Colin Gallie (born 9 July 1971 in

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

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) is a British

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driver. He is best known for his one-season driving in the

British Touring Car Championship The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA TOCA, formally trading as BARC (TOCA) Ltd, is an organiser of motorsport events in ...

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. He entered a 1994 BMW 320i for Team DCRS in the independents cup. He made an impressive start to the season, winning his class in the first two races. For most of the year he was top of the table, but his ageing car struggled with reliability towards the end of the season. He finished third in the independents class behind overall winner

Robb Gravett Robb Gravett (born 10 May 1956 (sometimes noted as 2 May 1956) is a British retired racing driver and team owner from London. He started his motorsport career on two wheels, racing Moto Cross at the age of 12. By 15, he was already British cha ...

and

Lee Brookes Lee Brookes (born 22 February 1968) is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Champio ...

in second.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

BTCC Pages Profile.
Scottish racing drivers 1971 births British Touring Car Championship drivers Living people {{England-sport-bio-stub Sportspeople from Falkirk