4BRH On and Off the Track
| Aside from being a highly-respected member of the Tickford Capri community |
| and expert in maintaining the cars, Brian Hollins, owner of Build 031 |
| has also held RAC Competition Licences since the 1980s. |
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| Over the past thirty years, Brian has been a prolific track-visitor with his car, |
| attending events at Brands Hatch, Castle Combe, Goodwood, |
| Silverstone, Snetterton and even North Weald drag strip! |
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| A typical invitation and application form |
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| Results from an Aston Martin Owners Club sprint at Goodwood in 1984 |
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| Results from an MG Car Club sprint at Goodwood in 1985 |
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| 1986 Sprint at Goodwood |
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| 1986 Sprint at Goodwood results - very consistent times |
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| Build 031 under acceleration at another Goodwood event |
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| Build 031 cornering at another Goodwood event |
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| 1987 Goodwood Sprint results - very consistent times again |
| Here's what happened when Build 031 went drag racing: |
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| In the first race, Brian was beaten by Build 090, but only because of reaction |
| time - in the drag racing world this is known as a "holeshot win" where |
| the winning car is actually slower, but got off the line faster |
| In the second race, he made mincemeat of a V8-powered Capri |
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| At Brands Hatch in 2003 |
| Although in more recent years, Brian has not attended track days, he |
| continues to take great pride in keeping Build 031 on top form. |
| His car looks totally stock, but has an engine rebuilt by Specialised Engines Ltd in |
| Essex with low compression pistons and Stage 1 cylinder heads, together |
| with a higher-capacity intercooler from Pace Products in Suffolk. |
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| Pace intercooler and Radtec Aluminium radiator |
| I can testify that Build 031 is definitely one of the quickest Tickfords |
| out there and the added torque makes it pull like a train! |
| Brian also has an uprated gearbox ready to fit from BGH Geartech so it will |
| be very interesting to see the difference that this makes in due course. |
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