1982 Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship - Discussion & Results

WOCCOWAYCER · 24 Feb 2010, 12:50 (Ref:2639689)

Richard Longman vs Steve Soper Metros + Rover snout, looks like the Patrick Motors car,driven by ?
Soper again with a Corolla in the background ?
John Morris + dickinson + Dolomite ?

Get your thinking caps on folks !

Enjoy.

KA · 24 Feb 2010, 13:11 (Ref:2639700)

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Originally Posted by WOCCOWAYCER

Chunterer,your wish is my command,more of the same.

Richard Longman vs Steve Soper Metros + Rover snout, looks like the Patrick Motors car,driven by ?
Soper again with a Corolla in the background ?
John Morris + dickinson + Dolomite ?

Get your thinking caps on folks !

Enjoy.

Patrick Motors Rovers? IIRC Brian Muir and Rad Dougall come to mind?

**chunterer** · 24 Feb 2010, 19:04 (Ref:2639889)

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Originally Posted by KA

Patrick Motors Rovers? IIRC Brian Muir and Rad Dougall come to mind?

Yes, looks like it's 1982 in these shots?

The Datapost and Hepolite Metro's suggest so, as do the Dickenson RS2000 and what looks like Hamish Irvine's Dolly Sprint? (Makes me wonder whose RX7 that was a few posts back?!!)

I'm thinking it could be time for a 1982 Tricentrol Grp 1 thread along the lines of the ones from '83 onwards so we can keep this one specific to JMR cars?

Would anyone object if I moved these across to start such a thread (WOCCOWAYCER, you could then continue to post similar piccies in that?)

KA · 24 Feb 2010, 19:47 (Ref:2639915)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Yes, looks like it's 1982 in these shots?

The Datapost and Hepolite Metro's suggest so, as do the Dickenson RS2000 and what looks like Hamish Irvine's Dolly Sprint? (Makes me wonder whose RX7 that was a few posts back?!!)

I'm thinking it could be time for a 1982 Tricentrol Grp 1 thread along the lines of the ones from '83 onwards so we can keep this one specific to JMR cars?

Would anyone object if I moved these across to start such a thread (WOCCOWAYCER, you could then continue to post similar piccies in that?)

Works for me! It's a couple of years before I started to really watch racing, so don't have any pics- might be able to muster the odd race result and report though...

WOCCOWAYCER · 25 Feb 2010, 16:44 (Ref:2640428)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Yes, looks like it's 1982 in these shots?

The Datapost and Hepolite Metro's suggest so, as do the Dickenson RS2000 and what looks like Hamish Irvine's Dolly Sprint? (Makes me wonder whose RX7 that was a few posts back?!!)

I'm thinking it could be time for a 1982 Tricentrol Grp 1 thread along the lines of the ones from '83 onwards so we can keep this one specific to JMR cars?

Would anyone object if I moved these across to start such a thread (WOCCOWAYCER, you could then continue to post similar piccies in that?)

Chunterer,
A few more piccies from the same meeting,

Dennis Leech Rover SD1,with holed headlight.

Vince Woodman Capri, I'm not sure about the Sanyo Rover,my first guess would be Jeff Allam ? looks like his helmet.

The red Capri would most likely be Gordon Spice ? is it #8 ?

The last picture,of the Spice Capri was taken at a small racing car show at Central Milton Keynes at the end of 1982.

**chunterer** · 25 Feb 2010, 19:40 (Ref:2640516)

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Originally Posted by WOCCOWAYCER

The red Capri would most likely be Gordon Spice ? is it #8 ?

The last picture,of the Spice Capri was taken at a small racing car show at Central Milton Keynes at the end of 1982.

Good shots again there! Woodman really looks hard on the gas coming out of the chicane!

That's the oft discussed car that Brian Chatfield bought, and interestingly, the last pic you've posted of no 8 is highly likely the other one he bought at the end of 1982/early 1983.

Keep the pics coming chap, most valuable. We can start to get down to talking about the season shortly I guess folks?

Mallory Park was the season opener IIRC?

KA · 26 Feb 2010, 18:26 (Ref:2641064)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Good shots again there! Woodman really looks hard on the gas coming out of the chicane!

That's the oft discussed car that Brian Chatfield bought, and interestingly, the last pic you've posted of no 8 is highly likely the other one he bought at the end of 1982/early 1983.

Keep the pics coming chap, most valuable. We can start to get down to talking about the season shortly I guess folks?

Mallory Park was the season opener IIRC?

I've got one or two results from 1982- I'll sort them out. Anyone know the calendar? I don't have the dates, but think this might be partly right...

Round 1- Mallory?
Round 2-???
Round 3-Oulton
Rounds 4-7- ???
Round 8- Brands
Round 9- Donington
Round 10- Silverstone

Jesper OH · 26 Feb 2010, 18:31 (Ref:2641068)

Quote:

Originally Posted by WOCCOWAYCER

Chunterer,
A few more piccies from the same meeting,

Dennis Leech Rover SD1,with holed headlight.

