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BARCPEMBREY OPENER SUNDAY, 2lst MAY /f\lDiell///l { EHE\vEtsH NOEO?SPO? Organisedby the BritishAutomobile Racing Club <\ (ENEIE \w OFFICIAL PROGRAMMEL1.20 PEMBREY SUNDAY,zlst MAY 1989 The promoters reserve the right to amend or cancel the PROGRAMMEOF EVENTS programme or any part of it without prlor notice or refund, PRACTTCE:. 09.10-09.30 Agip MGOC 11.10-11.30 BudgetClasses A&B 09.40-10.00 Mini 7 I 1.40-12.00 74/79 10.10-10.30 Budget Class C 72.70-72.30 MiniMiglia 10.40-11.00 URS Pre'83 LUNCH 12.30-14.00 RACING EVENT 1 AGIP MOTOR OILS MGOC CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 10 laps 14.00 Awards: 1st[55. 2nd f45. 3rdf 35. 4thf25. 'th f20. 6th-1oth f 15. EVENT 2 AUSTIN ROVERMINI 7 CHAMPIONSHIPRACE 10 lape Awards: TBA, EVENT 3 BUDGET RENT A CAR MODIFIED PRODUCTION SALOON CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CI^ASSC l0 lape Awards: f25 to eachDriver completing one racinglap EVENT 4 UNMRSAL RACING SERVICES PRE 83 FORD 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 12 laps Awards: lst f55. 2nd f38. 3rd f23. EVENT 5 BUDGET RENT A CAR MODTFIED PRODUCTION SALOON CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CIJ\SSES A & B l0 laps Awards: f25 to eachDriver completing one racinglap EVENT 6 BIdRC 74 I 79 FORMULA FORD 1600 CHAMPIONSHIP BACE l0 laps Awards: 1stf50. 2nd t30. 3rd!20. EVENT 7 AUSTIN ROVER MINI MIGLIA CHAMPIONSHIPRACE l0 laps Awards: TBA, the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and the Supplementary Regulations. RACMSA PermitNo:- 14070 (RESTRICTED). Eligibilitymay be checked by a member or membersof the Technical Commissionlisted:- D.P. ELSMORE, R. FEWKES, R.T. FORD, M.E. GARTON, J.M. HARRIS, P. HARRIS, B.L. MORRIS, R.A. McKINSTRY, A.J. PARSFIELD, P.C. RICHES, D. RUSSELL, P.J.R. SMYTHE (TRUCKS), S VINCENT, G.M WOOD 'JUDGES TheseTechnical Commissioners will be consideredto be OF FACT' within the requlationslaid down. OFFICIALSOF THE MEETING Stewards Startllne/Plts Medlcal Officers Scrutineers R. Davies(RACMSA) J. Ledwith (Chief) M. Griffiths J. Taylor (Chief) A. Holberton A. Hayes M. Copper R. Baxter M. McLaughlin E. Phillips D. Edwards Clerk of Course A. Gerry D. Carter Paddock Flrst Ald B. Morris S. Mann TBA R. Parsons Deputy Clerk of Course L Ratcliffe (Chief) F. Myerscough Marshals Rescue Units Race Phones Members of the BARC Peugeot, Mercedes Chief Obseruer C. Harris and Other Clubs D. Harris R. Phillips (T) For BARC (Penbrey) Llmited: J. Whyte (T) Timekeepers M. H. H. Groves (Chairman) Secretary of Meetlng C. Summerfield (Chief) D. L Carter MissE. Boswell Breakdown J. Clement S. L. Offord TBA B. Clement W. Offredi BARC Staff TBA R. Summerfield Mrs. A. Brown M. Summerfield Mrs. H. Carter Commentator L. Turner Mrs. E. Smith Ian Waterhouse A. Morgan D. Williams MOTOR RACING IS DANGEROUSAND PERSONS ATTENDINGTHEMEETING DO SO ATTHEIR OWN RISK RACE VEHICLES The British Automobile Racing Club thanks the following for the loan of vehicles: ANTMALS ARE NOT ADMITTED Under no circumstances whatsoever will any animals COURSE CAR: be admitted to Pembrey whether in vehicles or not. Renault iUK) Ltd. - Renault 21 TXE The organlser's prime consideration mugt be the safety of competitors and anyone found attempting to RACE RESCUE UNITS (UK) bring an animal into the Circuit or with any anlmal at Mercedes Benz Ltd.-Mercedes210 Express3.5 Tonne Turbo Diesel the Circuit will be asked to remove both animal and from Peugeot Talbot themselves from the Meeting. Orlgination by Acorn Ptintlng and Tlrpesettlng, Bath. Tel: (0225)3r5900. MOTORSPORT Prlnted and produced by Norton Press Prlntlng, Auo Way, Bowerhill, Melksham, Wllts. Tel: Melksham CAN BE 705529. DANGEROUS 4mM6GN6r&&iruxaffi_ wvro@iEqffi rafficrcaY@& Thie meeting iepromoted and organlsed by the BRITISH AUTOMOBTLE RACING XETTATtrffiB CLUB on behalf of IIAI{FI r I BOROUGH COUNCIL. Cover Photo: MikeGardiner, currently lying '83 fourth in the URS Pre Ford 2000 *v-b*v^9l-'rl1^-^-0264 772607 / 77 2696 / 77 2697 Championship(John Gaisford) 3 RAGEGHAT by Bruce Grant-Braham Welcome to Pembrey today for the first ever car Budget Rent A Car Modified Production AGIP Motor Oils/MGOC Championship race meeting to be held at this exciting new Saloon Championship will necessitatetwo has the valued sponsorshipof Agip - Italy's venue. Britain'slargest and most capablemotor races. leading motor oil - which is being actively sport club, the British Automobile Racing promoted through Saxon Automotive. Club, has been entrustedwith the organisation In recent seasonsthe traditional MG sportscar of this historicmeeting which hopefully will be CLASSES A AND B - the Midget and the MGB,/C - has been the first of many BARC Championship Class A has been the domain of Jonathan threatened by the more modern alternative of Racedays to be held at the delightful Welsh Woodward from