The 1964 British Saloon Car Championship was the seventh running of Britain's most popular touring car championship. A championship was started in 1958. 1964 British Saloon Car Championship | Motor Sport Magazine Database Our new database page will launch shortly. Back 50 years ago their 1964 championship was open to both Group 2 spec cars as found in the British Saloon car Championship and more relevant to this site, Group 3 cars running with modifications. Back 50 years ago their 1964 championship was open to both Group 2 spec cars as found in the British Saloon car Championship and more relevant to this site , Group 3 cars running with modifications. BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship Jimmy Jazz - 1964 index Works teams dominated the 1964 championship, which had class divisions this year at 1300 cc, 2000 cc and 5000 cc - the latter class split now to give the Jaguars a last chance. BARC 'Spring Grove' Saloon Car Championship 1964 The British Automobile Racing Club have a very long history of running saloon car championships. From the middle of the 50's Touring car racing was popular here. The championship was contested over eleven races commencing on 30 March at Snetterton and concluding on 28 September at the same circuit. It was the sixth British Saloon Car Championship. Great-Britain has been the cradle of Touring Car racing. All the winners from the 1964 British Saloon Car Championship season. Final win for Jack Sears The 1964 British Saloon Car Championship, was the seventh season of the championship. The season was dominated by factory backed teams, with the majority of entries being associated with Ford or BMC. 1964 saw the BSCC continue to run under FIA Group 2 regulations, as had been used in the previous seasons.The season also saw a restructuring of the Class system, with Class C and Class D modified to balance out the field.Class C was effectively removed, although Class D was split into two to allow the lesser cars to better compete (championship wise) with the seven litre.The points system from the previous year was retained, although scores for Classes C and D were based on entries rather than the system.This section is for a round by round report for each race of the season.For the first race of the 1964 season, the field gathered at the Snetterton circuit on the 14th of March, with twenty nine entries prepared to fight for victory in the pouring rain.Battling with the Galaxies were the Class B.Round two of the season saw the field gather at Goodwood for the St. Mary's Trophy race of 1964.Second overall, and winner in Class B, was Jim Clark who had led the race at the start after an incredible start saw him leap ahead of the Galaxie.The Mini's dominance in Class A was brought to a halt after.An unexpected resulted emerged from the third meeting of the season, after Clark won the race after drama for the Galaxie of Sears.For the fourth round of the season, thirty three cars met at the annual Aintree International 200 meeting, supporting the day's non-championship Formula One race.Clark achieved his fourth straight win in Class B by finishing behind the two Galaxies, with team mate Arundell a clear second.Class C was effected by a crash between its only two entrants, McLaren and Sparrow, during the first lap.For round five, the BSCC headed to Silverstone, testing the newly created Grand Prix layout at the Northamptonshire circuit.Clark kept ahead of the Galaxie to finish third overall and win, once again, in Class B, with team mate Arundell unable to get past Baillie.Despite the processional feel to the more powerful classes, the race was anything but in Class A.The field headed to the tight confines of the Crystal Palace circuit in London, fighting for the Small Car Trophy for touring cars.The field competed, for the third year in a row, for the Molyslip Trophy at Brands Hatch, with Clark surprising many by putting his Cortina on pole, ahead of the thundering Galaxie of Sears.Class A saw a controversial race, with the winning car disqualified, along with second place.At the final race of the year, Clark looked to replicate his achievement in Formula One by taking maximum points.Rhodes took his second win in a row in Class A, this time beating the Anglias without intervention of the scrutineers.A table of entrants may be entered here, using the following table:The champions for the season may be entered here.BTCC Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.Eighth Round: XIII Gold Cup (Oulton Park).Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.International Production Touring Car Race (Silverstone),https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KDBn4fqVUyyTzggc-sttw,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Snetterton%20DM.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Goodwood.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Oulton%20Park.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Aintree.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Silverstone%20Int.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Crystal%20Palace.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Brands%20Hatch%20Guards.html,http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1964%20Oulton%20Park%20GC.html,https://btcc.fandom.com/wiki/1964_BSCC_Season?oldid=4985,bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|,bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|,bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|,bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|.