Pole position: Rouse in 1.49,24
Fastest lap: Rouse in 1.50,66 = 130,89 kmh
Distance: 12 laps
Average speed: 126,98 kmh kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1986 Cars
When Mark Hales trundled round trailing a thick white cloud of (broken) turbo smoke during practice in order to complete the statutory minimum three laps, the hirsute hack thought it might just be one of those weekends. Instead the Terry Drury-run Duckhams/ Motor RST went on to take his first Class B victory come the race, when the Datapost examples of Alan Curnow and Richard Longman both expired. With turbo failure. It's not been an easy season for the Drury men, but their patience was well rewarded. But therein lies the tale. For with Longman's expiry, so drifted away the West Countryman's title hopes. Instead, Chris Hodgetts kept up his immaculate finishing record, bagging another 10 maximum class points to win not only the C division, but the overall title as well with the Team Toyota/Duckhams Corolla. |
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 | 12 laps, 22.48,57 | 1 | 1.49,24 | 1.50,66 | |
2 | 2 | 5 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635 CSi |
Mike Newman, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 12 laps, 22.50,03 | 3 | 1.51,28 | 1.52,01 | |
3 | 3 | 7 | Linden Racing/Connels Estate Agents Rover Vitesse |
Mike O'Brien, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 12 laps, 22.58,28 | 7 | 1.53,13 | ||
4 | 4 | 2 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse |
Pete Hall, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 12 laps, 22.59,28 | 2 | 1.52,15 | Including 10 sec penalty for missing chicane | |
5 | 1 | 38 | Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Mark Hales, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 12 laps, 23.11,19 | 12 | 1.54,14 | ||
6 | 2 | 31 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 V6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 12 laps, 23.22,71 | 9 | 1.54,85 | ||
7 | 1 | 66 | Team Toyota GB / Duckhams Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 12 laps, 23.37,92 | 6 | 1.54,95 | ||
8 | 3 | 30 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 V6 |
Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 12 laps, 23.49,15 | 10 | 1.56,78 | ||
DNF | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Paul Taft, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 9 | 8 | 1.55,14 | 10 second penalty for jumping the start; engine | ||
DNF | 44 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Richard Longman, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 6 | 4 | 1.53,25 | Turbo | ||
DNF | 33 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 2 | 5 | 1.56,17 | Turbo | ||
DNF | 62 | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Tony Crudgington, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 2 | 11 | 2.35,80 | Engine management system |