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1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship - Discussion and results
1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship
Dunlop had the option of extending their sponsorship for a third season, but the demands of the RAC was too high as they wanted to promote the championship to a new leavel. Esso would thus be the new title sponsor in a year that would see capacity grids and tv coverage surpassing everything seen so far. Calender:
Class A (Over 3000 cc) A whole string of potent Ford Sierras was lined up to tackle the upper class of this years championship, making for one of the toughest series of 1989. Defending champion Andy Rouse was back in a brand new car, still in Kaliber colours, with Guy Edwards in similar colors in his 1988 car. Laurence Bristow and Tim Harvey were the instigators of a new high profiled Labatt’s sponsored team running customer Andy Rouse cars. Bristow’s mount was his previous car while Harvey had a brand new one to his disposal. Like Rouse Graham Goode would be in his third season with the Sierra RS500 Cosworth entering three cars – two Listerine sponsored cars for himself and Mike Newman, while single seater and prototype convert Sean Walker would drive a Goodyear supported third entry. Terry Drury might have lost the talent of Tim Harvey, but upped his entry from one to three Sierras with two brand new cars. Former Holden man Mike O’Brien with BTCC newcomers Robin Donovan and David Pinkney were the drivers on pay-and-drive basis. Chris Hodgetts, Jerry Mahony and Karl Jones would reappear with their regular cars from Brooklyn, Roger Dowson and Richard Asquith, while David Brodie was comtemplating a full season with his late 1988 car, while Graham Hathaway would stick to a more limited programme. Three new BTCC teams would make their debut in 1989 albeit on different levels. Former Rallycrosser Mark Rennison had gotten his fingers on the Andy Rouse built ex Ford France RS500 intending to do a season on a limited budget, while JQF and Trakstar was all out projects. Having bought the little used CC Motorsport RS500 for the first races JQF would continued their successful relationship with sponsor Fina oil and hiring single seater exponent Gerrit Van Kouwen, while working on their own RS500 with an anti roll suspension set-up for the second half. Trakstar was the collected efforts of former production saloon rivals Mike Smith and Robb Gravett who both had BTCC experience from the previous season. With John Whickham managing the new team and their newly imported pair of highly regarded Australian Dick Johnson cars through mutual sponsor Shell. Initially the taciturn Johnson was rejecting selling any car at all, but finally his two original 1987 cars went to the UK with engine man Neal Lowe along for initial help on the highly personalised engine compartment. Mike Smith would have the original Johnson car as his 1989 weapon while Gravett would have the well rested car of Gregg Hansford, nearly unraced in 1988, at his disposal, while Gravetts contacts at Yokohama secured an exclusive deal with the Japanese tyre manufacture. Almost forgotten was the Trident Maserati. Czech Australian with a past single seater history in Britain Tomas Mezera was mentioned as driver early in the year. The MIL Toyota Supras were nowhere to be seen with one car being converting to Thunder Saloon specs with an RS500 engine! Although the prospect of ETCC guest appearances from the now BMW hired Steve Soper in an Eggenberger RS500 or NISMO Europe Skyline had went the same way, it seemed that there would be even more classified opposition to the previous Andy Rouse superiority. Class B (2001-3000 cc) Defending champion Frank Sytner, Prodrive and BMW GB would continue their efforts with new signing James Weaver replacing Mike Smith. John Maguire would be back with his two car operation for Godfrey Hall and John Clark while Alan Minshaw and Ian Forrest both had ex-Prodrive equipment in their hands. These six cars would be regulars for 1989 sometimes joined by Swede Nettan Lindgren on the back of four straight national Ladies Cup titles. Class C (1601-2000 cc) John Cleland, continuing with preparing specialist Dave Cook, would drive the recently homologated 16 valve version of the Vauxhall Astra GT/E and followed quite lately by lady rallydriver and fellow Scott’s-person Louise Aitken-Walker would join the BTCC in a rally car set up for tarmac usage no less. In the Peugeot Talbot camp Porsche protagonist Mike Jordan was centre of activity in a Peugeot 309 GTI, though only the 8 valve version, so underpowered until the new 16 valve version was homologated. The Alan Minshaw VW Golf GTI 16V had often been the class of the rather thin field with a variety of drivers during 1988, would now have its owner as the regular driver. John Morris would make a welcome return to BTCC action in another VW Golf, making class C the most varied if the smallest in 1989. Class D (Under 1600 cc) Phil Dowsett had been the class of the field during 1988 and would continue although with a much reduced input from Toyota. Similar front drive Corollas were prepared for Les Liddiard and Tony Dolley, while the regular rear wheel drive cars of Geoff Kimber-Smith and Tony Crudgington should still provide some entertainment. A brand new Honda Civic build by Graham Goode and to be run by the new Trakstar outfit was supposed to appear with Ray Armes driving, when homologation issues were dealt with. |
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Most information I'll post regarding 1989 will be from Autosport, annoingly yet again missing the opening round at Oulton Park. There's a fair few pics on the TNF RS500 of that race though. I thought I had a decent overview of the points situation but haven't found it as of yet. Think it might have been from the days of pen and paper
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Round 1 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Good Friday March 24 1989 over x laps on the x.xxx miles/x.xxx kms Oulton Park circuit.
