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Chairman’s Torque

“Hi and a big warm welcometo this, the first CTCRCAutoglym Classic Festival.Today’s meeting marks thehalf way point of our 2009season, a season which isnow seeing lots of greattrack action culminating in some closechampionship points battles as the drivers start tostudy the points tables so as to work out how theycan win their championship title.

But today isn’t just about racing, its about classiccars too, and these will be taking to the track atlunchtime for parade laps.

And to top it all, I need you to smile, because youare being filmed. AMG Productions are downhere filming the event for the Race & Rally UKtelevision programme to be broadcast on Channel5, Motors TV and Men and Motors.

I want to thank our hosts down here at Lyddenwho have helped to put this together. Also oursponsors, in particular the Events sponsors:Autoglym, Hammerite, Red Bull and RichardEgger Insurance.

But it doesn’t finish when the last chequered flaggoes down. Please do join us for the AwardsCeremony, when all winners will beacknowledged, including the massive jar ofsweets for the child who has collected the mostracing drivers autographs on page 31 - go onMum and Dad, buy them each a SouvenirProgramme so they can all partake.

For those of you who join us in our celebrationsin the evening do have fun and please doremember to get drunk responsibly!”

Best wishes

The Classic Touring Car Racing ClubClassic Saloon Car Club (GB) Ltd.

36 West Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire. OX16 9RUTelephone: 0870 3212277

www.classictouringcars.com

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Contents2......................................................................Platinum Press Limited3.............................................................................Chairman’s Torque4...............................................................................................Notices5......................................................................Timetable and Officials6.......................................................An Introduction To The CTCRC9..........................................................................................Hammerite10................................Classic Saloon & Historic Touring Car Series12........................................Post Historic Touring Car Championship14..............................Classic Group One Touring Car Championship16...........................................Lydden Hill Circuit And Paddock Plan18....................................................................Lydden Hill Lap Times19..................................................................Richard Egger Insurance20..................................................Pre 93 Touring Car Championship22...................................Classic Thunder Touring Car Championship24..................................................................Blue Oval Saloon Series26....................................................................Saloon & Sports Series28.............................................................Sharpthorne Village Garage28.................................................................................Getting Started30.........................................................................One Careful Owner31.......................................................................................Autographs32.........................................................................................Autoglym

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Souvenir Programme

Notices...............

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This meeting is promoted by the:Classic Touring Car Racing Club

36 West Bar, Banbury, Oxon. OX16 9RUTel: 0870 321 2277

MSA Permit No: 52720 (National B)

This meeting is governed by the General CompetitionRules of the Royal Automobile Club Motor SportsAssociation Ltd., incorporating the provisions of theInternational Sporting Code of the F.I.A., additionalSupplementary Regulations and any witten instructions thepromotors/organisers issue for the event.

Animals are permitted in the circuit, but not encouraged.They must be kept on a short lead at all times and under thedirect control of an adult. At no time are they to be takeninto the competitors’ paddock area. Instances of animalsleft unattended in parked cars will be reported to the Police.

Lydden Circuit Ltd, Wootton, Nr. Canterbury,Kent CT4 6RX

Circuit Manager: Amy DoranTelephone: 01304 830557

www.lyddenhill.co.uk

FLAG SIGNALSBlue/ Steady: Another competitor is close.Blue/ Waved: Another competitor is trying to pass.White: Service vehicle or very slow moving car on circuit.Yellow/Steady: Danger ahead, no overtaking, slow down.Yellow/Waved: Great danger ahead, no overtaking, slowdown and be prepared to stop.Yellow with Red stripes: Slippery surface ahead.Green: Proceed, hazard indicated has been cleared. Alsoshown at marshals posts to indicate their positions tocompetitors on the first lap of all practice sessions. Red: Stop racing, proceed slowly to pits or startline asinstructed by marshals.Black/Orange Disc displayed with White number:Warning of mechanical failure or of a fire which might notbe obvious to the driver. Call into pits immediately.Black/White Rectangular displayed with Whitenumber: Warning to driver that his behaviour is suspectand he may be black flagged.Black displayed with White number: Driver must returnimmediately to the paddock and report to the Clerk ofCourse.Black and White Chequered: End of race.National Flag: This is used to start races in the absence ofelectric starting lights, and where races have split starts.

SPECTATOR NOTICES

Prohibited Area Notice: The public are not permitted inthe areas where these notices are displayed. The fences arethere for protection, and any persons found trespassing, orwilfully damaging trees, shrubs, fences, etc., will beprosecuted by Lydden Circuit Ltd.

Litter: Please do not leave litter about the ground, place in

the bins provided, or take it with you.

This is a Race Track, the roads outside are not. Please

drive with caution when leaving the grounds, giving

consideration to other road users and pedestrians.

PLEASE NOTE

It is a condition of planning permission granted to Lydden

Circuit that there be no engine noise prior to 09.00 on

Weekdays and Saturdays, and 12.30 on Sundays, and at all

times noise must cease at 18.00. Competitors are forbidden

to enter or leave the circuit via Wootton Village. Enter and

Exit via A2 ONLY.

PROGRAMME and COPYRIGHT

The promoters reserve the right to alter, amend, or cancel

the programme without notice or refund. All literary matter

in this programme, including the list of competitors and

their racing numbers, is subject to copyright, and any

person found making illegal or unauthorised use thereof

will be prosecuted. Although every reasonable endeavour

is made to avoid inaccuracies in the description of

competing vehicles and their drivers/passengers, the

organising club accepts no responsibility for any that may

occur. It is a condition of admission to these premises that

photography, cine film, video film, or any other visual or

audio recording or reproduction of all or part of the events

for any (non private) use including the reproduction or

copying of same, for any non private use is strictly

prohibited.

This programme has been designed and produced for the

CTCRC by Platinum Press Limited.

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QUALIFYING CATEGORY SIGN-ON SCRUTINEERING 09.00 - 09.10 Classic & Historics 07.30 - 07.45 07.40 - 08.10 09.20 - 09.30 Classic Thunder 07.50 - 08.05 08.00 - 08.30 09.40 - 09.50 Post Historics 08.10 - 08.25 08.20 - 08.50 10.00 - 10.10 Blue Oval Series 08.30 - 08.45 08.40 - 09.10 10.20 - 10.30 Classic Group One 08.50 - 09.05 09.00 - 09.30 10.40 - 10.50 Saloons & Sports Series 09.10 - 09.25 09.20 - 09.50 11.00 - 11.10 Pre ‘93 Saloons 09.30 - 09.45 09.40 - 10.10 RACE APPROX TIME TITLE DURATION 1 11.25 Classics & Historics Race A 15 mins 2 11.55 Blue Oval Series Race A 15 mins 3 12.25 Post Historic Championship 15 mins 4 12.55 Saloons & Sports Series Race A 15 mins LUNCH BREAK AND TRACK DISPLAYS 13.10 - 13.55 5 14.10 Classic Thunder Race 15 mins 6 14.45 Classic Group One Saloons Race 15 mins 7 15.15 Classics and Historics Race B 15 mins 8 15.45 Blue Oval Series Race B 15 mins TRACK DISPLAYS 16.05 - 16.30 9 16.40 Pre ‘93 Saloons Race 15 mins 10 17.10 Saloons & Sports Series Race B 15 mins AWARDS PRESENTATION - 30 minutes after end of racing

Timetable and Officials...............

