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Andrea de Adamich. Synonym for Autodelta and Alfa Romeo. Two ETCC titles. |
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Gerry
Birrell. A star in the Ford team, but halfway during the 1973 season he
had a fatal accident in a formula 2 race. We probably hadn't even seen
the best of him yet. |
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John Fitzpatrick. Great driver by any standard - in Minis, Anglia's, Escorts or Porsches. BTCC champion. |
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Dieter
Glemser. Started his career with Mercedes, but his main achievents were
many victories with Ford. 1971 ETCC champion, double DRM champion. |
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Hans
Heyer. Titles in Europe and Germany. Looked like being married to
Zakspeed, but was dumped in 1980 - he surprisingly moved over to Lancia
to claim another DRM title in his first year, for me his finest
achievement. 1974 ETCC champion, triple DRM champion. |
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Umberto
Grano. Perhaps not the fastest driver, but very competitive - and
always had adequate equipment, bringing some quality into the meager
fields of the second part of the 70's. Started with Abarths, but became
triple ETCC champion with BMW. |
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Ed
Swart. First Dutch driver to win a major International championship and
Abarth specialist. Drove sportscars too, Abarths as well as Chevron.
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Toine
Hezemans. The classic touring car star, though he had some victories in
sportscars too. 1970 and 1973 ETCC champion. Brought some fun on the
circuits with Stuck and Quester. His career faded after 1978, when he
fell out with Loos and disappointed in the Procar series. |
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Gijs
van Lennep. Not too many touring car races for him, but some good
victories. But of course Gijs is better known as two-times Le Mans
winner. |
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Niki
Lauda. Formula 1 icon. Financed his early Formula 1 career with touring
car races - and he was a crack, both with BMW and with Ford. Drove
Capris in 1974, while having an F1 contract with Ferrari. Close your
eyes and think of Schumacher driving an Audi in the DTM... |
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Jochen
Mass. Star of the Ford Capri team, strong man capable of taming the
Capri which was not an easy car to drive - as Emerson Fittipaldi found
out. Never really got to grips with F1 but had a great Sportscar career
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Francois Mazet. Ford works driver, drove in F3 and F2 and tried his hands on Formula 1 once. |
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Dieter Quester. Three ETCC titles and a career spanning over 40 years. BMW icon. |
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Rolf
Stommelen. Formula 1 driver, and many races in the Ford Capri (spanning
from 1970 to 1974) - but DRM champion in 1977 with Porsche. Continued
his career in the USA - until a fatal accident marred the end. |
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