Make
Vauxhall
Model
Vauxhall Cavalier / Opel Vectra A
Drive
Front Wheel Drive
Chassis No
016
Built By
Dave Cook Racing
Date Built
1991
Current Status
History
Built by Dave Cook Racing during the latter part of 1991 as a replacement for one of the original cars that was destroyed at Donington. The would be driven by Bob Berridge in the final two meetings of for the British Touring Car Championship.

The following year the 2 ex-works cars were sold to Ecurie Ecosse, who ran the cars in re-engineered form in the 1992 British Touring Car Championship. It's believed this car was driven by David Leslie.

In 1993 the car was sold to Ian Khan, who drove it in the BTCC under the Tamchester Team Maxted banner. Initially the car ran in white livery before changing mid-season to the light it would retain for the next few years. The car was also entered in the Spa-Francorchamps 24h but failed to show up.

Khan returned to the BTCC in 1994 but withdrew half way through the season; the car now being too far off the pace of the rest of the field. Over the next few years Khan would run the car at the Nürburgring 24h.

Sold to Derek Hale who ran the car in the Formula Saloons Championship, then to Keith Butcher who ran in Welsh Sport & Saloons, then to Larry Phillips who ran the car in both Formula Saloons and the Welsh series.

Little is know of the car's subsequent history until it was acquired by John Hammersley in around 2005. By this stage the car had been reduced to a rolling shell - the previous owner based near Croft circuit had intended to turn it into a rallycross car.

The car remained in storage until it was sold to Nariman (Naz) Hosseinian in June 2007. Over the next 10 years, Hosseinian attempted to rebuild the car although the project was never fully completed.