OFFICIALSSTEWARDS:- MSA Steward:- Mr V ParrottClub Stewards:- Brian Reeves, Steve Pattinson

CLERKS OF THE COURSE:- Nigel Price, Tony Watts,John Baldwin

SECRETARY OF MEETING:- Peter EdwardsSIGNING ON SECRETARIES:- Maggie Watts, Claire Wise, Karen Gibson

CHIEF TIMEKEEPER:- Peter KnightTIMEKEEPERS:- Maralyn Knight, Natalie Sparrow

CHIEF SCRUTINEER:- Colin BarnettSCRUTINEERS:- John Winder, Chris Gadd, Peter Lucas,Mike Betts

ENVIRONMENTAL SCRUTINEER:- Rob Aliperti

CHIEF MARSHAL:- Chris Bird

RADIO CONTROL:- Peter Harding

MARSHALS:- Members and friends of the CTCRCand BARC

SAFETY CAR DRIVER:- Ian McDonald

COMMENTATOR:- Alan Smallman

MEDICAL OFFICERS:- Dr Alan Jones, Dr Jess Evans

PARAMEDIC:- Dave Bennett

AMBULANCES:- St John Ambulance

RACE RESCUE UNIT:- BARC South Eastern Centre

RECOVERY VEHICLES:- Colin Faulkner and LyddenHill Circuit

RESULTS SERVICE:- CTCRC with Impressions

Eligibility may be checked by a member of the TechnicalCommission listed:- C. Barnett, R. E. Bassett, G. Doe, M. E.Garton, W. G. Greig, J. M. Harris, J. C. Hopwood, T. J.Johnson, R. J. McDonald, C. A. Mount, P. C. Riches, S.Vincent. These Technical Commissioners will be consideredto be “Judges of Fact” within the regulations laid down.

What do we do?The Classic Touring Car Racing Club runs, inconjunction with the British AutomobileRacing Club, six separate Championships orSeries. In 2009 we continue our series forClassic & Historic Touring Cars (Pre 66) andhave Championships for Post Historic TouringCars (Pre 74), Classic Group One TouringCars (Pre 83), Pre 93, Classic Thunder andBOSS (Ford saloons).

Each Series or Championship is between 6 to12 rounds at circuits throughout Britain and issplit into classes depending upon engine size.

The Post Historic and Classic Group OneChampionships run on Dunlop Formula Rtreaded race tyres and to Group Onespecification, while the Classic ThunderChampionship incorporates more highlymodified cars from Group 2, Group 5, GroupA and ModProds. Pre 93 Group N saloonsmust run Toyo Proxes R888 tyres or DunlopD84J Formula R to compete in thischampionship.

Since 2004 our Pre 66 Championship acceptscars built to FIA Appendix K specification andcars built specifically to CTCRC reglations.The Pre 66 runners can use Dunlop CR65crossply racing tyres, bringing thechampionship more into line with EuropeanHistoric Touring Car regulations.

History and BackgroundIn 1974 a group of amateur racing drivers gottogether to form a club which would promoteaffordable racing for the popular saloon carsof the fifties and early sixties.

MG, Triumph, Jaguar and other sportscars hadalways been well catered for but the AustinA35, Morris Minor etc, had been left in thecold for some time. Racing in those morerelaxed times allowed owners to "arrive anddrive", only needing a crash helmet andlicence to compete.

Times have changed somewhat since thosedays and so has the Club but the watchword inall the regulations is stability which ensuresthe return of competitors year upon year.

During the past thirty five years the Club hasevolved and expanded. It now includes fourchampionships and our traditional series forPre 66 Classic and Historic Saloons. New for2008 was the introduction of a class withinClassic Group One for competitors running toProduction BMW specifications. Also in 2008our Pre 93 Series gained Championship status.In 2009 the club took an even bigger step bycreating a series within Classic Thunder calledthe Blue Oval Saloon Series (BOSS); thisfeatures Ford Saloons from near standard tohighly modified turbocharged monsters.

Our races are divided by year of manufactureand therefore reflect the relevant period ofBritish Saloon/Touring Car racing applicableto each era. Furthermore, each Championshipor Series is sub-divided into classes dependingon engine size.

Classic & Historic Saloon Cars (Pre 1966)Based on the regulations applied to theoriginal British Saloon Car Championship,this caters for cars such as the Austin A35,Morris Minor, MG , Mk1 Jaguar, Mk2 Jaguar,

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Ford Falcon and Mustang, Lotus and GTCortina, Hillman Imp, Mini Cooper and manyother marques.

Since its inception, regulations have changedvery little. The major revisions revolve aroundsafety equipment although cars can now runwith alloy wheels and there is a class for carswith more modified engines.

Post Historic Touring Cars (Pre 1974)As with the national RACMSAChampionships the cars and regulationschanged throughout the years. Cars which hadraced for some time within club saloonchampionships suddenly found themselvesuncompetitive due to the advances made in theearly eighties by the manufacturers.

The Post Historic Touring Cars Championshipwas introduced to cater for cars such as theTriumph Dolomite, Ford Capri and MkIEscort, Jaguar XJ6 and XJ12, Mazda RX3,Mini 1275GT and many others.

Eligibility requires an annual production ofmore than 5000 units in a year, the same as theBritish Saloon Car Championship in the early'70s.

Classic Group One Touring Cars (Pre 1983)By the end of 1973, the FIA concluded that itsrules for Saloon Car racing were not inkeeping with the developments in carmanufacture and that a change to Group Oneregulations would encourage moremanufacturers into motorsport.

These FIA regulations form the basis of theClub's Pre 1983 Group One Touring CarsChampionship and spectators are once againable to witness battles between Alfa Romeo

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GTV, Rover SD1, Capri 3.0S and 2.8i,Triumph Dolomite, RS2000, Jaguar XJS, FordEscort XR3i and Mazda RX7 etc.

A description of the action typical in thisChampionship came from Marcus Pye in anAutosport report from Thruxton. "The Caprisof Best, West and Drew achieved hithertounseen angles of dangle in their battle for thirdplace".

Pre 93 Touring CarsThis Championship is evidence of the clublooking to the future to sustain the popularityand health for future seasons.

It is based around the Group One regulationsand therefore provides a competitive secondrace for Classic Group One competitors.

This championship also allows car from thepopular one make series of the early ninetiesto take part. Look out for Rover Tomcats andVW Ventos taking on the established GroupOne Touring cars.

Classic ThunderThe period from the mid-sixties to 1982 wasthe era of modified touring cars. Major

manufacturers and independent preparationcompanies like Broadspeed, producedspecially designed body panels with extendedwheel arches which allowed the cars to befitted with wide wheels and non-standardracing engines.

The earlier cars, up to 1970, ran to Group 5regulations and it was common to see Porsche911s running as touring cars. Over the nexttwelve years to 1982 BMW, Ford, Jaguar andlater, Rover dominated this class of racing inthe European Touring Car Championship.

The Club encourages owners of these fantasticcars to use them in competition in the ClassicThunder Championship. This Championshipis also open to cars that were prepared for theClassic Touring Car Championship, which ranwithin the TOCA BTCC package. ThisChampionship now also incorporates theformer ModProds Championship and FordSaloon.

For further information about getting startedin racing do call me now on 0870 321 2277.

Richard Langeveld

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KEEPING RUST AT BAY

Whilst the CTCRC’s oldest series is not actuallya championship, it doesn’t mean that the racingwill be any less action packed, far from it withfull grids there’ll be plenty of tin top excitementfrom two races for the fifties and sixties cars.

Following wins at OultonPark and Silverstone RogerStanford in his Class F LotusCortina will be the man towatch but last year’s winnerTom Lailey de Ville also in aLotus will no doubt be upthere with him along withever youthful septuagenarianLes Nash. Age hasn’tdiminished Les’s speed, a facthe proved by setting the fastest lap time in bothrecent Silverstone races. Brian Stevens cannormally be found behind the wheel of a Jaguar butwill be racing his gorgeous Alan Mann colouredCortina at Lydden. After some disappointingresults in the damp at Silverstone Brian will behoping for dry weather this weekend.

Mixing it with the more powerful Lotus Cortinas onthe twisty Lydden layout will be the inseparableClass C Anglias of Nick Jones and Richard Sprigg.Both finished on the podium at Lydden last year andso far this year Jones has taken the class win atOulton whilst Sprigg took both wins at Silverstone.Julian Crossley’s Mini will also be mixing with themore powerful Fords after some promising resultsearlier this year.

Punching way above his weight (and somehowdefying physics) CTCRC competition secretaryAndy Messham will no doubt be embarrassing thefar larger engined cars in his giant killing Class E850cc Mini and hoping to add another class win tothose from Oulton and Silverstone. Adding furthervariety to the grid will be the invitational class Gcars including Andy Johnson’s rare Toyota Corona,

Ken Selfe’s Mini Marcos GT. Also in Class G willbe Tim Dodwell’s extraordinary Mini, and havingraced this car since new it’s fair to say that Timknows how to extract every last bit of performancefrom this road going car.

