V8 A 15 laps, 25.40,23 6 1.40,48    
DSQ   31  
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Graham Goode, GB
1770 tc L4 B 15 laps, 25.42,20 4 1.40,04 1.40,04 Illegal valve lift
5 1 44 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Richard Longman, GB
1598 tc L4 B 15 laps, 25.50,29 7 1.40,88 x?  
6 2 30 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Jon Dooley, GB
2491 V6 B 15 laps, 26.12,76 11 1.43,30    
7 5 2 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Rover Vitesse
Pete Hall, GB
3532 V8 A 15 laps, 26.14,22 10 1.42,33    
8 3 41 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Mark Hales, GB
2491 V6 B 15 laps, 26.22,43 14 1.44,92    
9 4 40 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Phil Dowsett, GB
2491 V6 B 15 laps, 26.36,79 15 1.45,20    
10 5 32 John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Rob Kirby, GB
2491 V6 B 14 12 1.43,64   Accident, pit stop
11 6 8  
BMW 635 CSi
Brian Chatfield, GB
3475 L6 A 14 16 1.47,24    
12 6 33 Demon Tweeks Race Accessories – Triple C Magazine
VW Golf GTI 1.8
Alan Minshaw, GB
1781 L4 B 14 21 1.49,33    
13 1 69 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Chris Hodgetts, GB
1598 L4 C 14 19 1.48,22 1.47,44  
14 2 77 AGK Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 C 14 22 1.49,62    
15 7 4  
Rover Vitesse
Dennis Leech, GB
3532 V8 A 14 8 1.41,17    
16 3 62  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Tony Crudgington, GB
1587 L4 C 14 25 1.50,11    
17 7 10 Ilford Photo
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Mike Smith, GB
1598 tc L4 B 14 27 1.52,12    
18 4 63 Autocar Magazine with Marshall Asquith
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Karl Jones, GB
1598 L4 C 13 26 1.50,32    
19 5 84  
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Barry Lee, GB
1598 L4 C 12 24 1.50,00   Spark plug
DNF   9 Sytner BMW Racing with GSI
BMW 635 CSi
Frank Sytner, GB
3475 L6 A 11 9 1.41,31   Gearbox linkage
DNF   79 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
John Morris, GB
1598 L4 C 8 20 1.48,74   Suspension
DNF   7 Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Barry Sheene, GB
2759 L6 A 8 5 1.40,44   Accident damage
DNF   6 Mitsubishi Colt Racing
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Vern Schuppan, AUS
1998 tc L4 A 7 13 1.43,93   Turbo
DNF   66 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Alan Curnow, GB
1598 L4 C 6 17 1.47,56   Fuel injection
DNF   74 John Jeffreys Engineering
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Richard Belcher, GB
1598 L4 C 5 18 1.47,76   Blown engine
DNF   70 North Essex Motorsport
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Patrick Watts, GB
1598 L4 C 5 23 1.49,70   Overheating
DNF   85 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Alex Moss, GB
1598 L4 B 1 28 1.54,22   Differential
DNS   12 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.
BMW 635 CSi
Mike Newman, GB
3475 L6 A   29 1.58,92   Sheared crankshaft