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Old 12 Feb 2010, 01:22 (Ref:2631874)   #34
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Round 5- Thruxton 28 May 1984

Pos. Cat. # Driver Team/sponsor Cat. Car Grid Q-time FL Laps Time Notes
            
1.1.20Steve SoperTWR/Austin Rover FleetARover Vitesse     Possibly Disqualified post-race?
2.2.7Andy RouseRouse/ICSARover Vitesse1     
3.3.11Tony PondTWR/SanyoARover Vitesse      
4.4.10Jean-Louis SchlesserTWR/SanyoARover Vitesse      
             
             
7.7.5Vince WoodmanCC Motorsport/BMW GBABMW 635CSi      
             
?.1.30Jon DooleyARDT/NapolinaBAlfa Romeo GTV6      
?.2.35Robin BrundleDowson/ComputervisionBMG Metro Turbo      
             
?.1.51Alan GreenhalghGreenhalgh/OrdibelCVW Golf GTi      
DNF.DNF.34Patrick WattsDowson/ComputervisionBMG Metro Turbo     Engine
DNFDNF43Paul TaftDowson/Klaxon NeimannBMG Metro Turbo   1 lap Accident
DNFDNF.77Richard LongmanLongman/DatapostCFord Escort RS1600i   1 lap Accident
DNFDNF14Win PercyHughes of BeconsfieldAToyota Celica Supra      
DNFDNF18Dave BrodieBBW MotorsportAMitsubishi Starion Turbo      
             
DNSDNS6James WeaverCC Motorsport/BMW GBABMW 635CSi   DNS Accident

On paper, a good day's work for Austin Rover- Steve Soper dropped in with one of the ETCC/Fleet Vitesses and led home a Rover 1-2-3-4
Peter Lovett stepped down from his Sanyo Rover drive due to 'business commitments', and Jean-Louis Schlesser took over the drive, finishing 4th behind Soper, Rouse and Pond.

However, all hell was about to break loose, as the scrutineers took great interest in the 'Fleet' car, insisting that Soper drive it directly to the scrutineering bay himself, rather than entrusting it to a mechanic- Soper therefore missed the presentations etc after the race...Worse was to come, as the scrutineers felt unable to pass the car as legal....

The report in PC is a bit sketchy, as it again covers two rounds, but is mainly dominated by discussion of Austin Rover's withdrawal of the series after Round 6

The classes saw a couple of fairly unexpected results- the Metro Turbo domination being broken by Dooley's GTV6, with DNFs for Watts and Taft; and the 1600 class went to Greenhalgh's Golf
Weaver only lasted 4 laps of qualifying before shunting the 635 heavily, ending his involvement in the meeting. A brake problem was the suspected cause

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