The 2009 ThermexClassic Saloon andHistoric Touring CarSeries in associationwith DUNLOP isorganised andadministered by theBARC in accordancewith the General SeriesPrescriptions of theRoyal Automobile Club

Motor Sports Association (MSA) and these SeriesRegulations. The organisers reserve the right toissue additional statements clarifying items in therules and regulations and all such statements will beissued to all registered drivers by posting to theaddress details on the registration form.

Race Status: National B

Scoring: No points or other cumulative awards willbe made in this Series

The 2009 Thermex Classic Saloon and HistoricTouring Car Series in association with DUNLOPwill be as follows:

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Race 1 & 7 - Thermex Classic Saloon and Historic Touring Car Seri

Round Date CircuitOrganising Club/Centre 1 28 March Oulton Park BARC (NW) 2 / 3 16/17 May Silverstone BARC 4 25 July Lydden Hill CTCRC 5 22/23 August Brands Hatch BARC 6 / 7 5/6 September Rockingham BARC 8 4 October Mallory Park BARC

ies (Pre 66)...............

Class No Res Driver Home Town Entrant/Sponsor/Team Car Make Model Engine cc Year

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B 53 Stuart Radford Retford Ranskill Hire Triumph 2000 Triumph 1997 1966

C 2 Julian Crossley Warwick Driver Morris Mini A Series 1293 1959

C 8 Nick Jones Driffield Driver Ford Anglia 105E Ford 1500 1961

C 51 Joe Allenby-Byrne Shoreham-by Sea Throbnozzle Engineering Ltd Ford Cortina GT Ford 1498 1963

C 72 Anthony Warnes Sheffield Driver Wolseley 1500 BMC 1500 1959

C 77 Richard Sprigg Bidford on Avon Team Double Trouble Ford Anglia 105E Kent pre-Xflow 1558 1961

D 19 Alan Boyce Hellingly Driver Morris Minor BMC/Downes 1275 1956

D 27 Jim Burrows Romford Driver Austin Mini Cooper Austin 1150 1964

D 69 Luc Wilson Langford Driver Austin A40 Austin 1275 1963

D 74 Jeremy Knight Hove Driver Austin A35 A Series 1275 1958

D 78 Robert Strutt Redditch Team Double Trouble Morris Minor A Series 1300 1964

E 1 Andy Messham Romford Driver Austin Mini Seven Cosworth 850 1960

E 43 Chris Parkes Northampton Driver SAAB 850 Sport SAAB 850 1964

E 64 R1 Chris Partington Buckingham Driver SAAB 96 SAAB 841 1965

E 68 Keith Wright Clifton P H Wright Morris Minor Morris 948 1966

E 70 James Meeks London Olive Green Racing Austin Mini Austin 850 1966

E 79 Paul Young Bidford on Avon Driver Austin A40 Austin 948 1963

F 4 Thomas Lailey de Ville Boston Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus/BRM 1598 1966

F 11 Roger Stanford Brough A H Racing (Tamworth) Ford Lotus Cortina Twin Cam 1600 1965

F 25 Brian Stevens Great Bromley Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1558 1966

F 71 R2 Les Nash Potters Bar Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1558 1966

F 76 Steven Sprigg Bidford on Avon Team Double Trouble Ford Cortina Lotus Mk1 Lotus 1600 1965

G 18 Andy Johnson East Grinstead SVG Motorsport Toyota Corona SVG 1600 1964

G 48 Jim Utting Norwich Driver Alfa Romeo GTV Alfa Romeo 1750 1967

G 83 Tim Dodwell Wellington Driver Austin Cooper S Austin 1275 1965

G 89 Ken Selfe Llandrindod Wells Driver Marcos Mini GT BMC 1300 1966

Results - Race 11st..............................2nd..............................3rd..............................4th..............................5th...........................Winner’s Time....................Speed....................Fastest Lap No....................Time....................Speed.................Class A:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class B:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............Class C:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class D:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............Class E:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class F:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............Class G:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................


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This year’s Post Historic championship is shaping to beone of the most unpredictable for many years with fivedifferent winners at this year’s six rounds. The seasonstarted as expected when at a damp Oulton Park DavidHoward’s powerful Jaguar XJ12 initially led, only to beusurped by reigning champion Steve Primett’s nimbleEscort on his way to take the win. At Thruxton theirbattle continued with the Jaguar narrowly winning onthis occasion.

At Silverstone Howard’s engine let go in qualifying butthat didn’t mean it was going to go Primett’s way, as he wasforced into two errors which ultimately allowed JasonChristie to take his first ever win in his Escort. For thesecond race Primett was back on form and took the winfrom a squabbling Christie and Mark Osborne (TriumphDolomite Sprint). At Snetterton, with Howard’s Jaguar stillrelegated to the workshop, Primett again failed to capitaliseon the situation and failed to finish the race with enginetrouble of his own allowing Tony Crudgington to take thewin in his Dolomite ahead of Osborne’s similar machine.In the second race a returning Brian Stevens took the winin his Jaguar XJ12 ahead of Osborne.

With so many different class C winners, Primett will havehis work out to retain his championship and will no doubthave the other Escorts and Dolomites snapping at his healsagain this weekend. James Christie in his Avenger hasbeen steadily banking points in Class D and is Primett’sclosest title contender but will have to battle the everimproving and ever sideways Phil Waller also in anAvenger for the class win at Lydden.

The 2009 Autoglym Post Historic Touring carChampionship in association with DUNLOP is organisedand administered by the British Automobile Racing ClubLtd (BARC) in accordance with the General Regulations ofthe Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association(incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting

Code of the FiA) and these Championship Regulations.The organisers reserve the right to issue additionalstatements clarifying items in the rules and regulations andall such statements will be issued to all registered driversby posting to the address details on the registration form.

MSA Championship Permit No: CHR2009 / 048 Race Status: National B MSA Championship Grade: C

The 2009 Autoglym Post Historic Touring carChampionship in association with DUNLOP will becontested over 11 Rounds as follows:

Round Date CircuitOrganising Club/Centre 1 28 March Oulton Park BARC (NW)2 12 April Thruxton BARC 3/4 16/17 May Silverstone BARC 5/6 27/28 June Snetterton BARC 7 25 July Lydden Hill CTCRC 8 22/23 August Brands Hatch BARC 9/10 5/6 September Rockingham BARC 11 4 October Mallory Park BARC

Points will be awarded to Competitors listed as classified finishers inthe Final Results as follows:-

Position 4 or more Starters 3 Starters 2 starters 1 starter 1st 9 9 8 7 2nd 6 6 5 -3rd 4 4 - - 4th 3 - - - 5th 2 - - -6th 1 - - -

One additional point will be awarded to each competitor who startsfrom the grid. 1 additional point will be awarded for fastest lap ineach class except when there is only one starter in the class unless anew lap record is set. In the event of a tie for positions for fastest lapcompetitors will be awarded equal points. The totals from allqualifying rounds less 2 will determine final championship pointsand positions.

Class A1st David Howard 222nd Brian Stevens 9Class B1st William Jenkins 25Class C1st Stephen Primett 462nd Mark Osborne 433rd Jason Christie 31Class D1st James Christe 412nd Phil Waller 343rd Tony Crates 20Class E1st Keith Selfe 182nd Keith Calver 6

Race 3 - Autoglym Post Historic Touring Car Championship (Pre 74

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Class A1st David Howard 162nd Brian Stevens 9Class B1st William Jenkins 32Class C1st Stephen Primett 462nd Mark Osborne 413rd Jason Christie 32Class D1st James Christe 492nd Phil Waller 223rd Tony Crates 22Class E1st Keith Calver 8Class G1st Keith Selfe 18

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A 26 Allan Weyman Watford CadArt Signs & Graphics Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Chevrolet SB 5700 1971

B 50 Peter Holton Wymeswold Driver Rover P6 3500S John Eales 3500 1969

B 76 Neil Bray Upper Caldecote Driver Ford Capri Ford 3000 1972

C 1 Steve Primett Bedford Driver Ford Escort Ford 2000 1972

C 2 Jason Christie Hitchin Dollimore & Christie Removals Ford Escort RS2000 Ford Pinto 1998 1974

