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British National Races 1966

Round	Date	Race	State	Classified
1	13.3.1966	Mallory Park [GT1.6]	GB
2	13.3.1966	Mallory Park [Sports]	GB
3	26.3.1966	Croft [GT]	GB
4	26.3.1966	Croft [S2.0]	GB
5	26.3.1966	Croft [S+GT]	GB
6	26.3.1966	Mallory Park [S2.0]	GB
7	1.4.1966	Brands Hatch	GB
8	11.4.1966	Brands Hatch	GB
9	11.4.1966	Castle Combe [GT]	GB
10	11.4.1966	Castle Combe [Sports]	GB
11	8.5.1966	500 mile Brands Hatch	GB	19
12	21.5.1966	Castle Combe [Sports]	GB
13	29.5.1966	Grovewood Trophy Mallory Park	GB
14	2.7.1966	Crystal Palace	GB
15	9.7.1966	Martini Trophy Silverstone [GT+S2.0]	GB
16	23.7.1966	Oulton Park [Sports+GT]	GB
17	30.7.1966	Oulton Park	GB
18	30.7.1966	Snetterton	GB
19	6.8.1966	Norbury Trophy Crystal Palace	GB
20	6.8.1966	Anerley Trophy Crystal Palace	GB
21	14.8.1966	Benefactor Cup Croft	GB
22	21.8.1966	Castle Combe	GB
23	1.10.1966	Silverstone [GT1.6]	GB
24	1.10.1966	Silverstone [GT+1.6]	GB
25	1.10.1966	Silverstone [Sports]	GB
26		Wills Trophy Silverstone	GB
26	2.10.1966	Guards Trophy Brands Hatch [S+2.5/GT+2.5]	GB
27	2.10.1966	Guards Trophy Brands Hatch [GT1.6]	GB

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British National Races	Round: 1

Mallory Park [GT1.6]

Midlands Trophy Meeting, Mallory Park	Date: 13.3.1966

Fastest lap:

John Miles

No.

Lotus Elan

0:54,4

143,778 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps
1.	-	John Miles (GB)	Lotus Elan 26-S2-34	10
2.	-	John Blades (GB)	Lotus Elan	10
3.	-	John Fitzpatrick (GB)	BMC GT	10

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British National Races	Round: 2

Mallory Park [Sports]

Midlands Trophy Meeting, Mallory Park	Date: 13.3.1966

Fastest lap:

Mac Daghorn

No.

Felday - BRM

0:52

150,408 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps
1.	-	Mac Daghorn (GB)	Felday - BRM	10
2.	-	Ken Crook (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	10
3.	-	Trevor Twaites (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	10
4.	-	B. Moore (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	10
5.	-	John Nicholson (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	10
6.	-	John Love (ZA)	Lotus Seven	10

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British National Races	Round: 3

Croft [GT]

Yorkshire Evening Post Trophy, Croft	Date: 26.3.1966

Fastest lap:

Eric Liddell

No.

Ford GT40

1:19,6

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Pos.
1.	-	Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40	16	1.
2.	-	Bill Dryden (GB)	Lotus Elan	16
3.	-	G. Durham (GB)	Lotus Elan	16
4.	-	B. Moore (GB)	Lotus Eleven GT	15

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British National Races	Round: 4

Croft [S2.0]

Yorkshire Evening Post Trophy, Croft	Date: 26.3.1966

Fastest lap:

Brian Redman

No.

Lotus-Brabham - BMW

1:17

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps
1.	-	Brian Redman (GB)	Lotus-Brabham - BMW	16
2.	-	Richard Knight (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	16
3.	-	John Scott-Davies (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	16
	-	B. Moore (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	15
	-	Trevor Twaites (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	15

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British National Races	Round: 5

Croft [S+GT]

Yorkshire Evening Post Trophy, Croft	Date: 26.3.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps
1.	-	Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40	16
2.	-	John Scott-Davies (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	16
3.	-	John Blades (GB)	Ginetta G4 Ford	16

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British National Races	Round: 6

Mallory Park [S2.0]

Guards Championship Race, Mallory Park	Date: 26.3.1966

Fastest lap:

Ken Crook

No.

