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Some of the promised spectacle in the second race of the day was removed when Muir crashed the Galaxie in practice, preventing him from starting.<ref name=Touring4></ref> [[Roy Pierpoint]] took victory (his first since he won the title the year before), having had a spirited duel with Arundell for overall victory (who retired after pushing his head gasket too far).<ref name=Touring4></ref> Behind Pierpoint came Brabham, who had removed the supercharger from his Mustang to improve reliability, and Class C winner Ickx who battled between themselves throughout the race.<ref name=Touring4></ref> Baillie took third ahead of a limping Salmon in Class D, while [[Paul Hawkins]] came through in a lonely second in Class C, beating the [[Triumph 2000]] of [[Bill Bradley]].<ref name=Touring4></ref>
 
Some of the promised spectacle in the second race of the day was removed when Muir crashed the Galaxie in practice, preventing him from starting.<ref name=Touring4></ref> [[Roy Pierpoint]] took victory (his first since he won the title the year before), having had a spirited duel with Arundell for overall victory (who retired after pushing his head gasket too far).<ref name=Touring4></ref> Behind Pierpoint came Brabham, who had removed the supercharger from his Mustang to improve reliability, and Class C winner Ickx who battled between themselves throughout the race.<ref name=Touring4></ref> Baillie took third ahead of a limping Salmon in Class D, while [[Paul Hawkins]] came through in a lonely second in Class C, beating the [[Triumph 2000]] of [[Bill Bradley]].<ref name=Touring4></ref>
 
===Fifth Round: [[Brands Hatch|Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch)]]===
 
===Fifth Round: [[Brands Hatch|Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch)]]===
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The BSCC gathered at Brands Hatch to support the British Grand Prix of 1966, competing for the Peter England Trophy.<ref name=Touring5>http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Brands%20Hatch.html</ref> A 32 car grid was led from start to finish by Pierpoint, whose Falcon was finally demonstrating the pace its lightweight design promised.<ref name=Touring5></ref> Behind him came [[Jackie Oliver|Jackie Oliver&nbsp;]]and Baillie, who had battled amongst themselves for the majority of the race, having dealt with the fast starting Whitmore (who was standing in for Arundell at [[Team Lotus]]).<ref name=Touring5></ref> Whitmore finished fourth overall (barely a second behind Oliver) and took victory in Class C, with team mate Ickx (again driving for the absent Clark) claiming second, having taken the swinging Galaxie of Muir early on.<ref name=Touring5></ref> [[Tony Dean]] finished on the podium in Class C once more, although a pit stop to taken on fuel meant he fell behind the majority of the field.<ref name=Touring5></ref>
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Rhodes and Spice in their Minis were unable to defeat Young in his Anglia in the Class B Anglia/Mini battle, after Young inherited the lead when team mate Craft spun off with a locked differential.<ref name=Touring5></ref> Their battle was overshadowed, however, by the drama in Class A, with Fitzpatrick (Anglia), [[Bernard Unett]] (Imp) and the Class B Mini of [[John Handley]] battling in the early stages.<ref name=Touring5></ref> Unett managed to get past the Anglia and the Mini at the same time, establishing a small lead over them.<ref name=Touring5></ref> However, his Imp decided to empty the tank a lap early, meaning that Unett lost the lead to Fitzpatrick, eventually limping home to take second, ahead of fellow Imp-man [[Roger Nathan]], who held of the challenge of [[Andrew Mylius]] in his [[Fiat Abarth 1000 TC]].<ref name=Touring5></ref>
 