In August 2017, the car was acquired by Dan Furr, editor of Performance Vauxhall magazine, who set about restoring to 1991 BTCC livery.
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Pictures
Ian Khan, Donington Park DTM 1993 Bob Berridge Derek Hale @ Donington Park, 1998 Ian Khan David Lesie Oct 2012 David Leslie, 1992 TOCA Shootout Bob Berridge David Leslie
Race History
Vauxhall
#56 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Vauxhall Sport
Great BritainBob Berridge
Vauxhall
#79 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall
Great BritainDavid Leslie
Vauxhall
#79 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall
Great BritainDavid Leslie
Vauxhall
#9 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Ian Khan
Great BritainIan Khan
Great BritainAlex Portman
Vauxhall
#17 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Tamchester Team Maxted
Great BritainIan Khan
Vauxhall
#27 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainIan Khan
Vauxhall
#60 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainIan Khan
Vauxhall
#17 Vauxhall Cavalier
Team: Tamchester Team Maxted
Great BritainIan Khan
Opel
#3 Opel Vectra GT
Team: TPM Opel Motorsport
Pedro Leite Farina
Vauxhall
#17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V
Team: Maxted Motorsport
Great BritainIan Khan
Opel
#10 Opel Vectra GT
Team: TPM Opel Motorsport
PortugalNi Amorim
Opel
#2 Opel Vectra GT
Team: Ian Khan
Great BritainIan Khan
NetherlandsPeter Kox
Great BritainMark Peters
Great BritainAdrian Wilmott
Vauxhall
#10 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi
Team: Ian Khan Team
Great BritainIan Khan
JapanMasahiro Kimoto
BelgiumDirk Schoysman
Opel
Vauxhall
#25 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainDerek Hale
Vauxhall
#25 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainDerek Hale
Vauxhall
#36 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainKeith Butcher
Vauxhall
#46 Vauxhall Cavalier
Larry Phillips
Vauxhall
#35 Vauxhall Cavalier
Great BritainKeith Phillips
Vauxhall
#35 Vauxhall Cavalier
Larry Phillips
Vauxhall
#35 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi
Larry Phillips
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1991 British Touring Car Championship
22 Sep 1991 Great BritainThruxton Bob Berridge #56 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
06 Oct 1991 Great BritainSilverstone Bob Berridge #56 Vauxhall Cavalier 16
1992 British Touring Car Championship
05 Apr 1992 Great BritainSilverstone David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 7
20 Apr 1992 Great BritainThruxton David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 7
04 May 1992 Great BritainOulton Park David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 5
24 May 1992 Great BritainSnetterton David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 5
07 Jun 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 5
21 Jun 1992 Great BritainDonington Park (1) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 6
21 Jun 1992 Great BritainDonington Park (2) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 5
11 Jul 1992 Great BritainSilverstone David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 7
26 Jul 1992 ScotlandKnockhill (1) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
26 Jul 1992 ScotlandKnockhill (2) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier DNS
09 Aug 1992 WalesPembrey David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 7
31 Aug 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 6
31 Aug 1992 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 6
20 Sep 1992 Great BritainDonington Park David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 10
04 Oct 1992 Great BritainSilverstone David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 3
1992 TOCA Shootout
01 Nov 1992 Great BritainDonington Park David Leslie #79 Vauxhall Cavalier 3
1993 British Touring Car Championship
28 Mar 1993 Great BritainSilverstone Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 15
12 Apr 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 10
03 May 1993 Great BritainSnetterton Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 17
16 May 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
31 May 1993 Great BritainOulton Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 14
13 Jun 1993 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
13 Jun 1993 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNS
27 Jun 1993 WalesPembrey Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 12
11 Jul 1993 Great BritainSilverstone Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 11
1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (2000 Cup)
18 Jul 1993 Great BritainDonington Park (1) Ian Khan #60 Vauxhall Cavalier 21
18 Jul 1993 Great BritainDonington Park (2) Ian Khan #60 Vauxhall Cavalier 18
1993 British Touring Car Championship
25 Jul 1993 ScotlandKnockhill (1) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 18
25 Jul 1993 ScotlandKnockhill (2) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
1993 24 heures de Francorchamps
01 Aug 1993 BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps Khan / Portman #9 Vauxhall Cavalier WTH
1993 British Touring Car Championship
08 Aug 1993 Great BritainOulton Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 15
22 Aug 1993 Great BritainBrands Hatch Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 16
30 Aug 1993 Great BritainThruxton Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 21
12 Sep 1993 Great BritainDonington Park (1) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNS
12 Sep 1993 Great BritainDonington Park (2) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 18
19 Sep 1993 Great BritainSilverstone Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier 16
1993 Championnat de France de Supertourisme
10 Oct 1993 FranceNogaro (1) Ian Khan #27 Vauxhall Cavalier -
10 Oct 1993 FranceNogaro (2) Ian Khan #27 Vauxhall Cavalier -
1993 TOCA Shootout
31 Oct 1993 Great BritainDonington Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
1994 British Touring Car Championship
02 May 1994 Great BritainSnetterton Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V DNF
30 May 1994 Great BritainOulton Park Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V DNF
1994 Nürburgring 24h-Rennen
04 Jun 1994 GermanyNürburgring Khan / Kox / Peters / Wilmott #2 Opel Vectra GT 101
1994 British Touring Car Championship
12 Jun 1994 Great BritainDonington Park (1) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V 21
12 Jun 1994 Great BritainDonington Park (2) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V 19
24 Jun 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (1) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V 20
24 Jun 1994 Great BritainBrands Hatch (2) Ian Khan #17 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi 16V 22
1995 24 heures de Francorchamps
29 Jul 1995 BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps Khan / Kimoto / Schoysman #10 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi DNS
1996 Nürburgring 24h-Rennen
15 Jun 1996 GermanyNürburgring Baker / Khan / Peters / Schoysman #3 Opel Vectra DNF
1997 Formula Saloons Championship
05 Oct 1997 Great BritainBrands Hatch Derek Hale #25 Vauxhall Cavalier -
1999 WRDA Sports & Saloon Car Championship
20 Mar 1999 Great BritainSilverstone Keith Butcher #36 Vauxhall Cavalier 7
18 Apr 1999 WalesPembrey Keith Butcher #36 Vauxhall Cavalier 5
02 May 1999 WalesPembrey Keith Butcher #36 Vauxhall Cavalier 6
24 Oct 1999 WalesPembrey (1) Larry Phillips #46 Vauxhall Cavalier 8
24 Oct 1999 WalesPembrey (2) Larry Phillips #46 Vauxhall Cavalier DNF
2000 Formula Saloon Championship
02 Apr 2000 Great BritainBrands Hatch Keith Phillips #35 Vauxhall Cavalier -
15 Apr 2000 WalesPembrey (1) Larry Phillips #35 Vauxhall Cavalier -
16 Apr 2000 WalesPembrey (2) Larry Phillips #35 Vauxhall Cavalier -