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Classes A & B
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Tim Broughton |
A |
198 |
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Marc Hockin |
B |
182 |
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Graham Walden |
B |
180 |
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Kevan Gore |
B |
120 |
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Gary Coulson |
A |
98 |
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Pat Smith |
B |
78 |
| 7 |
John Sumner |
A |
36 |
| 8 |
George Carter |
A |
32 |
| 9 |
Simon Bowes |
B |
18 |
| 10 |
Cliff Jobson |
B |
14 |
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Graham
Walden (Worcestershire) |
Race
Number: 2
Home Town: Kidderminster
Class: B
Car: Tuscan
Engine: Rover V8 (400)
Date of Birth: 17/01/69
Team: Black
Cat Racing
Occupation: Company Director 2004 Form:
2nd Overall - Class A champion |
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| 2004 saw Graham emerge
from entertaining midfielder to Class A champion
and 2nd overall in the Series. The highlight
of the season was a fine victory over, eventual
champion, Steve Lewis at Cadwell Park. For
the 2005 Season Graham has acquired Andy Holden's
Tuscan Challenge race car (ex number 6) which
is busily being fitted with a rover V8 to
run in class B. The car will be run by Graham
and his dad (Pops) with assistance from Moore
Racing and volunteers from Pistonheads.com.
When asked about his prospects for this year,
Graham commented "I'm really looking forward
to the 2005 season. The new car will take
some bedding in and it will take time to learn
how to set it up, so we'll see how the season
goes. With the wide variety of competition
this year it's going to be a hoot" |
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Race
Number: 3
Home Town: Marlborough
Class: B
Car: Griffith
Engine: Rover V8 (520)
Date of Birth: 28/02/64
Team: V8
Racing
Occupation: Business Consultant 2004
Form: 3rd |
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| In the end 2004 was disappointing
for the V8 Racing team. As defending champions
from 2003, a new car meant that expectations
were not too high at the start of the season.
However, with six wins, Simon and the team
were in contention throughout the season,
until an engine failure put paid to any championship
ambitions at Mallory Park. Expectations are
higher for 2005 with a car they know much
more about, and a new V8 Developments 5.2
litre motor. However, with the competition
hotting up, Simon will be relying on the expertise
of Noel at V8 Sports & Classics to keep them
challenging arch rivals Moore Racing through
to the end of the season. |
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Race
Number: 4
Home Town: Chesterfield
Class: Invitation
Car: Tuscan/Tasmin
Engine: AJP V8
Date of Birth: It's a Mystery Team:
RT Racing
Occupation: Salesman
2004 Form: 1st Invitation Class |
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| Steve and Richard Thorpe
of RT Racing are the trailblazers of the largely
unregulated Invitation Class. Having grown
bored with frightening low flying aircraft
in 2004 with the Turbo powered "Thorpedo",
Steve Hall will compete in a Tasmin bodied
Tuscan Challenge car. This will be something
to behold, and is guaranteed to draw a big
crowd. As long as Steve can hang on to it,
and keep it on the Tarmac, the new Thorpedo
should be one of the highlights of the series
in 2005. |
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Paul
Glynn (Leicestershire) |
Race
Number: 5
Home Town: Melton Mowbray
Class: B Car: Griffith
Engine: Rover V8 (500)
Date of Birth: It's a Mystery
Team: TMS
Racing
Occupation: Workshop Manager
2004 Form: 2nd Invitation Class |
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| Paul was an enthusiastic
newcomer to the series last year, having previously
raced the distinctive red TMS Griffith in
the 750MC series. A professional setup brought
a touch of glamour to the TVR paddock last
year, as well as a very efficient and generous
coffee machine in their extensive race marquee.