Lotus 23 Ford

0:54

144,840 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps
1.	-	Tommy Weber (GB)	Lotus 23 BRM	12
2.	-	Ken Crook (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	12
3.	-	Peter Gaydon (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	12
4.	-	Ray Reader (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	12
5.	-	Paul Linton (GB)	Elva Mk.7 Ford	12

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British National Races	Round: 7

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch	Date: 1.4.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	Peter Sutcliffe (GB)	Ford GT40

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British National Races	Round: 8

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch	Date: 11.4.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	54	Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40 1022	Norman Cuthbert

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British National Races	Round: 9

Castle Combe [GT]

BARC Castle Combe (GT Race), Castle Combe	Date: 11.4.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	82	Mike De Udy (GB)	Porsche 906 101

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British National Races	Round: 10

Castle Combe [Sports]

BARC Castle Combe (Sports Car Race), Castle Combe	Date: 11.4.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	82	Mike De Udy (GB)	Porsche 906 101

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British National Races	Round: 11

500 mile Brands Hatch

Ilford 500 Miles of Brands Hatch	Date: 8.5.1966

Classified:

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired
1.	1	David Piper (GB) Bob Bondurant (USA)	A.C. Cobra	The Chequered Flag	175
2.	5	Peter Sutcliffe (GB) Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40 1022	Norman Guthbert	168
3.	-	Roger Enever (GB) Alec Poole (IRL)	MGB		167
4.	11	Mike Salmon (GB) David Hobbs (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM 5897(2)	David Piper	165
5.	-	Bob Ellice (GB) Willie Green (GB)	Lotus Elan		163
6.	-	David Plumstead (GB) Warren Pearce (GB)	Jaguar E type		161
7.	-	John Nicholson (GB) Ted Bunce (GB)	MGB		159
8.	-	Norman Pugh (GB) John Kendall (GB)	Morgan Plus 4		156
9.	-	Jeremy Delmar-Morgan (GB) Jeremy Walton (GB)	MGB		153
10.	-	R. Tucker (GB) Blyth	Morgan Plus 4		152
11.	-	Peter Simpson (GB) Hardwick	TVR Griffith 200		151
12.	-	Jean Denton (GB) T. Denton (GB)	MGB		147
13.	-	Jim Beach (GB) Daykin	MG Midget		145
14.	-	Fernando Ken Costello (GB)	MGB		142
15.	-	Mike Garton (GB) David Corderoy (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite		135
16.	-	Tony Goodwin (GB) K. Powell (GB)	Triumph Spitfire		123
17.	-	Keith Grant (GB) Grahame D. White (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite		122
18.	-	Dewar Ramsden	MGB		120
19.	-	Michael Merrick (GB) John Harper (GB)	Jaguar E type		110
	Did not finish:
	-	Jackie Oliver (GB) Ken Baker (GB)	Jaguar E type	K. Baker		Accident
	-	Keith St. John (GB)	Lotus Elan	Radio London?		Accident
	4	Chris Amon (NZ) Innes Ireland (GB)	Ford GT40 1002 FEL1C	F. R. English		DNF
	Other starters:
	2	Roy Pike (USA) Chris Irwin (GB)	A.C. Cobra HEM-6 CPG4C	The Chequered Flag
	Did not start:
	-	Tony Flory	Shelby Cobra	Radbourne Racing?		Fatal accident in practice

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British National Races	Round: 12

Castle Combe [Sports]

Sports Car Race, Castle Combe	Date: 21.5.1966

Fastest lap:

Tony Lanfranchi

No.

Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
	Did not finish:
	-	Tony Lanfranchi (GB)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet SL71/31	Sid Taylor		Spun

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British National Races	Round: 13

Grovewood Trophy Mallory Park

Grovewood Trophy, Mallory Park	Date: 29.5.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car
1.	-	John Miles (GB)	Lotus Elan 26-S2-34
2.	-	Bill Dryden (GB)	Lotus Elan
3.	-	John Lepp (GB)	Lotus Elan
4.	-	Eric Falce (GB)	Lotus Elan
5.	-	Bob Ellice (GB)	Lotus Elan
6.	-	John Morris (GB)	Porsche 904 GTS 097

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British National Races	Round: 14

Crystal Palace

National B.A.R.C. Meeting, Crystal Palace	Date: 2.7.1966

Fastest lap:

Eric Liddell

No. 62

Ford GT40

0:59,2

136,037 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired
1.	60	Peter Sutcliffe (GB)	Ford GT40 1009 TJ3 406	Peter Sutcliffe	20	0:20:07,400
2.	62	Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40 1022	Norman Cuthbert	20
3.	61	Brian Redman (GB)	Ford GT40 1021 GUN805D	Nick Cussons	20
4.	-	George Drummond (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM
5.	-	Peter Clarke (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM
	-	Jack Pearce (GB)	Jaguar E type
	-	John Quick (GB)	Jaguar E type

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British National Races	Round: 15

Martini Trophy Silverstone [GT+S2.0]

