Pole position: McGrath in 1.39,42
Fastest lap: McGrath in 1.40,65 = 168,77 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 160,31 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars
Sunday's Group A round, the first in this year's Trimoco trail, saw Frank Sytner take his maiden victory in a series he has supported for the last three years. The Nottingham BMW dealer had not even considered the race seriously before half distance, treating the outing as a taster to see whether he wanted to follow the series this year! The up to 2500 cc class fell to Graham Goode's self run Nissan Bluebird Turbo, minus its intercooler, and this was just reward for the pleasant Leicestershire man after the legal wranglings and disappointments of last year. Behind the Nissan were hordes of Alfa GTV6s which enlivened the midfield, and further back the Escorts in Class C were joined by three of the new 16 valve Toyota Corollas. In the early stages this looked like the dice of the day although series newcomer Richard Belcher was an easy class victor in his ex-Longman Escort having been forced to start from the pit lane. Only 15 cars took the start and they became mighty strung out round the three miles of Silverstone by half distance. More cars are desperately needed to maintain the series' reputation as the premier saloon category, but those who score now will be well served when the series reaches its latter stages. Even the lure of the TV cameras could not attract more than just 18 drivers to Silverstone's International Trophy meeting Group A support encounter, the first in this year's Trimoco series. (MN) |
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 | 9 | Sytner BMW Racing with GSI BMW 635 CSi |
Frank Sytner, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 35.19,17 | 4 | 1.41,49 | ||
2 | 2 | 11 | Castrol Sport Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc Rover Vitesse |
Neil McGrath, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 35.30,88 | 1 | 1.39,42 | 1.40,65 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse |
Pete Hall, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 20 laps, 36.00,64 | 5 | 1.41,92 | ||
4 | 1 | 31 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo |
Graham Goode, GB |
1770 tc | L4 | B | 20 laps, 36.21,82 | 7 | 1.42,50 | 1.44,02 | |
5 | 4 | 7 | Team Toyota GB / Hughes of Beaconsfield Toyota Celica Supra MA61 |
Barry Sheene, GB |
2759 | L6 | A | 20 laps, 36.35,81 | 3 | 1.40,82 | ||
6 | 2 | 32 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Rob Kirby, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 36.36,31 | 8 | 1.44,23 | ||
7 | 3 | 30 | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Jon Dooley, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 36.51,79 | 6 | 1.42,23 | ||
8 | 5 | 8 | Ford Capri III 3.0S |
Brian Chatfield, GB |
2993 | V6 | A | 20 laps, 37.51,26 | 9 | 1.44,38 | Including 10 sec penalty for missing chicane | |
9 | 1 | 74 | John Jeffreys Engineering Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Richard Belcher, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 35.36,38 | 11 | 1.48,13 | 1.48,50 | |
10 | 2 | 69 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 35.41,42 | 15 | 1.50,89 | ||
11 | 3 | 79 | Brooklyn Motorsport / ECS Ford Escort RS 1600i |
John Morris, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 35.42,07 | 13 | 1.49,42 | ||
12 | 4 | 77 | AGK Motorsport racing with Peat Technology Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 36.25,18 | 14 | 1.50,23 | ||
13 | 5 | 66 | Royal Mail Datapost Ford Escort RS 1600i |
Alan Curnow, GB |
1598 | L4 | C | 19 laps, 36.49,17 | 12 | 1.48,13 | ||
DNF | 34 | Roger Dowson MG Metro Turbo |
Steve Soper, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | B | 1 | 2 | Carburettor screw | |||
DNF | 40 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Phil Dowsett, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 20 laps, 36.51,79 | 10 | 1.45,09 | Transmission | ||
DNS | 62 | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Tony Crudgington, GB |
1587 | L4 | C | 16 | 1.53,25 | Accident in practice | |||
DNS | 65 | Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Stig Gruen, S |
1587 | L4 | C | 17 | 1.55,34 | ||||
DNF | 41 | Terry Drury Racing Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Terry Drury, GB |
2491 | V6 | B | 18 | 2.35,66 |