Pole position: Rouse in 1.31,45
Fastest lap: Rouse in 1.30,35 = 151,07 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 147,74 kmh
Weather: Wet track
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars
Andy Rouse made it three this year in the ICS Ford Sierra XR4Ti when he took a more than convincing victory at a rain soaked Thruxton last Monday, finishing well ahead of Neil McGrath's Rover. The race was stopped on the first lap after a simply enormous shunt at Allard which effectively eliminated seven cars, fortunately without any serious injury other than to sponsors' bank balances. Jon Dooley vanquished championship leader Graham Goode's tyre troubled Nissan for Class B and Chris Hodgetts took over team-mate John Morris' less heavily damaged Escort to score a good if slightly controversial Class C victory. Only 18 cars practised and half that number took the flag and at this rate the RAC might as well give Rouse the title permanently! (MN) |
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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 | 1 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4 TI |
Andy Rouse, GB |
2320 tc | L4 | A | 20 laps, 30.47,81 | 1 | 1.31,45 | 1.30,35 | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc Rover Vitesse |
Neil McGrath, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 31.17,13 | 2 | 1.32,39 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Mitsubishi Colt Racing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 20 laps, 31.45,33 | 3 | 1.33,24 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 30 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 31.48,34 | 4 | 1.33,50 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 32 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 31.53,46 | 13 | 1.37,90 | 1.33,25 | |
| 6 | 3 | 31 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo |
Graham Goode, GB |
1770 tc | L4 | B | 20 laps, 31.54,53 | 7 | 1.34,66 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 31.57,15 | 6 | 1.33,56 (?) | 1.34,52 | |
| 8 | 2 | 74 | John Jeffreys Engineering Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Belcher, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 32.10,55 | 8 | 1.35,18 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse |
Pete Hall, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 32.12,42 | 9 | 1.35,32 | ||
| DNF | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 9 | 11 | 1.35,51 | Accident damage | ||
| DNF | 7 | Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Barry Sheene, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 5 | 1.33,62 (?) | Accident, did not take part at the restart | |||
| DNF | 12 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635 CSi |
Mike Newman, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 12 | 1.35,73 | Accident, did not take part at the restart | |||
| DNF | 40 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Phil Dowsett, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 16 | 1.39,15 | Accident, did not take part at the restart | |||
| DNF | 41 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Terry Drury, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 18 | 1.42,27 | Accident, did not take part at the restart | |||
| DNF | 70 | North Essex Motorsport Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Patrick Watts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 10 | Accident, did not take part at the restart | ||||
| DNF | 79 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
John Morris, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 15 | 1.39,13 | Accident, did not take part at the restart | |||
| DNS | 65 | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Stig Gruen, S |
1587 | L4 | C | 17 | 1.40,57 | Piston rings | |||
| DNS | 77 | AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 14 | 1.38,62 | Head gasket | |||