Alan Richard Minshaw (17 May 1935 – 16 April 2024) was a British racing driver. In 1983 he won Class C and finished second overall in the British Saloon Car Championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTi.[1]
| Alan Minshaw | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Alan Minshaw's 1988 British Touring Car Championship BMW M3 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 17 May 1935 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 16 April 2024 (aged 88) |
| British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1979, 1981, 1983–1989 |
| Teams | Demon Tweeks Racing |
| Starts | 51 |
| Wins | 0 (3 in class) |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 1983 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1983 | British Saloon Car Championship - Class C |
As of 2012, Minshaw owned a varied collection of historic racing vehicles, and regularly competed alongside his sons.[2]
Minshaw died on 16 April 2024, at the age of 88.[3]
Racing record
editComplete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Volkswagen Scirocco GTI | B | SIL ? |
OUL Ret† |
THR 26 |
SIL Ret |
DON | SIL | MAL Ret† |
DON | BRH | THR | SNE | OUL ?† |
32nd | 4 | 7th | |
| 1981 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI | B | MAL | SIL 21 |
OUL | THR | BRH 14† |
SIL ? |
SIL 20 |
DON DNS |
BRH | THR ? |
SIL | 28th | 5 | 9th | ||
| 1983 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI | C | SIL 11 |
OUL 12 |
THR 11 |
BRH 10 |
THR 11 |
SIL 9 |
DON 12 |
SIL 12 |
DON 8 |
BRH 14 |
SIL Ret |
2nd | 45 | 1st | ||
| 1984 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI | B | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SNE | BRH | BRH | DON Ret |
SIL 16 |
27th | 2 | 11th | ||
| 1985 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI | B | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | DON | SIL 12 |
SNE | BRH | BRH | SIL | 33rd | 1 | 10th | |
| 1986 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Toyota Corolla GT | C | SIL | THR | SIL | DON | BRH 13 |
SNE 10 |
BRH | DON | SIL | 15th | 10 | 5th | ||||
| 1987 | Demon Tweeks Racing | Toyota Corolla GT | D | SIL 10‡ |
OUL WD |
THR | THR | SIL | 19th | 14 | NC | ||||||||
| Volkswagen Golf GTI | C | SIL 22 |
BRH 12 |
SNE | DON Ret |
OUL 10 |
DON Ret |
SIL | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Demon Tweeks | BMW M3 | B | SIL 7 |
OUL 7 |
THR 8 |
DON Ret |
THR | SIL | SIL | BRH 21 |
SNE | BRH | BIR | 14th | 23 | 7th | ||
| Volkswagen Golf GTI | C | DON Ret |
SIL 13 |
4th | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Demon Tweeks | Volkswagen Golf GTI | C | OUL Ret |
SIL 22 |
THR 24 |
DON 16 |
THR Ret |
SIL 22 |
SIL 24 |
BRH 18 |
SNE 20 |
BRH Ret |
19th | 24 | 5th | |||
| BMW M3 | B | BIR DNQ |
DON 16 |
SIL | 13th | ||||||||||||||
Source:[4]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Guest driver - not eligible for points.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Demon Tweeks
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Volkswagen Golf GTI | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NÜR | SPA | BNO | SIL DNQ |
BAT | CLD | WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010. Official 1983 BTCC standings
- ^ "Classic racing stars at Silverstone". Racecar.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Successful tin-top racer and Demon Tweeks founder Alan Minshaw dies aged 88". 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
edit- Alan Minshaw career summary at DriverDB.com
- Top Racing Firm in Multi-million Buyout - Liverpool Daily Post
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