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Yeah, he spun at turn 1 at Phillip Island in the RPM Ford Mondeo, and was hit in the drivers door by Mark Adderton, similiar to the accident that claimed Keith Odor in German Super Touring later in the year.
Hansford was great on a motorcycle, but the thing that impressed me about his car racing career was how competitive he was with only limited time behind the wheel.
With the Moffat Mazda team between 82-84 he only drove in the enduro's (except for some late ATCC races in 1983), and was extremely competitive. His drives at Bathurst in 1993 and 1994 with Larry Perkins, for a 1st and a 3rd, were superb, once again as a once a year driver.
A pity that when he finally got a full-time Touring Car drive in the Mondeo in 1995 (his only full-time chance previously was with Dick Johnson in the Shell Sierra's in 1987), ended in tragedy at the first race.
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