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Event: Radio Derby Trophy Race Meeting Donington			Date: 10.6.1979
Track: Donington Park (United Kingdom), 3.149 kms		Organiser: Donington Racing Club
MN GT Donington
Motoring News Donington GT Car Championship (round 3)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.	FL Time	Km/h
1^st	24	Mick Hill	Škoda 130 RS Chevrolet (Taylor's 24)	Dealer Team Skoda	10	12:39.2000	149.3632	1^st	SpGT+2.5	1^st	Class A	1:13.7000	153.8694
2^nd	1	Doug Niven	Volkswagen Beetle Chevrolet	Border Reivers	10	12:56.8000		2^nd	SpGT+2.5	2^nd	Class A	1:14.1000
3^rd	4	Walter Robertson	DFVW Ford	S.G. Baker (Leigh) Ltd - Sportstune - Lothian Van Rental	10	13:07.5000		3^rd	SpGT+2.5	3^rd	Class A	1:14.7000
4^th	33	Richard Simms	Škoda	Richard Simms	10	13:21.0000	141.5740	1^st	SpGT2.5	1^st	Class B	1:18.7000
5^th	43	Paul Berman	Lotus Elan	Hendon Way Motors	10	13:22.9000		2^nd	SpGT2.5	2^nd	Class B	1:17.8000
6^th	31	Derek Walker	Škoda Coupé Ford	Flowflex Components - Yarwood Sunroofs	10	13:36.3000		3^rd	SpGT2.5	3^rd	Class B	1:18.5000
7^th	9	Paul Edwards	Porsche 934	Scotts Corner Garage - T. W. Robinson Motors	10	13:37.9000		4^th	SpGT+2.5	4^th	Class A	1:19.2000
8^th	35	Rob Mason	Sunbeam Stiletto Ford	Earl Developments	10	13:38.1000		4^th	SpGT2.5	4^th	Class B	1:17.4000	146.5147
9^th	11	Adrian Yates-Smith	Porsche Carrera RSR	Tuckers Fast Food Franchise Ltd	10	13:56.6000		5^th	SpGT+2.5	5^th	Class A	1:21.9000
10^th	18	William Wykeham	Morgan Plus 8	Morris Stapleton Motors	9	12:41.7000		6^th	SpGT+2.5	6^th	Class A	1:22.6000
11^th	34	Jim Price	Škoda 110 R Ford	Jim Price	9	12:53.1000		5^th	SpGT2.5	5^th	Class B	1:22.8000
12^th	6	Bill Cox	WRC Capri Chevrolet	Link Systems	9	12:54.3000		7^th	SpGT+2.5	7^th	Class A	1:23.8000
13^th	26	Rob Wells	Morgan Plus 8	Morgan Motor Co Ltd	9	13:01.5000		8^th	SpGT+2.5	8^th	Class A	1:24.5000
14^th	15	David Sutherland	Datsun 240Z	David Sutherland	9	13:11.5000		9^th	SpGT+2.5	9^th	Class A	1:26.0000
15^th	39	Alan Smith	Ford Escort t/c	Alan Smith	9	13:45.3000		6^th	SpGT2.5	6^th	Class B	1:27.4000
16^th	40	John Connell	Triumph Dolomite	John Connell	9	13:49.5000		7^th	SpGT2.5	7^th	Class B	1:30.1000
17^th	42	Richard Cleare	Porsche 911 S	Richard Cleare	9	13:51.3000		8^th	SpGT2.5	8^th	Class B	1:29.7000
18^th	41	Rodney Howarth	Mazda RX-3	Alan Wilde Car Repairs	8	14:31.3000		9^th	SpGT2.5	9^th	Class B	1:38.2000

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	Div.	FL Time	Km/h
36	Graham Goode	Ford Escort Hart	Grahame Goode	8			DNF	SpGT2.5	Class B	1:18.7000
44	Max Payne	Lotus Elan	Arthur Hough Presings - Castrol Ark Racing	8			DNF	SpGT2.5	Class B	1:21.5000
12	Tony Wingrove	Porsche 911 Carrera	Tony Wingrove	7			DNF	SpGT+2.5	Class A	1:23.2000
38	Bob Trotter	Ford Escort RS 2000 Cosworth	City Link	3			DNF	SpGT2.5	Class B	1:21.8000
32	Tony Sugden	Škoda Coupé Ford	Price Road Haulage - Brookhite, Liverpool	0			DNF	SpGT2.5	Class B

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
37	Alastair Lyall	Ford Escort Cosworth	Swancar of Loughborough		SpGT2.5	Class B
16	Patrick Keen	Morgan Plus 8	Patrick Keen		SpGT+2.5	Class A

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
2	John Kirk	Ford Escort Cosworth	DWS Cash & Carry All Car Equipe		SpGT+2.5	Class A
5	George Potter	Ford Capri	Swinton Insurance		SpGT+2.5	Class A
14	Dudley Wood	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Dudley Wood		SpGT+2.5	Class A
17						Class A
45	Mike Chittenden	Ginetta G4	Upstairs-Downstairs		SpGT2.5	Class B

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