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From the lists above you will note that the earlier BTCC Championships did not have a title sponsor. In those days, many of the bigger meetings were sponsored and the races became for example the 'Guards 200 Saloon Car Trophy Race' or the Esso Uniflo Trophy Race' etc etc. The F3 or sports car races too would have been sponsored by the company supporting the meeting. In other words, each race of the Championship was sponsored by a different company.
In the list of prod saloons, the latter years of Group 1 Championships were actually run to 'Group 1 1/2' regs. A few additional mods allowed by the RAC were added to the Group 1 regs from the International Sporting Code.
In the early years of the BTCC, many cars joined in from various club saloon car series - e.g. at the end of the 60s several competitors from special saloons - those that met the Group 5 regs.
Special Saloons started from about 1966. Fairly standard cars began to be modified until we got to the point in the late 70s/80s where they were very exotic ( and expensive), literally single seaters with plastic bodies.
Here are the main Special Saloon Series I have found, although there were / are several regional variations:
1966 Westover Saloon Car Championship
1967-1968 Redex Gold Cross Saloon Car Championship
1968 Osram-GEC Special Saloon Car Championship
1969 Redex Gold Cross Special Saloon Car Championship
1970-1973 Hepolite Glacier Special Saloon Car Championship
1972-1973 Kent Messenger 1000cc Special Saloon Car Championship
1972-1975 Forward Trust Special Saloon Car Championship
1973 MCD Special Saloon Car Championship
1973-1977 Esso Uniflo Special Saloon Car Championship
1974 Simoniz Special Saloon Car Championship
1975-1976 Tricentrol Super Saloon Car Championship
1977-1978 BRDC Super Saloon Car Championship
1977 Century Supreme Special Saloon Car Championship
1977-1978 Hitachi 1000cc Special Saloon Car Championship
1978-1979 Rivet Supply Special Saloon Car Championship
1978-1979 Brush Fusegear 1000cc Special Saloon Car Championship
1978-1988 Wendy Wools Special Saloon Car Championship
1979 MCD Special Saloon Car Championship
1989-199? BARC Special Saloon Car Championship
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