1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship - Discussion & Results

[KA]

Just realised I hadn't completed the result for the final round:

Round 12 – October 13, 1985 at Silverstone 15 laps

1./ #1 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra XR4Ti/ 24m55.12
2./#5/Dave Brodie/Brodie/A/Mitsubishi Starion Turbo/ 24m55.29
3./#4/Dennis Leech/Leech/A/Rover Vitesse/25m25.11
4./#11/Neil McGrath/Linden/A/Rover Vitesse/25m25.31
5./#2/Peter Hall/Rouse/A/Rover Vitesse/25m37.25
6./#7/Barry Sheene/Hughes/A/Toyota Celica Supra/25m46.41
7./#12/Mike Newman/Burlington/A/BMW 635CSi/25m46.98
8./#32/Rob Kirby/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6- 1st Class B/26m30.62
9./#6/Kunimitsu Takahashi/Brodie/A/Mitsubishi Starion Turbo/26m38.32
10./#74/Richard Belcher/Jeffreys/C/Ford Escort RS1600i-1st ClassC/14 laps
11./#66/Alan Curnow/Datapost/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/14 laps
12./#85/Alex Moss/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/14 laps
13./#79/John Morris/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/14 laps
14./#77/Geoff Kimber-Smith/AGK/C/Toyota Corolla GT/14 laps

DNF/#62/Tony Crudgington/Crudgington/C/Toyota Corolla GT- accident?
DNF/#8 / Brian Chatfield / A/ Ford Capri 3.0S, electrics
DNF/#70/Patrick Watts/North Essex/C/FordEscort RS1600i- 4 laps, head gasket
DNF/#30/Jon Dooley/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6- 0 laps- propshaft
DNF/#9/Frank Sytner/Sytner/A/BMW 635CSi- 0 laps- spun off
DNF/ #44/Richard Longman/Datapost/B/Ford Escort RS Turbo- 0 laps- spun off
DNS/#69/Chris Hodgetts/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i- DNS- engine

Grid:
1- Rouse (XR4Ti/A) 1m37.67
2- Brodie (Starion/A) 1m38.01
3- McGrath (Rover/A) 1m39.29
4- Leech (Rover/A) 1m39.84
5- Longman (Escort RS Turbo/B) 1m40.10
6- Sytner (635CSi/A) 1m40.42
7- Hall (Rover/A) 1m40.90
8- Newman (635CSi/A) 1m40.99
9- Sheene (Supra/A) 1m41.09
10-Dooley (GTV6/B) 1m41.97
11-Kirby (GTV6/B) 1m42.62
12-Chatfield (Capri/A)
13-Takahashi (Starion/A) 1m45.45
14-Kimber-Smith (Corolla/C)
15-Hodgetts (RS1600i/C) 1m46.21?
16-Belcher (RS1600i/C) 1m46.31
17-Crudgington (Corolla/C)
18-Morris (RS1600i/C)
19-Curnow (RS1600i/C)
20-Moss (RS1600i/C)
21-Watts (RS1600i/C)

A slightly smaller grid without the extra cars seen at the European GP meeting. One addition to the entry- the second Starion, last seen at the British GP in July, this time for Japanese works Mitsubishi driver Kunimitsu Takahashi. According to Autosport the previous week, this was an opportunity for Takahashi to get some mileage in the Brodie Starion before the Fuji and Macau Group A races- Brodie and BBW Motorsport would be preparing two of the three Mitsubishi entries for these races, with Takahaski sharing a car with Brodie at Fuji (I've already posted the full text of the article in the Starion thread)
One other change to the entry here- Chatfield was back in a Capri rather than the 635CSi he'd used at Brands. (No idea which Capri he raced here- the white ex-CC car or the red ex-Spice example- a curious season for Chatfield, he appeared at 7 rounds, and used 3 different cars... )

[KA]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Was it ever an money making, profitable company? Legends about Scotsmen and money would suggest yes, but who knows the story?

Jesper

I'd be very surprised if it wasn't....As I remember, Walkinshaw's business interests were fairly diverse- not just racing, but road car conversions, car dealerships, Gloucester Rugby Club etc

I don't recall the exact story behind Herbie Clips, whether it was a Walkinshaw-owned company, or just that part of the TWR Group held the UK distribution rights or whatever for the product.

The actual Herbie Clip product is apparently still around, manufactured by a company called HCL Fastenings- they only seem to have been around since the mid-90's though.
http://www.hclfasteners.com/corporat...div=hoseclamps
If it had originally been a TWR-owned company, wonder if it changed hands before the TWR Group collapsed after the Arrows F1 saga?

