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John Player Grand Prix Support Race

Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent, Great-Britain

Date: 15/7/1972
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Pole position: Muir in 1.40,4
Fastest lap: Muir in 1.40,5

Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 149,10 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/70
Car info: 1972 Cars

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The sixth round of the Wiggins Teape Paperchase '72 offered the now usual high standards of car preparation and a fair quota of drama was enacted during the 20 laps of the full circuit. Frank Gardner rumbled the SCA late model Chevrolet Camaro to a firm win on 5.7 litres of Alan Smith power after Brian Muir led the initial 16 laps, and sliced 0.7s off the overall Group 2 record before the beautiful blue Capri spun to rest on its own oil.
David Matthews and Brodie fought fiercely for second overall and class honours, Brodie taking the verdict whilst Finland's Heikki Kemilainen also upheld Escort honours in his Gulf-backed 1300 GT, scoring a fine victory against very strong UK opposition. No drama in the little class: Bill McGovern just got on with the job of scooping up yet another maximum point score in search of his third Championship title in the George Bevan Imp.

Touring Cars class A-D
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 5 SCA Freight Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Mk2		 Frank Gardner, AUS
 5736 V8 D 20 laps, 34.19,3 2 1.41,0    
2 1 28 Norman Reeves/Stirling Cooper
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Dave Brodie, GB
 1987 L4 C 20 laps, 34.36,5 4 1.42,5    
3 2 30 Melton Racing with Broadspeed
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Dave Matthews, GB
 1798 L4 C 20 laps, 34.37,9 3 1.42,3 1.42,0  
4 3 26 John Willment Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Mike Crabtree, GB
 1800 L4 C 20 laps, 35.18,8 7 1.45,3    
5 2 4 W.M.G. Marketing
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Martin Thomas, GB
 5736 V8 D 20 laps, 35.25,9 5 1.44,0    
6 4 32 Willy Kay
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Willie Green, GB
 1850 L4 C 20 laps, 34.44,1 10 1.46,5    
7 3 6  
Ford Mustang Boss		 Dennis Leech, GB
 5700? V8 D 19 9 1.46,0    
8 1   Gulf Team Kamilainen
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Heikki Kemilainen, SF
 1298 L4 B 19 laps, 35.04,7 16 1.49,7 1.48,6  
9 2 61 Richard Longman & Co.
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jonathan Buncombe, GB
 1293 L4 B 19 17 1.50,1    
10 3 59  
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Jon Mowatt, GB
 1293 L4 B 19        
11 4 52 Woodhead Shock Absorbers
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Brian Peacock, GB
 1298 L4 B 19        
12 1 1 George Bevan
Hillman Imp		 Bill McGovern, GB
 998 L4 A 18 laps, 35.09,8 18 1.50,5 1.50,8  
  2    
Hillman Imp		 Melvyn Adams, GB
 998 L4 A 18        
  3    
BMC Mini Cooper		 Jeremy Bean, GB
 998 L4 A 18        
       
Ford Escort TC		 Zekia Redjep, GB
 1594 L4 C          
DNF      
Ford Capri 3000 GT		 Colin Hawker, GB
 2993 V6 D         Oil pressure
DNF   62 Ken Costello
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Rob Mason, GB
 1293 L4 B 15       Engine
DNF   8 Malcolm Gartlan Racing/Wiggings Teape Ltd.
Ford Capri RS 2600		 Brian Muir, AUS
 2940 V6 D 15 1 1.40,4 1.40,5 Engine
DNF   3 Cona Coffee
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Martin Birrane, IRL
 ca. 5000 V8 D 15 13 1.49,4   Steering
DNF      
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Jeremy Nightingale, GB
 1298 L4 B 5       Fire
DNF   34 Gerry Edmonds Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Lawrie Hickman, GB
 1800 L4 C 5 11 1.46,5   Engine
DNF   2  
AMC Javelin		 David Howes, GB
 6390 V8 D   12 1.48,1   Puncture
DNF   10 Research Consultants Ltd.
Chevrolet Camaro		 Terry Sanger, GB
   V8 D   6 1.44,1?   Accident
DNF     Gulf Team Kamilainen
Ford Escort RS 1600		 Heikki Kemilainen, SF
   L4 C   8 1.45,5   Oil pressure
DNF     Ken Costello
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Rob Mason, GB
 1293 L4 B   15 1.49,6   Split transmission casing
DNF     VMW Motors
Ford Escort 1300 GT		 Vince Woodman, GB
 1298 L4 B   14 1.49,6   Gearbox