1979 Track Racing in South Africa
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1979 Track Racing in South Africa
As in the 1978 racing thread, I want to share some articles and pictures of the 1979 racing season.
Feel free to add to the thread.
Here follows an article on the 1979 Datsun Motorsport contenders:
Feel free to add to the thread.
Here follows an article on the 1979 Datsun Motorsport contenders:
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- IndianaJones
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
Report on the 1979 Wynns 1000 Endurance race, from Wiel Magazine Nov 1979
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
Man that's some good memories , I was there when the Pro Cars race hear as well as Sarels Escort etc etc, brilliant articles
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1986 Rover 3500 Vitesse (UK Import Ex London Police Car)
1983 Rover Vanden Plas undergoing conversion to race car.
2009 Ford Territory ST,
2006 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Auto, daily driver
Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
Very interesting (and nostalgic) read...thanks Indy
Gavin
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"The sad reality about the uneducated is that they don't know that they don't know." - Me
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
Might not be from 1979, but the photo was published in 1979.
Dave Clapham in a Mazda R100
Dave Clapham in a Mazda R100
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
"In die Transvaal" column by Andre de Cock, scans from Wiel Magazine Mar 1979
Datsun of Van der Linde(140Y), Santana(120GX) and Cooke(140Y)
Alfa Romeo of Giovanni Piazza-Musso
Renault of Johan Buys
Datsun of Van der Linde(140Y), Santana(120GX) and Cooke(140Y)
Alfa Romeo of Giovanni Piazza-Musso
Renault of Johan Buys
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
Geoff Mortimer honored, scans from Wiel Magazine Sep 1979
Motimer/Swanepoel Toyota Celica pictured
Motimer/Swanepoel Toyota Celica pictured
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Re: 1979 Track Racing in South Africa
IndianaJones wrote:Geoff Mortimer honored, scans from Wiel Magazine Sep 1979
Motimer/Swanepoel Toyota Celica pictured
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