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

That privateer Volvo did wonders "Down Under", challenging the otherwise unchallenged Jim Richards on an unregular schedule.

Jesper

Yes the Robbie Francevic, Mark Petch run car. A real pain to the Aussie regulars!

Considering that it took Volvo another 8 years to enter the BTCC, it was slightly surprising to me that they didn't have a presence in the UK series. Volvo's by that time were in all the other major Group A series.

Originally Posted by KA

One other change to the entry here- Chatfield was back in a Capri rather than the 635CSi he'd used at Brands. (No idea which Capri he raced here- the white ex-CC car or the red ex-Spice example- a curious season for Chatfield, he appeared at 7 rounds, and used 3 different cars... )

I have a strong feeling that it was the ex Spice car employed for this round KA?

Like you suggest, it was strange that he ran 3 different cars. Two were very nice but obsolete (ignoring the odd and likely illegal pace of the Esso car at Oulton....) and one that should have been reasonably competitive but never worked properly IIRC?

Brian was clearly trying to make a go of it as an enthusiastic privateer but perhaps underestimated what one needed to do (or spend) at the time so just concentrated on enjoying driving his toys.

[KA]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Like you suggest, it was strange that he ran 3 different cars. Two were very nice but obsolete (ignoring the odd and likely illegal pace of the Esso car at Oulton....) and one that should have been reasonably competitive but never worked properly IIRC?

Brian was clearly trying to make a go of it as an enthusiastic privateer but perhaps underestimated what one needed to do (or spend) at the time so just concentrated on enjoying driving his toys.

a quick thought- Chatfield's 635 was the ex-BS/Cheylesmore/Grundig car, and it next appeared in the hands of Barry Barnes at the beginning of '86 (Finished 8th in the first BTCC round and a DNS at the Donington ETC race, sharing with Les Blackburn)
http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc...-04-06-031.jpg

The last of Chatfield's few 1985 BTCC appearances in the car was at the European GP meeting at Brands- where Barry Barnes appeared in a one-off Terry Drury Alfa drive.

Could the deal to sell the 635 have been done at Brands and it went home with Barnes rather than Chatfield at the end of the meeting?

[chunterer]

Interesting thought KA, this could well have been the case considering Brian was out in one of the Capri's at the Silverstone finale.

I wonder how we could confirm it though?

[KA]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Interesting thought KA, this could well have been the case considering Brian was out in one of the Capri's at the Silverstone finale.

I wonder how we could confirm it though?

There's no mention in the Autosport issue for the week between Brands and Silverstone as far as I can tell, or in the Motoring News report from Brands (unfortunately I didn't keep the rest of the MN issue, just cut out the BTCC report) The Silverstone race reports might have it, but if I've still got them, they're 200 miles away at present

[chunterer]

Another thought, that's also relevant to 1984 and 1986.

When TW came along and blew everyone away in the spare Bastos car at Brands the question must surely be, how did he manage to do what couldn't be done the year before (until their withdrawal) by the regular drivers of the Sanyo cars: I.E beat Rouse?

Ok, so the Rover had some experimental rubber on but the '85 Vitesses weren't much different to the '84 cars which struggled against Rouse's private Rover, let alone the '85 Sierra. Surely Walkinshaw's prowess couldn't be down to rubber alone. Could it be that the series was weaker than previously?

Any thoughts?

[KA]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Another thought, that's also relevant to 1984 and 1986.

When TW came along and blew everyone away in the spare Bastos car at Brands the question must surely be, how did he manage to do what couldn't be done the year before (until their withdrawal) by the regular drivers of the Sanyo cars: I.E beat Rouse?

Ok, so the Rover had some experimental rubber on but the '85 Vitesses weren't much different to the '84 cars which struggled against Rouse's private Rover, let alone the '85 Sierra. Surely Walkinshaw's prowess couldn't be down to rubber alone. Could it be that the series was weaker than previously?

Any thoughts?

Tyres were certainly a factor- the 17" Dunlops used on the TWR Rovers in Europe in '85 apparently weren't available to the BTCC privateers, and it's interesting that immediately after being beaten by Walkinshaw at Brands, Brodie switched the Starion to Pirellis for the last couple of rounds....
.
Apart from that, thinking about Rover's ETC results in '84 and '85, I wonder if they had moved on a step in performance- they were pretty dominant in the early-season ETCC races, and their '84 results in Europe hadn't been that spectacular?
I can see some logic in the argument that the BTCC wasn't as strong as it had been before the mid-84 Austin Rover pull-out- the CC/BMW GB 635s had gone, Brodie's Starion was as fast as ever but still had trouble translating that into race wins, and Toyota seemed to be struggling with the Supra after the promise of their first win in '84- a mixture of Sheene's lack of experience, a lot of DNFs and the car being totalled at Thruxton probably didn't help.
On the other hand, when they came up against the ETC cars at Silverstone for the TT, Brodie put the Starion on pole (though never looked like a contender for the win in the race?) and Rouse looked very quick leading the early laps before a suspension breakage dumped him in the wall at Copse....