===Sixth Round: The Edward Lewis Trophy (Brands Hatch)===
 
===Sixth Round: The Edward Lewis Trophy (Brands Hatch)===
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The returning Clark demonstrated his skills in the pouring rain at the Edward Lewis Trophy race (a sponsored trophy paid for by former BSCC racer Edward Lewis), taking victory ahead of the sole surviving American cars of Oliver and Muir and team mate Arundell.<ref name=Touring6>http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Brands%20Hatch%20Guards.html</ref> Clark got ahead at the start, chased by Arundell and the Mustangs, Falcons and Muir's Galaxie, before the muscle cars began to struggle.<ref name=Touring6></ref> Baillie ruined his engine, tearing the 4.7 litre V8 to pieces, while debutant [[Basil van Rooyen]] ditched his Mustang at Sterling.<ref name=Touring6></ref> When Pierpoint dropped out with a lack of oil pressure (attempting to avoid the damage that Baillie did to his car), Clark had a huge lead (slowing in the closing stages to prevent damage to his car), beating Oliver, Arundell and Muir, with [[Brian Newton]] completing the Class C podium.<ref name=Touring6></ref>
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With Craft's car still being repaired, Mike Young took his third victory of the year in Class B, in a race which saw little drama for the 1,300cc cars.<ref name=Touring6></ref> Rhodes claimed a clear second, while Paddy Hopkirk danced his Mini around the Spice Machine early on to take third.<ref name=Touring6></ref> In Class A, [[Trevor Taylor]] led early on, before Unett and [[Nick Brittan]] reeled him in.<ref name=Touring6></ref> Unett took the lead, with Taylor and Brittan running door to door (costing both some glass), before Anita Taylor and [[Ray Calcutt]] joined the fray.<ref name=Touring6></ref> Trevor dropped away soon after, while Brittan caught a passed a slowing Unett (who developed a puncture) with Anita soon taking second from the limping Imp.<ref name=Touring6></ref>
 
===Seventh Round: [[Oulton Park|XV Gold Cup (Oulton Park)]]===
 
===Seventh Round: [[Oulton Park|XV Gold Cup (Oulton Park)]]===
 
Information regarding the seventh round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.
 
Information regarding the seventh round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

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1966 BSCC Season
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Season Information
No. Rounds Eight (Nine races)
First Round Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton
Last Round BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)
Manufacturers Alfa Romeo, Austin, BMC, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Hillman, Morris, Triumph
No. Drivers 68
Overall Drivers' Championship
First John Fitzpatrick {{{overdrivechamppts}}} pt(s)
Second {{{overdrivesecond}}} {{{overdrivesecondpts}}} pt(s)
Third {{{overdrivethird}}} {{{overdrivethirdpts}}} pt(s)
Overall Teams' Championship
First Team Lotus {{{overteamchamppts}}} pt(s)
Second {{{overteamsecond}}} {{{overteamsecondpts}}} pt(s)
Third {{{overteamthird}}} {{{overteamthirdpts}}} pt(s)
Independents' Championship
Drivers' Not Awarded {{{indrivechamppts}}} pt(s)
Teams' Not Awarded {{{indteamchamppts}}} pt(s)
Jack Sears Trophy
Champion Not Awarded
Class Championships
Class A John Fitzpatrick {{{classapts}}} pt(s)
Class B John Rhodes {{{classbpts}}} pt(s)
Class C Peter Arundell {{{classcpts}}} pt(s)
Class D Gawaine Baillie {{{classdpts}}} pt(s)
Manufacturers' Championship
Champion Not Awarded {{{makerchamppts}}} pt(s)
Runner-up Not Awarded {{{makerrunpts}}} pt(s)
Season Guide
1965 1967

 The 1966 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was the ninth edition of the British Saloon Car Championship. 1966 saw John Fitzpatrick take his first driver's championship, while Team Lotus took the honours in the Lombank Entrant's Trophy.[1]

Regulations

1966 saw the BSCC adopt a new set of regulations, known as FIA Group 5 regs.[2] Under the new regulations, cars could be modified more than before, although the body shape had to remain true to the road car it represented.[2]

Classes

The class structure remained the same as it had done the year before, with four classes (A-D) allowing a range of cars of various engine capacities to enter.

1966 BSCC Season Classes
Class Engine Size
Minimum Maximum
A None 1,000cc
B 1,001cc 1,300cc
C 1,301cc 2,000cc
D 2,001cc None

Points

As with 1965, the 1966 season saw points awarded from first to fourth in each class, with an additional point for the driver who set the fastest lap.[1]

1966 British Saloon Car Championship Points System
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 4 2

Fastest Lap Awarded 1 point

Round by Round

This section is for a round by round report for each race of the season.

