John Cleland (born July 15, 1952 in Wishaw). is a retired Scottish auto racing driver. He raced autocross and hillclimb in the 1970s, before achieving success in British Production Car and Thundersaloon championships, before joining Vauxhall for the 1989 British Touring Car Championship. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wishaw is a large burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Autocross course with Mazda Miata Autocross (also known as Solo2 by the Sports Car Club of America, AutoSlalom in Canada, and AutoSolo in the UK [1]) is a popular form of motorsports competition. ... Hillclimbing (sometimes known as speed hillclimbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... Vauxhall is an inner city area of south London in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

John adapted quickly and won the title at his first attempt, in the days when the championship consisted of four separate classes, each in their own races but scoring points for the same title. John won 11 of his 13 races in class C for 1.5l cars. The 2-litre Cavalier was introduced the next year, in readyness for the single 2-litre format in 1991, and John finsihed 2nd with it in both those seasons. He won the title again in 1995, the car's final year, having never finished outside the championship top 5. Volvo and Renault had intermittantly faster cars, but neither were fully reliable, allowing John to beat Alain Menu and Rickard Rydell to the title. 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier LS The Vauxhall Cavalier was a midsize car, sold in the UK by Vauxhall Motors, the British subsidiary of General Motors, from 1976 to 1994. ... AB Volvo (or Aktiebolaget Volvo) is a world-leading Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... Switzerlands Alain Menu was one of the most successful Touring Car drivers of the 90s, and has continued to race well into the 2000s. ... Rickard Rydell (born 22 September 1967) is a Swedish racing driver. ...

For 1996 the Vectra was introduced, and John won twice with it, often teamed with Derek Warwick. He retired at the end of 1999, but has done several guest drives since, including an ASCAR race at Rockingham, three Bathurst 1000s, and the BTCC Masters Race in 2004. Vectra® LCP Vectra® liquid crystal polymers (LCP) are highly crystalline, thermotropic (melt-orienting) thermoplastics that can deliver exceptionally precise and stable dimensions, high temperature performance and chemical resistance in very thin–walled applications. ... Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born Alresford, Hampshire, England, 27 August 1954) was a British racing driver. ... The name Rockingham can refer to certain peers of England, notably to Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who served as UK Prime Minister. ... Holden Corner (aka Hell Corner) of the Mount Panorama Circuit The Bathurst 1000 is a 1000 km motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...

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