C 9 Richard Langeveld Stopsley Platinum Press Ford Escort Ford 1996 1973

C 14 Tony Crudgington Halstead Driver Triumph Dolomite Triumph 2000 1973

C 48 Andy Gill Norwich Driver Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Alfa Romeo 1750 1969

C 49 Mark Osborne Builth Wells Driver Triumph Dolomite Sprint Triumph 1998 1974

C 56 Bob Kett Norwich Driver Triumph Dolomite Sprint Triumph 1998 1974

C 69 Mark Aistrup Tunbridge Wells Driver Ford Escort RS Ford 2000 1972

C 95 Len Allgood Huntingdon Driver Ford Escort Mk1 Ford Pinto 2000 1973

D 3 James Christie Hitchin Dollimore & Christie Removals Hillman Avenger Talbot TI 1600 1972

D 12 Tony Crates Southampton Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1598 1968

D 39 Phil Waller Watford BMGB Hillman Avenger Mal Stuart Motorsport 1600 1973

D 41 Cliff Ryan Oxhey Driver Ford Escort Mexico Ford Kent 1600 1972

D 71 Les Nash Potters Bar Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1558 1966

E 20 Keith Calver Norton Calver Special Tuning Morris Mini Clubman 1275GT CST 1300 1974

E 31 Daniel Burrowes Romford Driver Simca 1000 Rallye 2 Simca 1294 1973

E 33 Tony Murray Canterbury Track & Race Cars Magazine Lancia Fulvia Lancia 1300 1976

F 1 Andy Messham Romford Driver Austin Mini Seven Cosworth 850 1960

F 64 Chris Partington Buckingham Driver SAAB 96 SAAB 841 1965

G 17 Mark Apps Dartford Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1594 1968

G 36 Chris Bright Oxted Driver Chevrolet Camaro Peter Knight 6200 1969


Reigning Group One champion Jim McLoughlin has sofar dominated the 2009 season, taking four outrightwins and five class wins already. At Oulton he had tosettle for second behind David Howard’s very smokyJaguar but Jim was then able to beat the V12 machineto take the win at Thruxton. McLoughlin followed thiswith two wins at Silverstone where he finished ahead ofTim Scott Andrews’s Rover Vitesse and RichardAustin’s Capri. At Snetterton McLoughlin’s long timerival Mark Fowler returned in his Esso Capri but couldonly finish second to McLoughlin. McLoughlin wasalso on course for a second Snetterton win until he wasforced to retire when mechanical problems meant hewas shown the black and orange flag, handing the winto Brian Steven’s XJ12.

Whilst McLoughlin has been accumulating a hefty pointstally, Matt Irons in his Class C BMW323i has also beenreaping the rewards of his recent class wins and currentlylies second in the championship. It may appear that onlythese two stand any chance of taking the title but somereturning racers to the championship could end either’s runof recent class wins. At Snetterton Mark Lucock took twoClass C wins at the wheel of Tony Crudgington’s Dolomitewhilst Lydden will also see the class C return of RogerStanford in his BMW 2002 and Richard Langeveld in hisEscort RS2000. In Class B Mark Fowler and Tim ScottAndrews will both be hoping to finally find a way pastMcLoughlin’s Capri and they will be joined by a returningAdrian Fuller and Dave Margalies both in Capris.

Also racing a Capri will be 1970’s star Les Blackburn. Leswas well known for campaigning the Hermetite liveriedCapris across Europe and it’ll be great to see Les backbehind the wheel of the Hermetite car at Lydden thisweekend. Les will no doubt be keen to prove he can stillget the most out of these lairy Fords and show the youngerguys how it’s done.

The 2009 Hammerite Classic Group One Touring CarChampionship is organised and administered by the BritishAutomobile Racing Club Ltd (BARC) in accordance withthe General Regulations of the Royal Automobile ClubMotor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions ofthe International Sporting Code of the FiA) and theseChampionship Regulations. The organisers reserve theright to issue additional statements clarifying items in therules and regulations and all such statements will be issuedto all registered drivers by posting to the address details on

the registration form.

MSA Championship Permit No: CHR2009 / 044Race Status: National B MSA Championship Grade: C

The 2009 Hammerite Classic Group One Touring CarChampionship in association with DUNLOP will becontested over 11 Rounds as follows:


Points will be awarded to Competitors listed as classifiedfinishers in the Final Results as follows:-


One additional point will be awarded to each competitorwho starts from the grid. 1 additional point will be awardedfor fastest lap in each class except when there is only onestarter in the class unless a new lap record is set. In theevent of a tie for positions for fastest lap competitors willbe awarded equal points. The totals from all qualifyingrounds less 2 will determine final championship points andpositions.

Class A1st Anthony Scott-Andrews 202nd Brian Stevens 183rd David Howard 16Class B1st Jim McLoughlin 542nd Tim Scott Andrews 343rd Alan Roper 25Class C1st Matthew Irons 512nd Mark Lucock 293rd Ben Dewen 15Class D1st Phil Waller 32Class E1st Neil Bray 362nd Brian Goodwin 18Class F1st Daniel Smoughton 322nd Michael Dugdale 8

Race 6 - Hammerite Classic Group One Touring Car Championship

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Class A1st David Howard 162nd Brian Stevens 16Class B1st Jim McLoughlin 542nd Tim Scott Andrews 333rd William Jenkins 22Class C1st Matthew Irons 502nd Mark Lucock 293rd Ben Dewen 14Class D1st Phil Waller 24Class E1st Neil Bray 272nd Brian Goodwin 16Class F1st Daniel Smoughton 442nd Michael Dugdale 9

(Pre 83)...............


A 26 Allan Weyman Watford CadArt Signs & Graphics Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Chevrolet SB 5700 1971

B 1 Jim McLoughlin Knutsford Carhoods Northern Ltd Ford Capri Ric Wood 3000 1981

B 4 Tim Scott Andrews Banbury Historic Racing Ltd Rover Vitesse Rover 3528 1986

B 5 Mark Fowler Lakenheath Impressionsplc.com Ford Capri Ford 3000 1990

B 50 Peter Holton Wymeswold Driver Rover P6 3500S John Eales 3500 1969

B 54 Alan Roper Claygate Driver Rover SDI Vitesse Carl Robbins 3500 1982

B 94 Dave Margalies Chichester Driver Ford Capri Ford 3000

B 98 Chris Marsh Wallingford SMB Racing Ford Capri Ford 2792 1985

B 99 Adrian Fuller South Woodford Clappers-Tickets.co.uk Ford Capri Thomas 3000 1982

C 11 Roger Stanford Brough A H Racing (Tamworth) BMW 2002 BMW 2000

C 14 Mark Lucock Hitchin Driver Triumph Dolomite Sprint Triumph 2000 1973

C 69 Richard Langeveld Stopsley Platinum Press Ford Escort Ford 1996 1973

C 71 Tony Welsh London Driver Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Alfa Romeo 2000 1979

D 39 Phil Waller Watford BMGB Hillman Avenger Mal Stuart Motorsport 1600 1973

D 55 David Howard Newbury Berkshire Pallets Ltd Ford Escort XR3i Ford 1600

D 77 Steve Yates Manchester Car Hoods Northern Ltd Ford Escort Mk3 Ford CVH 1600 1982

E 76 Neil Bray Upper Caldecote Driver Ford Fiesta Ford 1300 1981

F 59 Don Sandom Reading Driver BMW 320 BMW 2000

F 86 Charles Hodge Banbury E-Motive BMW 320 BMW/E-Motive 2000 1989

F 92 Daniel Smoughton Colchester Driver BMW 320 BMW 1990 1988

G 37 Matthew Irons Market Harborough Driver BMW 323 E21 BMW/Rob Price 2500 1982

G 97 Ben Dewen Stevenage Driver BMW 323i BMW 2700 1983


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43.0 83.7243.1 83.5343.2 83.3343.3 83.1443.4 82.9543.5 82.7643.6 82.5743.7 82.3843.8 82.1943.9 82.0044.0 81.8244.1 81.6344.2 81.4544.3 81.2644.4 81.0844.5 80.9044.6 80.7244.7 80.5444.8 80.3644.9 80.1845.0 80.0045.1 79.8245.2 79.6545.3 79.4745.4 79.3045.5 79.1245.6 78.9545.7 78.7745.8 78.6045.9 78.4346.0 78.2646.1 78.0946.2 77.9246.3 77.7546.4 77.5946.5 77.4246.6 77.2546.7 77.0946.8 76.9246.9 76.7547.0 76.6047.1 76.4347.2 76.2747.3 76.1147.4 75.9547.5 75.7947.6 75.63

