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Neil Bray Racing
 

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Neil Bray races with The Classic Touring Car Racing Club, driving a Mk1 Capri Post Historic Touring Car and for 2007 a Fiesta XR2 in Group 1 as well.  Click here to read how it all started.

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Next race 18 May at Mallory Park

29 Apr 2008

Neil using his Autocross experience at Snetterton on Sunday.

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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.

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!)

14 Apr 2008

Lydden Report finished

13 Apr 2008

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

Castle Combe Report finished

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Mar 2008

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

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

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

 

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