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Sunday 25th June 1972

Bristol

Southern Drivers Championship

41 cars
 
Heat 1
1st 7 Darkie Wright
2nd 346 Ray Leigh
3rd 257 Cyril Ball
4th 30 Dave Taylor
5th 266 Gordon Perrin
6th 304 Algy Shergold
7th 99 Gerry Clayton
 
Heat 2
1st 231 Dave Peters
2nd 348 Tony Allen
3rd 338 Frankie Wooster
4th 315 Roger Spencer
5th 227 Dave Saunders
6th 376 Dave McCrudden
7th 316 Ron Skinner
8th 312 Ben Spiers
 
Heat 3
1st 238 Les Mitchell
2nd 132 Les Suckling
3rd 6 Rod Smith
4th 122 Mike Sharman
5th 128 Harry Moody
6th 90 Jim Wilde
 
Consolation
1st 375 George Ansell
2nd 144 Pete Shepherd
3rd 8 Pete Webb
4th 121 Ken Sanders
5th 167 Colin Hayward
6th 316 Ron Skinner
7th 295 Jim Tomson
8th 323 Ken Keyte
 
Final
1st 238 Les Mitchell
2nd 375 George Ansell
3rd 231 Dave Peters
4th 315 Roger Spencer
5th 121 Ken Sanders
6th 338 Frankie Wooster
7th 7 Darkie Wright
8th 30 Dave Taylor
 
An ugly fire incident during Heat One after Johnny Goodhall drove over James Pratt and split a fuel line. Prompt attention by the Mendips track staff allowed both a rerun in the afternoon’s Consolation (Word - Nick Harrison. Photo - AC Drewitt)