47.7 75.4747.8 75.3147.9 75.1548.0 75.0048.1 74.8448.2 74.6948.3 74.5348.4 74.3848.5 74.2348.6 74.0748.7 73.9248.8 73.7748.9 73.6249.0 73.4749.1 73.3249.2 73.1749.3 73.0249.4 72.8749.5 72.7349.6 72.5849.7 72.4349.8 72.2949.9 72.1450.0 72.0050.1 71.8650.2 71.7150.3 71.5750.4 71.4350.5 71.2950.6 71.1550.7 71.0150.8 70.8650.9 70.7251.0 70.8851.1 70.4551.2 70.3151.3 70.1751.4 70.0351.5 69.9051.6 69.7651.7 69.6351.8 69.4951.9 69.3652.0 69.2352.1 69.0952.2 68.9652.3 68.8352.4 68.70

52.5 68.5752.6 68.4452.7 68.3152.8 68.1852.9 68.0553.0 67.9253.1 67.7953.2 67.6653.3 67.5453.4 67.4153.5 67.2853.6 67.1653.7 67.0353.8 66.9153.9 66.7954.0 66.6654.1 66.5454.2 66.4254.3 66.2954.4 66.1754.5 66.0554.6 65.9354.7 65.8154.8 65.6954.9 65.5755.0 65.4555.1 65.3355.2 65.2155.3 65.0955.4 64.9855.5 64.8655.6 64.7755.7 64.6355.8 64.5155.9 64.4056.0 64.2856.1 64.1756.2 64.0556.3 63.9456.4 63.8256.5 63.7156.6 63.6056.7 63.4956.8 63.3856.9 63.2657.0 63.1557.1 63.0457.2 62.93

57.3 62.8257.4 62.7157.5 62.6057.6 62.5057.7 62.3957.8 62.2857.9 62.1758.0 62.0658.1 61.9658.2 61.8558.3 61.7458.4 61.6458.5 61.5358.6 61.4358.7 61.3258.8 61.2258.9 61.1259.0 61.0159.1 60.9159.2 60.8159.3 60.7059.4 60.6059.5 60.5059.6 60.4059.7 60.3059.8 60.2059.9 60.10

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This season’s Pre 93 championship continues where lastyear’s left off with some great battles between thepowerful lurid turbo-charged Sierras and Tomcats andthe howling but balanced BMWs and VWs. The seasonstarted well for the turbo cars as they took the firstvictories of the year. At Oulton Park Craig Jamiesonwon in his Sierra Cosworth with Tony Gorman’s BMWM3 not far behind. At Thruxton Tony Gorman’s M3led initially until Anthony Wright in his Rover Tomcatmuscled his way by through the fast Church corner totake the win with Mark Osborne’s Mitsubishi StarionTurbo second.

At Silverstone the wet conditions in the first race favouredRoger Stanford’s nimble E30 BMW M3 with LenSimpson’s VW Vento chasing the BMW to the line. Thesecond Silverstone race was dry and Stanford’s M3 ledthroughout with Jamieson’s Sierra finishing second havingcharged through the pack from fifth. When Jamieson’sSierra took the first win at Snetterton it looked like the longNorfolk straights had swung the advantage back to theturbo cars but Stanford’s M3 won the second race withAndrew Busby’s similar machine second.

In his Class D BMW 325i Ryan Gorman hasn’t beenfighting for overall victories but with five class wins fromsix starts he now leads the championship, with CraigJamieson close behind leading Class B and Roger Stanfordthird leading Class C. All three will need to continuewinning their class to maintain their championship hopesand all will have to beat off some stiff competition atLydden. In Class B Jamieson will not only have to fight offthe other regulars but will also face newcomers Dean Spurrand Pete Winstone in their Tomcats. In Class C Stanfordwill be joined this weekend by the spectacular Ken Lark inhis VW Corrado and in Class D Gorman will have to beatAndy Johnson in his recently completed 325i.

The 2009 Track & Race Pre 93 Touring Car Championshipis organised and administered by the BARC in accordancewith the General Series Prescriptions of the RoyalAutomobile Club Motor Sports Association (MSA) andthese Championship Regulations. The organisers reservethe right to issue additional statements clarifying items inthe rules and regulations and all such statements will beissued to all registered drivers by posting to the addressdetails on the registration form.

MSA Championship Permit No: CHR2009 / 051

Race Status: National B MSA Championship Grade: D

The 2009 Track & Race Pre 93 Touring Car Championshipwill be contested over 11 rounds as follows:


Points will be awarded to Competitors listed as classifiedfinishers in the Final Results as follows:-


One additional point will be awarded to each competitorwho starts from the grid. 1 additional point will be awardedfor fastest lap in each class except when there is only onestarter in the class unless a new lap record is set. In theevent of a tie for positions for fastest lap competitors willbe awarded equal points. The totals from all qualifyingrounds less 2 will determine final championship points andpositions.

Class A1st David Howard 232nd Roger Stanford 182nd Brian Jordan 16Class B1st Craig Jameson 452nd Steve Moore 373rd Anthony Wright 34Class C1st Glynn Allen 342nd Andrew Busby 323rd Len Simpson 28Class D1st Ryan Gorman 582nd Dean Raymond 413rd Richard Ibrahim 25Class E1st Stephen Yates 342nd Nigel Olive-Jones 163rd Allan Wayman 8Class F1st Daniel Smoughton 32Class G1st Michael Dugdale 202nd Brian Daly 2

Race 9 - Track & Race Pre 93 Touring Car Championship (Pre 93)..



Class A1st David Howard 122nd Allan Weyman 1Class B1st Craig Jamieson 542nd Steve Moore 393rd Anthony Wright 25Class C1st Roger Stanford 432nd Glynn Allen 333rd Andrew Busby 26Class D1st Ryan Gorman 582nd Dean Raymond 413rd Richard Ibrahim 20Class E1st Stephen Yates 352nd Stuart MacMaster 93rd Allan Wayman 6Class G1st Daniel Smoughton 442nd Michael Dugdale 113rd Nigel Olive Jones 7

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B 4 Tim Scott Andrews Banbury Historic Racing Ltd Rover Vitesse Rover 3528 1986

B 8 Anthony Gorman Manchester Autotech Racing BMW M3 BMW 3000 1992

B 14 Malcolm Wise London Driver Ford Sapphire Cosworth Cosworth 2000 1990

B 16 Peter Winstone Barkingside E.S.P. Racing Rover Tomcat Rover Sport 2000 1992

B 27 Dean Spurr Lenham Driver Rover Tomcat Rover 2000 1992

B 54 Alan Roper Claygate Driver Rover SDI Vitesse Carl Robbins 3500 1982

B 60 Graham Myers Plymouth Driver Ford Sierra Cosworth 2000 1989

B 74 Anthony Wright Wellington Team Scrumpy Racing Rover Tomcat Rover Sport 2000 1992

B 82 Craig Jamieson Leamington Spa FW Racing Ford Sierra Cosworth 1993 1985

C 9 Ken Lark Peters Green Driver Volkswagen Corrado VW VR6 2900 1992

C 11 Roger Stanford Brough A H Racing (Tamworth) BMW M3 BMW 2300

C 33 Andrew Busby Coulsdon SVG Motorsport BMW E30 M3 JC Racing 2500 1990

C 45 Len Simpson Hinckley Driver VW Vento VR6 VW 2989 1992

C 46 David Hickton Andover Driver Ford Capri 3.0S Ric Wood 3000 1978

C 99 Adrian Fuller South Woodford Clappers-Tickets.co.uk Ford Capri Thomas 3000 1982

D 21 Ryan Gorman Sale Driver BMW E30 M20 2500 1988

D 28 Robert Sadler Bocking Driver BMW 325i BMW 2498 1989

D 72 Andy Johnson East Grinstead SVG Motorsport BMW 325 BMW 2500 1989

D 93 Dean Raymond Colchester Driver Vauxhall Astra GTE Vauxhall 1998 1988

E 55 David Howard Newbury Berkshire Pallets Ltd Ford Escort XR3i Ford 1600

E 77 Steve Yates Manchester Car Hoods Northern Ltd Ford Escort Mk3 Ford CVH 1600 1982

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G 86 Charles Hodges Banbury E-Motive BMW 320 BMW/E-Motive 2000 1989

G 92 Daniel Smoughton Colchester Driver BMW 320 BMW 1990 1988


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registration form.

