Jon Dooley
Jon Dooley (29 April 1946 – 2 September 2020) was a British auto racing driver. He finished third overall in the British Touring Car Championship on three occasions, in 1981, 1984 and 1987 competing in cars from the Alfa Romeo marque. He competed in the BSCC/BTCC from 1976 to 1989, all but one race in an Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." "A .... Official 1987 BTCC standings Racing record Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes. References External links * 1946 births 2020 deaths British Touring Car Championship drivers {{UK-autoracing-bio-stu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Auto Racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organised, with the first recorded as early as 1867. Many of the earliest events were effectively Classic trials, reliability trials, aimed at proving these new machines were a practical mode of transport, but soon became an important way for automobile makers to demonstrate their machines. By the 1930s, specialist racing cars had developed. There are now numerous different categories, each with different rules and regulations. History The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, a distance of eight miles. It was won by the carriage of Isaac Watt Boulton. Internal combustion auto racing events began soon after ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1980 British Saloon Car Championship Season
The 1980 RAC Tricentol British Saloon Car Championship was the 23rd season of the championship. The engine capacity limit was raised to 3500cc this year. Win Percy won his first drivers title, driving a TWR prepared Mazda RX-7 The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine. ....http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1980%20BSCC.html Calendar & winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Championship results References {{BTCC seasons British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989 British Touring Car Championship Season
The 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 32nd season of the championship. This season was the final year of the four separate class format, with the championship changing to just two classes for 1990. There were a total of thirteen rounds with the best eleven scores for each driver counting towards the championship. The title was won by John Cleland with a works Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V. Teams & Drivers {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! No. ! Drivers ! Rounds ! Endurance Drivers , - ! colspan=6, Class A , - , rowspan=3, Kaliber Racing , rowspan=3, Ford Sierra RS500 , 1 , Andy Rouse , All , Win Percy , - , rowspan=2, 10 , Guy Edwards , 1-11, 13 , rowspan=2, Johnny Dumfries Win Percy1 , - , David Sears , 12 , - , Arquati Racing Team , Ford Sierra RS500 , 2 , Jerry Mahony , All , Gary Ayles , - , rowspan=2, Listerine Racing Team , rowspan=2, Ford Sierra RS500 , 3 , Mike Newman , All ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Birmingham Superprix
Birmingham Superprix was a motor racing meeting held on a street circuit in Birmingham city centre, England, from 1986 to 1990. The principal event was a round of the FIA Formula 3000 Championship, but support races included BTCC and Thundersports Series rounds, as well as sports car racing. History Early days The idea of a motor race in the centre of Birmingham – England's second city – was mooted in local council meetings as far back as 1966. A councillor from Birmingham City Council, Peter Barwell, and Birmingham businessman and racing driver Martin Hone were the proposers of the idea, and pushed it forward against various oppositions. Stirling Moss obtained permission from the council to hold a race in 1972, but the event never materialised. There was, however, a demo run by Patrick Nève in his Brabham BT45 around the Bull Ring in 1976. In November 1984 the council forwarded the Birmingham Road Race Bill to Parliament. Members of Parliament approved the bill in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1988 British Touring Car Championship Season
The 1988 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 31st season of the championship. The drivers title was won by Frank Sytner, driving a BMW Team Finance BMW M3. Second place overall was Phil Dowsett who dominated class D. Andy Rouse finished third on points, winning nine races outright of the twelve rounds. Teams & Drivers {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! No. ! Drivers ! Rounds ! Endurance Drivers , - ! colspan=6, Class A , - , rowspan=4, MIL Motorsport , rowspan=4, Toyota Supra Turbo , rowspan=3, 1 , Chris Hodgetts , 1–2, 4–6 , rowspan=3, Vic Lee , - , Mark Hales , 7–9, 11–12 , - , Ian Flux , 10, 13 , - , 2 , Vic Lee , 5–10 , , - , Dennis Leech , Rover Vitesse , 4 , Dennis Leech , 3–8 , David Carvell , - , Terry Drury Racing , Ford Sierra RS500 , 5 , Tim Harvey , 1–3, 5–13 , , - , rowspan=2, Eggenberger Motorsport , rowspan=2, Ford Sierra RS500 , rowspan=2, 6 , ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
The Alfa Romeo 75 (Type 161, 162B), sold in North America as the Milano, is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992. The Alfa 75 was commercially quite successful: in only three years, 236,907 cars were produced, and by the end of production in 1992, around 386,767 had been built. The Alfa Romeo 75 was the last model released before Alfa Romeo was acquired by Fiat. (The Alfa Romeo 164 was the last model developed independently.) Overview The 75 was introduced in May 1985 to replace the Giulietta (with which it shared many components), and was named to celebrate Alfa's 75th year of production. The body, designed by head of Centro Stile Alfa Romeo Ermanno Cressoni, was styled in a striking wedge shape, tapering at the front with square headlights and a matching grille (similar features were applied to the Cressoni-designed 33). At the 1986 Turin Auto Show, a prototype 75 estate was to be seen, an attractive forerunner of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1987 British Touring Car Championship Season
