Ray Calcutt

2 May 1937 - ....
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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 50 wins.

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

1960's:

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

• Westover Saloon Car Championship, Fraser Imp
• Ilford Films Saloon Car Championship, Fraser Imp
• Redex Gold X Saloon Car Championship, Fraser Imp
• Spring Grove Saloon Car Championship, Fraser Imp
• British Saloon Car Championship, Fraser Imp
• F3, Sports/GT Cars, Lenham GT and Sunbeam Tiger

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

International Trophy Meeting - St. Marys Trophy Race - round 2 of BRSCC
Goodwood, 11 April 1966, dry weather; Group 5

Class A
Pos	Pos in class	#	Team / Entrant Car- Engine	Drivers, Nationality	c.c.	Group	Distance, time	Qualifying position	Qualifying time	Fastest lap	Reason out
	1	117	Team Broadspeed Ford Anglia	John Fitzpatrick, GB	997	A	10 laps, 17.11,4	11		1.41,4
	2	114	Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp	Ray Calcutt, GB	998	A	9	21
	3	115	Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp	Nick Brittan, GB	875	A	9	26
		118	Radbourne Racing Abarth 1000 TC	Andrew Mylius, GB	982	A		27
		119	Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia	Paul Webb, GB	997	A		23
DNF		116	Team Broadspeed Ford Anglia	Peter Procter, GB	997	A		13			Accident
DNF		102	Alexander Engineering Co. Morris Mini Cooper S	Tony Lanfranchi, GB	1293	B		7			Fan blades

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

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 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

Brands Hatch Circuit, 29 August 1966

Up to 1000 cc Race (Class A)

It was the 1-litre class that provided most of the excitement. Initially, Trevor Taylor had it all his own way, but then Bernard Unett and Nick Brittan joined battle with him in earnest. There was momentary contact between Taylor's Anglia and Brittan's Imp on more than one occasion, but only glassware suffered. Unett led for a time, but then got a flat tyre, and thereafter it was Brittan who kept the class sewn up. Strangely enough, although the strife in this class was the most intense, it was the only class in which the lap record remained intact.

	On the back it says: Alan Fraser Racing team, Hillman Imp, Brands Hatch, Britisch G.P. meeting

Oulton Park, 17 September 1966

Up to 1300 cc Race (Class A-B)

John Fitzpatrick in the 1000 cc Broadspeed Anglia, fitted with substantially modified and angled Holbay motor, was already dominating the 1000 cc class and had pulled out a good lead over his nearest rival, the Alan Fraser Imp of Bernard Unett.

The picture looked rosy for Fords as Fitzpatrick was now miles ahead of the Fraser Imps. Fitz's team-mate Anita Taylor had split the Imps until a burst engine oil seal has showered her rear tyres with oil and caused her to spin.

Steve Neal had retired the Arden Mini with a distinct lack of gears and Bernard Unett lost his electrics when the condenser fell off. Nick Brittan's car was the only Imp to go through untroubled, Calcutt having piston trouble and Bill McGovern suffering overheating.

The 1000 cc class went to Fitzpatrick who was nearly a minute ahead of Brittan at the finish despite repeated signals to slow down from Ralph Broad.

1970's:

• Practical Motorist Saloon Car Championship - Ex Fraser Imp = Special Saloons (Practical Motorist 1000)
• F5000 Lola and McLaren

1980's:

• Monroe Production Saloon Car Championship - Toyota Celica and Toyota Corolla.
• Willhire 24hrs - Colt Starion
• Modified Saloon Car Championship - Hillman Imp

Current Interests:

• Vintage / Classic Cars
• Attendance at the BRDC for race meetings at Silverstone and other circuits.
• Currently holds an International Historic Racing licence and is hoping to be racing in 2001.

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

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 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

Literature

BRDC Archive

Calcutt, Ray

BRDC Image Archive Links

• Ray Calcutt (Crystal Palace)
  Ray Calcutt in action at Crystal Palace in 1972. During this race, Ray set a new up to 1000cc class lap record.
  Date: September 1972
  




• Ray Calcutt - Mallory Park
  Ray Calcutt dives into the Devils Elbow at Mallory Park in a Fraser Imp. 1965