MSA Championship Permit No: CHR2009 / 045 Race Status: National B MSA Championship Grade: D

The 2009 Impressions Classic Thunder Touring CarChampionship will be contested over 11 Rounds as follows:

Scoring - Points will be awarded to Competitors listed asclassified finishers in the Final Results as follows:-

One additional point will be awarded to each competitor whostarts from the grid. 1 additional point will be awarded forfastest lap in each class except when there is only one starter inthe class unless a new lap record is set. In the event of a tie forpositions for fastest lap competitors will be awarded equalpoints. The totals from all qualifying rounds less 1 willdetermine final championship points and positions. In the eventof a tie for positions for fastest lap competitors will be awardedequal points.

The CTCRC’s championship for modified cars continues todraw together one of the most eclectic grids around. As inprevious years the wilder and more powerful cars haveoften been at the top of the timesheets but with these carsproving tricky to drive and prepare it’s not usual for a lessermodified car to sneak through and steal the victory.

When the season started at Oulton it looked like Neil Philpottsin his 600bhp Mitsubishi Starion would be the man to beatespecially as rival’s Joss Ronchetti’s engine wasn’t yet ready.Neil set a convincing pole time in qualifying but it was all invain when the differential gave up at the race start. PiersGrange led initially in his V8 engined Ford Sierra but the poweradvantage wasn’t enough to hold off local expert Andy Daviesin his less modified BMW M3. At Thruxton Philpotts hadlearnt from Oulton and this time was able to convert his poleinto a dominant win. Behind the mighty Mitsubishi was anincredible battle with five cars fighting for second place, allcovered by just two seconds led this time by Piers Grange.

At Silverstone Ronchetti rejoined the championship in hisTalbot Sunbeam Lotus and claimed pole whilst Philpottsstruggled with engine dramas. Whilst qualifying had been drythe first race was wet and Ronchetti was unable to match thepace of Craig Rainer’s BOSS Escort which took a comfortablewin. The dry second race was more to Ronchetti’s liking and heclaimed his first win of the year. Ronchetti took another poleand two wins at Snetterton. In both races Ronchetti had toinitially drive hard to stay ahead of Philpotts but in both racesthe Starion sadly failed.

With so many mechanical problems for the front runners thechampionship is still wide open. Helped by his Oulton winAndy Davies is currently leading in his Class B BMW whilstthe Sierra of Andy Williams and Joss Ronchetti aren’t farbehind in Class C. With such a varied grid predicting a ClassicThunder result is difficult but Ronchetti’s nimble Sunbeam isamongst the favourites here along with Philpott’s powerfulStarion and Grange’s V8 Sierra. However on such a tight layoutthe better balanced but less powerful BMWs shouldn’t bediscounted and brothers Andy and Allan Davies will do whatthey can to get their M3s to the front.

The 2009 Impressions Classic Thunder Touring CarChampioship Incorporating THE BLUE OVAL SALOONSERIES (BOSS) is organised and administered by the BritishAutomobile Racing Club Ltd (BARC) in accordance with theGeneral Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club MotorSports Association (incorporating the provisions of theInternational Sporting Code of the FiA) and theseChampionship Regulations. The Organisers reserve the right toissue additional statements clarifying items in the rules andregulations and all such statements will be issued to allregistered drivers by posting to the address details on the

Race 5 - Impressions Classic Thunder Touring Car Championship (P

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Class A1st Piers Grange 372nd Mark Fowler 6Class B1st Andy Davies 492nd Neil Philpotts 323rd Jody Halse 28Class C1st Andy Williams 442nd Joss Ronchetti 413rd David Hill 37Class D1st Mark Taylor 242nd Lee McNair 163rd Andy Wilson 12Class E1st Chris Lester 302nd Stuart MacMaster 6Class F1st Adam Croft 422nd Dean Raymond 393rd Keith Wilkinson 12

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A1

A2 47 Piers Grange Nantwich PRG Trailers Ford Sierra XR8 Ford 5800 1982

A2 70 Mark Taylor South Nutfield Driver Rover SD1 Vitesse Petes Performance 3900 1987

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B 28 Allan Davies Deeside driveme.net BMW M3 E30 Russ Cockburn 2500 1990

C 22 Peter Smith Cottered T&C Services (1990) Ltd BMW M3 E30 BMW S14 2300 1990

C 24 Andy Williams Risca Driver Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2500 1990

C 32 Joss Ronchetti Leicester Pro-Driver Racing with Skipton Business Finance Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Seaman Lotus 2678 1979

C 45 Len Simpson Hinckley Driver VW Vento VR6 VW 2989 1992

D 8 Steve Dillon Lincoln LTS Racing Ford Escort Mk1 2000 1972

D 27 David Hill Wallasey Treatme.net Honda Civic Honda 2000 2001

D 79 Lee McNair Ashford Driver Honda Integra Type R Honda 1998 2002

E 9 Ken Lark Peters Green Driver Volkswagen Corrado VW VR6 2900 1992

E 21 Ryan Gorman Sale Driver BMW E30 M20 2500 1988

E Robert Sadler Bocking Driver BMW 325i BMW 2498 1989

F 73 Adam Croft Wellington Team Scrumpy Peugeot 205 Gti Peugeot 1900 1989

F 93 Dean Raymond Colchester Driver Vauxhall Astra GTE Vauxhall 1998 1988


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The end of 2008 saw a number of Ford Club-Racing Drivers withitchy feet. Their current championship was not working to theneeds of the racing driver with many feeling disillusioned andlooking to other racing organisations for a different challenge in2009. Word spreads quickly around the paddocks and it soonbecame clear that racing drivers were not alone in their thoughts.To driver, Craig Rainer, it became apparently that with thenumber of drivers looking to move there was the potential for anew series. Enlisting the help of Chris Beeney, who was assistingas the co-ordinator of their current series, the pair began lookingfor a way to set up a new series that would be run for the drivers,by the drivers. The idea was taken to the Classic Touring CarRacing Club (CTCRC) who quickly saw the potential andoffered to work with them to create the Blue Oval Saloon Series– BOSS. The Series would be dedicated to giving like mindedpeople friendly club-level racing on a budget, but at the sametime providing fantastic racing for drivers and spectators alike.

Working alongside the CTCRC it was decided that the BOSS wouldbe incorporated into the Impressions Classic Thunder Saloons untilsuch time that the numbers would grant stand alone races. With thecreation of the website www.blueovalsaloons.com and through wordof mouth membership numbers speedily exceeded expectations.

The inaugural race was seen at Oulton Park on the 28th March anddespite the cold, wet and windy weather a total of 13 drivers tookpart. This was a very encouraging number and a relief to all those,who over the winter, had put so much time and effort into getting theBOSS this far. Out of the 13 who started the race only 5 finishedwith 3 of them making it into the top 10 overall. So, although somedrivers did not enjoy the success they would have hoped for in theirfirst run of the year all agreed that the event was well run, friendlyand working towards their needs.

Round 2 took place over the Easter weekend at Thruxton. A newcircuit to most, if not all, of the drivers and there is a lot of truth inthe rumours that this is a fast circuit. The BOSS saw 10 competitorsthis time with 5 bringing their cars to the chequered flag. Again, allwere impressed with the dedication of those running the event, andtheir efforts in getting everybody out on the circuit. The feeling of aseries run for the drivers was really beginning to shine through.

The first double header of the year was seen at Silverstone in midMay. The increasing popularity of the BOSS coupled with one of themost well known circuits in the country saw an amazing grid of 16BOSS cars in total. The British weather paid a big part in theweekend with a dry track for qualifying on the Saturday, followed by

standing water and torrential rain for the first race on the Sunday. Theweather conditions for this race saw BOSS competitor Craig Rainerwin the race overall some 28secs in front of 2nd place held by ClassicThunder driver Andy Williams. In total 15 drivers finished this race,which given the conditions, emphasised the high standard of drivingwithin BOSS. To the relief of the spectators and most of the driversthe second race of the afternoon was on a dry track with 14 carscoming home to the chequered flag.