First Round: Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton)

Gathering in support of the Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy race for Formula Two cars in 1966, the BSCC raced for the first time that year at Snetterton, with Jim Clark putting the skills that had taken him to two World Championships and a BSCC title to good use, taking pole.[3] It would be Jack Brabham, however, using a powerful Ford Mustang that took the honours that day, having jumped Clark at the start.[3] Clark went on to take third in his Team Lotus machine, having been overtaken by Brian Muir (in his Ford Galaxie) and Mike Salmon (driving a Cobra Mustang that year), before the latter suffered a gradual failure of his brakes.[3] Gawaine Baillie battled his Ford Falcon Sprint to third in Class D, while Peter Arundell dragged his Team Lotus car to second in Class, with Tony Dean (using a Race Proved by Willment Lotus Cortina) taking third.[3]

It was in the lower capacity classes, however, where a shock emerged. The ever competitve Mini Cooper S, so dominant in previous seasons, was completely outclassed by the Ford Anglias of Superspeed Conversions Ltd. and the Team Broadspeed machine of John Fitzpatrick.[3] Chris Craft, ran with the leading group for most of the race, having qualified amongst them for the race, eventually taking victory in Class B.[3] His team mate, Mike Young, had been with him for most of the race, but retired after a loss of oil from his 1200cc engine, meaning John Rhodes and Tony Lanfranchi got onto the podium with their Minis.[3] In Class A, Fitzpatrick took a clear victory from Paul Webb, while Ray Calcutt, debuting one of two Hillman Imps for the Alan Fraser Racing Team, put himself onto the podium.[3]

Second Round: St. Mary's Trophy (Goodwood)

The Goodwood circuit played host to race two of the season, with Muir claiming victory in his Galaxie, having barged his way past Salmon on lap six.[4] Brabham then swept his car past the Mustang two laps later to take second, with Salmon third, although Muir was un-stoppable at the front, producing the fastest lap ever seen at Goodwood by a saloon car (1:32.2s).[4] Clark took another class win in his Cortina, almost taking Salmon on the final lap, with Arundell backing his team mate all the way.[4] Dean completed the podium for the second race in succession.[4]

Craft claimed another lap record and another victory in Class B, once again untouchable in his Anglia, although his team mate could not compete with him.[4] Rhodes managed to claim his second podium of the year for the Cooper Car Co., while John D. Lewis claimed third in his Mini.[4] Fitzpatrick was gifted a victory after team mate Peter Procter rolled his Anglia and burned, being taken to hospital after hanging on the tail of the Craft's Anglia Super.[4] Calcutt dragged his car onto the podium for the second time in as many races, with team mate Nick Brittan claiming third.[4]

Third Round: International Trophy Meeting (Silverstone)

Although the BSCC is famed for its close, intense racing, the International Trophy proved to be to the contrary, with John Whitmore taking victory in an Alan Mann prepared Ford Falcon Sprint.[5] Baillie claimed second after Muir (whose performance was one of the few highlights of the race) retired the gargantuan Galaxie with a blown head gasket.[5] Salmon was third after having to put out a fire in his car, falling eight minutes behind Whitmore.[5] In Class C, Arundell led home another Team Lotus one-two, with rising star Jackie Ickx standing in for Clark (they also set exactly the same time of 1:48.0s, sharing the lap record).[5] Keith Greene, debuting the Alan Foster owned BMW 1000 TI, took third in class, although he was behind the leading trio in Class B.[5]

Young was left to his own devices to win in Class B, after team mate Chris Craft, who had been defending from the Coopers of Rhodes and Lanfranchi, retired his Anglia on lap two.[5] Rhodes and Young swapped places numerous times in the 35 lap race, although Young came out on top, with Rhodes second and Lanfranchi limping home in third.[5] Anita Taylor, standing in for the injured Procter, took victory in Class A, despite having been told to slow by her team.[5] Over half a minute behind Taylor came Calcutt, whose Imp was unable to keep pace with the Anglia, while Calcutt's team mate Brittan claimed third.[5] Bill McGovern had led early on, in constant battle with Fitzpatrick, but the pair touched on lap six, sending McGovern out of the race and Fitzpatrick into the pits for a tyre change.[5]

