DeBortolli Escort Mk2 RS2000
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Taken from “Racing Car News – October 1976 | Taken from “Racing Car News – October 1976 | ||
| − | + | “Generally, Ford Escorts fared much better than any expert predicted, finishing first, third, seventh & eighth. Veteran (don’t hate me, mate) Bruce Hodgson, who had teamed with Dave Morrow and De Bortolis Wines in a candy striped MKII version, ran hard and well – but two problems cost this car a probable second place. | |
The first was a driveshaft, shortly after two o’clock, in which Bruce had to push the car into pit lane. The repair was done quickly but a piece of metal had lodged in a tyre which went flat just as the car re-entered the track. | The first was a driveshaft, shortly after two o’clock, in which Bruce had to push the car into pit lane. The repair was done quickly but a piece of metal had lodged in a tyre which went flat just as the car re-entered the track. | ||
Bruce ran back from Hardie Ferodo Corner for a jack and spare, rather than risk being stuck part way around the circuit. The combination of the pit lane and trackside stops cost more than half an hour and the car was posted eighth at the finish.” | Bruce ran back from Hardie Ferodo Corner for a jack and spare, rather than risk being stuck part way around the circuit. The combination of the pit lane and trackside stops cost more than half an hour and the car was posted eighth at the finish.” | ||
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As we moved to the next year of competition, the only race 18271 did was again Bathurst. | As we moved to the next year of competition, the only race 18271 did was again Bathurst. | ||
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| − | + | |Date||2nd October 1977 | |
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| − | + | |Entrant||De Bortoli Wines Pty Ltd | |
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| − | + | |Drivers||Bruce Hodgson & Dave Morrow | |
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| − | + | |Car No||56 | |
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| + | |Start Position||??? | ||
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| + | |Lap Time||??? | ||
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| + | |Outright Position||Run not classified (insufficient laps) | ||
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| + | |Class Position||Run not classified | ||
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| + | |Finish Laps||107 | ||
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| + | |Finish Time||7hr 07min 41.0sec | ||
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In 1977 it was the famous “1-2 Moffat/Bond” finish. Each year they show that footage of the two cars coming across the top of the mountain, down Conrod and across the finish line. If you look carefully behind the two Falcons is a little striped Escort – that’s 18271. Bruce recounted to me that he caught the two Falcons across the top of the mountain on the last lap (as they were going slow). He knew it was the last lap and that they were running 1-2 on the road, and sensed that this would be quite a moment in history. So he tagged along behind and made sure the Escort was tucked in nicely behind the two cars as they crossed the finish line. The ironic thing is that for 1977 the Escorts’ run was “run not classified” as due to mechanical problems, they had only covered 107 laps and not he minimum 75% required to be classed as a finisher. | In 1977 it was the famous “1-2 Moffat/Bond” finish. Each year they show that footage of the two cars coming across the top of the mountain, down Conrod and across the finish line. If you look carefully behind the two Falcons is a little striped Escort – that’s 18271. Bruce recounted to me that he caught the two Falcons across the top of the mountain on the last lap (as they were going slow). He knew it was the last lap and that they were running 1-2 on the road, and sensed that this would be quite a moment in history. So he tagged along behind and made sure the Escort was tucked in nicely behind the two cars as they crossed the finish line. The ironic thing is that for 1977 the Escorts’ run was “run not classified” as due to mechanical problems, they had only covered 107 laps and not he minimum 75% required to be classed as a finisher. | ||