From the deluge at Silverstone came the heatwave at Snetterton inmid June. Another double header and again an encouraging numberof BOSS competitors out on the track, 12 in total which includedsome new faces. BOSS saw 9 drivers finish in the Saturday race and10 finish in the Sunday race. It also became clear the intention tohave a Series that is dedicated to the drivers was coming together. Anincident between BOSS competitors Craig Rainer and Steven Hornersaw both finish the race but with damage. Pure enthusiasm and helpfrom drivers and supporters of other teams meant both were able toget back out on the Sunday to race.

And so we are half way through the 2009 calendar and here atLydden Hill for the CTCRC Autoglym Classic Festival. Fingers arecrossed for some good weather and hopes are running high foranother successful weekend for the BOSS, proving that the seriesreally is going from strength to strength.

Points will be awarded to Competitors listed as classified finishers inthe Final Results subject to 3 starters in class as follows:- Classwinner: 20 points; 2nd: 17 points: 3rd : 15 points: 4th : 13 points ,then pro-rata down to 1 point. 2 additional points will be awarded forpole in each class. 2 additional points will be awarded for fastest lapin each class with a further point awarded for a lap record. In theevent of there being only one starter per class only one point will beawarded for pole and fastest lap with the additional point for a laprecord. In the event of less than three starters in class then 5 pointsless will be awarded.

The final round of the series, Points will be doubled. Class winner:40 points: 2nd :34 points: 3rd : 30 points; 4th 26 points, then pro-ratato one point. Additional points for pole and fastest lap will remain at2 points. In the event of a tie for positions for fastest lap competitorswill be awarded equal points.

The totals from all qualifying rounds less 1 will determine finalchampionship points and positions.

Claire Windsor

Race 2 & 8 - ready2race.co.uk Blue Oval Saloon Series (BOSS)......

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Class 11st Craig Rainer 1472nd Jeff Windsor 623rd Scott Matthias 42Class 21st Simon Gent 502nd Simon Beament 483rd Steven Barden 33Class 31st Steve Horner 1222nd Andy Robinson 913rd Demetris Neophytou 64Class 41st Brian Long 1212nd Alan Willett 583rd Lindsay Hutton 30

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1 14 Malcolm Wise London Driver Ford Sapphire Cosworth Cosworth 2000t 1990

1 23 Craig Rainer Crawley Down Wealden Racing Ford Escort Mk2 Jems/Cosworth 2000t 1976

1 42 Jeff Windsor Royston Driver Ford Sierra Cosworth Cosworth 2000t 1986

1 60 Graham Myers Plymouth Driver Ford Sierra Cosworth 2000t 1989

1 82 Craig Jamieson Leamington Spa FW Racing Ford Sierra Cosworth 1993 1985

2 30 Simon Gent Burton on Trent Pete Cook Transport/SAT Recovery Ford KA Zetec 2000 1996

2 57 Simon Beament Tiptree Wynns/SAD Racing Ford Escort RS2000 Ford IB4 1998 1991

2 96 Nigel Craig Canterbury Driver Ford Escort RS2000 SRD 1998 1998

3 5 Philip Bendall Cardiff Driver Ford Fiesta Ford CVH 1598 1990

3 15 James Horner Milton Keynes PC Motorsport Ford Fiesta XR2i Ford 1600

3 29 Joanne Gordon Folkestone Driver Ford Fiesta XR2 Ford CVH 1598 1986

3 58 Steve Horner Winslow PC Motorsport Ford Fiesta XR2i Ford 1600 1985

4 2 Brian Long Northampton Brian Long Motorsport Ford Fiesta XR2 Ford 1600 1988

4 13 Tim Mizen Eastbourne www.ready2race.co.uk Ford Fiesta XR2i Ford 1600

4 21 Alan Willett Derby Driver Ford Fiesta XR2i Ford CVH 1600

4 24 Nick Tearle Northampton Driver Ford Fiesta XR2i Ford/Brian Long 1598 1990

5 11 Steve Weatherley Hastings Driver Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2000t 1989

Results - Race 21st..............................2nd..............................3rd..............................4th..............................5th...........................Winner’s Time....................Speed....................Fastest Lap No....................Time....................Speed.................Class 1:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class 2:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............Class 3:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class 4:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............

Results - Race 81st..............................2nd..............................3rd..............................4th..............................5th...........................Winner’s Time....................Speed....................Fastest Lap No....................Time....................Speed.................Class 1:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class 2:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............Class 3:1st....................2nd....................3rd....................Class 4:1st....................2nd....................3rd..............

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A 47 Piers Grange Nantwich PRG Trailers Ford Sierra XR8 Ford 5800 1982

A 97 Ben Dewen Stevenage Driver RAM D-Type Jaguar 4200

B 11 Steve Weatherley Hastings Driver Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 2000t 1989

B 13 Peter Smith Cottered T&C Services (1990) Ltd BMW M3 E30 BMW S14 2300 1990

B 28 Allan Davies Deeside driveme.net BMW M3 E30 Russ Cockburn 2500 1990

B 32 Joss Ronchetti Leicester Pro-Driver Racing with Skipton Business Finance Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Seaman Lotus 2678 1979

B 98 Malc Best Westoning SMB Racing Ford Capri SMB Racing 2792 1985

C 8 Steve Dillon Lincoln LTS Racing Ford Escort Mk1 Ford 2000 1972

C 17 Mark Apps Dartford Driver Ford Lotus Cortina Lotus 1594 1968

C 27 David Hill Wallasey Treatme.net Honda Civic Honda 2000 2001

E 3 Nikolas Barton Biggin Hill/Switzerland Barton Motorsport Ford Fiesta XR2 Ford 1596 1986

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I 33 Steve Govett Sittingbourne Driver SHP Eurocar Toyota Avensis/Mondeo Toovey V6 2900 1995



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We also provide MOT testing and servicing

Call 01342 810234. Full details available from:www.svgmotorsport.com

There are a multitude of different formulae tochoose from when the decision has been made togo racing, but for the enthusiast looking forcircuit racing excitement you should look nofurther than the CTCRC. We cater for all cars,from Hillman Imps, to a Chevrolet Camaro, andfrom VW Golf Gti’s and XR3i’s to V12 Jaguarsin our championships which range from Pre 66to Pre 93 saloon cars, plus the highly modifiedClassic Thunder cars and the Ford based BOSSseries.

But first there's still some racing formalities tocomplete:...............

Initial Preparation:Get a starter Pack and Application Form from theMotor Sports Association (01753 681736). Formost forms of motorsport you have to be over 17years of age and hold a road traffic driving licenseor be 16 years old with at least one year'sexperience in Karting.

Arrange with your Doctor to have the medicalchecks required by the application form.

After a careful study of the pack, go for your half-day introduction course at one of the approvedCircuit schools, which concludes with theaptitude/safety test which you need to pass in orderto apply for your novices license. This includes awritten test. It will have cost you at least £300 to getthis far.

Finding a Series:For 2009 the CTCRC are running 4 championshipsand 1 series for saloon cars from four periods, Pre1966, Pre 1974, Pre 1983, Pre 1993 and the ClassicThunder/BOSS Championship.

Each has approximately 11 Championship roundsheld at all the top circuits every season.

All the championships benefit from the usualCTCRC advantages:

Wide range of eligible road cars at affordableprices.Sensible technical regulations ensure a reasonablelevel of competitiveness and need not cost the earthwhen preparing a car.

Our cars don't become obsolete. You can developyour car over a number of years, confident that nonew model is suddenly going to blow it away.Our cars don't depreciate - unless you hitsomething!

To proceed contact our Membership Secretary on0870 321 2277 and join the club. Return yourregistration forms to us and we will return yourchampionship and club registration card. Don’tforget to fill in and return the back page from thetechnical regulations to the BARC – they will thensend you your race entry forms.

