BARC/BRDC K Sports 1600 Championship (2000)
Calendar, Championship Table
Reports: Round 1,2,3,4, 5/6,7,8,9,10, 11,12.
Championship Calendar
| Round | Date | Circuit | Organising Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 4 March | Silverstone National | BRDC MC |
| 2 | Sat 8 April | Oulton Park | BARC (NW) |
| 3 | Mon 24 April | Snetterton | BARC |
| 4 | Sat/Sun 6/7 May | Pembrey | BARC |
| 5 & 6 | Sat/Sun 20/21 May | Zolder (Two Races) | BARC |
| 7 | Sun 9 July | Mallory Park | BARC |
| 8 | Sat 5 August | Silverstone National | PMC |
| 9 | Sun 13 August | Thruxton | BARC |
| 10 | Sun 3 September | Cadwell Park | BARC |
| 11 | Sat/Sun 30 September/1 October | Brands Hatch | BRSCC |
| 12 | Sat/Sun 14/15 October | Snetterton | BARC |
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| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Best 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 25 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 20 | - | 235 | 223 |
| 2 | Clive Woodward | 24 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 13 | - | 16 | 18 | 213 | 200 |
| 3 | Peter Clark | - | EX | 27 | 25 | 26 | EX | - | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 198 | 198 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | NF | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 194 | 182 |
| 5 | Howard Payne | NF | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 185 | 171 |
| 6 | James Lindley | 18 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 159 | 139 |
| 7 | Paul Freeman | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 136 | 119 |
| 8 | Dan Eagling | 8 | - | 14 | - | - | - | 16 | 18 | - | 20 | 23 | 20 | 119 | 119 |
| 9 | John Kelly | 12 | 13 | 13 | - | 14 | 16 | 11 | - | 10 | 13 | - | - | 102 | 102 |
| 10 | Chris Hart | - | 16 | - | - | 22 | 18 | - | 13 | - | 18 | - | - | 87 | 87 |
| 11 | Arthur Dickens | 13 | - | 5 | - | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | - | 6 | 10 | 85 | 85 |
| 12 | Philip Barak | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 62 | 62 |
| 13 | Guy Woodward | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 14 | - | - | 16 | 15 | - | 60 | 60 |
| 14 | Peter Burnham | 9 | 8 | NF | 10 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | 8 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 60 |
| 15 | Tim Covill | 11 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 9 | - | 58 | 58 |
| 16 | Malcolm Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 14 | 20 | - | - | - | 57 | 57 |
| 17 | John Palmer | 16 | NF | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | 7 | 8 | 55 | 55 |
| 18 | Ian Mitchell | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 54 |
| 19 | Brian Jordan | - | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | NF | 51 | 51 |
| 20 | Michael Mallock | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | 48 | 48 |
| 21 | Tony Pouyanne | - | 9 | - | 13 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 6 | 11 | - | 46 | 46 |
| 22 | Mark Cousin | 14 | NF | NF | 5 | - | - | - | NF | - | 12 | - | 9 | 40 | 40 |
| 23 | Ray Mallock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 24 | Adrian Brown | - | - | 7 | 8 | 12 | NF | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| 25 | Jamie Champkin | - | 6 | 4 | - | NF | - | 10 | 7 | NS | - | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| 26 | Chris Burnham | 5 | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 23 | 23 |
| 27 | Paul Tonkin | 7 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | NF | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 |
| 28 | Willie Patterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NF | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Dave Roberts | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| 30 | Justin Nicholson | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | NF | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 31 | Brendan Herd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 6 |
| 32 | Simon Kelly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Keith Whyman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NF | - | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | David Smith | - | NF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Boardman | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NF Started, but did not finish. NS Qualified to race, but did not start. EX Excluded from results.
* Tom Boardman finished 3rd in round 1 but was not registered for the championship.
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Tom Bellamy rocketed into the Rover K Sports 1600 lead from row two, and the cushion served him well. Poleman Clive Woodward almost dropped Barry Webb's Mallock Mk 23 on the slippery surface and snaked out of Copse fifth. The ex-champion recovered, eroding Bellamy's lead mercilessly, but there was no way through.
