Richard Arthur Longman is a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert. He was twice champion of the

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(then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) in

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and

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driving a

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1275 GT for Patrick Motorsport, which ran the works

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supported team.http://www.btccpages.com/champ.php History at btcc.net The following year he switched to a class C

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. In 1984 he was class C champion in his Ford Escort Mk3 RS1600i. He also has a house in the Bahamas as well as property in the New Forest, Hampshire.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) † Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

English racing drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers British Touring Car Championship Champions Living people 1946 births Sportspeople from Kolkata 20th-century English sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{England-autoracing-bio-stub