Thread: 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship - Discussion and results
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Old 27 Jan 2010, 23:54 (Ref:2620685)   #37
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Round 7 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday July 16th 1989 over 15 laps of the 4.778 kms Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esuNExxpza8

Pos.Cl.#DriverTeam/sponsorCat.CarGridTimeFastest lapLapsTimeNotes
1. 1. 1 Andy Rouse Rouse/Kaliber A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 1. 1:37,72 1:38,82 15 24:55,19
2. 2. 21 Robb Gravett Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 4. 1:38,70 1:39,38 15 25:07,15
3. 3. 10 Guy Edwards Rouse/Kaliber A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 5. 1:39,10 1:39,41 15 25:07,75
4. 4. 7 Tim Harvey Rouse/Labatt's A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 2. 1:38,53 1:39,91 15 25:13,24
5. 5. 6 Laurence Bristow Rouse/Labatt's A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 3. 1:38,56 1:39,95 15 25:14,16
6. 6. 3 Graham Goode Goode/Listerine A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 6. 1:39,36 1:40,15 15 25:20,71
7. 7. 25 Gerrit van Kouwen JQF/Fina Unleaded A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 13. 1:40,76 1:39,90 15 25:21,04
8. 8. 15 Chris Hodgetts Brooklyn Motorsport A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 8. 1:39,41 1:40,69 15 25:25,70
9. 9. 5 Sean Walker Goode/FAI + Moss Security A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 10. 1:40,37 1:41,27 15 25:31,48
10. 10. 20 Mike Smith Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 9. 1:39,69 1:41,20 15 25:45,99
11. 11. 2 Jerry Mahony Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 11. 1:40,54 1:41,31 15 25:47,17
12. 12. 28 Karl Jones Asquith/Duckhams A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 12. 1:40,66 1:41,93 15 25:52,04
13. 1. 32 James Weaver Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil B BMW M3 Evolution 14. 1:42,91 1:44,05 15 26:22,33
14. 13. 17 Mike O'Brien TDR/Autoglass + Swan National A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 17. 1:43,56 1:44,38 15 26:35,07
15. 2. 33 Frank Sytner Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil B BMW M3 Evolution 16. 1:43,49 1:44,52 15 26:37,23
16. 14. 16 Dave Pinkney TDR/Warranty Holdings AFord Sierra RS500 Cosworth17     
17. 3. 35 Ian Forrest Prodrive/Novafone + Drambuie B BMW M3 Evolution
18?. 4. 37 Nettan Lindgren Nettan Lindgren B BMW M3       
19?. 5. 44 John Llewellyn BRR B BMW M3 Evolution
20.? 6. 30 Barrie Williams Alan Minshaw/Demon Tweeks B BMW M3 Evolution
21. 1. 56 John Cleland Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil C Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V 25. 1:48,30 1:49,58 14
22. 2. 58 Louise Aitken-Walker Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil C Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
23. 3. 57 Jeremy Rossiter Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil C Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
24. 4. 50 Alan Minshaw Demon Tweeks/Castrol C Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V
25. 1. 75 Ray Armes PG Tags Racing D Honda Civic Si 30. 1:51,50 1:52,81 13
26. 2. 70 Phil Dowsett PDR-Toyota/AJG Transport D Toyota Corolla GT
27. 3. Les Liddiard D Toyota Corolla GT
28. 4. 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith Five Star Racing D Toyota Corolla GT
29. 5. 88 Tony Crudgington Crudgington D Toyota Corolla GT
30. 6. 81 Tony Dolley Dolley D Toyota Corolla GT
            
DNF? 53 Mike Jordan Eurotech C Peugeot 309 GTI
DNF 18 Robin Donovan TDR/Blue Hawk A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
DNF DNF 26 Nick May Trident/Campari + Nokia Mobira A Maserati Biturbo
DNF DNF 4 Mike Newman Goode/Listerine A Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth 7. 1:39,40 1:40,36 5 engine
DNF DNF 55 John Morris Morris/Listers C Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V 1 accident damage
DNF DNF 31 John Clark B BMW M3 Evolution 0 0:00,00 accident
DNF DNF 43 Godfrey Hall Maguire/Godfrey Hall BMW B BMW M3 Evolution 18. 1:45,29 0 0:00,00 transmission
            


Unfortunately Autosport only brings partial results from the race – a trend to be continued throughout the season. So any help with filling out the missing results will as usual be much appreciated.

The YouTube clip does give a nice view of both the Trident Maserati wearing #26 and the Tony Dolley Corolla AE82 carrying #81. The Dolly-Colly is basically white with red and yellow bumpers while the Les Liddard car looks similar but with all red bumpers, but what number?

Debut of the Ray Armes Honda run as PG Tags Racing. The car was build by Graham Goode and Goode was soon to be seen as team in the Autosport result tables, but I thought the car was actually run by Trakstar ..or was that only from 1990?

Jesper
Yes, the gaps in the Autosport results are frustrating.... I've got more complete versions of some, which were from a combination of Autosport and Motoring News reports, so I'll fill in what I can. My version ofthis one disagrees slightly with yours, mainly on the Class B M3s, but I'm not 100% certain mine is correct either...

Re the Rossiter Astra- As I said a few posts back, I think this was the ex-rallycar used by Louise A-W in the early races. Louise's 'new' car was possibly Cleland's early-season mount, with JC getting a new car mid-season.

The rallycar was always easy to tell from the other two team cars because it was LHD and had a different paintjob- the same colours, but different lettering and logos- no prominent 'Vauxhall' logos on the sides, a large Mobil 1 decal in their place etc. The car carried additional decals for Rossiter's sponsor, 'Spax Shock Absorbers'.

I'd always thought the 1989 Honda was run by Goode, as suggested in Autosport- the 4-door car in 1990 was definitely Trakstar though- I've got a pic of it in the paddock at Brands sharing the Trakstar awning with Gravett's RS500

I think the Liddiard Corolla ran as #85
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