[William Dale Jr]

Originally Posted by KA

...and Toyota seemed to be struggling with the Supra after the promise of their first win in '84- a mixture of Sheene's lack of experience, a lot of DNFs and the car being totalled at Thruxton probably didn't help.

Sheene always said that the new car built up after the Thruxton crash simply wasn't as well sorted as the other car. Win Percy had done a fantastic job developing the car the previous year and it was very well set up by the time Sheene stepped into it for 1985. The new car didn't have the benefit of Win's experience, and it showed in the results.

EDIT: Just looked at the '86 thread and realised that this is also relevant - and probably more appropriate - there.

[carrera]

Originally Posted by KA

More grids & qualifying times where I've got them- also race times etc:

Round 2 – April 5, 1985 at Oulton Park. 20 laps

1./ #1 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra XR4Ti/30m58.88
2./#11/Neil McGrath/Linden/A/Rover Vitesse/31m12.05
3./#31/Graham Goode/Goode/B/Nissan Bluebird Turbo/31m14.08
4./#40/Phil Dowsett/Drury/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6/31m14.54
5./#30/Jon Dooley/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6/31m24.40
6./#12/Mike Newman/Burlington/A/BMW 635CSi/31m33.18
7./#32/Rob Kirby/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6/31m41.94
8./#66/Alan Curnow/Datapost/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/32m29.31
9./#69/Chris Hodgetts/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/19 laps
10./#41/Terry Drury/Drury/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6/19 laps
11./#65/Stig Gruen/Gruen/C/Toyota Corolla GT/19 laps
12./#74/Richard Belcher/John Jeffreys Engineering/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/18 laps
13./#6?/Dave Brodie/Bodie/Colt Starion Turbo/16 laps


DNF/ #7 / Barry Sheene / HofB / A / Toyota Celica Supra/14 laps- oveheating
DNF/#79/John Morris/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i/10 laps- head gasket
DNF/#2/Peter Hall/ Rouse-ICS/A/Rover Vitesse/5 laps- differential
DNF/#9/Frank Sytner/Sytner/A/BMW 635CSi/2 laps- gearbox?
DNF/#77/Geoff Kimber-Smith/AGK/C/Toyota Corolla GT/0 laps- electrical
DQ / #8 / Brian Chatfield / Chatfield / A / Ford Capri 3.0S (4th on the road- 31m14.54- , but disqualified)

Grid (again no times):

1- Sheene- (Supra- A) 1m31.20
2- Sytner- (635- A)
3- McGrath (Rover- A)
4- Chatfield (Capri- A)
5- Newman (635- A)
6- Rouse (XR4Ti- A)
7- Dooley (GTV6- B)
8- Goode (Nissan- B)
9- Dowsett (GTV6- B)
10- Hall (Rover- A)
11- Kirby (GTV6- B)
12- Brodie (Starion- A)
13- Curnow- (RS1600i- B)
14- Belcher (RS1600i- C)
15- Hodgetts (RS1600i- B)
16- Morris (RS1600i- A)
17- Kimber-Smith (Corolla- C)
18- Drury (GTV6- B)
19- Gruen (Corolla- C)


Round 3 – April 8, 1985 at Thruxton

1./ #5 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
2./#11/Neil McGrath/Linden/A/Rover Vitesse
3./#7/Barry Sheene/Hughes/A/Toyota Celica Supra
4./#9/Frank Sytner/Sytner/A/BMW 635CSi
5./#12/Mike Newman/Burlington/A/BMW 635CSi
6./#74/Richard Belcher/Jeffeys/C/Ford Escort RS1600i
7./#66/Alan Curnow/Datapost/C/Ford Escort RS1600i
8./#32/Rob Kirby/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6
9./#69/Chris Hodgetts/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i
10./#79/John Morris/Brooklyn/C/Ford Escort RS1600i
11./#65/Stig Gruen/Gruen/C/Toyota Corolla GT

DNF./#31/Graham Goode/Goode/B/Nissan Bluebird Turbo
DNF./#40/Phil Dowsett/Drury/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6
DNF./#41/Terry Drury/Drury/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6
DNF./#70/Patrick Watts/North Essex/C/Ford Escort RS1600i
DNF./#77/Geoff Kimber-Smith/AGK/C/Toyota Corolla GT
DNF./#1/Andy Rouse/Rouse/A/Ford Sierra XR4Ti
DNF./#30/Jon Dooley/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo GTV6
DNS./#2/Peter Hall/Rouse/Rover Vitesse
DNS/DQ./#8/Brian Chatfield/Chatfield/Ford Capri- DQ after qualifying....

