Pole position: Sheene in 1.30,41
Fastest lap: Brodie in 1.30,35 = 151,07 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 146,85 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars
"We're very encouraged really," commented Andy Rouse after practice for the second round of this year's Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship at Oulton Park on Good Friday. "We've had a few teething troubles, but we're basically treating the weekend as a test session." Some test session. The reigning British Saloon Champion's new Ford-supported Sierra XR4Ti swept to a convincing victory on its race debut, with a mere 60 miles under its belt prior to Oulton! Rouse might have had a tougher time if the pole-winning Toyota Celica Supra of Barry Sheene hadn't dropped from contention after a coming-together with Neil McGrath's Rover Vitesse, which eventually took second. Graham Goode's class-winning Nissan Bluebird Turbo took a meritorious third overall, with Brian Chatfield's Capri and the Alfa GTV6s of Phil Dowsett and Jon Dooley completing the top six. The tiddler division featured all the usual argy-bargy, Alan Curnow's Datapost Escort emerging on top after his main opposition hit trouble. (MN) |
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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 | 20 laps, 30.58,88 | 6 | 1.32,29 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc Rover Vitesse |
Neil McGrath, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 31.12,05 | 3 | 1.31,52 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 31 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo |
Graham Goode, GB |
1770 tc | L4 | B | 20 laps, 31.14,08 | 8 | 1.32,73 | 1.32,40 | |
| DSQ | - | 8 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Brian Chatfield, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 31.14,52 | 4 | 1.31,83 | Missing homologation papers | |
| 4 | 2 | 40 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Phil Dowsett, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 31.20,01 | 9 | 1.32,98 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 30 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 31.24,40 | 7 | 1.32,71 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 12 | Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. BMW 635 CSi |
Mike Newman, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 31.33,18 | 5 | 1.32,27 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 32 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 31.41,94 | 11 | 1.35,07 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 20 laps, 32.29,31 | 13 | 1.35,47 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 31.09,01 | 15 | 1.36,03 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 41 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Terry Drury, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 19 laps, 32.06,44 | 18 | 1.41,16 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 65 | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Stig Gruen, S |
1587 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 32.17,12 | 19 | 1.47,87 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 74 | John Jeffreys Engineering Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Belcher, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 18 | 14 | 1.35,75 | 1.35,34 | Puncture |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Mitsubishi Colt Racing Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Dave Brodie, GB |
1998 tc | L4 | A | 16 | 12 | 1.35,35 | 1.30,35 | Gearbox |
| DNF | 7 | Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Barry Sheene, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 14 | 1 | 1.30,41 | Overheating | ||
| DNF | 79 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
John Morris, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 10 | 16 | 1.36,67 | Head gasket | ||
| DNF | 2 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse |
Pete Hall, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 5 | 10 | 1.33,28 | Differential | ||
| DNF | 9 | Sytner BMW Racing with GSI BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 2 | 2 | 1.31,16 | Gear lever | ||
| DNF | 77 | AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 17 | 1.38,30 | Electrics | |||