Weather seemed to be sunny but cold. Rolling start mandatory for 1989. Grid formation: 2-2-2-etc.
The fortunes of both Pinkney and Brodie was reported in the round 2 report, telling of Pinkney and the Drury team unable to get the car to run properly thus not qualifying. The top-6 grid positions taken from a now deleted picture in the TNF RS500 thread, but had Rouse and Gravett on the front row, Hodgetts and one Labatt's car on the second, with the second Labatt's car on the inside of Edwards on the third. The team/sponsor section taken from later Autosport reports. Interested to know who Ray Selley is as the team of Phil Dowsett for 1989. Jesper |
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Round 2 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday April 9 1989 over 15 laps on the x.xxx miles/4.778 kms Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.
Weather: dry Running as support to the opening round of the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship.
Testing a new way of posting results - and it works a lot easier! Somehow fourth in class C was not recognised for Mike Jordan and according to my notes he was disqualified. But looking at the relevant Autosport report he is classified as a finisher. Sean Walker likely to not have been classified completing only 60 % of the class winning driver. Makes no difference in the points and barely in the results. Five Star Racing was the name behind Geoff Kimber-Smith, but still his own team I suspect. The Dave Brodie RS500 is seen going through the opening corner being all white with Atari backing on the front - his sponsor from the Mitsubishi days. This seems to have been the last time he was running in this colour scheme. Does anyone has information about the Corolla AE82s of Tony Dolley and Les Liddiard? Both cars seems to have been run by their driver and presumably built for the 1989 season. Although the same model as that of Phil Dowsett, were they in the same spec.? Andy Rouse leading the race hotly persued by Robb Gravett who started to fall away at two thirds distance with a broken exhaust and handling issues. Third was disputed among the two Labatt's cars decided in favour of Laurence Bristow as Tim Harvey picked up a puncture and had to pit for a new tyre. In class B James Weaver and Frank Sytner was at it from the opening moments. Sytner was relieved of his front bumper on the opening lap by Jerry Mahony. The two of them would swap paint for the next almost 15 laps till a tyre was cut on Sytner's car sending him spinning into the greenery and out of the race. Godfrey Hall, a close third in the early going, inherited second, while third was disputed among Nettan Lindgren, Ian Forrest and John Llewellyn, John spinning out of contention. The Vauxhalls would dominate class C, Cleland driving from 4th and final C contender to the lead within the first lap, while Louise Aitken-Walker had to fight Alan Minshaw for second. Geoff Kimber-Smith would lead class D only to retire with a broken engine, leaving it to Tony Crudgington and Phil Dowsett to settle things. Dowsett would win comfortably as Crudgington would retire his RWD Corolla with an engine failure too. Jesper |
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Short news from early 1989 Autosports
5 January 1989 GM Dealer Sport annouces a BTCC programme with a Dave Cook prepared Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V for former GMDS Thunder Saloon driver John Cleland. Gerrit van Kouwen rumoured for the JQF/Fina Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth, but the team not responding to contact. 12 January 1989 (missing) 19 January 1989 Andy Rouse propose the formation of a BTCC entrants association to further the prospects of the series. Val Adaway will take on the administrational side of things. As a part of the new formation an exclusive BTCC test day on March 19th has been organised at Donington Park. Ian Forrest announces his BTCC programme in an ex-Prodrive BMW M3 thas has been fully rebuild. Sponsorship is to come from Novaphone, Douglas Park, Drambuie and ANC and Forrest will give up his day job in order to give his racing full attention. In addition he will defend his Scottish Special Saloon title in the Drambuie-Imp and fielding a Davrian for Bob Jamieson, whose sponsorship has been vital for the BTCC effort (Drambuie?) Champion spark plugs has announced a bonus programme including the BTCC. Chris Hodgetts stays put at Brooklyn Motorsport running the same Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth being build for the late 1988 races. A Terry Hoyle engine will be powering the car when testing begins next month. John Maguire Racing will definitely run BMW Dealers Godfrey Hall (Birmingham) and John Clark (?) in this years BTCC, possibly adding a third car depending on sponsorship. 