Grid:
1- Brodie (Starion- A) 1m25.26
2- Sheene (Supra- A)
3- Rouse (XR4Ti- A)
4- McGrath (Rover- A)
5- Dooley (GTV6- B)
6- Sytner (635- A)
7- Kirby (GTV6- B)
8- Goode (Nissan- B)
9- Dowsett (GTV6- B)
10- Curnow (RS1600i- C)
11- Belcher (RS1600i- C)
12- Newman (635- A)
13- Kimber-Smith (Corolla- C)
14- Hodgetts (RS1600i- C)
15- Morris (RS1600i- C)
16- Watts (RS1600i- C)
17- Chatfield (Capri- A)* DNS- disqualified
18- Gruen (Corolla- C)
19- Drury (GTV6- B)
DNQ- Hall (Rover- A) DNS

Rnd 2 - I have Chatfield finishing 4th in 31m14.52 (subsequently disqualified) Dowsett 31m20.01 - on 19 laps Hodgetts 31m09.01 Drury 32m06.44 Gruen 32m17.12

[KA]

Originally Posted by carrera

Rnd 2 - I have Chatfield finishing 4th in 31m14.52 (subsequently disqualified) Dowsett 31m20.01 - on 19 laps Hodgetts 31m09.01 Drury 32m06.44 Gruen 32m17.12

Thanks for filling those in- I didn't have times for the cars that finished a lap down (Hodgetts etc) and I'd accidentally credited Dowsett with Chatfield's time

[carrera]

So what information, if anything, for 1985 season is still required?

[Jesper OH]

Originally Posted by carrera

So what information, if anything, for 1985 season is still required?

Thank you for the question, carrera. Fastest lap for the classes for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13

The complete grid for:
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.09
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13
The final Silverstone race has a complete grid line-up but the bottom half of without times.

The grid positions for Patrick Watts and Alex Moss for and in general times for all contesters:
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21

The number of laps and elapsed time for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.09
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11

And in general elapsed times for runners not completing the entire distance (lapped or retired contenders) would be nice too.

..and probably a lot more.

Jesper

[carrera]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Thank you for the question, carrera. Fastest lap for the classes for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27 A - Rouse 1m30.35 93.87mph B - Kirby 1m33.25 90.95mph C - Hodgetts 1m34.52 89.73mph
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21 A - Brodie 1m39.03 106.58mph B - Goode 1m40.04 105.50mph record C - Hodgetts 1m47.44 98.24mph
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11A - Rouse 1m12.39 95.33mph B - Goode 1m13.75 93.57mph record C - Belcher 1m17.47 89.08mph
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13A - Rouse 1m38.45 107.21mph B - Kirby 1m43.85 101.63mph C - Crudgington 1m46.33 99.26mph

The complete grid for:
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.09
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13
The final Silverstone race has a complete grid line-up but the bottom half of without times.

The grid positions for Patrick Watts and Alex Moss for and in general times for all contesters:
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21

The number of laps and elapsed time for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27 20 laps Rouse's winning time - 30m47.81
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.09
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11

And in general elapsed times for runners not completing the entire distance (lapped or retired contenders) would be nice too.

..and probably a lot more.

Jesper

Will add other bits later.

[carrera]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Thank you for the question, carrera. Fastest lap for the classes for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13

The complete grid for:
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.09Belcher 19 laps 34m26.61 Curnow 19 34m27.07 Hodgetts 19 34m27.32 Drury 18laps 33m46.00 Crudgington 18 34m49.38 Watts 13laps 35m05.86 (not classified)
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11
12 - Silverstone, 1985.10.13
The final Silverstone race has a complete grid line-up but the bottom half of without times.

The grid positions for Patrick Watts and Alex Moss for and in general times for all contesters:
8 - Silverstone, 1985.07.21

The number of laps and elapsed time for rounds:
5 - Thruxton, 1985.05.27
6 - Silverstone, 1985.06.0920 laps Rouse's winning time 33m23.95
9 - Snetterton, 1985.08.11

And in general elapsed times for runners not completing the entire distance (lapped or retired contenders) would be nice too.

