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[mikehump]

Help wanted !

Does anybody have any information on the 1965 Autosport Championship? I am looking for the race venues and results if possible. I'm particularly interested in Dick Crosfield and his Shapecraft Elan.

Thanks,

Mike

[sramoa]

Try this:
http://www.racingspo...osfield-GB.html

http://www.racingspo.../Autosport.html

Edited by sramoa, 03 December 2012 - 13:09.

[mikehump]

Try this:
http://www.racingspo...osfield-GB.html

http://www.racingspo.../Autosport.html

Fantastic - thank you !!

[RAP]

You need to be careful with this - rather strangely the overall champion was the winner of the final 3 hour race, regardless of points, but the class champions were based on points. The regulations (Autosport 5 Oct 56) say
CLASS WINNERS = to the competitor scoring the highest number of marks in the class in five races and/or the two hillclimbs an Autosport Trophy

THE CHAMPIONSHIP = to the winner of the final event the Autosport Series-Production Sports Car Championship Trophy.

Furthermore the final was run on a handicap basis, the winning Fitzwilliam/Carnegie MGA receiving 9 credit laps.

As might be guessed, it all prooved rather unsatisfactory and for 1957 it became a more conventional championship !

RAP

[mikehump]

You need to be careful with this - rather strangely the overall champion was the winner of the final 3 hour race, regardless of points, but the class champions were based on points. The regulations (Autosport 5 Oct 56) say
CLASS WINNERS = to the competitor scoring the highest number of marks in the class in five races and/or the two hillclimbs an Autosport Trophy

THE CHAMPIONSHIP = to the winner of the final event the Autosport Series-Production Sports Car Championship Trophy.

Furthermore the final was run on a handicap basis, the winning Fitzwilliam/Carnegie MGA receiving 9 credit laps.

As might be guessed, it all prooved rather unsatisfactory and for 1957 it became a more conventional championship !

RAP

Thanks RAP - that is very helpful. As you state, not the most satisfactory set of regulations !! I can see why they moved on...

[Sharman]

Thanks RAP - that is very helpful. As you state, not the most satisfactory set of regulations !! I can see why they moved on...

Interesting that the winner was the Fitzwilliam/Carnegie MGA and had 9 credit laps in a 3 hr race. I wonder who did the handicapping. Fitz himself was relatively slow but there was a right ringer there in Robin Carnegie (Earl something or other), he managed to finish 33 in the Mille Miglia in a pushrod MGA.

Edited by Sharman, 17 December 2012 - 13:16.