Fourth Round: Crystal Palace

As tradition (and track limits) dictated, the field was split into two at Crystal Palace, with Classes A and B running separately from Classes C and D.[6] Despite being the fastest in the Class A and B battle, the Superspeed Conversions cars of Craft and Young were forced to retire from the race, with Craft stuck in first gear and overheating, and Young lost a wheel having held a substantial lead over Rhodes.[6] Rhodes eventually took victory in the race, taking the Mini's first victory that season, with team mate John Handley taking third.[6] Gordon Spice split the two, although he had a fairly lonely race.[6] Fitzpatrick troubled Handley throughout the race, taking Class A, without challenge from behind.[6] Taylor took third, despite having held off McGovern for the majority of the race, before the Imp driver slipped past the Anglia in the closing stages.[6]

Some of the promised spectacle in the second race of the day was removed when Muir crashed the Galaxie in practice, preventing him from starting.[6] Roy Pierpoint took victory (his first since he won the title the year before), having had a spirited duel with Arundell for overall victory (who retired after pushing his head gasket too far).[6] Behind Pierpoint came Brabham, who had removed the supercharger from his Mustang to improve reliability, and Class C winner Ickx who battled between themselves throughout the race.[6] Baillie took third ahead of a limping Salmon in Class D, while Paul Hawkins came through in a lonely second in Class C, beating the Triumph 2000 of Bill Bradley.[6]

Fifth Round: Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch)

The BSCC gathered at Brands Hatch to support the British Grand Prix of 1966, competing for the Peter England Trophy.[7] A 32 car grid was led from start to finish by Pierpoint, whose Falcon was finally demonstrating the pace its lightweight design promised.[7] Behind him came Jackie Oliver and Baillie, who had battled amongst themselves for the majority of the race, having dealt with the fast starting Whitmore (who was standing in for Arundell at Team Lotus).[7] Whitmore finished fourth overall (barely a second behind Oliver) and took victory in Class C, with team mate Ickx (again driving for the absent Clark) claiming second, having taken the swinging Galaxie of Muir early on.[7] Tony Dean finished on the podium in Class C once more, although a pit stop to taken on fuel meant he fell behind the majority of the field.[7]

Rhodes and Spice in their Minis were unable to defeat Young in his Anglia in the Class B Anglia/Mini battle, after Young inherited the lead when team mate Craft spun off with a locked differential.[7] Their battle was overshadowed, however, by the drama in Class A, with Fitzpatrick (Anglia), Bernard Unett (Imp) and the Class B Mini of John Handley battling in the early stages.[7] Unett managed to get past the Anglia and the Mini at the same time, establishing a small lead over them.[7] However, his Imp decided to empty the tank a lap early, meaning that Unett lost the lead to Fitzpatrick, eventually limping home to take second, ahead of fellow Imp-man Roger Nathan, who held of the challenge of Andrew Mylius in his Fiat Abarth 1000 TC.[7]

Sixth Round: The Edward Lewis Trophy (Brands Hatch)

The returning Clark demonstrated his skills in the pouring rain at the Edward Lewis Trophy race (a sponsored trophy paid for by former BSCC racer Edward Lewis), taking victory ahead of the sole surviving American cars of Oliver and Muir and team mate Arundell.[8] Clark got ahead at the start, chased by Arundell and the Mustangs, Falcons and Muir's Galaxie, before the muscle cars began to struggle.[8] Baillie ruined his engine, tearing the 4.7 litre V8 to pieces, while debutant Basil van Rooyen ditched his Mustang at Sterling.[8] When Pierpoint dropped out with a lack of oil pressure (attempting to avoid the damage that Baillie did to his car), Clark had a huge lead (slowing in the closing stages to prevent damage to his car), beating Oliver, Arundell and Muir, with Brian Newton completing the Class C podium.[8]

With Craft's car still being repaired, Mike Young took his third victory of the year in Class B, in a race which saw little drama for the 1,300cc cars.[8] Rhodes claimed a clear second, while Paddy Hopkirk danced his Mini around the Spice Machine early on to take third.[8] In Class A, Trevor Taylor led early on, before Unett and Nick Brittan reeled him in.[8] Unett took the lead, with Taylor and Brittan running door to door (costing both some glass), before Anita Taylor and Ray Calcutt joined the fray.[8] Trevor dropped away soon after, while Brittan caught a passed a slowing Unett (who developed a puncture) with Anita soon taking second from the limping Imp.[8]

Seventh Round: XV Gold Cup (Oulton Park)

Information regarding the seventh round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Eighth Round: BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)

Information regarding the eighth round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Entries

The entrants for the 1966 season are shown below.

