Brands Hatch 6 Hours dates
#1
Posted 26 May 2011 - 04:34
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#2
Posted 26 May 2011 - 06:34
'76 -- 25th Sept.
'79 -- 5th Aug.
(according to Higham - probably have the programmes for these, but not here).
What references do you have for the other years? I don't believe all of those years had such races.
EDIT:
apologies - the 25th Sept race was a 1977 WCM round, not 1976 (in response to Tim's post below)
Edited by 2F-001, 26 May 2011 - 08:26.
#3
Posted 26 May 2011 - 07:16
Would anyone know the dates for the '66, '73, '75, '76, '78 and '79 Brands Hatch 6 Hours? Thanks in advance.
This is a link to the 1967 race at Racingsportscars.com
http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Brands_Hatch-1967-07-30.html
You should be able to find the other races you are looking for quite easily
#4
Posted 26 May 2011 - 07:28
#5
Posted 26 May 2011 - 07:44
Edited by 2F-001, 26 May 2011 - 07:44.
#6
Posted 26 May 2011 - 07:55
re. the 1980 (photographed by Louism, above):
if I'm thinking of the correct year, the 1980 race was a bit complicated - still nominally a '6-hour' race rather than a set distance, but stopped around half-way through (after the fatal accident of Martin Raymond) and then restarted, presumably for whatever daylight was left, (if not all cars had lights). I think the result was declared for the laps completed up to the stoppage plus a length of time for the second part. Very confusing.
Edited by 2F-001, 26 May 2011 - 07:58.
#7
Posted 26 May 2011 - 08:02
Although the OP didn't ask about '67, which Julian linked to -
Whoops in my haste, I got the year wrong and the link doesn't work. Other than that it's fine - apologies.
Incidentally, despite my initial optimism, I am struggling to find the races referred to, were they non championship ?
#9
Posted 26 May 2011 - 08:16
I didn't get along to anything like all of those races; I know it wasn't held every year though. Later on there was the WCM (generally 1,000kms and up, for the G5-style cars, 935s etc)) and the WSC (shorter races for the more prototype/G6 style cars) both running concurrently (at different meetings) which really confuses a lot people researching those years, especially if they weren't following the racing at the time.
Edited by 2F-001, 26 May 2011 - 08:18.
#10
Posted 26 May 2011 - 08:27
#11
Posted 26 May 2011 - 08:28
Hope you don't think I was criticizing, Julian -
Not at all, I'm pleased you mentioned my oversight, it gave me a chance to correct it !
I should learn to check my assumptions before going into print !
#12
Posted 26 May 2011 - 10:27
Became a 1000k race in 1970. As previously mentioned the 1966 Ilford Films 500 was not WSC race (yes won by Piper and Bondurant in a 7 litre Cobra).Although the OP didn't ask about '67, which Julian linked to - if that year is of interest for researching, note that race is often referred to as the 'BOAC 500', even though it was run over 6 hours (actually covering nearer to 580 miles - 1000km format being adopted some years later). The previous year had a 500-mile race (not a part of the World Championship) - that should be fairly easy to find a few more details of (won by David Piper, IIRC? - but I don't recall anything else).
#13
Posted 26 May 2011 - 10:40
#14
Posted 26 May 2011 - 10:54
This old thread will probably answer your query regarding the 1966 event, Tony.Pete - do you happen to have the results for the '66 race to hand?
http://forums.autosp...p;#entry2497749
PS I don't think there was one in 1973 - but I am waiting to be proved wrong.
Edited by Davidson10, 26 May 2011 - 10:56.
#15
Posted 26 May 2011 - 10:55
That result may be why nobody felt an imperative to move on from the '500' tag when moving to a 6-hour format... although of course the machinery was rather different in the following year's race.
Edited by 2F-001, 26 May 2011 - 10:55.
#16
Posted 26 May 2011 - 11:07
#17
Posted 26 May 2011 - 11:09
I have the 1973 fixture booklet for MCD circuits and in the Brands section there is no WSCC race scheduled.This old thread will probably answer your query regarding the 1966 event, Tony.
http://forums.autosp...p;#entry2497749
PS I don't think there was one in 1973 - but I am waiting to be proved wrong.
#18
Posted 26 May 2011 - 11:11
Beaten to it..no slouches on this site!!Pete - do you happen to have the results for the '66 race to hand? I'm curious as to whether they were able to cover the 500 miles in 6 hours (for no reason other than idle curiosity given the sometimes-anomalous name of the event).
I do actually have the Autosport report of the race so if you need any more detail let me know.
#19
Posted 26 May 2011 - 21:08
Beaten to it..no slouches on this site!!
I do actually have the Autosport report of the race so if you need any more detail let me know.
I have just found the race programme after a few years hidden away !!! Won by David Piper and Bob Bondurant in a 7 Litre Shelby Cobra.............some great names in the race too, Roger Enever and Alec Poole 3rd overall in an MGB that was near standard ( IIRC it was Roger's regular road car...............it rained too, from a very poor memory !