Vince Woodman Capri, I'm not sure about the Sanyo Rover,my first guess would be Jeff Allam ? looks like his helmet.

The red Capri would most likely be Gordon Spice ? is it #8 ?

The last picture,of the Spice Capri was taken at a small racing car show at Central Milton Keynes at the end of 1982.

The presence of Dennis Leech indicate this was round 7 held on 4 July 1982. I have a complete year of 1982 Autosport providing full qualifying times for all rounds (I think), top-10 overall results and top-3 in the classes. I'll have a look in the relevant issues and post some results.
Oh, the red Corolla must be none other than the recently surfaced Chris Hodgetts!

Jesper

Jesper OH · 26 Feb 2010, 18:57 (Ref:2641080)

I have most of the results, but no car numbers or team/entrant names in my file. Help will be much appreciated before I post any results.

Class A (2500-3600 cc)

#	Driver	Team	Car
	Andy Rouse		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Charles Sawyer-Hoare		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Gordon Spice		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Graham Goode		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Jonathan Buncombe		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Vince Woodman		Ford Capri 3.0S
	Brian Muir (AUS)		Rover 3500 V8
	Dennis Leech		Rover 3500 V8
	Frank Sytner		Rover 3500 V8
	Jeff Allam		Rover 3500 V8
	Peter Lovett		Rover 3500 V8
	Rad Dougall		Rover 3500 V8
	Tom Walkinshaw		Rover 3500 V8

Class B (1601-2500 cc)

#	Driver	Team	Car
	Jon Dooley		Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5
	Erik Høyer (DK)		Ford Escort RS2000
	Mike Buckley		Ford Escort RS2000
	Tony Dickinson		Ford Escort RS2000
	David Palmer		Mazda RX-7
	Gordon Bruce		Mazda RX-7
	Mike Kimpton		Mazda RX-7
	Terry Nightingale		Mazda RX-7
	James Burrows		Toyota Celica
	Arne Riis (DK)		Triumph Dolomite Sprint
	Hamish Irvine		Triumph Dolomite Sprint

Class C (1301-1600 cc)

#	Driver	Team	Car
	Andrew Thorpe		Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
	Robin Brundle		Audi 80 GLE
	Jock Robertson		Ford Fiesta XR2
	John Spiller		Talbot Sunbeam ti
	Terry Watts		Talbot Sunbeam ti
	Tony Dickinson		Talbot Sunbeam ti
	Pete Hall		Toyota Celica
	Robin Brundle		Toyota Celica
	Chris Hodgetts		Toyota Corolla
	John Tait		Toyota Corolla
	Tony Crudgington		Toyota Corolla
	Win Percy		Toyota Corolla
	Alan Greenhalgh		VW Golf GTI
	John Morris		VW Golf GTI
	Tony Lanfranchi		VW Scirocco GTI

Class D (Under 1300 cc)

#	Driver	Team	Car
	Jon Dooley		Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.3
	Rob Kirby		Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.3
	Alan Curnow		Austin Metro
	Neil McGrath		Austin Metro
	Richard Hurdwell		Austin Metro
	Richard Longman		Austin Metro
	Roger Saunders		Austin Metro
	Steve Soper		Austin Metro
	Stewart Fowler		Ford Fiesta
	David da Costa		Vauxhall Astra

A lot of familiar names for future British Saloon/Touring car years to come.

Jesper

VIVA GT · 26 Feb 2010, 08:19 (Ref:2640761)

Quote:

Originally Posted by WOCCOWAYCER

Chunterer,your wish is my command,more of the same.

Richard Longman vs Steve Soper Metros + Rover snout, looks like the Patrick Motors car,driven by ?
Soper again with a Corolla in the background ?
John Morris + dickinson + Dolomite ?

Get your thinking caps on folks !

Enjoy.

Seeing the Hepolite and datapost Metro's reminds me of the time they entered a combined team at the Donington 500 and were (unofficially) known as Team Hepopost...

KA · 27 Mar 2012, 17:08 (Ref:3049524)

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Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Seeing the Hepolite and datapost Metro's reminds me of the time they entered a combined team at the Donington 500 and were (unofficially) known as Team Hepopost...

'Team Hepopost' at the '82 TT

Longman/Soper in the 'Hepolite' car...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kartingnord/6314914694/in/set-72157628057466012

...and Curnow/McGrath in the 'Datapost'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karting...7628057466012/

Chris Griffin · 26 Aug 2013, 19:53 (Ref:3294356)

Taken in the Silverstone paddock. Not sure which round in 82. Possibly Soper doing the steering?

Chris Griffin · 26 Aug 2013, 20:02 (Ref:3294358)

...and one of Win Percy's Corolla sat outside the pit garage.

**chunterer** · 27 Aug 2013, 16:30 (Ref:3294798)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Griffin

Taken in the Silverstone paddock. Not sure which round in 82. Possibly Soper doing the steering?

Yes think it is and Winston Percy walking by in the background?

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