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The Slotemaker Alpina BMW had received an update; revised 15" suspension and new bodywork.
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The two semiworks Capris (Malcolm Gartlan and Frami) split by the two Schnitzer BMWs, of which only one would survive practice.
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| Two shots
from the paddock: the #42 Filipinetti Fiat of Lafosse/Chenevière.
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Chiotakis'
Capri - a very good-looking car. |
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| The cars
are moved to the starting grid. Here, the Skoda works team on the move. |
This is
an interesting entry: the mini of Tanny Boissevain and Gerard Schuiten;
I can't find them in any results. May have started as a reserve? |
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| On the
left a little part of the Frami Kent Capri, in the background the Dutch
Escort of Berg. |
A
beautiful prepared Filipinetti Fiat 128 Berlina... |
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| ... and a
coupé. The sister car of Lafosse/Chenevière would finish a creditable
4th in class. |
Another
Dutch car - here is the Alfa Junior of Boshuis - which was driven here
by van Oorschot (!) and van der Pol. |
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| Two
Autodelta Alfa Romeo GTA Juniors - it was the last year we had a 1300
cc class, until it returned in 1976. |
In the
background the 1150 Daf 55
of Han Tjan, Dutch champion in 1972 - and destined for even greater
things in future. |
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| Row 3 on
the grid: two Alpina coupés; Lauda in a "works" car, next to him the
Dutch national car of Slotemaker, which he shared with Kelleners.
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Row 6:
Luigi's first steps in the ETCC - they would be unbeatable by 1976, but
for now they managed to qualify just in front of a 1300 cc Alfa Romeo. |
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| Fourth
fastest in qualifying: the beautiful Schnitzer coupé of Stommelen and
Fitzpatrick. |
The
latest Alpina car was for Beltoise and Hezemans, the latter having a
journeyman season. Third on the grid and fastest BMW after the #8
Schnitzer car became a non-starter. |
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| A
1971-style Capri, again from the Dutch championship, for Chiotakis and
Bourgoignie; they qualified on row 4 and were fourth at the finish.
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The
works-built Capri of Muir and Miles was on row 2; it would finish a
fine second. |
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The #2
Capri in front of the Alpina BMW, the British Capri and a Schnitzer BMW.
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Dini and
Boshuis would finish fifth overall, the Luigi BMW tenth.
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| After the
start interesting battles were started. A Dutch Alfa trio with a
Filipinetti Fiat in between them. |
And here
another trio: Autodelta Alfas. |
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| The Berg
Escort once again, with quite a soft suspension. |
Stommelen
very sideways here. |
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| Big
differences of the handling between two Alpina cars; Slotemaker with
lots of oversteer... |
... the
Hezemans car looks much better.
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| A fight
between the Muir/Miles Capri and the remaining Schnitzer BMW. |
Look at
that! Oversteer again. Must be Slotemaker, I'd say. |
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| But a
works Capri can drift too. |
Two
capris, one BMW. The Capri was unbeatable here. |
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| A Capri laps some backmerkers.
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Unlucky
Peter Wisskirchen lost a wheel of his NSU TT.
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| The
winning Ford Capri of Glemser, Soler-Roig and Mass with... |
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and without
company at Gerlach corner here. |
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Now Rob Petersen's pictures from the back of the track. Here's the winning car again.
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The Capri lapping the #46 Skoda.
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Franck and Craft had to retire their Capri.
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This unusual Capri was rather slow: 24th on the grid, but it finished 8th.
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The single Schnitzer car could not repeat the 1971 victory; it retired.
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Peltier/Xhenceval leading the #2 Capri.
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Gaye and Braillard in the second Belgian BMW.
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The
#37 Alfa of van der Vliet/Kiviet Alfa harried by the Hezemans/Beltoise
BMW; they pass the stranded Trivellato Fiat of Strous/Dijkstra.
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Slotemaker laps the STAR-Daf of Tjan/Luijbrechts.
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Beltoise (left) and Hezemans (right) shared this BMW until it retired.
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Lauda and Pankl drove the other BMW, helped by Hezemans in the latter stages, to third overall.
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Berg/Brodie in the Brut-Escort RS.
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The same car, here headed by the Veronica Alfa of Dolk/Dudok van Heel.
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Facetti/Picchi leading the #1 Capri and the Manta of Heine and de Vries.
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Colzani/Venturi leading Muir Miles and yet again the #1 Capri.
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Van der Pol and van Oorschot were an unusual combination in Boshuis' Alfa GTA.
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Deen and Keizer leading the #33 Autodelta GTA.
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The Manta of Heine/de Vries being lapped by the Alpina #12 car.
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