The leader's bold dive inside a backmarker at Copse sealed a rare Phantom win. Mark Cousin's rise from 11th to fourth by Becketts was wasted with a wild spin amid a snow flurry. Focus the switched to Tom Boardman, who calmly held off Woodward and Peter Richings for four laps. Richings couldn't penetrate his defences, and gyrated at Luffield. Boardman's drive earned the featured Phil Morom trophy.
(Marcus Pye)
Result
1 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 15m 01.61s (91.81 mph)
2 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23) 15m 04.36s
3 Tom Boardman (Mallock Mk16)
4 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
5 James Lindley (Mallock Mk27SG)
6 John Palmer (Mallock Mk21/23)
Fastest Lap Woodward 1m 02.34s (94.64 mph)
Pole Position Woodward 1m 02.40s (94.56 mph)
Top Six After Round 1
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 25 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 24 | 3 | Peter Richings | 20 |
| 4 | James Lindley | 18 | 5 | John Palmer | 16 | 6 | Philip Barak | 15 |
Round 2, Oulton Park (Fosters), Saturday April 8th, l5 Laps
Tom Bellamy fought out a terrific finale with Michael Mallock for second position in the K Sports 1600 race. It was no surprise when the duo were promoted following Peter Clark's exclusion.
Clark just held off Mallock at the start, and all three remained evenly spaced until Clark locked up at Fosters on the eighth lap to give Mallock his chance. Side by side up Clay Hill, Clark still held on, and with Mallock running wide Bellamy managed to split the duo.
Three laps later the caution flags were out and everyone slowed the pace apart from Clark who almost lapped the field before the green flag. Mallock tried everything to retake Bellamy, but had to settle for second with Clive Woodward a clear third over Peter Richings.
(Peter Scherer)
Result
1 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 17:02.73 (87.33 mph)
2 Michael Mallock (Mallock Mk18B) 17:03.00
3 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
4 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
5 Chris Hart (Mallock Mk16)
6 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
Fastest Lap Bellamy 1:02.12 (95.85 mph) New lap record.
Pole Position Bellamy 1:02.24 (95.66 mph)
Top Six After Round 2
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 52 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 44 | 3 | Peter Richings | 38 |
| 4 | James Lindley | 32 | 5 | Philip Barak | 26 | 6 | John Kelly | 25 |
Round 3, Snetterton, Monday April 24th, 11 Laps
Reigning champion Peter Clark overcame more than just his rivals for his first Sports 1600 win of the year.
Clark quickly converted pole position into a handy lead, ahead of a terrific fight between Clive Woodward's Mallock and Tom Bellamy's Phantom. However, a piece of bodywork had become detached in Clark's Mallock, and he was forced to drive with one hand on the wheel and the other holding the car together. The offending piece eventually flew off, but not before Clark had almost crashed at Coram. Behind him, Woodward just held off the determined Bellamy to claim runner-up spot.
(Oliver Timson)
Result
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 13:54.96 (92.57 mph)
2 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23) 13:59.14
3 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94)
4 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
5 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
6 Tim Covill (Mallock 27SG)
Fastest Lap Clark 1:14.67 (94.11 mph)
Pole Position Clark 1:14.68 (94.09 mph)
Top Six After Round 3
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 72 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 66 | 3 | Peter Richings | 56 |
| 4 | James Lindley | 42 | 5= | John Kelly | 38 | 5= | Tim Covill | 38 |
Round 4, Pembrey, Saturday/Sunday May 6th/7th, 14 Laps
Peter Clark won a K Sports procession from Peter Richings with Howard Payne coming home third.