At the wheel of the TMS car, Paul made an
immediate impact, by winning his first two
races at Cadwell and Snetterton. For 2005,
Paul and TMS will once again be the class
of the field with a new engine and occasional
reserve driver Steve Guglielmi. This year,
they will be competing for championship points
in Class B. |
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Richard
and Ben Wright (West Yorkshire) |
Race
Number: 9
Home Town: Wakefield
Class: Invitation
Car: Tuscan
Engine: 4.2 AJP V8
Date of Birth: It's a Mystery
Team: TMS
Racing
Occupation: TVR Enthusiast
2004 Form: N/A |
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As the owner of the original TVR 2, it
is fair to say that Richard Wright has to
be one of the most enthusiastic TVR supporters
you will meet. Working with TMS last year
in their racing activities gave Richard
and his son Ben some brilliant weekends
with the TVRCC Challenge Cup at various
circuits around the country. The camaraderie
in the paddock coupled with the bond at
TMS gave Richard and Ben the enthusiasm
to have a go themselves. A chance meeting
at Le Mans with a Tuscan Challenge driver,
whilst under the influence of several bottles
of Moet at Chandon, resulted in a busy winter
for Richard and TMS as they fitted an old
Cerbera engine to their new acquisition.
Ben is also a huge fan and enthusiast of
motor sport. He is currently at Huddersfield
University doing a degree in Motor Sport
Technology. The Tuscan rebuild has been
part of his studies, he also has aspirations
to race the car at some point later in the
season.
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Race
Number: 10
Home Town: Barnsley
Class: B
Car: Tasmin Convertible
Engine: 2.0 Cosworth Turbo
Date of Birth: Grandad
Team: Moore
Racing
Occupation: Property Agent
2004 Form: 10th |
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| Dont let that 10th position
overall in 2004 be misleading. Pat has always
been a contendor since he joined the Tasmin
Challenge 4 years ago. Family commitments
in 2004 limited scoring, despite his first
ever win at Pembrey. However, for 2005 Pat
will be fully committed in his Moore Racing
prepared, flame throwing, Cosworth Turbo Tasmin.
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Cliff
Jobson (Northamptonshire) |
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Race Number: 27
Home Town: Northampton
Class: B
Car: Tasmin S2
Engine: 2.9 Ford Cosworth V6
Date of Birth: 23/09/66
Team: Joospeed
Occupation: Designer
2004 Form: 5th
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| Pembrey 2004 was Cliffs
first and second car race since he acquired
his racing license. Despite this, he grabbed
two third places in Class A, and eventually
pulled off a marvellous 5th place overall.
Cliff teamed up with Julian at Joospeed, and
bought the ex Mark Russell Tasmin which was
third in the old series in 2003. For 2005,
the old 2.8 Cologne has been replaced with
a new 2.9 Cosworth which should make the car
very competitive in class B. With enthusiastic
support from his family and friends during
the season, expect Cliff to be up with the
big boys in his bright yellow machine. |
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Tim
Broughton (Nottinghamshire) |
Race
Number: 33
Home Town: Mansfield
Class: A
Car: Tasmin S2
Engine: 2.8 Ford V6
Date of Birth: 19/11/52
Team: RT
Racing
Occupation: North Sea Ferry Driver
2004 Form: 9th |
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| 2004 was Tims first season
in the TVRCC Challenge Cup. Having inherited
a consistently tail end car, it rapidly became
apparent that this was not Tims first outing
in a race car. He defied the cars earlier
performance to record a 3rd in class in his
first round at Cadwell Park. This proved to
be his worst result of the season, as he recorded
class wins in all the other races his job
allowed him to enter. The rest of the competitors
can think themselves lucky that he spent half
of the season on the North Sea driving a Ferry.
Tim is probably the favourite for the championship
in 2005 as he has given his car a major performance
overhaul, and will be able to use his previous
grasstrack and short circuit experience at
most rounds. Class B outfits should watch
out! |
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Steve
Watton (Worcestershire) |
Race
Number: 34
Home Town: Worcester
Class: Invitation
Car: 1962 Griffith 200
Engine: 4.7 Ford V8
Date of Birth: 02/12/59
Team: Team
34 Racing
Occupation: Contracts Manager
2004 Form: N/A |
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2005 will be Steve's first year in the
Challenge Cup. He and Team 34 Racing have
been restoring and preparing the car for
the last three years. His classic Griffith
originated in New Jersey where it had been
languishing in a garage for 20 years following
a serious rear end shunt, and a rather poor
attempt at rebuilding. Doug Ellwood from
David Gerald TVR imported it and Steve bought
it from him at the end of 2001. It has owner
history and no doubt one day it will end
up doing FiA historic events as well.
