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Old 10 Sep 2004, 18:57 (Ref:1092211)   #7
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Team Gunston should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I give you the answer AllenBrown : this website is www.oldracingcars.com, which indicates that TS9/003 was raced (and crashed) by John Love in 1971/1972, then by Nols Niemann in 1973, and that Joe Domingo drove TS9B/004 in 1975.

But on the same site, one can read elsewhere (F5000 chapter) that Niermann's 1973 car was TS8/04, owned by Alex Blignaut.

Further more, a close look at a photo in the Michael Oliver's Lotus 72 book (page 208), showing the starting grid of the Republic Day Trophy race et Kyalami, May 1975, allows to see a Surtees (#22) with a TS9 nose and not a distinctive TS9B one.

Other sources I don't remember where on the web indicate that the wreck of Love's car was bought by the Domingo brothers.

Where is the truth ? Racing records of individual chassis are often made of surprise and mystery. This is another example.

Thank you for your contribution. I would be pleased to have your point of view.
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