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Snetterton

Snetterton, Great Britain

Date: 11/8/1985
Track length: 3.085 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 22
Starters: 21
Finishers: 16

Pole position: Brodie in 1.11,49
Fastest lap: Rouse in 1.12,39 = 153,42 kmh

Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 149,44 kmh
Weather: Cold but dry
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars

 

There really seems to be no stopping Andy Rouse. Although pipped for pole position once again by Dave Brodie's Colt Starion, Rouse put his ICS Sierra to the fore when it mattered, and romped away to score yet another Group A victory at Snetterton on Sunday. Ford actually took its second clean sweep of the year, with Richard Longman's Escort RS Turbo putting one over Graham Goode's Nissan, after a splendid battle for what was fourth place overall. In the baby class, Chris Hodgetts and Richard Belcher had a good set to, Hodgetts' Escort RS1600i nabbing the spoils after some late race paint-swapping. Behind Rouse, Neil McGrath and Frank Sytner completed the top three, after Brodie went out at the halfway stage whilst lying second. All in all it was a thoroughly entertaining race, with a goodly number of battles down the field. Amongst these were a fine Alfa GTV6 duel between Rob Kirby and Mark Hales, which ended when both investigated the Riches cabbage patch on the last lap. (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 25 laps, 30.57,87 2   1.12,39  
2 2 11 Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc
Rover Vitesse
Neil McGrath, GB
3532 V8 A 25 laps, 31.10,03 3 1.12,21    
3 3 9 Sytner BMW Racing with GSI
BMW 635 CSi
Frank Sytner, GB
3475 L6 A 25 laps, 31.27,75 4 1.13,20    
4 1 44 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Richard Longman, GB
1598 tc L4 B 25 laps, 31.29,64 8 1.13,57    
5 4 2 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Rover Vitesse
Pete Hall, GB
3532 V8 A 25 laps, 31.31,52 5 1.13,44    
6 2 31  
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
Graham Goode, GB
1770 tc L4 B 25 laps, 31.32,58 7 1.13,52 1.13,75  
7 3 40 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Phil Dowsett, GB
2491 V6 B 25 laps, 32.00,86 11 1.15,47    
8 4 32 John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Rob Kirby, GB
2491 V6 B 25 laps, 32.06,93 10 1.15,18    
9 5 41 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Mark Hales, GB
2491 V6 B 25 laps, 32.24,71 12 1.15,53    
10 1 69 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Chris Hodgetts, GB
1598 L4 C 24 13 1.16,76    
11 2 74 John Jeffreys Engineering
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Richard Belcher, GB
1598 L4 C 24 14 1.17,10 1.17,47  
12 3 62  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Tony Crudgington, GB
1587 L4 C 24 19 1.18,53    
13 4 66 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Alan Curnow, GB
1598 L4 C 24 16 1.17,43   Gear selector
14 5 79 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
John Morris, GB
1598 L4 C 24 17 1.18,04    
15 6 85 Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Alex Moss, GB
1598 L4 C 23 21 1.19,61    
16 7 70 North Essex Motorsport
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Patrick Watts, GB
1598 L4 C 21 15 1.17,40   Started from the back after a late tire change; n brakes
DNF   5 Mitsubishi Colt Racing
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Dave Brodie, GB
1998 tc L4 A 13 1 1.11,49   Turbo
DNF   30 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Jon Dooley, GB
2491 V6 B 9 9 1.14,17   Diferential
DNF   7 Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Barry Sheene, GB
2759 L6 A 9 6 1.13,45   Lost compression
DNF   84  
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Barry Lee, GB
1598 L4 C 8 20 1.18,72   Engine
DNF   77 AGK Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 C 7 18 1.18,25   Propshaft