[Jesper OH]

Round 3 of 13 of the 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Wednesday 2nd May 1988 over x laps on the x.xxx miles/3.791 km Thruxton circuit.

The book ”British Touring Car Racing in Camera”, pages 136-137 has a picture of the cars about to line up for the dummy grid, showing approcimately this formation:

1./ #6 / Steve Soper / Eggenberger-Texaco / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
2./ #22 / Andy Rouse / Rouse-Kaliber / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
3./ #15 / Graham Goode / Goode-Listerine / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
4./ #14 / Mike Newman / Goode-Burlington / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
5./ #4 / Dennis Leech / Leech-Demon Tweeks / A / Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse
6./ #7 / Mike O'Brien / Docking / A / Holden Commodore VL
7./ #10 / Robb Gravett / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
8./ #16 / Karl Jones / Asquith-Duckhams / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
9./ #21 / Guy Edwards / Rouse-Kaliber / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
10./ #8 / Jerry Mahony / Dowson-Arquati / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
11./ #33 / Frank Sytner / Richards-Mobil / B / BMW M3
12./ #19 / Laurence Bristow / Rouse / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
13./ #5 / Tim Harvey / Drury / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
14./ #32 / Mike Smith / Richards-Mobil / B / BMW M3
15./ #17 / Bob Sands / CC-Crystal / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
16./ #36 / Godfrey Hall / Maguire / B / BMW M3
17./ unknown
18./ #27 / Peter Buxtorf / Buxtorf / A / BMW 635CSi
19./ unknown
20./ #44 / Alan Minshaw / Minshaw-Demon Tweeks / B / BMW M3
The rest of the grid is impossible to read, but the Class C VW Golfs of James Shead and possible Andrew Jeffrey is visible as is the #63 Tony Crudgington class D Toyota Corolla. A white Ford Escort RS (1600i or Turbo?) is seen at what appears to be at the back.

Class A:
1./ #6 / Steve Soper / Eggenberger-Texaco / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / x laps / 23m32.64s
2./ #22 / Andy Rouse / ARE-Kaliber / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 24m08.11s
3./ #8 / Jerry Mahony / Dowson-Arquati / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
? / #7 / Mike O'Brien / Docking-Swan / A / Holden Commodore VL / 4th in class
? / #5 / Tim Harvey / Drury-none? / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 5th in class
? / #16 / Karl Jones / Asquith-Duckhams / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / 6th in class
? / #14 / Mike Newman / Goode-Burlington / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / ?
? / #19 / Laurence Bristow / ARE-CAM / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth / ?
? / #4 / Dennis Leech / Leech-Demon Tweeks / A / Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse / DNF accident?
DNF / #21 / Guy Edwards / ARE-Kaliber / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
DNF / #10 / Robb Gravett / ARE-? / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth /
? / #15 / Graham Goode / Goode-Listerine / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
? / #17 / Bob Sands / CC Motorsport-Crystal / A / Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
? / #27 / Peter Buxtorf (CH) / Buxtorf / A / BMW 635CSi
Fastest lap: Andy Rouse

Class B:
? / #33 / Frank Sytner / Richards-Mobil BMW / B / BMW M3 / 1st in class
? / #32 / Mike Smith / Richards-Mobil BMW / B / BMW M3 / 2nd in class
? / #36 / Godfrey Hall / Maguire / B / BMW M3 / 3rd in class
? / #44 / Alan Minshaw / Minshaw-Demon Tweeks / B / BMW M3 / 4th in class
? / #38 / Dave Wallis / Drury / B / Ford Escort RS Turbo / 5th in class
Fastest lap: Mike Smith

Class C:
? / #55 / James Shead / Maguire / C / VW Golf GTI 16V / 1st in class
? / #50 / John Brindley / Minshaw-Demon Tweeks / C / VW Golf GTI 16V / 2nd in class
? / #48 / Andrew Jeffrey / unknown-Specialist Cars Aberdeen / C / VW Golf GTI 16 / 3rd in class
Fastest lap: John Brindley

Class D:
? / #63 / Tony Crudgington / Crudgington / D / Toyota Corolla GT
? / #70 / Phil Dowsett / TOM's GB / D / Toyota Corolla FXGT
? / unknown
DNS / #77 / Geoff Kimber-Smith / Kimber-Smith / D / Toyota Corolla GT / Gearbox
Fastest lap: Tony Crudgington

Jesper