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Old 18 Mar 2009, 09:06 (Ref:2418083)   #6
Alan Brown
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Alan Brown should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Jim Endruweit

In the MN Formula 2 Review of 1973 (8-11-73) each leading team manager sontributed a survey of their season. Here is the Texaco Star-Lotus one by Jim Endruweit:
"We started at Nivelles and it was obvious we had some sort of a disaster on our hands in mechanical terms. We had so many problems trying to keep the engines (Novamotor) together we didn't realise we had a power problem as well. It was some time before we got the message - because there were always these mechanical problems. It was never the same ones - always something different. We did seven races but a large part of the time was spent trying to last the distance. When at last we stood some hope of completing the race it became obvious we not only had the mechanical problems but also a lack of power. At Karlskoga Ronnie had a bit of a go while the engine was all in one piece and we saw what we could do; given 20 hp more we would have been there ... The rest of the car and the drivers had the capability and went very well - the car had a handling advantage over the opposition - but you can't win without power. In short it was a bad season. We started late and did a restricted season and we never did catch up, but it was a new car and it is not surprising that we didn't storm the opposition ... We have no firm answer yet on next season - or on what will happen with the cars - it is quite open. If we don't continue in Formula 2 it won't be because of what happened this year."
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