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Originally Posted by Jesper OH
Round 9 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday August 6th 1989 over 20 laps of the 3.085 kms Snetterton circuit.
Pos. | Cl. | # | Driver | Team/sponsor | Cat. | Car | Grid | Time | Fastest lap | Laps | Time | Notes | 1. | 1. | 21 | Robb Gravett | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 1. | 1:06,24 | 1:07,50 | 20 | 22:44,75 | | 2. | 2. | 1 | Andy Rouse | Rouse/Kaliber | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 2. | 1:07,34 | 1:07,58 | 20 | 22:45,03 | | 3. | 3. | 7 | Tim Harvey | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 3. | 1:07,34 | 1:07,61 | 20 | 22:45,75 | | 4. | 4. | 20 | Will Hoy | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC + Shell | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 8. | 1:08,25 | 1:07,59 | 20 | 22:51,00 | | 5. | 5. | 6 | Laurence Bristow | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 7. | 1:08,11 | 1:07,76 | 20 | 23:02,23 | | 6. | 6. | 5 | Sean Walker | Goode/FAI + Moss Security | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 5. | 1:08,04 | 1:08,30 | 20 | 23:06,53 | | 7. | 7. | 25 | Gerrit van Kouwen | JQF/Fina Unleaded | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 13. | 1:08,92 | 1:08,59 | 20 | 23:12,33 | | 8. | 8. | 19 | Dave Brodie | Brodie Brittain/Hillstone | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 9. | 1:08,41 | 1:09,14 | 20 | 23:24,78 | | 9. | 9. | 2 | Jerry Mahony | Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 15. | 1:09,19 | 1:09,57 | 20 | 23:41,94 | | 10. | 10. | 17 | Mike O'Brien | TDR/Autoglass + Swan National | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 14. | 1:09,02 | 1:09,14 | 20 | 23:49,51 | | 11. | 11. | 3 | Graham Goode | Goode/Listerine + Texaco | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 10. | 1:08,51 | 1:10,60 | 20 | 23:57,97 | | 12. | 1. | 32 | James Weaver | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 17. | 1:10,18 | 1:10,76 | 19 | | | 13. | 2. | 33 | Frank Sytner | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 16. | 1:09,95 | 1:11,32 | 19 | | | 14. | 3. | 35 | Ian Forrest | Prodrive/Novafone + Drambuie | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 21. | 1:12,04 | 1:12,00 | 19 | | | 15. | 4. | 44 | John Llewellyn | BRR/Neeps | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 19. | 1:11,57 | 1:12,32 | 19 | | | 16. | 1. | 56 | John Cleland | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 22. | 1:12,74 | 1:14,01 | 19 | | | 17. | 2. | 58 | Louise Aitken-Walker | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | | | | | | | 18. | 3. | 57 | Jeremy Rossiter | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | | | | | | | 19. | 1. | 75 | Ray Armes | Goode/PG Tags | D | Honda Civic Si | 25. | 1:15,24 | 1:15,59 | 18 | | | | 5. | 37 | Nettan Lindgren | | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 20. | | | | | | | 4. | 50 | Alan Minshaw | Demon Tweeks/Castrol | C | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V | | | | | | | | | 88 | Tony Crudgington | Crudgington | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | | | | 77 | Geoff Kimber-Smith | Five Star Racing | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | | | | | unknown | | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 11. | | | | | | | | | unknown | | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 12. | | | | | | | | | unknown | | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 18. | | | | | | | | 24 | John Lepp | Trident/Nokia Mobira + Campari | A | Maserati Biturbo | | | | | | | DNF | DNF | 28 | Karl Jones | Asquith/Duckhams | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 6. | 1:08,10 | 1:08,39 | 16 | | engine | DNF | DNF | 4 | Mike Newman | Goode/Listerine | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 4. | 1:07,87 | 1:09,23 | 3 | | misfire |
Robb Gravett winning his fourth victory of the season but this time it was real close. The Trakstar car running on an unfamiliar Yokohama compound didn't know exactly what to expect from the tyres he raced them only as hard as he had to and had Andy Rouse all over him. Things eased off slightly towards the end as Tim Harvey momentarily went past Rouse on lap 18. In the end status quo remained covering the three some by just a second.
Will Hoy, substituting a recently ankle operated Mike Smith, in the second Trakstar car was a slendid fourth in unfamiliar enviroments from a tyre troubled Laurence Bristow. Sean Walker took the final point in sixth after an early off course excursion. Karl Jones looked set for that point only to blow an engine on lap 17. Gerrit van Kouwen finished seventh in his first try with the now active suspensioned JQF RS500 but with failing boost.
Another Weaver-Sytner show case in Class B with Ian Forrest taking third. John Clark seemed destined for third but a slow puncture caused a spin into retirement. As first privateer John Llewellyn sported a six speed gearbox but that caused him problems in the race leaving him fourth.
In Class C the order was once again John Cleland, Louise Aitken-Walker and Jeremy Rositer in the three Dave Cook Vauxhalls and again Alan Minshaw making sure that any points were distributed.
Ray Armes took another pointless Class D victory, even bothering with rebuilding the car from a Friday practice accident.
Jesper
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From 19th onwards - Armes (D), Minshaw, Kimber-Smith, Crudington, Retired - Clark, Jones, Pinkey, Donovan, Lepp, Newman, Edwards.
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