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Guards International European 6 Hour Saloon Car Race

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 21/6/1969 to: 22/6/1969
Track length: 4.265 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 21 (division 1)
Starters: 35 (div. 2+3); 17 (div. 1)
Finishers: 20 (21 classified) (div. 2+3);

Pole position: Hahne/Quester in 1.46,8
Fastest lap: ? (div. 2+3), Hickman in 1.53,6 (div. 1)

Distance: 6 hours (div. 2+3), 2 hours (div.1)
Average speed: 135,65 kmh (div. 2+3), 129,46 kmh (div. 1)
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 5/68
Car info: 1969 Cars

Pictures

In the race for Division 1, Rob Mason with the Mini was too quick in the corners for the Abarths of Swart and “Pam”. Another threat initially was the 1000 cc Escort of Hickman, but this fell back after a few pit stops with a flat battery. First it was thought that the Sunbeam Imp of Peter Harper was everyone’s favourite, but it went out with internal maladies. When “Pam” fell by the wayside (electrics), the finishing order became Mason, Swart and Hickman.

The favourite for Division 3 and overall honours had to start from the back; Hezemans had driven the SRT Porsche 911 on Saturday in Zandvoort as the support act for the Grand Prix. So Hezemans and van Lennep could not take part in practice, the organisers granted them each three laps before the race to settle in. The pair thanked by lapping under the pole-position time...

After the start, they were fourth after ten laps and closing in on the leaders, when disaster struck in the form of a broken valve rocker. It was repaired in a cool 22 laps, and they started all over again, in the end finishing 21 laps behind the winner Quester, finishing 12th in the end, second in class.
So what was the closest competition Quester in the 2002 TIK had? No Falcon, no Alpina 2002, no 911 - not even a Lotus Cortina or Escort TC. Even the other works BMW’s did not last the distance. No, it was the sensational Broadspeed Escort 1300 GT, driven by John Fitzpatrick and Trevor Taylor, who finished a mere 20 meters behind the Bavarian machine; in its defence, the BMW had to stop often at the pits - yet again twice with flat batteries...

Division 1
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
1 1   Don Moore
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Rob Mason, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 61 8 1.59,8    
2 2   Team Radio Veronica
Abarth 1000 TC		 Ed Swart, NL
 982 L4 Div. 1 61 5 1.58,0    
3 3   Leonard Ward Racing
Ford Escort 1.0 Broadspeed		 Lawrie Hickman, GB
 997 L4 Div. 1 60 2 1.56,4    
4 4    
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Bob Jones, GB
Terry Harmer, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 59 10 2.00,4    
5 5    
Abarth 1000 TC		 Gianfranco Palazzoli ("Pal Joe"), I
 982 L4 Div. 1 59 13 ca. 2.02,5    
6 6    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Berry Walters, GB
Jon Mowatt, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 58   2.02,8    
7 7    
Hillman Imp		 Jeremy Nightingale, GB
 998 L4 Div. 1 58 11 2.00,6    
8 8/1   Team Radio Veronica
Abarth 850 TC		 Rein Zwolsman, NL
 847 L4 Div. 1 57   ?    
9 9/8    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 David Buckett, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 55   2.12,4    
10 10/9    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Peter Lague, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 52 3 1.57,0    
  /2    
BMC Mini Gr. 2		 P. Clarke, GB
 848 L4 Div. 1 52   ?    
DNF?     D.J. Bond
Ford Anglia		 Keith St. John, GB
 997 L4 Div. 1   12 2.01,6    
DNF?      
Sunbeam Imp		 Mike Freeman, GB
 998 L4 Div. 1   7 1.59,4    
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Robin Searle, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 33 9 2.00,0   Driver unwell
DNF      
Abarth 1000 TC		 Marsilio Pasotti ("Pam"), I
 982 L4 Div. 1 18 6 1.58,4   Igniton
DNF     Fraser
Sunbeam Imp		 Peter Harper, GB
 998 L4 Div. 1 15 1 1.55,6   Engine
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Colin Youle, GB
 999 L4 Div. 1 9 4 1.57,2   Overheating
DNS      
Abarth 850 TC		 Geoff Anstead, GB
John Anstead, GB
 847 L4 Div. 1         Refused at scrutineering (rear wheel arches too wide)