(Matt Carroll)
Result
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 14:08.51 (86.48 mph)
2 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG) 14:14.20
3 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
4 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
5 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94)
6 Guy Woodward (Mallock Mk16)
Fastest Lap Richings 58.92 (88.96 mph)
Pole Position Payne 58.61 (89.43 mph)
Top Six After Round 4
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 88 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 84 | 3 | Peter Richings | 79 |
| 4 | James Lindley | 54 | 5= | Howard Payne | 52 | 5= | Peter Clark | 52 |
Rounds 5/6, Zolder, Saturday/Sunday May 20th/21st, 8/10 Laps
Defending K Sports 1600 champion Peter Clark had a bitter-sweet weekend. He won the first race, but only after Chris Hart drove the wheels off his venerable Mallock Mk16 in pursuit.
Clark won on the road on Sunday, but was excluded over a driving standards issue. That left Phantom man Tom Bellamy to win from the back.
(Paul Lawrence)
Result of round 5
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 18:22.03 (84.93 mph)
2 Chris Hart (Mallock Mk16) 18:22.38
3 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
4 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
5 James Lindley (Mallock Mk27SG)
6 Paul Freeman (Ardmore FR95B)
Fastest Lap Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 1:47.71 (86.90 mph) New Lap Record
Pole Position Clark 1:52.92 (82.89 mph)
Result of round 6
1 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 17:04.73 (73.07 mph)
2 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28) 17:27.48
3 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
4 Chris Hart (Mallock Mk16)
5 John Kelly (Mallock Mk27/28)
6 James Lindley (Mallock Mk27SG)
Fastest Lap Bellamy 2:05.15 (73.07 mph)
Pole Position Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) by virtue of victory in the first race.
Top Six After Rounds 5 and 6
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 126 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 124 | 3 | Howard Payne | 92 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 91 | 5 | James Lindley | 85 | 6 | Peter Clark | 78 |
Round 7, Mallory Park, Sunday July 9th, 15 Laps
Phantom pilot Tom Bellamy's lights-to-flag victory extended his lead at the top of the K Sports 1600 standings.
Malcolm Jackson charged from fifth to second, but ran out of laps in which to catch the leader while Howard Payne clung on to the final podium place with five cars snapping at his heels.
(Tim Baggs)
Result
1 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 13:58.38 (86.95 mph)
2 Malcolm Jackson (Mallock Mk20B) 14:00.14
3 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
4 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
5 Daniel Eagling (Mallock Mk27)
6 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
Fastest Lap Jackson 52.12 (93.24 mph)
Pole Position Bellamy 47.73 (101.82 mph)
Top Six After Round 7
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 152 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 139 | 3 | Howard Payne | 112 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 109 | 5 | James Lindley | 98 | 6 | Paul Freeman | 83 |
Round 8, Silverstone National, Saturday August 5th, 12 Laps
The K Sports 1600 race saw Clive Woodward lead from lights to flag. After romping away in the early stages, the former champion had fellow title hopeful Tom Bellamy too close for comfort in the latter stages. Bellamy spent half the race getting past reigning titlist Peter Clark, who shadowed them both to the flag.
(Dud Candler)
Both Clive and Tom bettered Matthew Slinn's three-year-old lap record of 1:01.96. (BJ)
Result
1 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23) 12:38.72 (93.32 mph)
2 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 12:39.31
3 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27)
4 Daniel Eagling (Mallock Mk27)
5 Peter Richings (Mallok Mk27SG)
6 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
Fastest Lap Woodward 1:01.78 (95.50 mph) New Lap Record
Pole Position Woodward 1:01.33 (96.20 mph)
Top Six After Round 8
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 174 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 166 | 3 | Howard Payne | 127 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 125 | 5 | James Lindley | 108 | 6 | Peter Clark | 98 |
Round 9, Thruxton, Sunday August 13th, 10 Laps
On an afternoon where polesitters won five of the six races, young Michael Mallock broke the mould by taking K Sports 1600 honours with consummate ease. Reigning champion Peter Clark and another former titlist Malcolm Jackson had a race-long tussle for second, while the winner's father Ray took fourth.
