Pole position: Gardner in 1.26,8
Fastest lap: Gardner in 1.27,6 = 155,82 kmh
Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 152,24 kmh
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1970 Cars
Frank Gardner did it again. The Boss Mustang scored its third convincing win at Thruxton, and now Gardner leads the RAC championship, for on this occasion the unlikely happened and Chris Craft's Broad-speed Escort TC retired very early in the race with no gears - not his day. The 2-litre class went to Rod Mansfield's Team Diamond TC after an excellent drive, and John Fitz-patrick (Broadspeed Escort GT) and Bill McGovern (Bevan Imp) once again won the smaller sections with ease. |
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Touring Cars class A-D
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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 | 7 | Motor Racing Research Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Frank Gardner, AUS |
4955 | V8 | D | 25 laps, 37.21,4 | 1 | 1.26,8 | 1.27,6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Muir, AUS |
4956 | V8 | D | 25 laps, 37.49,2 | 2 | 1.28,4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Bill Shaw Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Roy Pierpoint, GB |
4956 | V8 | D | 25 laps, 38.39,6 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Team Diamond Ford Escort TC |
Rod Mansfield, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 37.29,6 | 3 | 1.30,4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 21 | Cars and Car Conversions/WRA Engineering Ford Escort TC |
George Whitehead, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 37.39,2 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 25 | Willy Kay Ford Escort TC |
Willie Green, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 37.41,8 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 16 | John Willment Racing Ford Escort TC |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 37.46,4 | 6 | 1.31,2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 6 | S.R.G. (Biggleswade) Ltd. Ford Mustang |
Martin Thomas, GB |
4800 | V8 | D | 24 laps, 37.57,8 | 11 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 29 | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort 1300 GT |
John Fitzpatrick, GB |
1298 | L4 | B | 24 laps, 38.37,8 | 12 | 1.35,2 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 10 | J. & J. Stanton Ltd. BMW 2002 TI |
Colin Youle, GB |
1990 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 38.45,0 | 16 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 31 | Downton Engineering Ltd. BMC Mini Cooper S |
Richard Longman, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 24 laps, 38.53,0 | 13 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 14 | Shaw & Kilburn Ltd. Vauxhall Viva GT |
Gerry Marshall, GB |
1994 | L4 | C | 24 laps, 38.53,0 | 19 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 36 | Oake Woods Bacon BMC Mini Cooper S |
Peter Vann, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 38.08,0 | 17 | |||
| 14 | 7 | 26 | Ford Escort TC |
Graham Bean, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 23 laps, 38.11,4 | 18 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 38 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Martin Ridehalgh, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 38.34,6 | 21 | |||
| 16 | 5 | 37 | Mac Ross Morris Mini Cooper S |
Bob Fox, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 38.36,0 | 24 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 43 | George Bevan Hillman Imp |
Bill McGovern, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 22 laps, 37.55,2 | 22 | 1.38,4 | 1.39,8 | |
| 18 | 2 | 41 | VMW Motors Ford Escort 1.0 |
Vince Woodman, GB |
994 | L4 | A | 23 laps, 38.39,2 | 27 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 44 | Hillman Imp |
Jeremy Nightingale, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 23 laps, 38.57,6 | 31 | |||
| 20 | 8 | 19 | Revolution Wheels Ford Escort TC |
Pat Mannion, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 14 laps, 38.46,8 | 25 | |||
| DNF | Team Broadspeed Ford Escort TC |
Chris Craft, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 2 | 5 | Gearbox | ||||
| DNF | 11? | Keith Blaynee BMW 2002 TI |
Jonathan Buncombe, GB |
1990 | L4 | C | 1? | 26 | Clutch | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ford Escort TC |
Derek Ridler, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 20 | 15 | Con rod | |||
| DNF | Gerry Edmonds Racing Ford Escort TC |
Lawrie Hickman, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 9 | Engine | |||||
| DNF | Ford Escort TC |
Zekia Redjep, CY |
1594 | L4 | C | 14 | Cam sprocket | |||||
| DNF | Duncan Hamilton Racing Ford Escort TC |
John Hine, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 29 | Oil pressure | |||||
| DNF | 46 | Hillman Imp |
Jim Howden, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 20 | 30 | Engine | |||
| DNF | 45? | Andrew Mylius Graphics Hillman Imp |
Mike Freeman, GB |
998 | L4 | A | 10? | 28 | Engine | |||
| DNF | D.J. Bond Racing BMC Mini Cooper S |
Terry Harmer, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 20 | Rear suspension | |||||
| DNF | Peter Vickers Austin Mini Cooper S |
Ian Bax, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 23 | Valve | |||||
| DNS | 22 | Wylie's of Glasgow Ford Escort TC |
Graham Birrell, GB |
1594 | L4 | C | 7 | Differential (warm up) | ||||
| DNS | 39 | Bob Fox BMC Mini Cooper S |
David Buckett, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | 32 | Differential | ||||
| DNS | 33 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Chris Montague, GB |
1293 | L4 | B | ||||||