Division 2 and 3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
1 1 62  
BMW 2002 TIK		 Hubert Hahne, D
Dieter Quester, A
 1990 tc L4 Div. 3 191 laps 1 1.46,8    
2 1 15 Team Broadspeed
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
Trevor Taylor, GB
 1298 L4 Div. 2 191 laps, 7 seconds behind 6 1.50,4    
3 2   Alpina
BMW 2002 TI		 Gunther Huber, A
Peter Peter, A
 1990 L4 Div. 3 187   1.51,4    
4 2   BLMC
Morris Mini Cooper S		 John Handley, GB
Roger Enever, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2 185   1.53,6    
5 3   Alpina
BMW 1600 TI		 Paul Bergner, D
Walter Treser, D
 1600 L4 Div. 2 184   1.55,6    
6 4    
Ford Escort TC		 Yvette Fontaine, B
Freddy Semoulin ("Alain Dex"), B
 1594 L4 Div. 2 183   1.56,6    
7 5   BLMC
Morris Mini Cooper S		 John Rhodes, GB
Paddy Hopkirk, IRL
 1293 L4 Div. 2 182   1.51,6    
8 6    
Ford Cortina Mk 2 Lotus		 Tony Dean, GB
Brian Robinson, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 3 180   1.51,6 (spare car)    
9 7   Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Enrico Pinto, I
Rhoddy Harvey Bailey, GB
 1290 L4 Div. 2 178   1.54,8    
10 8    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Roger Heavens, GB
Martin Ridehalgh, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2 176   1.55,4    
11 9    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Ken Costello, GB
Rob Mason, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2 174   2.03,0    
12 3   SRT Holland
Porsche 911		 Toine Hezemans, NL
Gijs van Lennep, NL
 1991 B6 Div. 3 170   no time (raced in Holland)    
13 10    
Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior		 Jean-Pierre Cornet, B
Jean-Marie Jacquemin, B
 1290 L4 Div. 2 169   2.01,2    
14 4    
Ford Falcon Sprint		 Terry Sanger, GB
Terry Drury, GB
 4728 V8 Div. 3 168   ca. 1.54,2    
15 11    
Ford Escort TC		 Roger Taylor, GB
Terry Croker, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 2 161   1.53,2    
16 12    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Graham Janzen, GB
? Jon Mowatt, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2 160   no time    
17 13    
Ford Escort TC		 Frank Gardner, AUS
Tom Belsø, DK
 1594 L4 Div. 2 156 2 1.48,0    
18 14    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Mac Ross, GB
David Buckett, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2 155   2.02,6    
19 15    
Ford Escort TC		 John Bloomfield, GB
Mike Franey, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 2 151   1.55,4    
20 16   Autodelta S.p.A.
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Andrea de Adamich, I
Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I
 1570 L4 Div. 2 149   > 1.51,6    
21 5   Georg Loos
Porsche 911		 Rolf Stommelen, D
Georg Loos, D
 1991 B6 Div. 3 146 4 1.48,8   Driveshaft
DNF?      
Ford Escort TC		 Ken Coffey, GB
Nigel Moores, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 2     2.05,2    
DNF?      
Ford Falcon Sprint		 Roy Pierpoint, GB
Terry Hunter, GB
 4728 V8 Div. 3     1.53,2    
DNF?     Escuderia Nacional CS
BMW 2002 TI		 Jorge de Bagration, E
Helmut Zarges, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3     1.54,2    
DNF?      
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Vince Woodman, GB
Chris Boulter, GB
 1298 L4 Div. 2     1.55,0    
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jeremy Mitchell, GB
Chris Alford, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2     2.09,8    
DNF?      
BMC Mini Cooper S?		 Willie Dick, GB
Bob Parkinson, GB
 1293? L4 Div. 2     2.01,6    
DNF?      
BMC Mini Cooper S?		 Phil de Banks, GB
Ginger Marshall, GB
 1293? L4 Div. 2     1.58,8    
DNF     Britax
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Gordon Spice, GB
Steve Neal, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2     1.51,6    
DNF      
Porsche 911		 Nick Faure, GB
Mike Crabtree, GB
 1991 B6 Div. 3     1.54,0   Clutch
DNF     Janspeed
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Geoff Mabbs, GB
Morris Torley, GB
 1293 L4 Div. 2     1.54,4   Differential
DNF   51  
BMW 2002 TI		 Dieter Glemser, D
Helmut Marko, A
 1990 L4 Div. 3   5 1.49,8   Rocker
DNF      
BMW 2002 TIK		 Chris Craft, GB
Dieter Basche, D
 1990 tc L4 Div. 3   3 1.48,2   Rocker
DNF      
Ford Escort TC		 Willie Green, GB
Willy Kay, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 2     1.51,2   Differential
DNF     Frami Racing Holland
Ford Escort TC		 Han Akersloot, NL
Frans Lubin, NL
 1594 L4 Div. 2     no time (raced in Holland)   Transmission
DNS     Alpina
BMW 1600 TI		 Gerold Pankl, A
Ferfried von Hohenzollern, D
 1600 L4 Div. 2         Accident in practice
DNS      
Ford Escort TC		 Tony Dean, GB
Brian Robinson, GB
 1594 L4 Div. 3         Accident in practice