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Next race 13 & 14
September at Pembrey |
29 Aug 2008
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here for Brands Report
Red Flags, Safety Cars, problems with the Results. The
Group 1 race had it all. Neil managed to stay clear of all the drama to
pick up a well deserved class win after having to change the Fiesta'
gearbox overnight. David Howard won overall with Jim McLoughlin coming
second, doing his championship chances no harm at all. |
TSL Timing for
detailed Race Results and Lap Charts
British
Motor Sport Association for the Disabled (Neil doesn't regard himself as
disabled but he does have only one arm!) |
23 Aug 2008
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Unofficial Points Position Before Brands (4 races to go)
The first figure is the total points, the second
(in brackets) is after the two lowest scores are deducted.
PHTC
Steve Primett 69 (54)
Neil Bray 69 (51)
David Howard 50 (41)
Phil Waller 44 (39)
Group 1
Jim McLoughlin 61 (53)
Neil Bray 66 (50)
David Hickton 55 (49)
Brian Goodwin 47 (47)
Mark Fowler 56 (43)
David Howard 46 (40) |
5 Aug 2008
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"My Mum told me never to
give up"
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for the Donington Report
It was an excellent Donington meeting,
with exciting, good, clean, racing, despite small grids. Steve Primett
had a straightforward win in Post Historic when Neil slipped down the
field after his first lap lead and David Howard retired with gearbox
problem. Jim McLoughlin won the Group 1 race after a race long door
handle to door handle with Roger Stanford. This was a really exciting
race with battles all the way through the field. |
4 Aug 2008
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Donington Stuff |
24 Jul 2008
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Click Here for the Croft Report
When the rain came down just before the Group 1 race
Neil and the team were hoping for a laurel wreath as an extra birthday
present! It wasn't to be. Neil did hold the lead during the middle of the
race but a mistake at the complex dropped him back to third behind Jim
McLoughlin and Mark Fowler and thats how it finished. Both Jim and Post
Historic winner Steve Primett drove inch perfect while most around them
went spinning on the slippery surface.
Unofficial Championship Positions:-
PHTC
Neil Bray 60
Steve Primett 57
David Howard 48
Group 1
Neil Bray 54
Jim McLoughlin 51
Mark Fowler 49
David Hickton** 49
Brain Goodwin 48
** David Hickton missed Croft as he was on
holiday. Taking into account that at the end of the season two scores
are dropped David effectively leads Group 1. |
21 Jul 2008
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Croft Report is Under
Construction - Click Here to see where we are
so far |
26 Jun 2008
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Click here for the Oulton Park Report.
Neil overcomes adversity and bad conditions to win Group 1 after
starting from the back of the grid. |
23 Jun 2008
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Oulton Stuff being
worked on. Click here for Progress so Far |
21 May 2008
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Neil pictured here by Marc Lawrence
drifting wide at the hairpin.
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Mallory Report
Neil had an excellent Post Historic race,
climbing from his eighth place on the grid to third overall and a class
win. Steve Primett won with Tim Fish second in a Chevrolet Camaro. The
challenge from the mighty Jaguar XJ12's faded after they came together
again to the detriment of the bodywork of both cars. In Group 1 Neil had
a steady race, maintaining his eighth place starting position to the
flag. |
29 Apr 2008
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Neil using his Autocross experience at
Snetterton on Sunday.
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the Snetterton Report
Pole sitter Brian Stevens had a narrow
win in a closely fought PHTC race, coming over the line just in front
of Nigel Garrett. David Howard had dominated the early stages of the
race, despite a poor start. However, Brian slowly closed the gap until
they had a coming together at the chicane, resulting in David spinning
off. Neil finished seventh, dropping back a couple of places after he
to spun at the chicane.
Brian Stevens won a rain influenced Group
1 race from Roger Stanford’s BMW after challengers Jim McLouglin, Mark
Fowler and David Howard fell out or fell back. Neil was the only starter
in his class, finishing seventh overall after overtaking faster cars
when the rain came down. |
14 Apr 2008
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Lydden Report finished
 |
13 Apr 2008
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Lydden report started - An
excellent meeting, organised by Rod Birley (usually seen behind the
wheel of a WRC Escort) under the auspices of BARC South East. The CTCRC
had five of the seven races on this wonderful clubmans day. Neil did
well, finishing 5th in Post Historic but an excursion onto the grass and
a blown exhaust gasket took away his chances in Group 1. |
28 Mar 2008
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Castle Combe Report finished
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27 Mar 2008
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Castle Combe Report started
- Neil
had a great day. The Fiesta really flew with its new engine and the work
on tuning the Capri's chassis over the winter paid off and Neil was able
to challenge for an overall win for the first time. The meeting saw great
new cars début in the hands of Brian Stevens and David Scriven. Shame that
both of the Camaro's blew their engines in qualifying. And as too the
weather! |
2 Jan 2008
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2008 Calendar
24 March - Castle Coombe
12 April - Lydden Hill
26 & 27 April - Snetterton
18 May - Mallory Park
21 June - Oulton Park
19 & 20 July - Croft
2 & 3 August - Donnington Park
24 & 25 August - Brands Hatch
13 & 14 Sept - Pembrey
4 & 5 October - Silverstone
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Falcon Motor Club
Vice-President Neil Bray has
competed in many forms of Motorsport over the years. Back in the 70’s Neil
was a keen Autocrosser in a Mini. Then the Stock Car bug bit and Neil
drove a Formula 2 machine until he had the accident where he lost his arm
at Ipswich. Apart from an interlude autocrossing an Escort Neil has
concentrated on trialling, with the ex-Derek Fleming Primrose and a number
of Skoda’s.
Then a couple of years ago Neil’s son Chris started
racing an Escort in the Classic Touring Car Racing Clubs Group 1
championship. His appetite wetted by Chris’s exploits, and a couple of
outings in the car, Neil decided to go racing with his own machine and
acquired a 3 litre Mk 1 Capri that had been prepared for Historic Saloon
Car Racing.
Early in 2007 former CTCRC chairman
Neil Hugh Poston offered Neil his Fiesta and team 76 now race that car in
the pre - 83 Group 1 race.
Page added 27 March 2006
updated 27 April 2007 and 27 March 2008
