Lep Group Formule Libre Championship Race
Oulton Park, 25 May 1985
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | John Brindley | (F1) 3-litre March 821 [RM09] - Cosworth DFV V8 #7 |
20 | 25m 09.2s |
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| 2 | Jim Stevenson | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M29 [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 |
20 | 25m 21.0s |
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| 3 | Stuart McPherson | (F5000) 3.4-litre Chevron B30 [30-75-01] - Ford GAA V6 #8 (see note 1) |
19 | 25m 55.0s |
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| 4 | Roger Orgee | (F2) 2-litre Lyncar 79A ["011"] - Ford BDX #6 |
18 | 25m 27.6s |
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| 5 | Robin Palmer | (F3) 2-litre Magnum 853 - Toyota 2T-G #13 |
16 | 25m 54.1s |
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| R | Paul Rhodes | (libre) 2-litre Chevron B48 [48-79-03] - Hart 420R #17 |
13 | ||||||
| R | Alo Lawler | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M30 [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #1 |
9 | ||||||
| R | Tony Trimmer | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU6] - Chevrolet V8 #3 (see note 2) |
9 | ||||||
| Antonia Loysen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-15] - Ford BDA #12 |
On entry list | |||||||
| John Holmes | (libre) 3.5-litre March 772P - Rover V8 #45 (see note 3) |
On entry list | |||||||
| Qualifying | |||||
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| Qualifying information not available |
Notes on the cars:
- Chevron B30 [30-75-01] (Stuart McPherson): See full history: Chevron B30.
- Lola T330 [HU6] (Tony Trimmer): New to Australian Colin Hyams who raced it in the UK series in early 1973. To Trevor Twaites June 1973, and raced by him in the UK series in 1973, 1974 and 1975. Later to John Jordan (UK), who entered it for Tom Belso in 1977, and raced it himself in libre in 1978. Entered by Jordan for Dave Williams in libre racing 1983, and then for Tony Trimmer in the BRSCC Libre Championship from 1984 to 1989, winning the championship in 1986 and finishing second in 1987 and in 1988. At some point between 1985 and 1988, the T330 was dismantled and parts used by Dave Finnigan (Biggleswade, UK) to construct T332 "HU42" for Jordan's team. The original HU6 chassis remained with Finnigan until early 2000 when sold to Richard Lines (UK), then to Kevan McLurg (UK) 2005 and built into a complete car by McLurg and then by John Crawford's Motorsport Solutions NZ Ltd by July 2009. Owned by this time by Lindsay Willis of Wilco Racing (Rotorua, NZ), and raced by his son Brett Willis (Rotorua, NZ) in the F5000 Tasman Revival series every season from 2010/11 to 2017/18. More information about Lola T330 HU6
- March 772P (John Holmes): John Travis (Tarleton/Preston, Lancashire) bought a March 742 from Bobby Howlings in late 1979 or early 1980, trading in his Brabham BT30/BT35. He upgraded the 742 with 772P front suspension, buying parts from John Brannigan, Colin Bennett, and Roger Orgee, changed it from BMW to Ford BDA power, and fitted a 772P chassis plate. He raced this car in libre events in 1980 and 1981. He sold the car in 1982 to John Holmes (Tarporley, Cheshire) who fitted a turbocharged 3.5-litre Rover engine, and used the car in libre racing through the rest of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. He later converted the car to a 2-litre Cosworth engine for Historic F2 and HSCC Derek Bell Trophy events.
Sources
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