Having spent so much time preparing the
car, Steve is really looking forward to
getting it on track. Although it will be
devastatingly fast, he expects that it could
be a slow process making the car competitive
and learning how to handle so much power
in such a short wheelbase. With years of
racing experience in a variety of machinery,
he is bound to be up to speed sooner than
he thinks
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Race
Number: 53
Home Town: Saffron Walden
Class: B Car: Tuscan
Engine: Rover V8 (500)
Date of Birth: Post WW2
Team: Moore
Racing
Occupation: Director of a professional
negligence insurance underwriting company
2004 Form: Spectator |
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| Glyn is yet another racing
rookie for 2005, although he is a veteran
of the TVRCC having been a member now for
25 years. Having acquired a road legal TVR
Tuscan, Glyn had no intention of going racing
until he met Richard Moore of Moore Racing.
The two met at a trackday last year where
Glyn asked Richard for some advice on the
engine in the car. As a Tuscan owner, Moore
suggested that he should be racing, not "$*@?ing
around on trackdays"! With the first race
of the series imminent, Glyn wont have long
to wait before he is. The car will certainly
be fast. |
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Race
Number: 55
Home Town: Kings Lynn
Class: B
Car: Tasmin S1
Engine: 2.0 Cosworth Turbo
Date of Birth: 26/05/56
Team: Moore
Racing
Occupation: Playboy
2004 Form: 8th |
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| Having started out racing
his nephew at Scalextric, Kevan has come a
long way to have taken a glorious first ever
win at Pembrey last year. Over the years,
he has acquired a reputation for smooth flawless
driving and is much appreciated by his team
for his ability to nurse his car to consistent,
low maintenance finishes. His stylish driving
technique means that he suffers very low brake
wear. Sure to be up among the leaders at the
end of the season. |
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Race
Number: 63
Home Town: Salisbury
Class: A
Car: Tasmin S1
Engine: Ford 2.8i V6
Date of Birth: 1955
Team: Moore
Racing
Occupation: Landscape Architect
2004 Form: 7th |
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| Having accepted the TVRCC
special offer for an ARDS license, 2004 was
Garys first outing in any kind of racing car.
His introduction to the series came after
reading an article in TVR Sprint magazine.
He contacted Richard Moore at Moore Racing
and agreed to hire a car for just four races.
Before he had completed his first weekend
of competition, Gary had decided to buy his
car outright and entered every race of the
season. The high point of his year came at
Rockingham on the banked oval circuit, where
he scored his first ever podium. In 2005,
Gary will once again be racing in Class A,
but with one years experience under his belt
he can expected to be a regular trophy winner. |
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Race Number: 64
Home Town: London
Class: B
Car: Tasmin S1
Engine: 2.0 Cosworth Turbo
Date of Birth: Young
Team: Moore
Racing
Occupation: Telecoms Engineer
2004 Form: 6th
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| Dave was attracted to the
series last year by the TVRCC special offer
to subsidise the ARDS race test. Having passed
only a few weeks before his first race at
Pembrey, he claimed to be incredibly nervous
as he prepared for the grid. He must have
got over his nerves pretty quickly, since
he finished third overall. A string of class
leading performances confirmed that Dave is
a real find in TVR racing. This year he will
be a top performer, and will be easily the
fittest driver on the grid. |
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Race Number: 114
Home Town: Bideford
Class: B
Car: Griffith 500
Engine: Rover V8 (500)
Date of Birth: 24/04/84
Team: TVR
Power
Occupation: Mason and Builder
2004 Form: N/A
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Marc is the TVRCCs own Jenson Button, having
learned his racecraft in karts from the
age of twelve. By eighteen he was exploring
the limits of his fathers Cerbera at various
track days, so a 300BHP Griffith should
be no problem.
Marc and his father, Tony, were inspired
to visit the TVR paddock last year having
seen coverage of the series in TVR Sprint
magazine. After asking questions of the
existing race teams, they decided to take
the plunge and join in for 2005.
Having acquired an accident damaged Griffith,
Tony is burning the midnight oil to get
the car ready for the first race. Their
engine has been rebuilt and dry sumped by
their sponsors, TVR Power. By now, with
help and advice from TVR Power and the other
TVRCC race teams, the rollcage will have
been fitted, the chassis sprayed, the drive
train, gearbox and body refitted as well
as a full respray.
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Photos courtesy of Steve Pawsey Bowerman and George
Carter
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