Norwich whose Talbot the Maestro and indeed the latter has been Motor Sport Centre in yearsto come. Sunbeam Lotus has been taken to wins at creeping into the lead in many races rather to Whilst the circuit may well be familiar to many Thruxton and Lydden and a lap record of the dismay of the more mature enthusiasts. drivers racing today as it is regularly used by 72.20 mph at Silverstone.Jonathan certainly Untypically, though, at Thruxton in round 2 individual teams, from F1 right through to the looks difficult to beat today but Silverstone Wisbech driver Nigel Petch consolidated his more junior classes,for testing,the only tarmac winner Angus Mackay - the Nottingham second place overall in the championship by racing that has taken place to date has been for motor dealer - will be hoping to sneak past in taking the flag first in his B Hive racing MGB karts and motorcycles. The owners of the his BMW 325i which gave him a big fright bringinga smileto the facesof the purists. Main Pembrey Circuit, Llanelli Borough Council, during a similarlybig excursion at Thruxton in opponent Darryl Davis from Hounslow was have completed kerbing and pits on the 1.5 round one. InterestinglyAndrew Mackenzie beaten into second place in his Moto-Build mile Club Circuit, thereby allowing RAC from Brighton is putting his faith in his Ford Maestrohaving already won the opening round sanctioning for car racing. This is a Sierra XR4i and this is keeping him well placed at Silverstoneand taken a lap record of 67.39 tremendously exciting climax for the Borough in the championship, as is the BMW 320 of mph on the way. At Thruxton, in a somewhat Council under Ron Cant who have fosteredthe Bristol'sTony Lees. abbreviatedrace, Chris Hatcher again from improvement in standards of motor sport Hindhead racer Marc St.John Taylor is a Wisbechcame in third in his MGB and he, too, provided for spectators at Pembrey since its Toyota Corolla man and this can be no bad will be on the look out today to keep ahead humble beginningsin 1983. thing as he is comfortably leading Class B especiallyof Jimmy Adamson from St Ives - The racingtoday is headed up by one of the big having won at Silverstonetaking a 70.09 mph just across the Bristol Channel! - whose successstories of motor racing in 1989. The lap record into the bargain.Russell Clark won Maestro is breathingheavily down his neck in Budget Rent A Car Modified Production at Lydden in his EscortRS Turbo, whilst Andy the overall championship.Watch out also for Saloon Champlonship has attractedno less Britnell (second at Lydden) will be chasing the Midgets of Richard Bennett from nearby than 45 entries and will therefore necessitate hard in his EscortRS2000. Cardiff and Jason Moses. not one race but two. The popularity of this classof racing this year makes this an excellent series to start o{f racing at Pembrey. Two more AUSTIN ROVER MINI MIGLIA CLASS C exciting saloon championships are on offer CHALLENGE John Hammersley from Hill Ridware has been today famous for their close competition and The Austin Rover Mini Miglia racers will be leadingthe FiestaXR2 racersin ClassC having these are for the Austin Rover Mini 7 and the guaranteedto giye us a raceto remember with already come secondat Thruxton and Lydden Austin Rover Mini Miglia Championships. the current leading lights being Mick Cable and having won at Silverstonewhere he took a Sportscars are represented by the competitors with his Mini SparesCentre Ltd version. Mick 73.78 mph lap record. Keith Notley (New - - in the Agip Motor Oils/MGOC startedthe seasonslowly for him with a Romney) has been the main opposition and Championship whilst singleseater racing cars fourth place at BrandsHatch but he then went indeed it was he who won at Lydden with the on to win at Snetterton, Castle Combe and will be competing in the Universal Racing (Frome) '83 Avenger Tiger of Ron Field close Silverstone, so he must leel as il he's on a Services Pre Ford 2000 and the BARC behind. 74/79 Formula Ford 1600 Championship winning streak and must therefore be firm races. favourite today. The Wager family, too, have been performing exceedingly well, with placed BARC74/79 FORMULA FORD 1600 Richard and Tim both being well this CHAMPIONSHIP seasonas has been Mark Jones who has won at UNIVERSAL RACING SERVICES PRE'83 The BARC 74/79 Formula Lydden. FORD 2OOOCHAMPIONSHIP Ford 1600 Championship race is headed up by lastyear's The cars contesting the Universal Racing '83 champion John Wardle from Mansfield Services Pre Ford 2000 Championship who AUSTIN ROVER MINI 7 CHALLENGE has the distinction race will undoubtedly be the fastestmachines of continuing his established There is no closerracing than that provided by form by winning around Pembrey today, benefiting as they do both the opening round at the contenders in the Austin Rover Mini 7 Thruxton and the next round at Snetterton.