..and probably a lot more.

Jesper

Is it possible to list each round with all the info to date and then I and others can hopefully complete each one 100%.

[Jesper OH]

Originally Posted by carrera

Is it possible to list each round with all the info to date and then I and others can hopefully complete each one 100%.

Thank you for your contributions, carrera. I will prepare the current data for results tables. It will take a little while, but look out.

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 1 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Saturday 23 March 1985 over 20 laps on the 2.932 miles/4.718 kms Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit over a 58.640 miles/94.360 kms distance as support of the Marlboro Daily Express International Trophy meeting.

Grid: unknown, but likely a 3-2-3-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...stone1975.html
http://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone85.jpg

Pos.

Cat.

#

Driver

Team

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

FL time

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1.

9

Frank Sytner

Sytner BMW Racing with GSi

A

BMW 635CSi

4.

1:41,49

20

35:19,17

2.

2.

11

Neil McGrath

Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

1.

1:39,42

1:40,65

20

35:30,88

FL

3.

3.

2

Pete Hall

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

5.

1:41,92

20

36:00,64

4.

1.

31

Graham Goode

Graham Goode

B

Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo

7.

1:42,50

1:44,02

20

36:21,82

FL

5.

4.

7

Barry Sheene

Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield

A

Toyota Celica Supra

3.

1:40,82

20

36:35,81

6.

2.

32

Rob Kirby

John West Foods

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

8.

1:44,23

20

36:36,31

7.

3.

30

Jon Dooley

Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

6.

1:42,23

20

36:51,79

8.

5.

8

Brian Chatfield

Brian Chatfield

A

Ford Capri

9.

1:44,38

20

37:51,26

including penalty for missing chikane

9.

1.

74

Richard Belcher

John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

11.

1:48,13

1:48,05

19

35:36,38

FL

10.

2.

69

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

15.

1:50,89

19

35:41,42

11.

3.

79

John Morris

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

13.

1:49,42

19

35:42,07

12.

4.

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

AGK Motorsport

C

Toyota Corolla GT

14.

1:50,23

19

36:25,18

13.

5.

66

Alan Curnow

Royal Mail Datapost

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

12.

1:48,13

19

36:49,17

DNF

DNF

34

Steve Soper

Roger Dowson

B

MG Metro Turbo

2.

1

engine

DNF

DNF

40

Phil Dowsett

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

10.

1:45,09

0

0:00,00

engine

DNS

DNS

62

Tony Crudgington

Tony Crudgington

C

Toyota Corolla GT

16.

1:53,25

accident

DNS

DNS

65

Stig Gruen

Stig Gruen

C

Toyota Corolla GT

17.

1:55,34

engine

DNS

DNS

41

Terry Drury

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

18.

2:35,66

blown engine

Any reason why this race at the Silverstone GP circuit was held over 20 laps, as the remaining 3 races of 1985 on the circuit was restricted to 15 laps?

The date suggest a Saturday race with the FIA F3000 running on Sunday. Is the 23rd the correct date? Completely OT, but this would be the first ever F3000 race.

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 2 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Good Friday 5 April 1985 over 20 laps on the 2.356 miles/3.791 kms Oulton Park Island Circuit over a 47.120 miles/75.820 kms distance as part of the Gold Cup meeting.

Grid: 2-2-2-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMuwiR3-EtY
This 8:42 video shows footage of the Oulton Park race from about 0:48-2:52.

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...973Island.html

Programme cover:
http://www.progcovers.com/motor/oulton85.jpg

Pos.

Cat.

#

Driver

Team

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

FL time

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1.

1

Andy Rouse

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Ford Sierra XR4Ti

6.

20

30:58,88

2.

2.

11

Neil McGrath

Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

3.

20

31:12,05

3.

1.

31

Graham Goode

Graham Goode

B

Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo

8.

20

31:14,08

DSQ

DSQ

8

Brian Chatfield

Brian Chatfield

A

Ford Capri 3.0S

4.

20

31:14,52

Disqualified

4.

2.

40

Phil Dowsett

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

9.

20

31:14,54

5.

3.

30

Jon Dooley

Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

7.

1:32,40

20

31:24,40

FL

6.

3.

12

Mike Newman

Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd

A

BMW 635CSi

5.

20

31:33,18

7.

4.

32

Rob Kirby

John West Foods

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

11.

20

31:41,94

8.

1.

66

Alan Curnow

Royal Mail Datapost

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

13.

20

32:29,31

9.

