Pole position: Graham Hill in 1.49,4 = 146,225 kmh
Fastest lap: Hobbs in 1.47,8
Distance: 19 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Wet practice
Ruleset: Group 5/63
Car info: 1968 Cars
Practice for the Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting was wet and the Falcons were not happily placed on the grid, Muir being on the third row, Hobbs on the fifth and Pierpoint on the 10th, but race day was dry and first time round Muir charged through to the front, taking Graham Hill, who was trying his hand with the 'supercharged' Escort, and Gardner, with Hobbs running fourth and Pierpoint seventh. Soon the Falcons were in line astern, Pierpoint grabbing second place from Hobbs, and Hill's spirited pursuit ended when the handling went off as a result of a slow puncture and the car went off at Lodge Corner retiring the bruised Escort to the pits. |
Touring cars
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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 | 89 | Bill Shaw Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4728 | V8 | D | 19 laps, 34.39,0 | 8 | 1.57,0 | ||
2 | 2 | 88 | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Roy Pierpoint, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 19 | 24 | 2.07,8 | ||
3 | 3 | 92 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing Ford Falcon Sprint |
David Hobbs, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 19 | 11 | 1.58,6 | ||
4 | 1 | 82 | Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort TC |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 2 | 1.51,2 | ||
5 | 2 | 79 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Brian Robinson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 19 | 4 | 1.54,4 | ||
6 | 3 | 91 | Slot Stereo Systems Porsche 911 T |
Charles Lucas, GB |
1991 | B6 | C | 18 | 3 | 1.52,8 | ||
7 | 4 | 90 | Ford Falcon Sprint |
Terry Sanger, GB |
4728 | V8 | D | 18 | 12 | 1.59,8 | ||
8 | 4 | 83 | John Willment Automobiles Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 18 | 10 | 1.58,0 | ||
9 | 1 | 78 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Chris Craft, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 9 | 1.57,2 | ||
10 | 2 | 68 | Cooper Car Co. Morris Mini Cooper S |
Steve Neal, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 6 | 1.56,6 | ||
11 | 5 | 81/80? | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Barrie Maskell, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 18 | 16 | 2.02,8 | ||
12 | 3 | 93 | Dagenham Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT |
Alan Peer, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 18 | 13 | 1.59,8 | ||
13 | 4 | 73 | Cars and Car Conversions Austin Mini Cooper S |
Tony Youlten, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 21 | 2.05,2 | ||
14 | 5 | 70 | Alexander Engineering Co. BMC Mini Cooper S |
Chris Montague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 18 | 15 | 2.02,2 | ||
15 | 1 | 64 | Equipe Arden Austin Mini Cooper S 970 |
Gordon Spice, GB |
999 | L4 | A | 18 | 17 | 2.03,0 | ||
16 | 2 | 65 | Leonard Ward Racing Ford Anglia |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 17 | 19 | 2.03,8 | ||
17 | 6 | 72 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
Ken Costello, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 17 | 23 | 2.05,6 | ||
18 | 3 | 62 | Ford Anglia |
Gerry Edmonds, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 17 | 20 | 2.04,4 | ||
19 | 4 | 63 | Ford Anglia |
Les Nash, GB |
997 | L4 | A | 17 | 18 | 2.03,4 | ||
20 | 6 | 85 | T.R. Clapham Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Geoff Breakell, GB |
1570 | L4 | C | 17 | 22 | 2.05,4 | ||
21 | 7 | 84 | Ford Escort TC |
Ken Coffey, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 17 | 25 | 2.09,0 | ||
22 | 5 | 61 | Ian Bax Austin Mini Cooper S 970 |
Ian Bax, GB |
999 | L4 | A | 16 | 30 | 2.16,0 | ||
23 | 7 | 74 | Austin Mini Cooper S |
David Buckett, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 16 | 29 | 2.15,0 | ||
24 | 6 | 67 | Hillman Imp |
Allan Jones, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 16 | 28 | 2.10,4 | ||
NC | 77 | Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 15 | 14 | 2.00,8 | Pit stops; throttle slides | ||
DNF | 3 | 87 | Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort TC |
Graham Hill, GB |
1594 s/c | L4 | D | 14 | 1 | 1.49,4 | Accident damage | |
DNF | 75 | Morris Mini Cooper S |
Peter Lague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 5 | 26 | 2.09,4 | |||
DNF | 81 | A.G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. Ford Lotus Cortina |
Barry Pearson, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 3 | 5 | 1.56,2 | Spun, hit by Rhodes | ||
DNF | 69 | Cooper Car Co. Morris Mini Cooper S |
John Rhodes, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 3 | 7 | 1.56,8 | Accident | ||
DNF | 66 | Harlton Racing International Hillman Imp |
Terry Watts, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 2 | 27 | 2.10,0 |