UK Special Saloon + Modsports Historical Database
1970s Modsport 3000cc class overview
The second biggest capacity class ( 2001 to 3000cc ) was originally the domain of the `big` Healeys until the TVR Tuscan took over and as the decade worn on Porsche and Marcos were the class winners. For 1976 the class was swelled by cars over 3000cc too as all cars over 2000cc were put together. 6 major national championships were won outright by cars from this class
Engine : BMC 6 cylinder 2912cc
Production : 1959-67 ( 42 ,926 )
Modsports : 1970-72
Main Drivers : John Chatham , John Gott ,
Syd Segal , Bill Viney , Pete Smith
Honours : 1970 BARC class winner ( Gott )
1970 Dick Protheroe class winner ( Gott )
Engine : Ford 6 cylinder 2994cc
Production : 1967-71 (174 inc. V8 versions )
Modsports : 1970-76
Main Drivers : Rod Longton , Brian Hough ,
Ed Stephens , John Kerswill
Honours : 1970 MCD outright ( Longton )
1971 BARC + MCD outright ( Hough )
1972 MCD outright ( Hough)
A-HEALEY 3000
TVR TUSCAN V6
Engine : BMC 6 cylinder 2919cc
Production : 1967-69 ( 8999 )
Modsports : 1970-71
Main Drivers : John Chatham
Honours :
Engine : Triumph 4 cylinder 2148cc
Triumph 6 cylinder 2498cc ( TR5 )
Production : 1955-62 ( 13,377 ) TR3
1961-65 ( 40,253 ) TR4
1967-68 ( 11,427 ) TR5
Modsports : 1970-76
Main Drivers : Richard Hawkins (4) ,Reg Woodcock(3) ,Lionel Shakespear(5)
Engine : Datsun 6 cylinder 2393cc
Production : 1970-73
Modsports : 1972-79+
Main Drivers : Win Percy , Roger Andreason , David Sutherland , Martin Sharpe
Honours : 1974 BARC class win ( Percy )
Engine : Porsche 6 cylinder 2806cc/2993cc
Production : 1973
Modsports : 1973-79+
Main Drivers : Nick Faure , Alan Broad , John Cooper , Tony Wingrove , Barry Robinson .
Honours : 1975 BARC class win + 1976 BARC outright ( Cooper ) , 1979 BARC class win (Wingrove ), 1979 BRSCC outright (Robinson )
Also in this class but not as prolific as the others featured include the Daimler SP 250 `Dart` 2.5 V8 of John Miller and the Piper P2 2.5 of Tony Claydon.
Engine : Ford V6 cylinder 2994cc
Production : 1969-73 ( 361 )
Modsports : 1973-79+
Main Drivers : Andy Fraser , Jonathan Palmer , Richard Gamble , Mark Hales
Honours : 1977 BARC class win ( Palmer ) ,
1978 BARC + BRSCC class win ( Gamble )
MGC
TRIUMPH TR3/4/5