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| First some paddock and practice shots. This is the Spanish Gerstmann-Capri, with full 1973 bodywork. |
The Tibor BMW 1602 chased by a bigger brother. |
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| The Stuck-Amon BMW coupé; the holed front spoiler trying to keep temperatures of the left front tire as low as possible. |
Its engine? No, it's not a works engine I have been told - this is an Alpina slide injection. |
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| The #9 BMW of Quester and Hezemans, both with an impressive past at Zandvoort. |
Hezemans thinking of another trick? |
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| The BMW coupé of Swiss Brun and Cocher. |
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| Before the start: Muir in the Alpina BMW... |
... Facetti in the Alfetta Berlina |
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| The old GTAm was still around. |
The start: BMW ahead.
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The Schnitzer car has a good start as well and tries the inside of the Capris.
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Leading division 2: the yellow Zakspeed Escort.
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| The 16-valve Alfetta sould have been the future - but it was not to be. Look at the small wheels, even to 1973 standards. |
Brun/Cocher lapping the Alfa Germany car of Bertrams and Hessel.
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guesswork here: I suspect the Broadspeed Escort in front is the
Hanson & Hanson car; next the DNRT Commodore of Frankenhout, then
(probably) the Muir/Hunt BMW and finally the Fritzinger/Akersloot Capri. |
The Zakspeed Escort of Heyer/Mohr, class winners and sixth overall. |
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Zakowski himself watches the pit stop.
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The old GTAm hits the track again.
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| Spectacular driving from Mesia/Ruiz Gimenez in the Gerstmann Capri. |
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| The Fritzinger Capri (4th overall) lapped by the Fitzpatrick/Larrousse works car (above). Left the same car in front of the Koepchen 2002 of Kelleners/Menzel
which finished second in class. In the background one of the ONS cars
which were hired after the Williamson drama of the Grand Prix. |
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For a long time, the race looked like this: a huge fight between Ford and BMW.
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| And the Schnitzer car could keep up to - in fact, it might have won the race if it had not run into tire troubles. |
The Zakspeed car passing the Belgian Gulf Commodore.
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| The #29 Broadspeed car again, on the right followed by the Schnitzer BMW and one of the works Capris. |
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| Brun/Cocher would finish fifth. |
The #23 Alfa Romeo would finish 9th, the Toyota retired. |
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| Kelleners/Menzel finished 7th. |
Either Fitzpatrick or Larrousse is the author of this artistic style at Panorama corner. |
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Hezemans and Quester won the race.
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