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BP (British) Formula Atlantic Series Race

Oulton Park, 24 Mar 1973

All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.

Notes on the cars:

1. March 73B [8] (Colin Vandervell): Supplied new to Colin Vandervell for 1973 UK series – much of the provenance comes from Bryan Miller on behalf of the current owner in Australia. The chassis number was noted on Des Donnelly’s car by Adam Ferrington at John Player Atlantic round at Silverstone, July 19, 1975, so the car used by Donnelly throughout 1975 in Ireland. Then unknown to 1978, perhaps kept unraced by Donnelly, when it then appears at the hands of Ken Fildes in Irish races. Unknown again until early 1981, when it appears in Australia in the hands of Graham Brown.
2. Chevron B25 [25-73-05] (Martin Webb): Used by Martin Webb for the first half of the British Atlantic season but without a great deal of success, and also in libre events. By a process of elimination the car seems to go in 1974 to Chris Skellern, who uses it in libre races, hill climbs and sprints. For sale by Skellern Autosport 16 May 1974 p64 with Hart BDA; again 27 Mar 1975. The ad in 1975 is perfectly timed to meet the acquisition of a B25 by Harrold McGarrity for the Irish season. The Peck car (chassis 4) is on the market much at the same time, but this went to Shortall, so it is a reasonable assumption that chassis 5 was McGarrity's. Retained by Harrold McGarrity to 1977 and a strong candidate for the 'B27' of Bosco O'Brien in 1978 (though there is a possibility that this was a real B27).
3. Chevron B25 [25-73-09] (George Silverwood): Chassis number given by Motoring News 12 April 1973, p11 for Gerry Birrell’s car at Hockenheim F2, 8 April 1973. Birrell’s principal car throughout the season up to his fatal accident at Rouen. Presumably destroyed.

Sources

The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' orginal results.

The British race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Autosport and Motoring News reports in the UK plus the information supplied by a wide range of contributors on the Atlas F1 and 10 Tenths forums.

If you can help with any additions, clarifications or corrections, please respond via the threads shown on the Atlantics page.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 29 Mar 1973 p28, MN, Programme [AF], Results sheet [RAP], Grid sheet [RAP], Practice times [AF]