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Ray Calcutt

2 May 1937 - ....
place, region

Statistics - (Main Racing Category)

Career Description

Ray Calcutt started racing in the Alan Fraser Ex-works Le Mans Sunbeam Alpine in 1964. Was runner up in the British Saloon Car Championship, won several other Championship Titles and held numerous lap records at British Circuits. Competed successfully in F3, F5000 and Endurance racing. Recorded over 500 wins.

Ray was also an instructor at schools for potential racing drivers at Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Mallory park.

1960's:
   Boxing day 1966
Icy Boxing day 1966 at Brands Hatch, British Special Saloon Car Championship
1) Ray Calcutt - Fraser Imp; 2) Ian McDougal - Broadspeed Cooper S; 3) Alan Harvey - Autocadia Cooper S; 4. Roger Nathan - Nathan IMPudence II; 5) Capt Ken's car; 6) Mac Ross - MAC10 Cooper; 7) Tony Taylor - Hartwell Imp; 8) Bill McGovern - Paul Emery Imp; 9) Peter Brown - Frazer Imp; 10) Martin Maudling - Ford Anglia.
photo taken from: Capt. Ken's Mini Cooper racing days

1966 Club Racing Championships:
Westover Saloon Car Championship: Ray Calcutt in a 1.0 Hillman Imp came 2nd in class (Up to 1000 cc), behind Bernard Unett and came 4th overall, gathering 23 points.
3rd in class: Roger Nathan, Hillman Imp

1966 Club Racing Championships:
Spring Grove Saloon Car Championship: Ray Calcutt in a 1.0 Hillman Imp came 2nd in class (Up to 1000 cc, behind Nick Brittan and before Bill McGovern in a Hillman Imp) and came 6th overall, gathering 8 points.

BSCC 1966, round 4
Crystal Palace, London, Great-Britain (Ruleset: Group 5)
30 May 1966, dry weather
Ray Calcutt, driving a 998 Hillman Imp, entered into class A by Alan Fraser Racing Team, competition no. 53


Race A: Class A-B
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
4 1 56 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
John Fitzpatrick, GB 997 A 0,2 sec.
behind Handley
6      
5 2 54 Paul Emery
Hillman Imp
Bill McGovern, GB
998 A   9      
6 3 57 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
Anita Taylor, GB
997 A   11      
    52 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Nick Brittan, GB
998 A   12      
    53 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Ray Calcutt, GB
998 A   10      
    58 Radbourne Racing
Abarth 1000 TC
Andrew Mylius, GB
982 A   14      
DNF   44 Alexander Engineering Co.
Morris Mini Cooper S
Tony Lanfranchi, GB
1293 B   2     Accident
DNS?   55 Roger Nathan Racing
Hillman Imp
Roger Nathan, GB
998 A   13      

BARC International Motor Show 200:
BSCC 1966, round 8
Brands Hatch International Circuit, Kent (Ruleset: Group 5)
30 Oct. 1966, dry weather
Ray Calcutt, driving a 998 Hillman Imp, entered into class A by Alan Fraser Racing Team, competition no. 74 - DNF the first heat because of oil. The second heat he (with Nick Brittan) finished 3rd in class, behind team mate Bernard Unett.


Heat 1
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
  1 71 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
John Fitzpatrick, GB 997 A 10 laps, 19.23,2     1.53,0  
  2 75 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Bernard Unett, GB 998 A 10 laps, 19.30,0        
  3 73 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Nick Brittan, GB 998 A 10 laps, 20.07,4        
    80 H. Wilton
Austin Mini Cooper S 970
Liane Engeman, NL 999 A      
DNF 1 72 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
Anita Taylor, GB 997 A     Accident
DNF   74 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Ray Calcutt, GB 998 A     Oil

Heat 2
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
  1 71 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
John Fitzpatrick, GB
997 A 10 laps, 19.25,0        
  2 75 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Bernard Unett, GB
998 A 10 laps, 19.30,2        
  3 73 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Ray Calcutt, GB
(Nick Brittan, GB)
998 A 10 laps, 20.17,6        
DNF   80 H. Wilton
Austin Mini Cooper S 970
Liane Engeman, NL
999 A         Accident

Aggregate result
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
  1 71 Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
John Fitzpatrick, GB
997 A 20 laps, 38.48,2        
  2 75 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Bernard Unett, GB
998 A 20 laps, 39.00,2        
  3 73 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Ray Calcutt, GB
Nick Brittan, GB
998 A 20 laps, 40.35,0        
1970's:
1980's:

Current Interests:



Calcutt - Edwards - Youle, spinning
Ray Calcutt, Edwards and Youle, facing the wrong direction. Silverstone? Which corner?
Calcutt - Edwards - Youle, spinning

Ray Calcutt with competition no. 40
Edwards (Tin Tune Mini, or Tim Tune?, perhaps competition no. 32?)
Youle (spinning his Mini, looks like competition no. 31)



Ray Calcutt, where and when unknown
Ray Calcutt, where and when unknown
Ray Calcutt, where and when unknown
 
Ray Calcutt, where and when unknown

Ray Calcutt of team Kent Messenger racing a Hillman Imp with competition no. 131. As an ex-Fraser team member he had one of those cars to race in the Kent Messenger series.
Who in a Hillman Imp with competition no. 130?

Stickers:
Shell - to the side of the headlamp
Dunlop - on the boot lid above the righthand front wheel
Champion - in front if the righthead rear wheel
? - in front if the righthead rear wheel
? - in front if the righthead rear wheel
? - behind if the righthead rear wheel



 

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