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Old 13 Dec 2009, 10:44 (Ref:2598840)   #13
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Just to keep the thread ticking over- I don't have the full race report, but I think this is most of the result, plus my own thoughts on the entry. I'm missing the qualifying times and some of the race times

Round 6, Silverstone, 12 July 1987 British GP support. 15 laps.

As usual in this period, the GP support brought out a quite a few extra cars. Several were making their first appearances of the year, including the return of Dave Brodie's Starion, Brian Chatfield debuting an ex-TWR Bastos Rover, Karl Jones in a Duckhams-backed Escort RS Turbo and Alan Minshaw's Golf (Did Minshaw run his Group A Golf here, or his Prodsaloon? Similarly, was Jones in his regular Prodsaloon Escort, or a Group A example?)
Rob Kirby's troublesome Alfa was back in 1986 V6-spec, rather than as the 75 Turbo seen in earlier races.
The debutants also included a couple of very significant additions to the entry list- the debut of Frank Sytner's Prodrive M3 and Tiff Needell in the TOM'S GB front-drive Corolla. Both would have a major impact in their respective classes in the future.
A number of Prodsaloon Cosworths, Renault 5 Turbo Cup cars and Paul Harmer's Prodsaloon Astra also joined the party

There were also a couple of significant absentees from the originally published entry list- TWR originally entered two cars, one of their so far unraced Commdores for Walkinshaw, and a Rover for Jeff Allam. Tom and Jeff went instead to the Nurburgring WTCC round with the VL. As I remember, this turn of events was rumoured in the previews for both races in either Autosport or MN
Andy Rouse was also absent on WTCC duty, but his ICS Cosworth was present, in the hands of Win Percy, who qualified on pole,from the returning Brodie, and the Rovers of Tim Harvey and Dennis Leech. Fastest class B runner was Sytner in 5th. I think Hodgetts was fastest 1600, but I don't know who took Class C pole

The race went to Percy, Sytner taking Class B, Roger Saunders Class C, and Hodgetts Class D.

Full result:

1./#1/Win Percy/Rouse-ICS/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth/15 laps/ 25m51.29
2./#9/Dave Brodie/BBW Turbosport/A/Mitsubishi Starion/15 laps/25m54.04
3./#33/Frank Sytner/Prodrive/B/BMW M3/15 laps/15 laps/25m56.23
4./#6/Graham Goode/Goode/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth/15 laps/25m58.41
5./#8/Tim Harvey/Maguire-Istel/A/Rover Vitesse/15 laps/26m00.63
6./#2/Pete Hall/Rouse-ICS/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth/15 laps/26m04.68
7./#4/Dennis Leech/Leech/A/Rover Vitesse/15 laps/26m04.96
8./#7/Mike O'Brien/Docking/A/Holden Commodore VK/15 laps/26m34.72
9./#3/Graham Scarborough/Letchworth Roofing/A/Rover Vitesse/15 laps/26m36.74
10./#10/Mike Newman/Newman/A/BMW635CSi/15 laps/26m41.48
11./#??/Brian Chatfield/Chatfield/A/Rover Vitesse/15 laps/26m45.63
12./#66/Chris Hodgetts/CHMS/D/Toyota Corolla GT/14 laps
13./#71/Geoff Kimber-Smith/AGK/D/Toyota Corolla GT/14 laps
14./#??/Will Hoy/CHMS/D/Toyota Corolla GT/14 laps
15./#30/Rob Kirby/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo 75V6/14 laps
16./#70/Tiff Needell/TOM'S GB/D/Toyota Corolla GT (fwd)/14 laps
17./#??/Roger Saunders/UniqueAir/C/Renault 5GT Turbo/14 laps
18./#31/Jon Dooley/ARDT/B/Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
19./#74/Phil Dowsett/North Essex/D/Ford Escort RS1600i
20./#55/Colin Pearct/Smith & Latimer/C/MG Metro Turbo
21./#62/Tony Crudgington/Crudgington/D/Toyota Corolla GT
22./#42/Alan Minshaw/Demon Tweeks/C/VW Golf GTi
23./#??/Alex Postan/Postan/C/Renault 5GT Turbo
24./#??/David Grimshaw/Darlington Garages?/C/Renault 5GT Turbo
25./#??/Niki Phillips/Phillips/Renault 5GT Turbo
26./#??/Les Germain/Germain/C/Renault 5GT Turbo
27./#??/Anthony Pownall/Pownall/C/Renault 5GT Turbo
28./#??/Paul Harmer/Harmer/C/Vauxhall Astra GTE 8v (prodsaloon)

DNF
#16/Robb Gravett/Hathaway-Arquati/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth(prodsaloon)- overheating?
#22/Karl Jones/Asquith/B/Ford Escort RS Turbo- turbo failure?
#5/Dave Carvell/R.A. Potter/A/Rover Vitesse- ??
#18/Jerry Mahony/Dowson-Arquati/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth (prodsaloon) -overheating?
#19/Dave Morgan/TCCS Racing/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth (prodsaloon)- engine?
#38/Mark Hales/Drury/B/Ford Escort RS Turbo- 5 laps- overheating
#15/Mike Smith/Abbott Racing-Mobil 1/A/Ford Sierra RS Cosworth (prodsaloon)- 4 laps- puncture
#32/Kevin Eaton/East Midlands Transport/B/Nissan Bluebird Turbo- gearbox

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