(Dud Candler)
Result
1 Michael Mallock (Mallock Mk16) 14:41.04 (96.26 mph)
2 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 14:45.36
3 Malcolm Jackson (Mallock Mk20B)
4 Ray Mallock (Mallock U2 Mk18B)
5 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94)
6 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
Fastest Lap Michael Mallock 1:26.17 (98.42 mph)
Pole Position Bellamy 1:21.14 (104.53 mph)
Top Six After Round 9
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 191 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 179 | 3 | Howard Payne | 142 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 139 | 5= | James Lindley | 120 | 5= | Peter Clark | 120 |
Round 10, Cadwell Park, Sunday September 3rd, 10 Laps
Tom Bellamy took a step closer to winning the BARC/BRDC K Sports 1600 Championship with a measured drive to second place at Cadwell Park last Sunday.
The Phantom driver suffered too much wheelspin at the green light which allowed Peter Clark to blast his Mallock into the lead and then hold his position to the flag to notch up his fourth victory of the year.
Bellamy quickly caught Clark, but then locked his front brakes before the Mountain and decided to settle for second place points.
(Jimmy Roberts)
Both Peter and Tom bettered Matthew Slinn's three-year-old lap record of 1:31.46. (BJ)
Result
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 15:15.73 (85.43 mph)
2 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94) 15:16.46
3 Dan Eagling (Mallock Mk27)
4 Chris Hart (Mallock Mk16)
5 Guy Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
6 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
Fastest Lap Bellamy 1:30.24 (86.69 mph) New Lap Record
Pole Position Bellamy 1:29.76 (87.15 mph)
Top Six After Round 10
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 215 | 2 | Clive Woodward | 179 | 3 | Howard Payne | 156 |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 154 | 5 | Peter Clark | 145 | 6 | James Lindley | 130 |
Round 11, Brands Hatch, Saturday September 30th, 16 Laps
A superb start by second row man Peter Clark carried him into the K Sports 1600 lead, the outgoing champ leading home poleman Daniel Eagling. Tom Bellamy took third and the championship mantle.
(Dud Candler)
Result
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 13:22.561 (88.08 mph)
2 Daniel Eagling (Mallock Mk27) 13:23.607
3 Tom Bellamy (Phantom P94)
4 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG)
5 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
6 Guy Woodward (Mallock Mk16)
Fastest Lap Clark 49.264 (89.60 mph) New Lap Record
Pole Position Eagling 49.182 (89.75 mph)
Top Six After Round 11
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 225 (223) | 2 | Clive Woodward | 195 | 3 | Peter Richings | 172 |
| 4 | Peter Clark | 171 | 5 | Howard Payne | 170 | 6 | James Lindley | 143 (133) |
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Round 12, Snetterton, Sunday October 15th, 12 Laps
With K Sports champion Tom Bellamy absent, outgoing titleholder Peter Clark ended his reign with an easy win. Peter Richings, Clive Woodward and Daniel Eagling scrapped tremendously for second, Richings taking it on the line.
(Oliver Timson)
K Sports 1600 champion Tom Bellamy missed the Snetterton finale after dislocating his shoulder. He had clinched the title at the penultimate round and is now looking to move to National Supersports.
Autosport 19.10.2000
Mike Luck drove his DART S16K Sports 1600 racer - the first front-engined car of its type for six years - at Snetterton last weekend. It is the first of its kind since the Mallock Mk31.
Autosport 19.10.2000
Result
1 Peter Clark (Mallock Mk27/99) 15:13.989 (92.96 mph)
2 Peter Richings (Mallock Mk27SG) 15:24.319
3 Daniel Eagling (Mallock Mk27)
4 Clive Woodward (Mallock Mk23)
5 James Lindley (Mallock Mk27SG)
6 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk28)
Fastest Lap Clark 1:15.297 (93.33 mph)
Pole Position Clark 1:14.471 (94.36 mph)
Top Six After Round 12
| 1 | Tom Bellamy | 235 (223) | 2 | Clive Woodward | 213 (200) | 3 | Peter Clark | 198 (198) |
| 4 | Peter Richings | 194 (182) | 5 | Howard Payne | 185 (171) | 6 | James Lindley | 159 (139) |
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