AMOC Martini Trophy (GT and Sports 2000 cc), Silverstone	Date: 9.7.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	28	Mike De Udy (GB)	Porsche 906 101	0:42:43,800	1.	S2.0
2.	-	Mike Spence (GB)	Parnell - BRM	0:43:06,200
3.	-	Geoff Breakell (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-6-64	0:43:18,600
4.	-	Max Wilson (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-2-64	0:43:34,000
5.	-	Peter Gethin (GB)	Crosslé 9S BMW	0:44:06,200
6.	-	Richard Knight (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford	0:44:12,800
	-	Martin Hone (GB)	Porsche 904 GTS
	-	Chris Ashmore (GB)	Elva Mk.7 Climax

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British National Races	Round: 16

Oulton Park [Sports+GT]

Oulton Park	Date: 23.7.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	Digby Martland (GB)	Chevron B3 Ford				1.	GT

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British National Races	Round: 17

Oulton Park

Oulton Park	Date: 30.7.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
2.	131	Nick Cussons (GB)	Ford GT40 1021	Nick Cussons

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British National Races	Round: 18

Snetterton

Snetterton	Date: 30.7.1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Tony Sargeant (GB)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet SL71/19	Racing Partnership	8	0:14:10,800
2.	-	Wayne	Elva - BMW		8	0:14:31,600
3.	-	J. Berry (GB)	Lotus 40 Ford		8	0:14:35,600

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British National Races	Round: 19

Norbury Trophy Crystal Palace

Norbury Trophy, Crystal Palace	Date: 6.8.1966

Fastest lap:

Mac Daghorn

No.

Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet

1:5,2

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Mac Daghorn (GB)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet SL71/19		20	0:22:26,600	1.	S+1.15
2.	-	Peter Gethin (GB)	Crosslé - BMW		19	0:22:22,600	2.	S+1.15
3.	-	Tony Dean (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-1-66	Willment			3.	S+1.15
4.	-	Trevor Taylor (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford				1.	S1.15
5.	-	Chris Ashmore (GB)	Elva Mk.7 Climax

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British National Races	Round: 20

Anerley Trophy Crystal Palace

Anerley Trophy, Crystal Palace	Date: 6.8.1966

Fastest lap:	David Piper	No.	Ferrari 250 LM	1:8	118,431 km/h
Fastest lap:	Digby Martland	No.	Chevron B3 Ford	1:8	118,431 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	David Piper (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM 8165	David Piper	10	0:11:46,600	1.	GT+2.0
2.	-	Digby Martland (GB)	Chevron B3 Ford		10	0:11:47,400	1.	GT1.6
3.	-	John Miles (GB)	Lotus Elan 26-S2-34		10	0:11:51,000
4.	-	Don Marriott (GB)	Lotus Elan
5.	-	Bernard Unett (GB)	Sunbeam Tiger
6.	-	Derek Bennett (GB)	Chevron B4 BMW CH-DBE-28	Chevron			1.	GT2.0
	66	Nick Cussons (GB)	Ford GT40 1021	Nick Cussons
	Did not start:
	-	Irwin	Shelby Cobra 427	The Chequered

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British National Races	Round: 21

Benefactor Cup Croft

W.D. & H.O. Wills Trophy (Benefactor Cup Race), Croft	Date: 14.8.1966

Fastest lap:

Eric Liddell

No. 51

Ford GT40

1:15

135,184 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.
1.	51	Eric Liddell (GB)	Ford GT40 1022	Norman Cuthbert	20	0:25:28,200	1.	GT+2.5
2.	-	David Hobbs (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM		20	0:25:28,400	2.	GT+2.5	1.
3.	52	Nick Cussons (GB)	Ford GT40 1021	Nick Cussons	20	0:25:40,400	3.	GT+2.5
4.	-	Jeff Edmonds (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM		20	0:25:43,800	4.	GT+2.5
5.	-	Peter Clarke (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM				5.	GT+2.5
6.	-	Tommy Entwistle (GB)	TVR 1800		18	0:26:19,800	1.	GT2.5
	Did not start:
	-	Derek Bennett (GB)	Chevron B4 BMW CH-DBE-28

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British National Races	Round: 22

Castle Combe

The Hagley Hundred, Castle Combe	Date: 21.8.1966

Fastest lap:

Hugh Dibley

No.

Lola T70 Mk.2 Ford

1:5

164,007 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Pos.
1.	-	Max Wilson (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-2-64	55
2.	-	Ron Fry (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM	55
3.	-	Geoff Breakell (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-6-64	55
4.	-	Peter Clarke (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM	54
5.	-	Hugh Dibley (GB)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Ford SL71/19	53	1.
6.	-	Maurice Gartland (GB)	Lotus Elan	53

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British National Races	Round: 23

Silverstone [GT1.6]

Clubmen Championship Meeting, Silverstone	Date: 1.10.1966

Fastest lap:

Willie Green

No.