2.

69

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

15.

19

31:09,01

10.

5.

41

Terry Drury

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

18.

19

32:06,44

11.

3.

65

Stig Gruen

Stig Gruen

C

Toyota Corolla GT

19.

19

32:17,12

12.

4.

74

Richard Belcher

John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

14.

1:35,34

18

FL

13.

4.

5

Dave Brodie

Mitsubishi Colt Racing

A

Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo

12.

1:30,35

16

FL

DNF

DNF

7

Barry Sheene

Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield

A

Toyota Celica Supra

1.

1:31,20

14

Overheating

DNF

DNF

79

John Morris

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

16.

10

Head gasket

DNF

DNF

2

Pete Hall

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

10.

5

Differential

DNF

DNF

9

Frank Sytner

Sytner BMW Racing with GSi

A

BMW 635CSi

2.

2

Gearbox?

DNF

DNF

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

AGK Motorsport

C

Toyota Corolla GT

17.

0

0:00,00

electrical

The Ford Sierra XR4Ti homologated on 1 April 1985.

Jesper

[carrera]

R1 - nothing else that I can find

R2 - I can only add Belcher 18 laps 31m44.78 Brodie 16 laps 31m28.53 also Dooley fastest lap set record.

[Jesper OH]

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

Round 2 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Good Friday 5 April 1985 over 20 laps on the 2.356 miles/3.791 kms Oulton Park Island Circuit over a 47.120 miles/75.820 kms distance as part of the Gold Cup meeting.

Grid: 2-2-2-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMuwiR3-EtY
This 8:42 video shows footage of the Oulton Park race from about 0:48-2:52.

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...973Island.html

Programme cover:
http://www.progcovers.com/motor/oulton85.jpg


The Ford Sierra XR4Ti homologated on 1 April 1985.

Jesper

Updated results

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 3 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Easter Monday 8 April 1985 over 20 laps on the 2.356 miles/3.791 kms Thruxton Grand Prix Circuit over a 47.120 miles/75.820 kms distance as part of the Townsend Thoresen European Formula 3000 Race Day.

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing.../Thruxton.html

Programme cover:
http://www.progcovers.com/motor/thruxton85.jpg

Pos.

Cat.

#

Driver

Team

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

FL time

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1.

5

Dave Brodie

Mitsubishi Colt Racing

A

Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo

1.

1:27,56

20

29:52,97

FL

2.

2.

11

Neil McGrath

Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

4.

20

29:56,54

3.

3.

7

Barry Sheene

Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield

A

Toyota Celica Supra

2.

20

29:56,76

4.

4.

9

Frank Sytner

Sytner BMW Racing with GSi

A

BMW 635CSi

6.

20

30:24,33

5.

5.

12

Mike Newman

Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd

A

BMW 635CSi

12.

20

30:34,97

6.

1.

74

Richard Belcher

John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

11.

1:31,50

20

31:01,40

FL

7.

2.

66

Alan Curnow

Royal Mail Datapost

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

10.

20

31:07,39

8.

1.

32

Rob Kirby

John West Foods

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

7.

1:29,79

20

31:13,73

FL

9.

3.

69

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

14.

19

10.

4.

79

John Morris

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

15.

19

11.

5.

65

Stig Gruen

Stig Gruen

C

Toyota Corolla GT

18.

19

DNF

DNF

31

Graham Goode

Graham Goode

B

Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo

8.

13

accident

DNF

DNF

40

Phil Dowsett

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

9.

0

0:00,00

engine

DNF

DNF

41

Terry Drury

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

19.

engine

DNF

DNF

70

Patrick Watts

North Essex Motorsport

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

16.

Engine?

DNF

DNF

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

AGK Motorsport

C

Toyota Corolla GT

13.

Engine?

DNF

DNF

1

Andy Rouse

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Ford Sierra XR4Ti

3.

Turbo

DNF

DNF

30

Jon Dooley

Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

5.

1

accident

DNS

DNS

2

Pete Hall

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

Did not start: clutch

DNS

DNS

8

Brian Chatfield

Brian Chatfield

A

Ford Capri 3.0S

17.

disqualified or did not start

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 4 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Sunday 5 May 1985 over 20 laps on the 1.957 miles/3.149 kms Donington Park National Circuit over a 39.140 miles/62.980 kms distance as part of the Donington 500 meeting.

