From the collection of Valentine Lindsay
1975 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Competition Saloon

• Formerly owned by the late Robert Brooks
• Raced by Lord March and Marino Franchitti among others
• Many-time participant in the Goodwood Members' Meeting's Gerry Marshall Trophy
• Prepared by Phillip Venables and formerly by Setford Racing
• FIA HTP valid until the end of 2029

When British Leyland decided to revive Triumph's motor sports programme in 1974, preparing the Dolomite Sprint for rallying and circuit racing would be the Special Tuning department's first task. Introduced in June 1973, the Sprint version of the Dolomite four-door saloon featured an innovative, award-winning design of cylinder head in which the 2.0-litre engine's 16 valves were opened by a single camshaft rather than the customary two. On test the prototype engines exceeded expectations, producing 150bhp, some 15 horsepower more than the target figure, and the Sprint's potential for competition purposes looked promising. Special Tuning were tasked with developing the rally version, while Broadspeed looked after the circuit racing programme.
While the rallying Dolomite Sprints would suffer various misfortunes, Broadspeed's circuit racers fared considerably better. In his book The Works Triumphs, Graham Robson has this to say about the works Dolomite Sprint's 1974 debut: "Throughout the season, Andy Rouse was always the fastest driver, but (Tony) Dron got closer and closer to him as he built up more experience with the car. In the end, not only did Andy Rouse win the 2-litre class of the British Saloon Car Championship, and British Leyland won the Manufacturers' title, but Tony Dron finished third overall in the Tourist Trophy race, over 105 laps of Silverstone's Grand Prix circuit, behind two vee-8 engined Chevrolet Camaros." These were truly impressive achievements, cementing the Dolomite Sprint's place in the history of saloon car racing in Britain.
This Dolomite Sprit was purchased by Valentine Lindsay from the former Chairman of Bonhams and of the British Racing Drivers Club, the late Robert Brooks, circa 2020. It has also been raced by Marino Franchitti, Charles March (now Lord March), James Wood, Patrick Watts, Sam Hancock and Orlando Lindsay at multiple Goodwood Members' Meetings in the Gerry Marshall Trophy. This car is also a class winner at the Thruxton round of the Motor Racing Legends Historic Touring Car Challenge Tony Dron Trophy in 2020 with Lindsay/Watts. Most recently the Sprint has been run by Phillip Venables for Valentine Lindsay, and formerly by Setford Racing for Robert Brooks. The car is offered with an FIA HTP document issued by Motorsport UK in 2019 and valid until the end of 2029. A spare gearbox, wheels and other parts are included in the accompanying spares package.