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#1 petestenning

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:18

The quiz is based on two BARC meetings from Thruxton in 1976

part 1
Section 1
March 7th 1976, Thruxton
Oceanair Clubmans Sports

1] The race was won by Team ACE Plant, who was the driver.?
2] Who drove the Toric Motor Accesories Haggispeed MK6B.?
3] There were a whole bunch of Mallocks entered but who was entered in these cars
3A] Gryphon C4B
3B] Lynx CB76
3C] Bladon BR3

Forward Trust 1000 plus

4]What were the entrants of these 2 cars
Tony Dickinson/Ford Escort 1998 cc
Chis Sims/Vauxhall Magnum 2200 cc

5] Who won class B in a Mini Cooper S.?


DJM Records Formula Ford

6] The race was won by a driver who rarely visited Thruxton but was a prolific winner at his home track , who piloted the Royale RP21 TO VICTORY ?
7] Name the two drivers of the Dastle's entered .?

BARC Modified Sports cars

8] Whose Marcos 3 litre was entered by Cooper London.?
9] Which Journalist drove a Turner mk3.?


BP Super Visco F3

10] Who drove the works March 763
11] Which Belgian was entered but non started in the Safir Engineering/Safir F3 .?


Forward Trust 1000 Saloon cars

12] Who drove the 7 imps entered in the 1.0 litre class
13] Who with what unusual car finished second behind a visiting Imp Superstar.?

BARC Formula Libre
In a race not usually seen at Thruxton a Libre race
14] Which well known Anglo/Italian won in his March 752.?
15] Who drove the only Formula 5000 car to turn up a Trojan T101 .?

16] Both Ray and Richard Mallock raced in which cars were they .?


Part two to follow

Edited by petestenning, 26 January 2011 - 18:25.


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#2 Michael Ferner

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:43

10) Aryon Cornelsen jr. & Bruno Giacomelli (& Conny Andersson?)
11) Hervé Regout

#3 Michael Ferner

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:44

14) Val Musetti?

#4 LittleChris

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:51

11 - Patrick Neve ?

#5 petestenning

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:54

The answer i would have given is Patrick Neve but on this occasion Michael is right it was Herve Regout.


#6 LittleChris

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:55

Ah well. How about Bruno Giacomelli for works 763 driver ?

#7 LittleChris

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:57

Hmm see michael's beaten me to that as well !

#8 petestenning

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 21:59

yes both [Jack O Malley] Bruno Giacomelli and Val Musetti are right

#9 Tim Murray

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:01

Q6. Jim Walsh?
Q8. Jonathan Palmer?

Edited by Tim Murray, 25 January 2011 - 22:04.


#10 Michael Ferner

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:09

Hmm see michael's beaten me to that as well !


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#11 Alan Cox

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:20

4) a) Pearson Grimme
b) Kilbirnie

12) Hazarding a guess at some Imp regulars of the period: Ray Payne, Malcolm Bell, Jeff Ward, Mike Kirby, Jim McGaughy, Basil Dagge, Mike Holland
15) Jim Kelly?

#12 Tim Murray

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:22

Q7. Rupert Suren & ?
Q12. Andy Holloway, Brian Prebble, John Homewood, John Schneider, Rob Mason,?,?.
Q13. Ginger Marshall (Mini Countryman)
Q15. John Hardesty

Edited by Tim Murray, 25 January 2011 - 22:28.


#13 Alan Cox

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:30

1) Alex Ferrada
2) Paul Clements
3) a) Nigel Winchester
b) Ian Cross
c) Richard Kyle

#14 Tim Murray

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Posted 25 January 2011 - 22:55

Q9. Mark Hales

#15 petestenning

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 06:16

Out of the 7 Imp drivers these are so far correct

John Homewood [Winner]

Andy Holloway

John Schneider

Brian Prebble

Surprisingly no Ray Payne or Jeff Ward were entered



#16 Tim Murray

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 07:38

Q12. A few more possibles: Roger Gill, Roger Tebbutt, Alan Wood, Andy Hartwell, Richard Oliver, Colin Craven, Alan Cooper.

#17 Mallory Dan

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 13:51

3c) Rob Cochran?
15? Bobbie Bell?
16) Ray in Lola T450, Richard in U2 mk18??


#18 petestenning

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 18:38

Answers correct up to now
1] Alex Ferrada
2]
3A] Nigel Winchester
3B] Ian Cross
3C] Richard Kyle
4]
5] Newquay Publicity Association
6] Jim Walsh
7] Rupert Suren/?
8] Jonathan Palmer
9] Mark Hales
10] Bruno Giacomelli
11] Herve Regout
12] John Homewood[Winner] , Brian Prebble, Andy Holloway, John Schneider , Alan Wood,
13] Ginger Marshall[Mini Countryman]
14] Val Musetti
15] John Hardesty
16] Ray, Lola T450, Richard Mallock U2 MK ?

Edited by petestenning, 27 January 2011 - 06:45.


#19 Tim Murray

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Posted 26 January 2011 - 21:59

Q4. Chris Sims - Newquay Publicity Association

Q12. A few more Imp names: Mike Chapple, Nick Birch, Peter Wallington

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#20 petestenning

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Posted 30 January 2011 - 11:00

The missing answers are;-

2 Brian Young
4 Richard Pearson Ltd
7 second Dastle driver is Peter Orlando
the last two imp drivers , Graham Lavis and Mick Jenkins.