26 January 1989 Des O'Dell of Peugeot Talbot Sport has announced that Mike Jordan will contest the BTCC in a Peugeot 309 GTI prepared by Barford Motorsport of Warwick, with components and technical support of PTS. Mike Smith and Robb Gravett will be joined by 1988 Prodrive BTCC-manager Malcolm Swetnam on the board of the newly started Trakstar team. Swetnam will be responsible for the running of the team as well as the team manager role at races. With Dick Johnson Racing nearing completion of both cars at his Queensland, Australia work shop, Gravett will shortly depard for down under to shake down test the cars in early February. Meanwhile Smith will have to wait until February 6th to be given the get-go on his driving, still undergoing physio from his helicopter crash. Quantum, the UK Volkswagen spare parts unit, will part sponsor four entries in this years Class C: Andrew Jeffrey, John Morris, Alan Minshaw and a TBA from GTI Engineering. Ford will again be supplying 3-door Sierra shells for Group A and N. 2 February 1989 GTI Engineering has not taken a decision on weather to contest Group A or Production Saloon in 1989, but it might be with Richard Lloyd himself behind the wheel. 9 February 1989 Jerry Mahony has lapped Thruxton close to Andy Rouse's lap record with a 1m21s. As in 1988 Mahony will race a Roger Dowson prepared RS500 backed by Arquati, Evans Halshaw Ford, Shell and Dunlop using Andy Rouse engines. John Llewellyn will be racing the BMW M3 Frank Sytner secured his 1988 title with at the Silverstone finals. The car is to be prepared by Roy Kennedy of Burke Ratcliffe Motorsport and run under the Ronic Sport banner. Sponsor will be Johnstons of Chichester. 16 February 1989 Karl Jones has retained Duckhams as sponsor of the Asquith Autosport RS500 he raced in 1988, but is likely to exchange the previous Avon tyres for something else. 23 February 1989 While Trakstar is about to move into their new Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, location Robb Gravett has been to Australia to test the two newly acquired Dick Johnson cars. Cars expected to be flown to Britain within the next 10 days, while DJR engineer Neal Lowe has completed set-up of the first engine in Britain. David Mountain of Mountune will look after the engines through the season. 2 March 1989 Labatt's has announced a two year deal sponsoring Laurence Bristow and Tim Harvey in the BTCC, racing a pair of Andy Rouse prepared Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth. Tomas Mezera rumoured to drive the Trident Maserati Biturbo. 9 March 1989 Listerine will sponsor both Graham Goode and Mike Newman in this years season in a pair of RS500s. The expected deal betwin Gerrit van Kouwen and JQF Engineering/FINA is annouced. Mark Rennison has bought an RS500 but will have to sell off his rallycross Ford RS200E to finance his season. Plans of a new 2.0 litre one class saloon car class to replace the current Group A. Fina once again to back the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone. 16 March 1989 Terry Drury Racing will race three Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworths in 1989 for Mike O'Brien (ex-Tim Harvey car), Robin Donovan and David Pinkney. Sean Walker will race a customer Graham Goode Racing RS500 in 1989. The BTCC committee has voted for rolling starts on Friday March 10 as a more spectacular and safer procedure of starting the races. Trident Motor Sport and Tomas Mezera has signed a deal for 1989 running the previous Maserati Biturbo in the colours of Campari, Link-Sedan, Nokia-Mobira and Ideal Homes. Power expected to be 460 bhp for races while qualifying should see 2.2 boost and 500 bhp! The Birmingham round has been made official. James Kaye will race the Alan Minshaw BMW M3 in class B, while Minshaw himself will see action in the class C VW Golf GTI 16V. Five Star Racing has been announced. This is the collective effort of Geoff Kimber-Smith and Barbara Cowell, running the Kimber-Smith Toyota Corolla in class D of the BTCC and a BMW M3 for Cowell in Production Saloons. The two car Kaliber Andy Rouse team has been prestented, with Rouse himself and Guy Edwards continuing as drivers. The bonus point for fastest lap will for 1989 only be granted if at least four starters appear in class. Previously only two had to start for the exstra point to be given. 23 March 1989 (missing) 30 March 1989 (missing) As the season had started by then, news will be reported along the results. Jesper |
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Jeff Allam to team up with Robb Gravett for the forthcoming 1 hour enduro. A new regulations states that if less than four drivers starts or indeed completes the first two laps, no points will be issued. Geoff Kimber-Smith immediately falls victim to this rule, loosing his points from the opening Oulton Park race! Louise Aitken-Walker made her BTCC debut at the Silverstone race, racing her Cartel Rally Dave Cook prepared car in tarmac trim. Her presence bolstered the class C entries to the minimum four for any points to be destributed! A third car is rumoured for Malcolm Wilson. The Trident Maserati still has to make it's seasonal debut with Tomas Mezera driving. Before the expected Thruxton debut, the car has received parts from Italy and will see testing by Tickford. Tony Hilton of Hilton Racing Services will also make his debut at Thruxton in a Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth. Regarding the last bit of news, never heard of Hilton racing in the BTCC. 27 April 1989 Phil Dowsett has received sponsorship from building contractors Smith & Latimer courtesy of 1987 Class C winner Colin Pearcy for the forthcoming Thruxton 1 May event. It's speculated the two will pair of for the TT. Malcolm Wilson lined up to co-drive Louise Aitken-Walker, while Mark Lovell slated to co-drive with both Karl Jones and Mark Rennison! Jesper |
