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Originally Posted by RTH
I own RT3-470 1984 car which was run by Alan Docking for Eric Lang in 1984 and then did class B in 1985 with Godfrey Hall driving it, which is who I bought it from 26 years ago. I have just been and physically checked the chassis number again. So unless he had two cars which I think very unlikely then I think your car had a different background.
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I can confirm this. The Ralt build record shows RT3-470 as sold to Docking 16 Feb 1984
Physical observations of the car driven by Lang, in 1984, and by Hall in 1985
I guess that formula2.net took their attribution of RT3-500 from Motoring News 11 April 1984 p.4 "Docking ordered Ralts 500th car as a SPARE for Lang" and extrapolated wildly from there because they didn't have access to the build records or other observations.
RT3-500 was despatched with black bodywork on 18 April 1984, to Docking.
However, I have a physical observation made 23 April 1984 where RT3-500 was a spare car for another team altogether.
Butterfield's car at Thruxton 6 May 1985 is described as ex Eric Lang (Autosport 2.5.85 p.10 race preview) As it's an 84 spec car, and can't be 470 that suggests its 500, but the first appearance with another team is a puzzle.
Chris