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Brands Hatch Grand Prix Support Race

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 22/7/1984
Track length: 4.207 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Percy in 1.37,48
Fastest lap: Percy in 1.39,23

Distance:
Average speed: 150,49 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1984 Cars

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During the first eight laps of Sunday's Grand Prix supporting race, the Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship realised its full potential with a superb display of close action up front. Win Percy's Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Supra and Andy Rouse's Industrial Control Services Rover Vitesse circulated nose to tail until Percy, who had dominated practice, was involved in a contretemps with John Myerscough's little Alfasud exiting Paddock. The result; a broken wheel rim and punctured left rear tyre which robbed everyone of a race to remember.
James Weaver's CC Racing BMW (GB) CSi chased Rouse to the flag but to no avail, the Rover's superior handling as assertive as it has been all season. Behind Weaver in third, and at last scoring points, was Dave Brodie's BBW Colt Starion. The Brode had managed to squeeze Weaver out on the first lap at Druids but then succumbed to tyre delamination, which drastically affected the car's handling. Vince Woodman returned to the series after a layoff of some three races and duly took fourth with the second BMW (GB) car, while Mike Newman's enthusiastically driven Capri took fifth ahead of Class B winner Phil Dowsett in the first of Terry Drury Racing's Alfa GTV6s. Class C once again produced most of the action with championship contender Richard Longman losing out to Chris Hodgetts after an earlier coming together with team-mate Alan Curnow. (MN)

Touring Cars class A-C
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 Industrial Control Services Ltd.
Rover Vitesse		 Andy Rouse, GB
 3532 V8 A 20 laps, 33.32,36 2 1.39,24    
2 2 6 BMW GB Ltd.
BMW 635 CSi		 James Weaver, GB
 3475 L6 A 20 laps, 33.38,10 3 1.39,60    
3 3 18 Colt Cars Dealer Racing Team
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183		 Dave Brodie, GB
 1998 tc L4 A 20 laps, 33.50,54 4 1.40,65    
4 4 5 BMW GB Ltd.
BMW 635 CSi		 Vince Woodman, GB
 3475 L6 A 20 laps, 33.58,28 6 1.41,00    
5 5 12 Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd.
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Mike Newman, GB
 2993 V6 A 20 laps, 34.29,42 10      
6 1 40 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Phil Dowsett, GB
 2491 V6 B 20 laps, 34.52,80 14 1.44,20 1.43,45 Water temperature
7 6 17 Grundig International/BS Automotive
BMW 635 CSi		 David Kennedy, IRL
 3475 L6 A 20 laps, 34.52,99 11 1.43,26   Slow puncture, misfire
8 2 30 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Jon Dooley, GB
 2491 V6 B 20 laps, 34.53,95 13 1.44,17    
9 7 23  
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Brian Chatfield, GB
 2993 V6 A 20 laps, 35.15,66 17 1.44,64    
10 3 37  
Mazda RX-7		 Hamish Irvine, GB
 2 x 573 R2 B 19 15 1.44,25    
11 1 69 Brooklyn Motorsport
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Chris Hodgetts, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 18 1.44,78 1.45,31  
12 2 66 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Alan Curnow, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 23 1.45,91    
13 3 77 Royal Mail Datapost
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Richard Longman, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 19 1.45,28    
14 4 72 Universal Grinding/John Maguire Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Rob Hall, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 22 1.45,80    
15 5 70 Julian May Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Jock Robertson, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 25 1.47,48   Oil leak
16 6 84 Barry Lee Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600i		 Barry Lee, GB
 1598 L4 C 19 30 1.56,46    
17 8 15  
BMW 635 CSi		 Albert Mirko, GB
 3475 L6 A 18 29 1.55,81    
18 4 31 Hampshires of Dorking
Vauxhall Astra GTE		 Andrew Thorpe, GB
 1796 L4 B 19 28 1.53,62    
    21 Linden Racing/Connels Estate Agents
Rover Vitesse		 Neil McGrath, GB
 3532 V8 A   9 1.42,16    
    57 Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI 1.5		 John Myerscough, GB
 1498 B4 C   27 1.50,17   Clutch, brakes
DNF   14 Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield
Toyota Celica Supra MA61		 Win Percy, GB
 2759 L6 A 8 1 1.37,48 1.39,23 Accident
DNF   4  
Rover Vitesse		 Dennis Leech, GB
 3532 V8 A   8 1.41,93   Rear axle
DNF   9 Sytner BMW Racing with GSI
BMW 635 CSi		 Frank Sytner, GB
 3475 L6 A   5 1.40,78   Blown engine
DNF   13 Equipe Esso / Daily Mirror
Rover Vitesse		 Charles Sawyer-Hoare, GB
 3532 V8 A   7 1.42,16    
DNF   38  
Nissan Bluebird Turbo		 Graham Goode, GB
 1770 tc L4 B   12 1.43,80   Engine
DNF   41 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Paul Smith, GB
 2491 V6 B   16 1.44,54   Misfire
DNF   42 Terry Drury Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Terry Drury, GB
 2491 V6 B   26 1.48,76   Misfire
DNF   32 The Canned Salmon Bureau / Alfa Romeo Dealer Team
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6		 Rob Kirby, GB
 2491 V6 B 2 21 1.45,42   Valve bucket
DNF   33  
VW Scirocco GTI 1.8		 John Morris, GB
 1781 L4 B 12 20 1.45,30   Accident
DNF   51 Ordibell UK Ltd.
VW Golf GTI		 Alan Greenhalgh, GB
 1588 L4 C   24 1.47,09   Clutch, brakes