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I got a copy of the official qualifying times. Interestingly Alan Minshaw took two cars to Birmingham, his no. 30 BMW M3 car which he attempted to qualify and also he brought his no. 50 VW Golf GTi but it was never ran. Graham Hathway and Robin Donovan arrived in Birmingham with their own Ford Sierra RS500s but never took part in the qualifying sessions. Where is the 1990 BTCC thread so I can contribute there? |
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Round 5 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Monday May 29th 1989 over 14 laps on the 3.791 kms Thruxton circuit. Race scheduled for 17 laps, but stopped after 14 laps due to an accident partly blocking the circuit.
Coverage from BBC on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jT3X...om=PL&index=65 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5CAV...eature=related
Taking off almost three abreast pole sitter Dave Brodie soon challenged early race leader Andy Rouse with Robb Gravett in the best seat to the action. Already by lap 1 Rouse was down to third while Brodie eaked out an advantage ever so slightly on Gravett. Midway through the race the two front runners came up to lap the dicing class D Corollas of Tony Crudgington and Phil Dowsett. Brodie went through on the start finish straight while Gravett caught up with them at the Complex. Crudgington was defending his class lead on the inside while Gravett, desparately not to loose too much time to Brodie, took the outside line leaving Dowsett nowhere to go in the middle. The Sierra was sent backwards into the tyre wall by Dowsett and both retired on the spot with a short fire from the Gravett car. Later a rescue vehicle was sent to the scene of the accident and parked on the race line the race was flagged off. By then Dave Brodie had suffered from a puncture leaving him in a lowly 14th and thus Andy Rouse enherited the lead and eventual win. Tim Harvey, running at a conservative pace in the early going, had the tyres to challenge Rouse for the lead late in the race but his charge was cut short by the early flag fall. For a while Mike Newman had been running as best of the rest and would take third at the flag from a very competitive Karl Jones while Mike Smith had to fend off Sean Walker for the final two point placings. Laurence Bristow was up amongst the best but had a coming together with Graham Goode sending both cars spinning. Bristow then suffered a puncture eventually finishing him well down the order while Goode minus rear bumper finished 10th. James Weaver took a relatively relaxed class B victory when Frank Sytner was delayed by a pit stop for a new front tyre, leaving him forth in class. Godfrey Hall fought with Ian Forrest over the first few laps for best of the rest with Forrest retiring and John Llewellyn catching up to Hall in the fight for second but never made it past. John Cleland was in cruise mode for victory when he had to up the tempo to gain the fastest lap back from Louise Aitken-Walker. The pair would take another 1-2 with John Morris challenging for second in the early laps and Alan Minshaw retiring very early on. Phil Dowsett lead away in class D but was passed by Tony Crudgington and then fighting each other for some laps. The fight was broken up when Gravett intervened leaving Crudgington to win, Dowsett to the tyre wall and Geoff Kimber-Smith to second. It's reported that Louise Aitken-Walker will have a proper circuit car by the Grand Prix support race. Dave Brodie has received additional support from Springfield but still looks rather bare in the sponsor department. Please note that the Karl Jones RS500 at some early season stage is entered as Lee Asquith Motorsport. Vic Lee, his co-driver from Donington, entering the BTCC? |
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A mate of mine has started to digitise his BTCC recordings from Grandstand, and posting them up on YouTube.
Starting with the 1989 season... Round One Oulton Park part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur2yQ...eature=channel (Mike Smith like an un-guided missile!) Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ksH...eature=channel (Graham Goode says "arse" on National TV!) Part Three & the start of Round Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOrO...eature=channel |
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