Pole position: Graham
Fastest lap: Graham in 1.10,2 = 136,50 kmh
Distance: 20 laps
Average speed: 129,97 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1975 Cars
This was a crucial race in the Southern Organs series, with Stuart Graham, Andy Rouse and Win Percy starting as joint leaders and all needing a win to improve their points scores. Woodman made the best start and led for a lap, but Graham powered past him as they passed the pits at the end of the first lap and that looked like the end of things. But just after half-distance a half-shaft let go on the Faberge Camaro and a very sick Stuart Graham was out of the race. Woodman had meanwhile left Richard Lloyd behind as Lloyd struggled with his beast completely unassisted after its power steering belt broke on the second lap. So it was Woodman's VMW/Esso Camaro which went on to win the race comfortably from Brian Muir, whose Dolomite Sprint just fended off a very strong challenge from Andy Rouse's Dolomite and so won its class. Pepper came in fourth and four-litre class winner Chris Craft inherited fifth overall with his Wisharts Capri after Lloyd lost control of his Camaro going through Fosters with three laps left and slid into the sleepers. The little class was full of dramas. In the first corner traffic jam Percy ran into the back of Stuart Rolt's Capri and stopped at the end of the lap to have the damage checked. He was soon out again and catching up at a phenomenal rate. By lap nine he was with his team mate Brian Cutting in the other Samurai car and had class leader Stan Clark's Alfa in sight - and then a brake pipe broke and he, like fellow championship leader Graham, was out of the race. So Clark took the class, finishing well clear of Cutting, who was suffering from a rather severe lack of brakes. |
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Touring Cars class A-D
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| 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 | VMW Motors - Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Vince Woodman, GB |
7443 | V8 | D | 20 laps, 24.34,6 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Shellsport Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Brian Muir, AUS |
1998 | L4 | B | 20 laps, 24.42,4 | 1.12,8 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Triumph Team Piranha Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Andy Rouse, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 20 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | General Relays Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Pepper, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 20 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | Wisharts Garages Ford Capri II 3.0 GT |
Chris Craft, GB |
2993 | V6 | C | 20 laps, 24.48,6 | 1.12,6 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | Wingfield Marshall Opel Commodore GS/E |
Peter Hanson, GB |
2784 | L6 | C | 20 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | Team Castrol Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Barrie Williams, GB |
2 x 491 | R2 | B | 20 | 1.12,8 | ||||
| 3 | MacMillan Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
John Olding, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 20 | ||||||
| 3 | Ottershaw Motors Opel Commodore GS/E |
Shaun Jackson, GB |
2784 | L6 | C | 20 | ||||||
| 1 | Penthouse Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior |
Stan Clark, GB |
1570 | L4 | A | 19 laps, 25.00,2 | ||||||
| 2 | Samurai Racing with Toyota GB Toyota Celica GT |
Brian Cutting, GB |
1588 | L4 | A | 19 | ||||||
| 3 | Renault R 17 TS |
M. Anderson |
1565 | L4 | A | 19 | ||||||
| Ford Capri 3000 |
Stuart Rolt, GB |
2993 | V6 | C | ||||||||
| DNF | Fabergé Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Stuart Graham, GB |
7443 | V8 | D | 1 | 1.10,2 | Half shaft | ||||
| DNF | Samurai Racing with Toyota GB Toyota Celica GT |
Win Percy, GB |
1588 | L4 | A | ca. 10 | 1.15,6 | |||||
| DNF | Think Automotive/Simoniz Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
7443 | V8 | D | 17 | 2 | Accident | ||||
| DNF | Dealer Opel Team Opel Commodore GS/E |
John Handley, GB |
2784 | L6 | C | 18 | Accident | |||||
| DNQ? | Ford Cortina ?Mk 3 ?Lotus |
Bill Sydenham, GB |
1594 | L4 | A | |||||||