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Townsend Thoresen Formula 3 Race Meeting

Thruxton, Great-Britain

Date: 20/4/1987
Track length: 3.791 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 15
Finishers: 13

Pole position: Leech in 1.25,59
Fastest lap: O’Brien in 1.25,97 = 158,76 kmh

Distance: 16 laps
Average speed: 156,44 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

Perhaps the BARC results sheet said it all about the third round of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship with the line "No race incidents were reported." It was a race of little change and a great deal of tedium for the paying spectator. Only after closer examination was it revealed that the story of the race was tyres, or moreover the manner in which the resurfaced Thruxton track treated them. After complaints from many drivers of a lack of grip during practice, in the race most tyres were ripped to shreds -literally in most cases. One man had no such problems however. He was pole man and race winner Dennis Leech who led from start to finish in his Rover for a long awaited victory. Graham Goode was a fighting second with his pristine RS Cosworth while David Carvell was a tyre troubled third. (MN)


Touring Cars class A-D
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 4  
Rover Vitesse
Dennis Leech, GB
3532 V8 A 16 laps, 23.16,12 1 1.25,59    
2 2 6 Listerine Goode Racing
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Graham Goode, GB
1993 tc L4 A 16 laps, 23.20,67 9 1.29,78    
3 3 5 R.A. Potter Racing Developments with Castrol
Rover Vitesse
David Carvell, GB
3532 V8 A 16 laps, 23.25,86 3 1.26,73    
4 4 7 Alan Docking Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Mike O'Brien, GB
4980 V8 A 16 laps, 23.40,46 5 1.27,12 1.25,97  
5 1 66 CHMS Team/Toyota GB
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Chris Hodgetts, GB
1587 L4 D 16 laps, 23.48,45 8 1.28,52 1.28,52 Used Longfields’ car
6 5 2 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
Pete Hall, GB
1993 tc L4 A 16 laps, 23.58,98 7 1.28,33    
7 6 10 Newman’s Footwear Ltd.
BMW 635 CSi
Mike Newman, GB
3475 L6 A 15 laps, 24.03,91 6 1.27,24    
8 1 38 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Escort RS Turbo
Mark Hales, GB
1598 tc L4 B 15 laps, 24.19,44 10 1.31,00 x?  
9 2 77 AGK Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 D 15 laps, 24.20,08 11 1.31,70    
10 3 67? CHMS Team
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Paul Longfield, GB
1587 L4 D 15 laps, 24.50,21 14 1.38,62   Used Alex Moss’ car
DSQ      
Renault 5 GT Turbo
David Grimshaw, GB
1397 tc L4 C 15 13 1.35,49   Wrong size fire extinguisher
11 1 45  
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Roger Saunders, GB
1397 tc L4 C 15 15 1.47,97    
12 2 31 John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
Jon Dooley, GB
1779 tc L4 B 15 12 1.33,05    
DNF   8 Team Istel / Austin Rover Finance
Rover Vitesse
Tim Harvey, GB
3532 V8 A 10 4 1.27,00   Tires, handling
DNF   3 Letchworth Roofing
Rover Vitesse
Graham Scarborough, GB
3532 V8 A 4 2 1.26,21   Front wheel bearing