Colin Gallie
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Colin Gallie is a British auto racing
driver. He is best known for his one season driving in the British Touring Car Championship
in 1997
. He entered a 1994 BMW
320i for Team DCRS in the independents cup. He made an impressive start to the season, winning his class in the first two races. For most of the year he was top of the table, but his ageing car struggled with reliability towards the end of the season. He finished third in the independents class behind overall winner Robb Gravett
and Lee Brookes
in second.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver. He is best known for his one season driving in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
in 1997
1997 British Touring Car Championship season
The 1997 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship was won by Alain Menu of the Williams Renault Laguna Dealer Racing team, who drove a Renault Laguna. The runner up was Frank Biela of Audi Sport UK in an Audi A4 Quattro. Third place was Menu's teammate, Jason Plato...
. He entered a 1994 BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
320i for Team DCRS in the independents cup. He made an impressive start to the season, winning his class in the first two races. For most of the year he was top of the table, but his ageing car struggled with reliability towards the end of the season. He finished third in the independents class behind overall winner Robb Gravett
Robb Gravett
Robb Gravett is a British retired racing driver and team owner, a winner of the 1987 Willhire 24 Hour, and the 1990 British Touring Car Championship winner with his own Trakstar team, in a Ford Sierra prepared by Australian magnate Dick Johnson...
and Lee Brookes
Lee Brookes
Lee Brookes is a British retired auto racing driver, who is still involved within motorsport, where he presently runs the Total Control Racing team. He is best known for his time racing in the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-nineties.-Early Years:Brookes started racing in karting. He...
in second.