Pole position: Rouse in 1.42,0
Fastest lap: Allam in 1.48,3 = 148,12 kmh
Distance: 30 laps
Average speed: 146,13 kmh
Weather: Start on wet track, but sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars
Having qualified halfway down the 18 car grid for Saturday's British Touring Car Championship long distance race, with the might of the best offerings from Ford, BMW, Rover and Holden sitting in front of them, Mike Newman and Robert Speak could be forgiven for thinking that today, victory would not be theirs. However, 30 laps of the challenging Oulton Park circuit, consistent driving and the choice of slick tyres on a damp track when the fancied runners hit trouble, resulted in their venerable BMW 635 CSi taking the flag ahead of the field. In a fair world Win Percy, driving Graham Goode's RS 500 Sierra Cosworth would have taken the win, after a superb drive on slicks. However the Ford broke it's gearbox and it was left to Win's former colleague Jeff Allam to take second with David Carvell after a stirring drive. Chris Hodgetts and Tiff Needell shared two cars to take fine third and fifth spots in their Corolla's while, behind the leaders there was action all the way. As a new concept to the British series, Saturday proved that endurance races of this type can work as a regular feature of the BTCC. (MN) |
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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 | 10 | Newman’s Footwear Ltd. BMW 635 CSi |
Mike Newman, GB Robert Speak, GB |
3475 | L6 | A | 30 laps, 59.21,8 | 8 | 1.47,4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | R.A. Potter Racing Developments with Castrol Rover Vitesse |
David Carvell, GB Jeff Allam, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 30 laps, 59.29,6 | 3 | 1.45,0 | 1.48,3 (Allam) | |
| 3 | 1 | 66? | CHMS Team/Toyota GB Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Chris Hodgetts, GB Tiff Needell, GB (Win Percy, GB) |
1587 | L4 | D | 30 laps, 1:01.09,8 | 10 | 1.50,4 | x | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Letchworth Roofing Rover Vitesse |
Graham Scarborough, GB Lionel Abbott, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 29 | 9 | 1.48,1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 67? | CHMS Team/Toyota GB Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Tiff Needell, GB Chris Hodgetts, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 29 | 11 | 1.51,2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Rover Vitesse |
Dennis Leech, GB Karl Jones, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 29 | 6 | 1.46,1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 39? | Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Lionel Wiffen, GB Mark Hales, GB (Graham Hathaway, GB) |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 28 | 17 | 1.57,3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 31 | John West Foods - Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione |
Jon Dooley, GB Rob Kirby, GB |
1762 tc | L4 | B | 28 | 13 | 1.55,4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 77 | AGK Motorsport Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Gerry Marshall, GB Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB |
1587 | L4 | D | 28 | 12 | 1.54,6 | Pit stop (fuel pump switch) | |
| 10 | 1 | 42? | Demon Tweeks VW Golf GTI 16V |
Alan Minshaw, GB Vic Lee, GB |
1781 | L4 | C | 27 | 18 | 1.58,3 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 45 | Demon Tweeks Renault 5 GT Turbo |
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB Roger Saunders, GB |
1397 tc | L4 | C | 26 | 16 | 1.56,8 | x | |
| NC | 8 | Team Istel / Austin Rover Finance Rover Vitesse |
Tim Harvey, GB David Leslie, GB |
3532 | V8 | A | 26 | 4 | 1.45,6 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Alan Docking Racing Holden VK Commodore |
Mike O'Brien, GB Gary Brabham, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 26 | 7 | 1.46,6 | Half shaft | ||
| DNF | 33 | Prodrive BMW M3 |
Frank Sytner, GB Mike Smith, GB |
2332 | L4 | B | 19 | 5 | 1.46,0 | x | Misfire | |
| DNF | 6 | Listerine Goode Racing Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Graham Goode, GB Win Percy, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 19 | 2 | 1.43,2 | Differential | ||
| DNF | 2 | Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth |
Pete Hall, GB Andy Rouse, GB |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 3 | 1 | 1.42,0 | Electrics | ||
| DNS | 38 | Terry Drury Racing Ford Escort RS Turbo |
Mark Hales, GB Phil Dowsett, GB |
1598 tc | L4 | B | 14 | Halfshaft | ||||
| DNS | 55 | Smith & Latimer MG Metro Turbo |
Colin Pearcy, GB Paul Taft, GB |
1275 tc | L4 | C | 15 | 1.56,4 | Turbo | |||