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| Career 1990-92 |
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| 1990 |
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David entered a Ford Sapphire Cosworth in the Esso Saloon car Championship, once again running the car himself with his own team,
as he had done in 87 and 88.
The season brought a degree of success with Dave visiting the podium
4 times, but also a high level of frustration, with many potentially winning drives thwarted by unforeseen mechanical failures. Unperturbed Dave and the Team continued to campaign the Sapphire in the following year |
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| 1991 |
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Dave returned to the top step of the podium on the 26th of August at Castle Combe, this was an especially sweet victory as it was the only race in which the all-conquering Nissan Skyline GTR driven by Matthew Neal was beaten all season.
Dave had a total of 7 podium finishes in 1991; a year that provided some very closely fought racing and memorable battles with the Skyline GTR. |
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| 1992 |
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In 1992 the regulations of the BTCC underwent a change, to the two litre normally aspirated rules that were to lay the foundations of the modern Super Touring era. At this time there was a lot of debate as to the best car / engine combination to use within the new regulations.
With Dave's usual flare he embarked on a very ambitious design and development project centred on a Sapphire Cosworth shell and the Ford V6 engine (Later to be developed by Andy Rose to great effect!). Unfortunately supplier difficulties meant that the car never made it to the circuit that year.
But David kept his hand in by competing in a number of Prod. Saloon rounds in the old Sapphire notching up a win at Donington in a long distance race (with Dave Bartrum) and, a further 3 podium finishes from 7 starts!
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