Hamish Irvine
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Hamish Irvine is a British
auto racing
driver from Scotland
. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship
. In his debut season in 1983, he finished fifth overall in the championship with his Class B Mazda RX-7
. He returned to the series in 1994 with a privately entered BMW 318iS
with little success. In 1995 he finished fourth in the Independents Cup with a Peugeot 405
entered by his own SCB Motorsport Team.
United Kingdom
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auto racing
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 from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He is best known for his time competing 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 his debut season in 1983, he finished fifth overall in the championship with his Class B Mazda RX-7
Mazda RX-7
Series 1 is commonly referred to as the "SA22C" from the first alphanumerics of the vehicle identification number. This series of RX-7 had exposed steel bumpers and a high-mounted indentation-located license plate, called by Werner Buhrer of Road & Track magazine a "Baroque depression."In 1980...
. He returned to the series in 1994 with a privately entered BMW 318iS
BMW E36
The BMW E36 is the third generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW. It was introduced in late 1990 for Europe and in late 1991 for US and Canada. It was the successor to the E30 3 Series and was eventually replaced by the E90 3 Series in 2005, though E36 coupes were still...
with little success. In 1995 he finished fourth in the Independents Cup with a Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405
The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines....
entered by his own SCB Motorsport Team.