Finding a car:Your choices at this stage are twofold – you caneither prepare a road car from scratch, or purchasea ready prepared race car, three great examples onpage 30. There are many advantages to the latter,and the club web site atwww.classictouringcars.com and The Flyer, thequarterly club magazine, have details of race carsoffered for sale by members. If you buy a readyprepared and raced car not only will you not have toput so much time into the car, but you also don’t

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need to spend a penny on it until you can match theprevious owners lap times! If you buy a car fromoutside the club, try and buy the car from Parc

Ferme at it’s last outing – it is not unknown forunscrupulous owners to unbolt the ‘trick’components when offering a car for sale. Alsoensure you take a knowledgeable expert with you,someone who can tell if that rose joint is past it’sbest or not.

If you feel you are experienced enough and chooseto prepare your own car, the blue book and theseries technical regulations can guide you with do’sand don’ts. These will include the addition oflaminated windscreens, rollcages, onboard fireextinguisher, racing seat installation and externalignition cut-out.

The Driver:The driver will require an MSA approved racingsuit, helmet, gloves, boots, socks, underwear andbalaclava. It is wise to buy the best you can affordwith these items. Remember each layer will giveyou around 5 seconds if the worst happens and thereis a fire – a 3 layer nomex FIA suit will give you 15,plus 5 for underwear so don’t skimp. A baggy suitwill insulate you more effectively too. Ensure yourhelmet is of as good a quality as you can afford –you only have one head after all!

As a guide, good overalls can be purchased foraround £300, and a helmet for £250. Ensure theycarry the correct labels for MSA approval prior topurchase.

The checking of the driver's racewear will occur insafety scrutineering on race day so remember totake them with you. If your helmet is unused, take apound coin and if the scrutineer approves yourhelmet after a check for knocks and scrapes, he willswap your pound for a sticker to go on your helmet.This sticker is then checked as you form on the gridto ensure all drivers are wearing the correcthelmets.

Race Costs:Once you’ve acquired your race licence, your carand you’ve registered for the championships you’reready to race!

Each race entry will cost you roughly £170 and willinclude qualifying and a race. Over and above thatyou’ll have the costs of preparing your car whichwill vary greatly according to the type of car andstate of tune.

Check out the cars competing in any of theCTCRC's events and you'll see that all of ourChampionships offer the chance to produce a racerwhich looks, and goes well, at a reasonable price.There are a host of categories and Championshipsbeckoning the new entrant, but we think ourformula works very well for the club racer andenthusiast. Those who’ve tried it over the yearsseem to agree, because many of them have beenwith the club for many years.

Once you've completed those first ten laps though,you'll be on cloud nine, for a week at least!

I look forward to seeing you out there, have a greatday.

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FOR SALE:Ford Escort - previously raced inGroup One Classic Touring CarChampionship. Had overallchampionship win and holdsseveral lap records. Comes with160bhp CVH engine, with DaveBrooks split webbers. Hewlandpyramid gearbox. Paddle clutch.Lightened fly-wheel. Rev limiter.New stainless steel exhaust. Coil-over suspension, Willwood brakecalipers and vented discs.Specially made wiring loom withlight-weight battery. Body-shellhas been completely stripped andlightened. Comes with a full set ofdry race tyres, a full set of wettyres (only used once), and aWillams harness (in-date to 2010).£4,995.00 Call Chris on 01767652092Cosworth - my Sierra Sapphire

Cosworth has got to go to make way for another project.Thiscar is a purpose built racecar, never been near a road otherthan on a trailer. In the summer of last year it had a full enginerebuild by Stancombe Vehicle Engineering (former AVOengineer now running Clio cup team), it had 4 new pistons &ring assemblies (Mahle), new inlet and exhaust valves, allnew gaskets, main bearings, big ends, big end bolts, belts,washers, seals etc etc. cylinder head skim, cylinder head blockrebore (0.5 o/s) and the 4 grey injectors were cleaned,serviced and tested by Mountune. Also fitted was a newalternator, new full race clutch and new T5 race gearbox with

quickshift. Extinguisher wasserviced and refilled in October.The Turbo was removed and sentto specialists Essex Turbos to bechecked. I also had a watercooling system fitted to the turbofor extra durability. Once therebuild was finished we ran it in

the Future Classics race at Snetterton last October where itperformed faultlessly in 30 min practice and the 40 minuterace, finishing 5th overall and 2nd in class (with a novicesecond driver!) I haven't used it since due to workcommitments and am only selling it to fund a Mustang raceproject. If it doesn't reach the reserve I'll just forget the projectand start racing it again! Incidentally the reserve is set at lessthan I have spent over the last 12 months! This is a verycompetitive, fabulous handling car (has run 2nd in FutureClassics and top 5 in Classic Thunder) originally built by aBTCC legend for the 1988 24hr Willhire (still has the airjackholes in the floor) it has the originall BBR chassis plate 0001. Comes with a quickfill fuel rig worth £500. It needs nothingdoing and can go straight out and race in Classic Thunder,Blue Oval, Future Classics, etc. Adjustable boost up to 2.0 barwhich is around 430/450bhp (NOT rolling roaded). OtherSpec. Built in the late 80's by BBR-Gti (Dave Brodie and KenBrittain) using a lightweight Ford Motorsport wide tunnelshell with custom T45 roll cage. Fibreglass bonnet, boot and

One Careful Owner...............wing. Seamwelded. Polycarbonate windows all round. Lightweight dash. Quickfill long-range fuel tank with refuellingrig. Fully aero quipped. Bespoke loom. Lightweight race seat,steering wheel and battery.Fly-off handbrake. Plumbed inextinguisher system. Adjustable Koni race suspension(rebuilt). Rose-jointed. AP Racing 330mm discs with radialcalipers at front. RS discs at rear. Ferodo pads. 3 sets ofwheels, 2 of which are Enkei competition alloys. One goodset of slicks (one older set of slicks) and one set of wets. (Also4 almost finished Yokos) Borg-Warner T5 gearbox. AP racingclutch. Limited slip diff. Heavy duty driveshafts. Stainlesssteel race exhaust system with rear exit. BBR-Gti engineeringphase 4 engine with flowed head. Balanced rods and crank.Long stud block. Group A gaskets. Big pump. BBR cams andinduction. Hybrid ceramic T35 Turbo with extra largeintercooler. -34 actuator. BBR ECU. 3 bar map sensor. GreyInjectors. This is a race and championship winning car andcomes with full set-up details and specification.Let's berealistic - it's going to cost you a lot lot less than a 3 door andits gonna be quicker! Any questions ring me on 07768 647997if you want to come and kick the tyres be my guest it's up onaxle stands so you can crawl right underneath it if you wish.Everything built for complete reliability and drivability.Massive spec list. 3 sets wheels, quick fill fuel rig. EligibleCT/BOSS, £7,500.00 Tony 07768 647997 or email for fulldetails on [email protected] Escort MkI - Accraute pistons, Farndon steel rods,Burton full race head, 12:1 comp ratio,HT Racing Sump, twin plate clutch,Quaiffe box and Quaiffe ATB diffs(4.1:1 and 3.7:1), Leda suspension,Wilwood brakes, Alloy rad, freshrespray two weeks ago, completeengine rebuild last week, £13,000 -interested, see it here today or callRichard on 07778 589951BMW 325i built by SVG Motorsport for sale or hire. Tel01342 810234VW Golf GTi 1871cc, original 4 door, sunroof, alloys, Feb89, 23k miles, red, MOT, weekly use, immaculate condition,absolutely all original, still on original rear tyres, spareunused, garaged entire life bar 5 nights!, £3,000 call Malcolmon 01299 402244Two BMW 320i engines completemake me an offer must go need space.Tel Andy on 01342 810234Four Ford 6Jx13 Alloy race wheels- 26mm offset, 114mm pcd, onepiece, studs and centre cap notincluded, professionally refurbished,perfect/ immaculate, £140, callRichard 07778 589951WANTED:I am having no luck finding a classic or historic race car,so does anyone have a car for sale? Would love a MKII RS2000!!! Anything considered, part built, engine blown. Pleasecontact me via the CTCRC web site, many thanks ‘phild370’Dunlop Formula R tyres, 195/60/14, in good, useablecondition. Please call Jim Utting on 01603 810739.13" radials for Fiesta any condition and type just need a setto get a young lad started for rest of season. Tel Andy on01342 810234

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