Grid: 2-2-2-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMuwi...eature=related
Coverage from 2:53-4:59

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...nNational.html

Programme cover:
http://www.progcovers.com/motor/donington850505.jpg

Pos.	Cat.	#	Driver	Team	Cat.	Car	Grid	Time	FL time	Laps	Time	Notes
1.	1.	1	Andy Rouse	Industrial Control Services Ltd	A	Ford Sierra XR4Ti	2.	1:19,02	1:20,11	20	27:13,14	FL (record)
2.	2.	5	Dave Brodie	Mitsubishi Colt Racing	A	Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo	1.	1:19,53		20	27:20,11
3.	3.	11	Neil McGrath	Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc	A	Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse	3.	1:19,63		20	27:25,93
4.	4.	9	Frank Sytner	Sytner BMW Racing with GSi	A	BMW 635CSi	4.	1:19,97		20	27:28,93
5.	1.	31	Graham Goode	Graham Goode	B	Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo	6.	1:20,88	1:22,10	20	28:00,09	FL (record)
6.	5.	2	Pete Hall	Industrial Control Services Ltd	A	Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse	8.	1:21,89		20	28:07,13
7.	2.	30	Jon Dooley	Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	7.	1:21,86		20	28:08,21
8.	3.	40	Phil Dowsett	Terry Drury Racing	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	9.	1:22,89		20	28:17,85
9.	4.	32	Rob Kirby	John West Foods	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	10.	1:24,15		20	28:22,69
10.	1.	69	Chris Hodgetts	Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	11.	1:24,39		19
11.	2.	66	Alan Curnow	Royal Mail Datapost	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	12.	1:24,91	1:25,22	19		FL (record)
12.	5.	41	Terry Drury	Terry Drury Racing	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	13.	1:25,72		19
13.	3.	70	Patrick Watts	North Essex Motorsport	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	14.	1:26,12		19
14.	4.	79	John Morris	Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	15.	1:26,31		14
DNF	DNF	7	Barry Sheene	Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield	A	Toyota Celica Supra	5.	1:20,10		13		Gearbox
DNF	DNF	74	Richard Belcher	John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	16.	1:30,03		0	0:00,00	accident
DNS	DNS	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	AGK Motorsport	C	Toyota Corolla GT	17.	1:33,08

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 5 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Monday 27 May 1985 over 20 laps on the 2.356 miles/3.791 kms Thruxton Grand Prix Circuit over a 47.120 miles/75.820 kms distance.

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing.../Thruxton.html

Pos.

Cat.

#

Driver

Team

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

FL time

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1.

1

Andy Rouse

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Ford Sierra XR4Ti

1.

1:31,45

1:30,35

20

30:47,81

FL

2.

2.

11

Neil McGrath

Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

2.

1:32,39

20

31:17,13

3.

3.

5

Dave Brodie

Mitsubishi Colt Racing

A

Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo

3.

1:33,24

20

31:45,33

4.

1.

30

Jon Dooley

Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

4.

1:33,50

20

31:48,34

5.

2.

32

Rob Kirby

John West Foods

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

13.

1:37,90

1:33,25

20

31:53,46

FL

6.

3.

31

Graham Goode

Graham Goode

B

Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo

7.

1:34,66

20

31:54,53

7.

1.

69

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

6.

1:33,56

1:34,52

20

31:57,15

FL

8.

2.

74

Richard Belcher

John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

8.

1:35,18

20

32:10,55

9.

4.

2

Pete Hall

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

9.

1:35,32

20

32:12,42

DNF

DNF

66

Alan Curnow

Royal Mail Datapost

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

11.

1:35,51

9

Accident damage

DNS

DNS

7

Barry Sheene

Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield

A

Toyota Celica Supra

5.

1:33,62

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

12

Mike Newman

Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd

A

BMW 635CSi

12.

1:35,73

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

40

Phil Dowsett

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

16.

1:39,15

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

41

Terry Drury

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

18.

1:42,27

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

70

Patrick Watts

North Essex Motorsport

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

10.

1:40,34?

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

79

John Morris

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

15.

1:39,13

DNS: accident damage

DNS

DNS

65

Stig Gruen

Stig Gruen

C

Toyota Corolla GT

17.

1:40,57

DNS: transmission

DNS

DNS

77

Geoff Kimber-Smith

AGK Motorsport

C

Toyota Corolla GT

14.

1:38,62

DNS: head gasket

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 6 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Sunday 9 June 1985 over ? Laps on the 2.932 miles/4.718 kms Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit over a x miles/x kms distance.

Grid: 2-2-2-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMuwi...eature=related
Coverage from 5:00-5:30

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...stone1975.html

Pos.

Cat.

#

Driver

Team

Cat.

Car

Grid

Time

FL time

Laps

Time

Notes

1.

1.

