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1984 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship - Discussion & Results
Since 1984 is the year discussed, I might as well start my quest to fill in my massive gaps of 1980s group A style BTCC by posting what I know:
Round 1 of 11 the RAC Tricentrol British Touring Car Championship
March 25, 1984 at Donington Park
Result
1. #7 Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
Since that is what I know, the qualifying results might be more of more use to tell who was there. These results might have been copied from an MG Metro Turbo sales add from a few years back – can't remember.
Position / number / driver / team (my guess) / class / car / time
1./ #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.07
2./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.07
3./ #20 / Steve Soper / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.17
4./ #6 / James Weaver / CC / A / BMW 635CSi / 1:20.28
5./ #9 / Frank Sytner / Sytner / A / BMW 635CSi / 1:20.40
6./ #10 / Peter Lovett / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:20.88
7./ #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra / 1:21.28
8./ #4 / Dennis Leech / Leech / A / Rover Vitesse / 1:21.72
9./ #18 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo / 1:21.91
10./ #34 / Patrick Watts / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo / 1:22.59
11./ #40 / Phil Dowsett / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:23.23
12./ #35 / Robin Brundle / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo / 1:24.10
13./ #30 / Jon Dooley / Dooley / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.11
14./ #69 / Chris Hodgetts / Brooklyn/ C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:25.27
15./ #32 / Rob Kirby / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.36
16./ #41 / Paul Smith / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6 / 1:25.55
17./ #33 / John Morris / Morris / B / VW Scirocco GTI / 1:25.82
18./ #51 / Alan Greenhalgh / C / Ford Escort RS1600i* / 1:26.24
19./ #66 / Alan Curnow / Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:27.81
20./ #77 / Richard Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:28.13
21./ #38 / Graham Goode / Goode / B / Nissan Bluebird Turbo / 1:31.57
22./ #84 / Barry Lee / Lee / C / Ford Escort RS1600i / 1:32.89
23./ #31 / Andrew Thorpe / unknown / B / Vauxhall Astra GTE / 1:36.11
*Thought that Greenhalgh raced a VW Golf GTI.
Maximum 9 points for a class win in all three divisions.
Round 2, April 1, 1984 at Silverstone
1./ #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
pole by Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
Round 3, April 20, 1984 at Oulton Park
1./ #6 / James Weaver / CC / A / BMW 635CSi starting from pole
Round 4, April 21, 1984 at Thruxton
1./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse starting from pole
Is the date correct? A day after the previous round! Qualifying and racing on the same day, I presume then.
Round 5, May 28, 1984 at Thruxton
1./ #20 / Steve Soper / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
2./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
3./ #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
4./ #10 / Jean-Louis Schlesser / A / Rover Vitesse
DNF / #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra
DNF / #18 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
DNF / #34 / Patrick Watts / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo
? / #9 / Vince Woodman / CC / A / BMW 635CSi
? / #? / David Kennedy / Kennedy / A / BMW 635CSi
? / #35 / Robin Brundle / Dowson / B / MG Metro Turbo
DNS / #6 / James Weaver / CC / A / BMW 635 CSi
Round 6, June 10, 1984 at Silverstone
1./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
pole by #11 / Tony Pond / TWR / A / Rover Vitesse
Round 7, July 1, 1984 at Snetterton
1./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse starting from pole
Round 8, July 20, 1984 at Brands Hatch as Grand Prix support race
1./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse starting from pole
? / #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra
Round 9, August 28, 1984 at Brands Hatch
Maiden victory of the Toyota Celica Supra in the capable hands of Win Percy. Andy Rouse got the better start but tyre wear handed the victory to Percy. 22 entries for this race.
1./ #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra
2./ #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
3./ #18 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
4./ #6 / James Weaver / CC / A / BMW 635CSi
5./ #? / Vince Woodman / CC / A / BMW 635CSi
6./ #? / Neil McGrath / unknown / A / Rover Vitesse
? / #9 / Frank Sytner / Sytner / A / BMW 635CSi
? / #? / Mike Newman / Newman / A / Ford Capri 3.0S
? / #? / David Kennedy / Kennedy / A / BMW 635CSi
? / #30 / Jon Dooley / Dooley / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6, winning class B
? / #38 / Graham Goode / Goode / B / Nissan Bluebird Turbo, second in class B
? / #40 / Phil Dowsett / unknown / B / Alfa Romeo GTV6
? / #77 / Richard Longman / Longman / C / Ford Escort RS1600i, winning class C
DNF / #? / Charles Sawyer-Hoare / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
DNF / #69 / Chris Hodgetts / Brooklyn / C / Ford Escort RS1600i
Round 10, September 16, 1984 at Donington Park
1./ #7 Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse
2./ #14 / Win Percy / Hughes of Beaconsfield / A / Toyota Celica Supra, beaten by 0.23 seconds after starting from pole
Round 11, October 7, 1984 at Silverstone
1./ #18 / David Brodie / Brodie / A / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo
pole / #7 / Andy Rouse / Rouse / A / Rover Vitesse, starting from pole
This is what I got about the 1984 RAC Tricentrol British Touring Car Championship. The first year as a touring car championship rather than the previous saloon car designation. Any help in filling in the gaps will be much appreciated.
Jesper
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