1970 Royale RP6/17 Sports Race Car

RP6/8racingUnited Kingdom

The Royale RP6/8 is one of nine RP6s constructed by Royale Racing, the Park Royal-based concern founded by Bob King in 1968. Originally built as an RP6, this car was subsequently upgraded to RP17 specification by Peter Richardson, with FIA/HTP certification issued in 2014. It has been campaigned with considerable success in historic motorsport, including an outright victory at Brands Hatch in 2023, and has been maintained to a high standard by Gerry Wainwright Motorsport throughout its recent history.

Ownership

2024-08-24Auction sale
Sold £45,000 (≈ $56K)
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Date unknown
Previous owner (identity not stated)
partial documentation
This owner commissioned Peter Richardson to carry out the upgrade from RP6 to RP17 specification, resulting in FIA/HTP certification in 2014.
Date unknown
Gerry Wainwright Motorsport
partial documentation
The car has been maintained by this workshop; Rob Wainwright drove it to an outright victory at Brands Hatch in 2023.

Competition

2023
Brands Hatch GP Circuit Race
Driver: Rob Wainwright1st overall
Outright victory on the Grand Prix circuit with a fastest lap recorded at 1:30.2.
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Silverstone Classic (Silverstone Festival)
Front runner; led qualifying ahead of all Lolas, Marchs, Osellas and other Chevrons; second in qualifying behind an M8F and John Burton's B26
The car qualified ahead of a strong field of comparable sports-racing machinery at what was then known as the Silverstone Classic.

Maintenance & restoration

2014Restoration
Peter Richardson
Comprehensive upgrade from original RP6 specification to RP17 specification, carried out with sufficient thoroughness to obtain FIA/HTP homologation papers upon completion.
Work was commissioned by the previous owner.
2022Engine rebuild
Craig Beck
The BDG engine was fully rebuilt; the car has completed only five competitive outings since this work was carried out.
2022
Maintenance
Harness belts were replaced with new items.
2023
Maintenance
The onboard fire suppression system was updated.

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