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Mallett RACING |
British Touring Car Racing – 1980 The Tricentrol RAC British Saloon Car Championship |
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By now the upper capacity limit had been extended to 3500cc thus allowing an important addition to the ranks of Class A. The two Rover 3500's were driven by Geoff Allam and Rex Greenslade. It was a learning period and this was prior to the arrival of the Vitesse and its bespoilered bodywork. Certainly the reliability was a shortcoming and it wasn't until the British GP support race that it scored its maiden victory. Taking advantage of the weather conditions Jeff Allam fitted intermediate tyres that proved to be ideal for the conditions. He ran away from the rest of the field. But by August with only three more rounds to go Win Percy was leading the overall standings from Alan Curnow, Andy Rouse and Chris Hodgetts.
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| Listed below is the entry for Brands Hatch 25th August 1980: | |||
| Class A 2300 - 3500cc | Class B 1601 - 2300cc | ||
| DRIVER | CAR | DRIVER | CAR |
| Gordon Spice | Capri Mk3 | Win Percy | Mazda RX7 |
| Andy Rouse | Capri Mk3 | John Morrison | Mazda RX7 |
| Vince Woodman | Capri Mk3 | Roger Saunders | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Capri Mk3 | Leo Bertorelli | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm |
| Rex Greenslade | Rover V8 | Philip Bullman | Mazda RX7 |
| Holman Blackburn | Capri Mk3 | ||
| Graham Goode | Capri | ||
| Jeff Allam | Rover V8 | ||
| Nick Whiting | Capri | ||
| Rad Dougall | Capri Mk3 | ||
| Class C 1301 - 1600cc |
Class D Up to 1300 cc |
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| Tony Lanfranchi | Audi 80 | Alan Curnow | Ford Fiesta |
| Richard Longman | Ford Fiesta | Jon Mowatt | Mini `1275GT |
| Stirling Moss | Audi 80 | Jon Dooley | Alfasud Ti |
| Richard Lloyd | Audi 80 | James Burrows | Mini 1275GT |
| Martin Brundle | Toyota Celica | John Spiller | Talbot Avenger |
| Chris Hodgetts | Toyota Celica | Terry Nightingale | Ford Fiesta |
| Derrick Brunt | Alfasud Sprint | Geunda Eadie | Ford Fiesta |
| John Hammersley | VW Sirocco GTS | Tim Goss | Mini 1275GT |
| John Morris | VW Sirocco GTS | Colin Hawker | Ford Fiesta |
| Barrie Williams | Colt Lancer GSR | ||
| David Morgan | Colt Lancer GSR | ||
| John Tait | Toyota Celica GT | ||
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Gordon Spice and Andy Rouse at Oulton Park 1980 |
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Photograph by Keith Sutton. |
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