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Bell fails to ring on a double Pre-’66 Mini win

DONINGTON PARK

BARC

29-30 MARCH

Saturday’s Pre-’66 Touring Car thrash was the highlight of a busy British Automobile Racing Club meeting at Donington Park. At least half a dozen cars could have won – and one actually did – before Peter Smith was handed the laurels.

Joe Ferguson claimed an unusually dominant win in Friday’s opener in the self-prepared Mini he shares with Tom Bell. But the change of driver meant Bell had to start race two from the rear of the 30-car grid. As Bell charged through, reaching eighth within a lap, Alan Greenhalgh powered his Ford

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