Goodbye from Dave Berresford 260

Popular BriSCA F1 stock car driver Dave Berresford 260 bowed out from BriSCA F1 stock car racing at the final Belle Vue meeting of the 2011 season in a career that spanned a massive five decades, running from 1971 to 2011.

He partially retired in the late nineties due to a neck injury but returned in 2008, qualifying and taking part in the BriSCA F1 stock car World Final at Ipswich, but unfortunately his engine blew. Bezz also turned out for the 2009 season, much to the fans delight. Renowned for having beautiful, immaculately turned out cars, Dave was a driver that fans took to their hearts.

Career highlights include winning the prestigious British Championship in 1988 and winning a tremendous forty nine finals in his career.

At Final time, Dave Berresford completed a parade lap in front of a rapturous full house with his ‘Goodbye from Dave Bezz’ wing lit up with fairy lights.

Dave Berresford 260 takes to the track and prepares to race for the last time. Photo Paul Tully

Dave Berresford 260 takes to the track. Photo Paul Tully

Dave Berresford 260 takes to the track. Photo Colin Casserley

Dave Berresford 260. Photo Paul Tully

Dave Berresford 260 on his farewell parade lap before the final. Photo Paul Tully

Dave Berresford 260 at speed in the final. Photo Carl Hesketh

Final wins courtesy of BSCDA Historian Nigel Anderson.

WIN #	YEAR	DATE	VENUE	SURFACE
1	1977	Jun 11th	Nelson	shale
2	1977	Aug 6th	Nelson	shale
3	1977	Dec 26th	Belle Vue	shale
4	1978	Jun 14th	Skegness	shale
5	1978	Sep 9th	Nelson	shale
6	1978	Oct 5th	Blackburn	tarmac
7	1981	Aug 29th	Long Eaton	shale
8	1982	Aug 9th	Sheffield	shale
9	1982	Aug29th	Rochdale	shale
10	1982	Oct 2nd	Blackburn	tarmac
11	1982	Oct 9th	Long Eaton	shale
12	1982	Oct 10th	Rochdale	shale
13	1983	Apr 2nd	Coventry	shale
14	1983	Apr 3rd	Rochdale	shale
15	1983	Apr 16th	Crewe	shale
16	1983	May 7th	Blackburn	tarmac
17	1983	Jun 10th	Bradford	tarmac
18	1984	Apr 30th	Sheffield	shale
19	1984	May 11th	Bradford	tarmac
20	1984	Jun 16th	Crewe	shale
21	1985	Aug 31st	Crewe	shale
22	1985	Nov 16th	Long Eaton	shale
23	1986	Apr 26th	Crewe	shale
24	1986	Jun 21st	Crewe	shale
25	1987	Mar 28th	Crewe	shale
26	1987	May 16th	Crewe	shale
27	1987	Jul 10th	Bradford	shale
28	1988	Apr 1st	Bradford	shale
29	1988	May 28th	Scunthorpe	shale
30	1988	May 30th	Bradford	shale
31	1988	Sep 10th	Hednesford	tarmac
32	1988	Sep 11th	Hednesford	tarmac
33	1988	Sep 24th	Bradford	shale
34	1988	Nov 12th	Long Eaton	shale
35	1989	Mar 25th	Crewe	shale
36	1989	Aug 28th	Bradford	shale
37	1990	Jun 16th	Crewe	shale
38	1990	Jul 14th	Long Eaton	shale
39	1990	Aug 4th	Coventry	shale
40	1990	Sep 15th	Crewe	shale
41	1990	Oct 13th	Long Eaton	shale
42	1990	Nov 25th	Long Eaton	shale
43	1991	Mar 30th	Crewe	shale
44	1991	Apr 20th	Crewe	shale
45	1991	May 25th	Scunthorpe	shale
46	1991	Jul 20th	Crewe	shale
47	1992	Jul 18th	Crewe	shale
48	1993	Dec 11th	Crewe	shale
49	1995	Jul 8th	Long Eaton	shale

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