Christmas Lunch Car Quiz

Christmas Lunch Car Quiz Answers

1 How many static speed cameras are there in Cornwall? 17 2 How many different engine sizes did the Triumph Spitfire use? 3 1147, 1296 & 1493cc 3 What was the highest ever number seen on a car in a world (F1) 136 championship event? Rudolf Krause’s BMW in the 1952 German Grand Prix. At that race, every car in the Grand Prix was numbered 101 or higher. This was because each car in each support race had its own unique number. 4 When was the last version of the Morris 1000 built? 1971

5 Jenson Button won the 2012 season-opener in Melbourne, but in which 1 lap did he overtake McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton for the lead? At the start on the run to the first corner. 6 How many women can be fitted into a 2012 Mini hatch? 28

7 …and how many in a classic Mini? 23 Guinness World Records set by East Sussex Gym Club 8 What car number did Damon Hill display during 1993 and 1994 season? 0 This was due to the fact that only the defending world champion is allowed to use no. 1. The 1992 world champion, Nigel Mansell, left to race in America before the 1993 season so Williams used numbers 0 & 2 instead of 1 & 2, with Damon being allocated 0 and Alain Prost 2. In 1994 Senna joined Hill at Williams. As the reigning champion, this time Prost, was again no longer racing, Hill retained his number '0'. 9 What year was the Lotus 7 launched? 1957

10 How many different makes of car did Stirling Moss drive throughout his 84 racing career? 11 When did the Goodwood circuit close to contemporary racing? 1966

12 What is the size of the engine powering the current Morgan Roadster? 3721

13 How many Ford GT40s were produced between 1964 and 1969? 107

14 When did Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon win the Monte Carlo Rally in a 1964 Mini Cooper S? 15 What is the length of the current Monaco GP circuit in metres? 3340

16 How many Triumph TR5s were produced? 2947 17 How many numbered turns on the current Silverstone GP circuit? 18

18 What was the BHP of the original Ford Mexico? 86

19 How many stages in this year’s Rally GB 19

20 When did Davidstow circuit in Cornwall last hold a Formula 1 race 1955 Davidstow circuit opened in 1952, and held three Formula 1 races between 1954-1955. Davidstow circuit is notable for the first Formula 1 victory for a Lotus.

Next car quiz Thursday 14 March 8pm at the Plume of Feathers, Mitchell.