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 The naked rear of one of the Skodas. |
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| Not all BMW coupé's were CSL's; here the 3-litre CS of Italians Pugliese/Rubes. |
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Vojtech and Enge had some repairs to do.
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Hemmes' Camaro had hit something solid during practice, but the car was fit to race the next day.
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Hilger or Jacobs must have met the catch fencing, since there's damage to be repaired. |
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The Austrian BMW 530.
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You may know Eggenberger from their Volvo and Sierra Cosworth entries, but everything started with BMW.
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Geisser and Eichmann raced the second Eggenberger BMW. Vanoli was doing something more important, perhaps.
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The Italian CS getting it all wrong at Gerlach corner.
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| The Grano/Joosen car was second in practice, while the Jolly Club car of Finotto/Facetti took pole. |
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| Hans
Heyer and his friends were in a good mood this race. This is only
practice, but the tail is hanging out already - ahead of a unique
Belgian Fiat 131 racing. |
The neat group 2 Kadett of Kälberer/Ridder. More than 7 seconds slower in practice than the Zakspeed Escort, mind you. |
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From the roof of the pit complex: Jolly Club BMW...
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... Zakspeed Escort...
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| Pit action for number 1... |
Kelleners and Herbert Müller drove this beautiful Eggenberger BMW. |
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| You may recognize Pierre Diedonné in this pic. |
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Lap
1: apart from the usual suspects, the Audi of Nowak/Bergmeister had a
good start (hidden behind the Zakspeed Escorts) while on the inside the
Postert Toyota is well up the order too.
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few moments after the start, this is the midfield. In front the King/
da Costa/ McPherson Escort RS, followed by the Moritz/ van Gelderen
Camaro, the Frankenhout/ Frankenhout/ Vermeulen Opel Monza, the
Lloyd/Stocker Golf and the class-winning Capri of Cleutjens/ Lubin/
Vermeersch. |
The Group 1B Kadett of Benard/Post - they would finish 12th overall, 4th in class. |
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| The
only fight during the opening race was a fine one between the Luigi CSL
and the Zakspeed Escort. Lap after lap they kept passing each other. |
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| This
looks like quite a fight too, but in fact the Zakspeed Escort was
lapping its British equivalent. Both cars had a considarable amount of
oversteer... In front on the left picture is the RCV BMW 530, a regular
class winner - but not here. |
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weren't only the Escorts which went sideways; the BMW of Grohs and Hegels did it too. On the right, they are followed by the
Postert Toyota. |
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| Another snapshot of Grano/Joosen. |
Loek Vermeulen and Henny Hemmes finished 11th overall and third in class. |
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| Ringshausen and Müller Sr finished 15th overall and second in class with their Group 1B Capri. |
Another shot of Kälberer and Ridder. |
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| Slotemaker's
25th (or 26th!) season was still underway, and for this race he drove a
Skoda together with Zwaanenburg. They won the class and finished 9th
overall, a fine achievement. |
The Jägermeister BMW of Kelleners and Herbert Müller finished third overall and won the class. |
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| Heyer/Nussbaumer were disqualified for receiving outside assistance. |
Haag/Geiger finished 14th and fifth in class with this spoilerless Ascona. |
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| Nowak/Bergmeister retired with the Audi. |
The Akai Golf of Lloyd and Stocker retired as well. |
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| Tenth overall and second in class: Michl/Samohyl. |
Vojtech and Enge retired this Skoda, the "Porsche of the East". |
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| Facetti and Finotto, the winners. |
In the middle Herbert Müller, on the right Helmut Kelleners.
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