Pole position:
Fastest lap: Graham in 1.30,2 = 151,32 kmh
Distance: 23 laps
Average speed: 147,15 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 1B
Car info: 1975 Cars
Last year Stuart Graham won the RAC Championship rounds at every circuit bar Thruxton, and an unlucky half shaft failure, three laps from the finish, ensured that the popular Cheshire Camaro driver was robbed again on Easter Monday. Prophet Richard Lloyd ("remember Richard Lloyd always wins at Thruxton", he said just prior to the start) took a neat victory after an eventful race. Just 6.6s behind was the incredible Broadspeed Triumph Dolomite Sprint of Andy Rouse showing V8s, V6s and lots of machinery that ought to have more performance, the way to the flag. A fantastic "Formula Capri" dice was resolved in Holman Blackburn's favour, while the smallest class, for the third time in four outings, went to the shoestring-budgeted Toyota Celica-Samurai driven so surely by former rally crosser and modsporter, Win Percy. |
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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 | 12 | Think Automotive/Simoniz Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Richard Lloyd, GB |
7443 | V8 | D | 23 laps, 35.33,4 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 40 | Triumph Team Piranha Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Andy Rouse, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 35.40,0 | 2 | 1.32,0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | National Organs Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Tony Shaw, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 23 laps, 36.14,6 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 9 | General Relays Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Brian Pepper, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 23 laps, 36.17,0 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Shellsport Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
John Hine, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 36.41,6 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 41 | Triumph Team Piranha Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
Roger Bell, GB |
1998 | L4 | B | 23 laps, 36.42,2 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 5 | VMW Motors - Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Vince Woodman, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 23 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 15 | Research Consultants Ltd. Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Terry Sanger, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 23 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 22 | Hermetite Products Ford Capri 3000 |
Holman “Les” Blackburn, GB |
2993 | V6 | C | 23 laps, 37.05,6 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 27 | Hermetite Products Ford Capri 3000 |
Mike Crabtree, GB |
2993 | V6 | C | 23 | 1.35,0 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 25 | Wisharts Garages Ford Capri II 3.0 GT |
Chris Craft, GB |
2993 | V6 | C | 23 | (1) | 1.36,6 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 63 | Samurai Racing with Toyota GB Toyota Celica GT |
Win Percy, GB |
1588 | L4 | A | 22 laps, 35.54,2 | (3?) | 1.36,4 | ||
| 13? | 2 | 60 | Halesfield Motors (Telford) Ltd. Hillman Avenger 1600 GT |
Bernard Unett, GB |
1594 | L4 | A | 22 | (2) | |||
| 4 | Opel Commodore GS/E |
Mike Woolley |
2784 | L6 | C | 22? | ||||||
| 3 | 68 | Penthouse Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior |
Tony Dron, GB |
1570 | L4 | A | 22 | |||||
| 4 | 64 | Penthouse Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior |
Stan Clark, GB |
1570 | L4 | A | 22 | |||||
| 6 | 61 | Halesfield Motors (Telford) Ltd. Hillman Avenger 1600 GT |
Jenny Birrell, GB |
1594 | L4 | A | (1) | |||||
| 4 | 45 | Team Castrol Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Barrie Williams, GB |
2 x 491 | R2 | B | 21 | |||||
| 3 | National Organs Chrysler Hemicuda |
Tony Lanfranchi, GB |
6900 | V8 | D | |||||||
| DNF | 26 | Wisharts Garages Ford Capri II 3.0 GT |
Bill Gubelmann, USA |
2993 | V6 | C | Gearbox | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Fabergé Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Stuart Graham, GB |
5736 | V8 | D | 20 | 1 | 1.30,2 | Half shaft | ||
| DNS | Ottershaw Motors Opel Commodore GS/E |
Shaun Jackson, GB |
2784 | L6 | C | Misfire | ||||||