The 1987 Dunlop RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 30th season of the championship. The series, previously the British Saloon Car Championship, had a new name and new sponsor. Chris Hodgetts successfully defended his drivers title with his class D Toyota Corolla. Teams & Drivers {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! ! Drivers ! Rounds ! Endurance Drivers , - ! colspan=6, Class A , - , rowspan=5, ICS plc , Ford Sierra RS Cosworth , rowspan=3, 1 , rowspan=2, Andy Rouse , 1, 4–5, 7 , rowspan=3, , - , Ford Sierra RS500 , 11 , - , rowspan=2, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth , Win Percy , 6 , - , rowspan=2, 2 , rowspan=2, Pete Hall , 1–9 , rowspan=2, Andy Rouse , - , Ford Sierra RS500 , 10–12 , - , Graham Scarborough , Rover Vitesse , 3 , Graham Scarborough , All , Lionel Abbott† , - , Dennis Leech , Rover Vitesse , 4 , Dennis Leech , 1, 3–12 , Karl Jones† , - , R.A. Potter , Rover Vites ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfa Romeo 75
The Alfa Romeo 75 (Type 161, 162B), sold in North America as the Milano, is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992. The Alfa 75 was commercially quite successful: in only three years, 236,907 cars were produced, and by the end of production in 1992, around 386,767 had been built. The Alfa Romeo 75 was the last model released before Alfa Romeo was acquired by Fiat. (The Alfa Romeo 164 was the last model developed independently.) Overview The 75 was introduced in May 1985 to replace the Giulietta (with which it shared many components), and was named to celebrate Alfa's 75th year of production. The body, designed by head of Centro Stile Alfa Romeo Ermanno Cressoni, was styled in a striking wedge shape, tapering at the front with square headlights and a matching grille (similar features were applied to the Cressoni-designed 33). At the 1986 Turin Auto Show, a prototype 75 estate was to be seen, an attractive forerunner of the l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1986 British Saloon Car Championship Season
The 1986 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 29th season of the championship, and the final under the name of The British Saloon Car Championship. Chris Hodgetts won the title with his class C Toyota Corolla. Teams & Drivers Guest drivers in ''italics''. {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! ! Drivers ! Rounds , - ! colspan=5, Class A , - , rowspan=2, Industrial Control Services Ltd. , Ford Sierra XR4Ti , 1 , Andy Rouse , All , - , Rover Vitesse , 2 , Pete Hall (racing driver), Pete Hall , All , - , rowspan=2, David Brodie (racing driver), BBW Motorsport , rowspan=2, Mitsubishi Starion, Mitsubishi Starion Turbo , 3 , rowspan=2, ''David Brodie (racing driver), Dave Brodie'' , 5 , - , 6 , 9 , - , Dennis Leech , Rover Vitesse , 4 , Dennis Leech , 1–5, 9 , - , Mike Newman (racing driver), Burlington Wallcoverings Ltd. , BMW E24, BMW 635CSi , 5 , Mike Newman (racing driver), Mike Newman , All , - , ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1985 British Saloon Car Championship Season
The 1985 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 28th season of the championship. Andy Rouse won his third consecutive BSCC championship in a Ford Sierra, making it a record four titles in total. Teams & Drivers Guest drivers in ''italics''. {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! ! Drivers ! Rounds , - ! colspan=5, Class A , - , rowspan=4, Industrial Control Services Ltd. Radiopaging , rowspan=3, Ford Sierra XR4Ti , 1 , Andy Rouse , 2–12 , - , rowspan=2, 15 , Klaus Niedzwiedz , 8 , - , David Sears , 11 , - , Rover Vitesse , 2 , Pete Hall , All , - , Tom Walkinshaw Racing , Rover Vitesse , 3 , ''Tom Walkinshaw'' , 10 , - , Dennis Leech , Rover Vitesse , 4 , Dennis Leech , 8, 11–12 , - , rowspan=4, Mitsubishi Colt Racing , rowspan=4, Mitsubishi Starion Turbo , 5 , rowspan=2, Dave Brodie , 5–12 , - , rowspan=3, 6 , 2–4 , - , Vern Schuppan , 8 , - , Kunimitsu Taka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1984 British Saloon Car Championship Season
The 1984 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 27th season of the championship. The title was won by Andy Rouse in a Rover Vitesse, claiming his third BSCC title. Teams & Drivers {, , {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" , - ! Team ! Car ! ! Drivers ! Rounds , - ! colspan=5, Class A , - , Dennis Leech , Rover Vitesse , 4 , Dennis Leech , 1–2, 6, 8 , - , rowspan=2, BMW GB Ltd. , rowspan=2, BMW 635CSi , 5 , Vince Woodman , 1, 3–5, 8–11 , - , 6 , James Weaver , All , - , Industrial Control Services Ltd. , Rover Vitesse , 7 , Andy Rouse , All , - , rowspan=2, Sytner BMW Racing with GSi , rowspan=2, BMW 635CSi , 8 , David Sutherland , 10 , - , 9 , Frank Sytner , All , - , rowspan=4, Team Sanyo Racing with Esso TWR – Austin Rover Fleet , rowspan=4, Rover Vitesse , rowspan=2, 10 , Pete Lovett , 1–4 , - , Jean-Louis Schlesser , 5–6 , - , 11 , Tony Pond , 1–6 , - , 20 , Steve So ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1983 British Saloon Car Championship Season
The 1983 RAC Trimoco British Saloon Car Championship was the 26th season of the championship. Steve Soper driving a works Rover SD1 built by TWR was initially champion, but after he and the team was disqualified on a technicality, Andy Rouse won his second drivers title in an Alfa Romeo GTV6. Season overview The sporting regulations changed to FIA sanctioned Group A specification, and three different classes competed for honours. TWR expanded their team and ran a trio of Rover Vitesses for Pete Lovett, Jeff Allam and Steve Soper. Austin Rover would also back Roger Dowson Engineering who ran Turbo Metros in Class B whilst Ford supported a semi-works Ford Escort outfit in Class C. GM/ Opel entered a single Opel Monza for Tony Lanfranchi. Reigning champion Win Percy would once again drive for Toyota, this time at the wheel of a Supra Turbo. Meanwhile, Frank Sytner raced for the works BMW team. TWR dominated the season, winning all 11 races. The drivers had the races pretty m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |