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Originally Posted by chunterer
Just noticed Peter Lovett's name as driver of the Hughes Supra at the opening round?
Didn't remember that one?!
He may have been evaluating the car for the season, or put in to help 'advertise' it perhaps?
Either way it was the first time we'd seen him in the BTCC since his removal from the Sanyo TWR Rover team midway through 1984 IIRC?
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I don't know the story behind Lovett being in the Supra- as you say, possibly looking at a full-season drive in it that never came together, or Hughes were looking to sell it and wanted to give it an outing to 'advertise' it- I've got the Motoring News season review here, but it doesn't give any insight, just that it was Lovett's only appearance of the year.
The car next appeared at the GP meeting for David Sears (3rd behind the TWR Rovers), and then Lovett and Bob Meacham drove it at the TT, with Vodafone sponsorship, but didn't start after shunting it in qualifying
http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jon...lverstone.html