Entry List
Nat Name Team Car Class Rounds
United Kingdom Nick Brittan Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A All
United Kingdom Ray Calcutt All
United Kingdom Bernard Unett 5-8
United Kingdom John Markey Paul Emery 3
United Kingdom Bill McGovern 1, 3-4, 7
United Kingdom Roger Nathan Roger Nathan Racing 4-5, 7
United Kingdom Mike Clarke C. B. Mynott Morris Mini Cooper S 970 3
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Team Broadspeed Ford Anglia All
United Kingdom Peter Procter 1-2
United Kingdom Anita Taylor 3-8
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 6-8
United Kingdom Paul Webb 1-3, 5
United Kingdom Andrew Mylius Radbourne Racing Fiat Abarth 1000 TC 2-5
United Kingdom David Buckett Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 3-4, 6-7
United Kingdom Bill Cooper Highham Advertising 2, 4, 6
United Kingdom Peter Clarke 2
United Kingdom John Handley Cooper Car Co. 2-8
United Kingdom John Rhodes All
United Kingdom John D. Lewis 2-3, 5, 7
United Kingdom Gordon Spice 3-8
United Kingdom Ken Costello Equipe Arden BMC Mini Cooper S 5-7
United Kingdom Steve Neal 5-8
United Kingdom Mac Ross 6
United Kingdom Chris Craft Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super All
United Kingdom Mike Young All
United Kingdom Phil de Banks Aylesbury Tuning 5
United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk Vitafoam Developments Ltd. Morris Mini Cooper S 6, 8
United Kingdom Harry Ratcliffe 1-5, 7
United Kingdom Bob Smith 7
United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi Alexander Engineering Co. 1-5, 7
United Kingdom Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 1-4, 6-8
United Kingdom Jim Clark 1-2, 6-8
Kingdom of Belgium Jackie Ickx 3-5, 8
New Zealand Wim Beers 5
United Kingdom R. Burton 4
United Kingdom Ken Coffey Molyneux, West & Co. Ltd. 7
United Kingdom Cyril Williams 7-8
United Kingdom Tony Dean Race Proved by Willment 1-2, 6-7
Commonwealth of Australia Paul Hawkins 4-5
United Kingdom Ralph Graveley Goodwin Engineering Racing Division 7
United Kingdom John Hine Vince Woodman 5
United Kingdom Brian Newton Autocadia Racing 2, 4-8
United Kingdom Robin Smith Curtis Smith Racing Team 4, 7
United Kingdom Bill Bradley Triumph 2000 2, 4-7
United Kingdom Alan Foster Alan Foster BMW 2000 TI 7
United Kingdom Keith Greene 3
United Kingdom Brian Redman Red Rose Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA 7
United Kingdom Gawaine Baillie Ford Falcon Sprint bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D All
United Kingdom Richard Bond 7
United Kingdom Roy Pierpoint 1, 2, 4-6
United Kingdom John Whitmore Alan Mann Racing 3, 5
Commonwealth of Australia Jack Brabham Alan Brown Racing Ford Mustang 1-4
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver DR Racing 5-8
United Kingdom Mike Salmon Viscount Downe 1-5
United Kingdom Bill Shaw 8
Republic of South Africa Basil van Rooyen Superperformance Racing Team 6-7
United Kingdom Ted Savory Rackham Motors 2, 4-5, 7
Commonwealth of Australia Brian Muir Race Proved by Willment Ford Galaxie 1-7

Final Standings

British Saloon Car Championship Drivers' Standings
Pos Name Team Car Class Pts
1 John Fitzpatrick Team Speedwell Ford Anglia bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A 50
2 John Rhodes Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 50
3 Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 38
4 Mike Young Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 36
5 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 34
= Gawaine Baillie Ford Falcon Sprint bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D 34
7 Ray Calcutt Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A 28
8 Chris Craft Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 24
= Nick Brittan Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp

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1966 was also the second year in which a team's championship was awarded. The final standings are below:

1966 Lombank Saloon Car Championship Entrant's Trophy
Pos Name Car Class
1 Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C
2 Team Broadspeed Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B
3 Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B
4 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A

Champions

The champions for the season may be entered here.

References