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Mallett RACING |
British Touring Car Racing – 1976 |
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At the end of the 1975 season the reign of the American "big bangers" came to an end. The smaller engined British Saloon cars had been subordinate to their trans Atlantic cousins. However homologation for these cars expired and the RAC took the opportunity to limit engine sizes for Group 1 machinery to 3000cc. That effectively excluded any American muscle cars thereafter. This situation remained until the introduction of the 2 litre Super Touring Class in 1989.
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| Listed below is the entry for Thruxton April 19 1976: | |||
| Class A Over 2300cc | Class B 1601 - 2300cc | ||
| DRIVER | CAR | DRIVER | CAR |
| Chris Craft | Ford Capri II | Andy Rouse | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| Holman Blackburn | Ford Capri | Steve Thompson | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| Stuart Patterson | Opel Commodore | David Brodie | Mazda RX3 |
| Vince Woodman | Ford Capri | Paddy Loughnane | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| Gordon Spice | Ford Capri II | Martin Thomas | Triumph Dolomite sprint |
| Stuart Rolt | Ford Capri | Gerry Marshall | Vauxhall Magnum Coupe |
| Peter Clark | Ford Capri II | Tim Stock | Vauxhall Magnum |
| Tom Walkinshaw | Ford Capri | ||
| Brian Muir | Ford Capri | ||
| Richard Lloyd | Opel Commodore | ||
| Colin Vandervell | Ford Capri | ||
| Class C 1301 - 1600cc |
Class D Up to 1300 cc |
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| Win Percy | Toyota Celica GT | Jon Dooley | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI |
| Barrie Williams | Toyota Celica GT | Simon Kirkby | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI |
| Brian Cutting | Toyota Celica GT | Bernard Unett | Hilman Avenger GT |
| Peter Hilliard | Alfa GT Junior | ||
| John Lepp | Alfasud TI | ||
| Marc Smith | Renault 5TS | ||
| Dave Hedges | BL Cooper S | ||
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Gordon Spice and Holman Blackburn dispute some Thruxton tarmac. In 1975/6 the Mark 1 Capri was still competitive with its newer (and heavier) brother. |
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This photograph was taken from the Thruxton 1976 DJM RECORDS EUROPEAN FORMULA 2 TROPHY programme Easter Monday April 19. (I was there!) |
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