Ginetta G12

1:53,2

149,797 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Willie Green (GB)	Ginetta G12	10	0:19:27,200
2.	-	Peter Bryan (GB)	Ginetta G4	10		1.	GT1.6
3.	-	Roger Enever (GB)	MG Midget	10
4.	-	B. Eva (GB)	Morgan
5.	-	S. Hemley (GB)	Marcos Mini
6.	-	R. Groves (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite
7.	-	Peter Gaydon (GB)	Desonto Imp
8.	-	D. Crook (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite

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British National Races	Round: 24

Silverstone [GT+1.6]

Clubmen Championship Meeting, Silverstone	Date: 1.10.1966

Fastest lap:

Ron Fry

No.

Ford GT40

1:45,2

161,191 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Ron Fry (GB)	Ford GT40 1017	Ron Fry	10	0:17:49,600	1.	GT+3.0
2.	-	Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey (GB)	Jaguar E type		10		2.	GT+3.0
3.	-	Nicholas Granville-Smith (GB)	A.C. Cobra		10		3.	GT+3.0
4.	-	Edward Nelson (GB)	Jaguar E type		10		4.	GT+3.0
5.	-	Colin Crabbe (GB)	Aston Martin DB4 GT		10		5.	GT+3.0
6.	-	Lord Cross (GB)	A.C. Cobra				6.	GT+3.0
7.	-	Keith Burnand (GB)	A.C. Cobra				7.	GT+3.0
	-	Neil Dangerfield (GB)	Triumph SLR				1.	GT3.0

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British National Races	Round: 25

Silverstone [Sports]

Clubmen Championship Meeting, Silverstone	Date: 1.10.1966

Fastest lap:

Robin Darlington

No. 154

Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet

1:58,4

128,747 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	154	Robin Darlington (GB)	Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet SL71/27	10	0:20:26,400	1.	S+1.6
2.	-	P. Roberts (GB)	Elva Mk.7 BMW	10		2.	S+1.6
3.	-	Willie Green (GB)	Ginetta G12	10		1.	S1.6
4.	-	B. Croot (GB)	Allard - Jaguar
5.	-	Jim Morley (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford
6.	-	Peter Gaydon (GB)	Lotus 23 Ford
7.	-	P. Woolgar (GB)	Cooper - Ford
8.	-	Lord Cross (GB)	A.C. Cobra
9.	-	D. Metcalfe (GB)	Lola - Climax
10.	-	P. Darby (GB)	U2
11.	-	J. Crook (GB)	Wavendon Wombat
12.	-	Jackie Bond-Smith (GB)	Lotus 23B Climax
	-	P. Sunmer (GB)	U2

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British National Races	Round: 26

Wills Trophy Silverstone

Wills Trophy, Silverstone	Date: 1966

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	David Piper (GB)	Ferrari 250 LM 5897

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British National Races	Round: 26

Guards Trophy Brands Hatch [S+2.5/GT+2.5]

Guards Trophy, Brands Hatch	Date: 2.10.1966

Fastest lap:	Brian Muir	No.	Lotus 30 Ford	1:43,8	147,914 km/h
Fastest lap:	Max Wilson	No.	Brabham BT8 Climax	1:43,8	147,914 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	Brian Muir (AUS)	Lotus 30 Ford 30/S2/5	10	0:17:38,800
2.	-	Max Wilson (GB)	Brabham BT8 Climax SC-2-64	10
3.	-	Bobby Bell (GB)	Piper - Ford
4.	-	Richard Knight (GB)	Lotus 23B Ford
5.	-	John Miles (GB)	A.C. Cobra
6.	-	Ron Fry (GB)	Ford GT40
	-	Roger Nathan (GB)	Costin-Nathan
	-	Deal	Lotus 3/7
	-	Jack Pearce (GB)	Jaguar E type

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British National Races	Round: 27

Guards Trophy Brands Hatch [GT1.6]

Guards Trophy, Brands Hatch	Date: 2.10.1966

Fastest lap:

John Miles

No.

Lotus Elan

1:50,6

132,384 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired
1.	-	John Miles (GB)	Lotus Elan 26-S2-34	10	0:18:41,800
2.	-	Mike Crabtree (GB)	Lotus Elan	10
3.	-	Bob Ellice (GB)	Lotus Elan	10
4.	-	Peter Bryan (GB)	Ginetta G4
5.	-	Alan Harvey (GB)	Lotus Elan
	-	John Bloomfield (GB)	Diva GT
	-	Alec Poole (IRL)	Austin-Healey Sprite
	-	Streetly	Austin-Healey Sprite

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