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EG Trophy

Zolder, Belgium

Date: 25/9/1977
Track length: 4.261 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 37
Finishers: only 5 classified (90% rule used by Belgian officials, probably later reversed)

Pole position: Quester/Neve in 1.44,3
Fastest lap: Quester in 1.45,2

Distance: 115 laps
Average speed: 132,920 kmh
Weather: Dry start but rain in the last hour
Ruleset: Group 2/76
Car info: 1977 Cars

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Dieter Quester and Patrick Nève were two of the few people to salvage any happiness from the ninth round of the European Touring Car Championship at Zolder in Belgium last weekend. Driving the Alpina BMW CSL, they won the 3h40m race by five laps, but even that is under dispute! Apparently they started the car by means of an external battery on the start line, and after the race, the stewards were deciding whether to allow them their victory or penalize them.

That was AFTER the race. Leyland, sad to say, were as unhappy as anyone else. After running second and fourth in the early stages, the two Jaguars were both back in the paddock after an hour and a half. Fitzpatrick/Schenken, who had been in the lead, then dropped to second, went out with a dropped valve. Rouse and Bell retired at almost the same time with a gearbox that would provide little drive.

The race marked the last appearance of the Broadspeed-prepared Jaguars.

Division 1-5
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 4 BMW-Alpina
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Dieter Quester, A
Patrick Nève, B
 3212 L6 Div. 5 115 laps, 3:41.14,7 1 1.44,3 1.45,2  
2 2 1 Luigi Racing UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Jean Xhenceval, B
Pierre Dieudonné, B
 3196 L6 Div. 5 110 7 1.47,5    
3 1 42 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Helmut Kelleners, D
Walter Brun, CH
 1990 L4 Div. 3 109 8 1.50,5   Clutch
4 3 2 Luigi Racing
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Eddy Joosen, B
Umberto Grano, I
 3196 L6 Div. 5 106 5 1.46,5    
5 2 41 Eggenberger Motorsport
BMW 320		 Jürgen Reinke, D
Kalli Hufstad, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 105 13 1.53,7   Oil pressure
(6) 1 18 Luigi Racing
BMW 530i US		 Claude De Wael, B
Michel Paulus, B
 2985 L6 Div. 4 103        
(7) 3 46  
BMW 2002		 Franz Prentzel, D
Wolfgang Dimmendaal, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 100        
(8) 4 38  
BMW 2002		 Dieter Kindlmann, D
Ludwig Linder, D
 1990 L4 Div. 3 100 19 1.56,0    
(9) 1 73 Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Juan-Pablo Zampa, RA
Eugenio Breard, RA
 1299 B4 Div. 1 100        
(10) 2 16  
BMW 530i US		 Eddy Fresco, NL
Robert Coorengel, NL
Ronald Remeus, NL
 2985 L6 Div. 4 99        
(11) 4 6 Serge Power
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Albert Vanierschot, B
Raymond Raus, B
 3212 L6 Div. 5 5?? 4 1.46,0   Accident/ rear suspension
(12) 1 63  
VW Scirocco		 Drago Regvart, YU
Dagmar Suster, YU
 1596 L4 Div. 2          
(CL) 2 64  
Audi 80 GT		 Jean-Louis Hecq, B
Jean-Claude Toby, B
 1588 L4 Div. 2          
(CL) 3 21 Racing Corporation Vienna
BMW 3.0 CS		 Heribert Werginz, A
Harald Neger, A
Alois Müller, A
 2985 L6 Div. 4          
(CL) 2   Team 43-70
Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint		 Nando Parrado, ROU
Eduardo Marquez, RA
 1299 B4 Div. 1 100        
DNF   62 Jägermeister Racing Team
VW Scirocco		 Willi Bergmeister, D
Helmut Henzler, D
 1596 L4 Div. 2         Gearbox
    61 Spiess
VW Scirocco		 Anton Stocker, CH
Jörg Siegrist, CH
 1596 L4 Div. 2          
DNF   3 Jolly Club - UFO
BMW 3.0 CSL		 Martino Finotto, I
Carlo Facetti, I
 3196 L6 Div. 5   6 1.46,8   Front suspension
DNF   33 Arrow
Ford Escort II RS		 Ron Kluit, NL
Han Akersloot, NL
 1840 L4 Div. 3         Engine
DNF   54/55 British Leyland
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Tony Dron, GB
Paul Keller, CH
 1998 L4 Div. 3 ca. 3       Overheating
DNF   8 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 Andy Rouse, GB
Derek Bell, GB
 5412 V12 Div. 5   3 1.45,5   Gearbox
DNF   9 British Leyland
Jaguar XJ 12C 5.3		 John Fitzpatrick, GB
Tim Schenken, AUS
 5412 V12 Div. 5   2 1.45,4   Valve