1

Andy Rouse

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Ford Sierra XR4Ti

2.

1:38,36

FL

2.

2.

9

Frank Sytner

Sytner BMW Racing with GSi

A

BMW 635CSi

4.

3.

3.

7

Barry Sheene

Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield

A

Toyota Celica Supra

4.

4.

11

Neil McGrath

Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

3.

5.

5.

2

Pete Hall

Industrial Control Services Ltd

A

Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse

6.

1.

44

Richard Longman

Royal Mail Datapost

B

Ford Escort RS Turbo

1:42,59

FL

7.

6.

12

Mike Newman

Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd

A

BMW 635CSi

8.

2.

31

Graham Goode

Graham Goode

B

Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo

9.

3.

32

Rob Kirby

John West Foods

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

10.

4.

30

Jon Dooley

Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

11.

5.

40

Phil Dowsett

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

12.

1.

74

Richard Belcher

John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

13.

2.

66

Alan Curnow

Royal Mail Datapost

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

1:47,10

FL

14.

3.

69

Chris Hodgetts

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

15.

6.

41

Terry Drury

Terry Drury Racing

B

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5

16.

4.

62

Tony Crudgington

Tony Crudgington

C

Toyota Corolla GT

NC

NC

70

Patrick Watts

North Essex Motorsport

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

not classified

DNF

DNF

5

Dave Brodie

Mitsubishi Colt Racing

A

Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo

1.

DNF

DNF

79

John Morris

Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS

C

Ford Escort RS1600i

Partial grid based on the video.

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Round 7 of 12 of the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship held on Sunday 14 July 1985 over 20 laps on the 1.957 miles/3.149 kms Donington Park National Circuit over a 39.140 miles/62.980 kms distance.

Grid: unknown, but likely 2-2-2-2-etc. formation for a standing start.

Track:
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racing...nNational.html

Pos.	Cat.	#	Driver	Team	Cat.	Car	Grid	Time	FL time	Laps	Time	Notes
1.	1.	1	Andy Rouse	Industrial Control Services Ltd	A	Ford Sierra XR4Ti	1.	1:19,40		20	27:16,84
2.	2.	5	Dave Brodie	Mitsubishi Colt Racing	A	Mitsubishi Starion 2000 Turbo	2.	1:19,53	1:19,54	20	27:20,11	FL
3.	1.	31	Graham Goode	Graham Goode	B	Nissan Bluebird 180B Turbo	3.	1:20,51	1:21,23	20	27:36,42	FL
4.	3.	11	Neil McGrath	Castrol Racing with Connells Estate Agents plc	A	Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse	6.	1:21,23		20	27:36,99
5.	4.	7	Barry Sheene	Team Toyota GB/Hughes of Beaconfield	A	Toyota Celica Supra	5.	1:21,19		20	27:37,56
6.	5.	9	Frank Sytner	Sytner BMW Racing with GSi	A	BMW 635CSi	4.	1:21,16		20	27:47,49
7.	6.	12	Mike Newman	Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd	A	BMW 635CSi	7.	1:21,75		20	28:01,48
8.	2.	44	Richard Longman	Royal Mail Datapost	B	Ford Escort RS Turbo	9.	1:22,37		20	28:05,58
9.	3.	30	Jon Dooley	Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	10.	1:22,78		20	28:09,23
10.	4.	41	Mark Hales	Terry Drury Racing	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	11.	1:23,10		20	27:17,92
11.	5.	32	Rob Kirby	John West Foods	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	12.	1:23,98		20	28:20,46
12.	6.	40	Phil Dowsett	Terry Drury Racing	B	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 2.5	14.	1:24,76		20	28:32,05
13.	7.	8	Brian Chatfield	Brian Chatfield	A	BMW 635CSi	13.	1:24,27		19
14.	1.	69	Chris Hodgetts	Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	16.	1:25,38	1:25,72	19		FL
15.	2.	79	John Morris	Brooklyn Motorsport/ECS	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	18.	1:26,39		19
16.	8.	2	Pete Hall	Industrial Control Services Ltd	A	Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse	8.	1:22,02		19
17.	3.	77	Geoff Kimber-Smith	AGK Motorsport	C	Toyota Corolla GT	20.	1:28,45		19
18.	4.	62	Tony Crudgington	Tony Crudgington	C	Toyota Corolla GT	19.	1:27,30		18
DNF	DNF	66	Alan Curnow	Royal Mail Datapost	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	17.	1:25,70		11
DNF	DNF	74	Richard Belcher	John Jeffreys Engineering Ltd	C	Ford Escort RS1600i	15.	1:25,12		10

Jesper