Daily Mail - Race of Champions Brands Hatch Sunday, March 18th, 1973 The RAC British Touring Car Championship Race For Special Touring cars complying with Appendix 'J' Group 2 to the International Sporting Code, in four classes. Class A - Over 2000cc; Class B - 1301cc to 2000cc; Class C - 1001cc to 1300cc; Class D - Up to 1000cc. First qualifying round of the 1973 RAC British Touring Car Championship Start: 4:15 pm 20 laps 53 miles (1 lap = 2.65 miles) No. Entrant and Driver Car cc Nat. Class A - Over 2000cc 2 Dennis Leech Ford Boss Mustang 7030 GB 3 SCA European Road Services (Dvr. Frank Gardner) Chevrolet Camaro 7000 AUS 4 Research Consultants Ltd. Automotive Division (Dvr. Terry Sanger) Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5700 GB 5 Martin Thomas Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5700 GB 6 Dealer Team BMW (Dvr. Brian Muir) BMW 3.0 CSL 3000 AUS 7 Lindrick Finance Racing with ShellSPORT (Dvr. David Matthews) Ford Capri RS260 3000 GB Class B - 1301cc to 2000cc 20 Jonathan Buncombe Ford Escort RS1600 1997 GB 21 VMW Motors / Team Esso Uniflo (Dvr. Andy Rouse) Ford Escort Broadspeed RS 1997 GB 22 Norman Reeves (Motors) Ltd. (Dvr. Dave Brodie) Ford Escort RS1600 1980 GB 23 Gerry Edmonds (Dvr. Lawrie Hickman) Ford Escort 1950 GB 24 Mike Ford Ford Escort Twin-Cam 1797 GB 25 Roger Taylor Ford Escort RS 1700 GB Class C - 1001cc to 1300cc 40 Topcon Racing Team (Dvr. Bjorn Steenberg) (2nd reserve) Alfa Romeo GTA Junior 1299 S 41 Gordon Dawkins Carlow Mini Coopper 'S' 1299 GB 42 The Barbarian's (Dvr. John Hanson) Ford Escort 1299 GB 43 Richard Pearson Ltd. (Dvr. Tony Dickinson) Ford Escort GT 1298 GB 44 Ford Motor Company Ltd. (Dvr. Gillian Fortescue - Thomas) Ford Escort 1297 GB 45 VMW Motors / Team Esso Uniflo (Dvr. Vince Woodman) Ford Escort Broadspeed RS 1297 GB 46 Jeremy Nightingale Ford Escort GT 1297 GB 47 Oli Thatcher Ford Escort 1297 GB 48 S.H.A.R.P. Racing Ltd. (Dvr. Peter Semus) BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1293 GB 49 Chris Montague BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1293 GB 50 Peter Vickers (Dvr. Alan Jones) BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1293 GB 51 Richard Longman & Co. (Dvr. Paul Burt) BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1293 GB 52 Aldek Shopfitting & Joinery Ltd. (Dvr. Barry Johnson) BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1293 GB 53 Chris Parsons BLMC Mini 1293 GB 54 Selhurst Business Machines Co. Ltd. (Dvr. Mike Drinkwater) BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1275 GB 55 John Mowatt BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1275 GB 56 Richard Ellice BLMC Mini-Cooper 'S' 1275 GB Class D - Up to 1000cc 1 Bevan (Dvr. Bill McGovern) Sunbeam Imp 998 GB 71 Les Nash (1st reserve) Sunbeam Imp 998 GB 72 Stapleton Motors Ltd. 'Racing Promotions' (Dvr. Adrian Webb) Sunbeam Imp 998 GB 73 Melvyn Adams Sunbeam Imp 998 GB 74 John Godfrey (Dvr. Ivor Goodwin) Sunbeam Imp Sport 998 GB 75 G.J. Booth BLMC Mini 998 GB 76 Jeremy Beam BLMC Mini 998 GB 77 Jim Burrows BLMC Mini 998 GB sheet No. 10