FORD ZODIAC V8

Roy`s next car was a 1972 Ford Mustang Mach One and he raced this in selected ASCAR events in 1981/82/83 with Cleveland 5-litre.
When the BARC-NW club began its Special GT Championship at Oulton Park it provided drivers like Roy a regualar series to compete. In 1984 he was runner up to Bob Trotter at least 4 times during the season.
For 1985 Yates had modfied the Mustang further with a spaceframe rear end and new side pods and wing along the lines of contempory IMSA sports cars.

Roy`s main rival in 1985 was David Ellis` Aston Martin but on June 29th in that cars abscence Roy finally took the winner`s garlands. He still had to fend off another famous car of the time the Malcolm Hamilton Jaguar E , winning by around 10-seconds .
Fourteen times Yates had started on the front row and finished race runner-up eleven so it was a special moment. Also a popular one for as reported in the clipping below the Marshals came onto the track at the end to applaud him and the commentator announced we had never had a more popular race winner.
No doubt Roy`s skill at hurling the relativley heavy brute around Oulton Park , often in the wet had gained him alot of respect.
The Mustang used a big-block Ford 7.2 engine.
The car still exists and is in the US having been restored and officially registered as a historic competitive car raced by Brion Gluck.