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Old 6 Oct 2019, 06:00 (Ref:3932208)   #1
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drbob's Bathurst 1000 Group C Mazda RX7 racers

This was my first RX7. A genuine period car built by Gerry Burges and raced at Bathurst in 1982 and 1983, as well as various rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship.
It was converted to a group A car and raced at Bathurst in 1985
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Old 6 Oct 2019, 06:23 (Ref:3932212)   #2
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Old 6 Oct 2019, 08:08 (Ref:3932220)   #3
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I like that a lot, Sir!
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Old 6 Oct 2019, 09:22 (Ref:3932230)   #4
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Old 6 Oct 2019, 13:10 (Ref:3932272)   #5
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 00:25 (Ref:3932349)   #6
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My next Group C RX7 I still have, all the rest have gone to other homes.
This one was initially raced at Bathurst in 1981 and 1982 by John Duggan.
In 1983 at Bathurst it was driven by Terry Ryan and Graham Storah.
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 00:41 (Ref:3932355)   #7
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 01:05 (Ref:3932357)   #8
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 07:12 (Ref:3932386)   #9
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What engine did they run in GpC ?
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 08:00 (Ref:3932403)   #10
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What engine did they run in GpC ?
Mike from 1979 to 1981 it was a 12A bridge port
1981 to 1983 a 12A peripheral port
and 1983 to 1984 when Group C ended a 13B peripheral port, although one could still run a previously homologated engine.
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 08:03 (Ref:3932405)   #11
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What engine did they run in GpC ?
Im pretty sure it was the 13B 2.6 equiv. with peripheral ports etc. They may have been 12A initially but then the 13B was homologated. Happy to be corrected.
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 08:06 (Ref:3932406)   #12
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Those Group C RX7s were good little jiggers and competitive too - although they struggled for outright race-winning pace at Bathurst.

Thanks for sharing Dr Bob - glad to see that you still have one of your old cars.
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 08:19 (Ref:3932410)   #13
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Those Group C RX7s were good little jiggers and competitive too - although they struggled for outright race-winning pace at Bathurst.

Thanks for sharing Dr Bob - glad to see that you still have one of your old cars.
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Old 7 Oct 2019, 09:02 (Ref:3932416)   #14
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Really good looking race car! Do you use a downdraft Weber as seen on a B16 Chevron if I'm right? Olivier Cazalières used to race one in France I guess, prep was Equipe Europe (Yvan Mahé).
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Old 8 Oct 2019, 08:05 (Ref:3932622)   #15
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Really good looking race car! Do you use a downdraft Weber as seen on a B16 Chevron if I'm right? Olivier Cazalières used to race one in France I guess, prep was Equipe Europe (Yvan Mahé).
Yes Gerard a 51mm IDA Weber in 1983 and 1984
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 03:55 (Ref:3943960)   #16
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My third Bathurst 1000 RX7was the Terry Shiel car
It ran at Bathurst between 1981 and 1984 as well rounds of the ATCC and locally in Sydney at Amaroo Park and Oran Park
Here it is in period
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 04:00 (Ref:3943961)   #17
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It came to me after having been converted from Group C specs to sports sedan
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 04:01 (Ref:3943963)   #18
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 04:16 (Ref:3943964)   #19
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Unfortunately I sold the car when it was about 95% complete
Imagine it with 3 piece gold BBS wheels
Here it is at the time of sale
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 04:20 (Ref:3943966)   #20
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Old 1 Dec 2019, 06:30 (Ref:3943971)   #21
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Another lovely looking car! Is it now finished and racing with the new owner?
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Looks fabulous. Since MiniMM became an RX8 owner I've come to appreciate these rotary wonders. Very much of their time, their voracious thirst and oil/fuel burn does not make them suitable for the 21st century, which is probably one of the reasons I love them.

We're still interested in doing the CSCC series for them. Being strapped to the sound of those rotors thrashing down a race track really appeals.

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Old 1 Dec 2019, 13:41 (Ref:3944033)   #23
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Not mentioning the chassis I always felt very confident in many Mazdas, including the MX5 recently. OK, with some alterations I must admit…
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Old 2 Dec 2019, 07:34 (Ref:3944171)   #24
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Another lovely looking car! Is it now finished and racing with the new owner?
Mike the car was bought by an expat Aussie banker who lives in London
It has been on the track a couple of times
Very quick and driven well
Funnily enough his wife bought , from the person I sold it to, the Group A Moffat Rouse Sierra RS500that raced at Bathurst in 1987.
I brought that one in from the UK before you guys realised how valuable they were

Now you probably get the impression I am a race car dealer. I’m not.
My hobby is finding old race cars, restoring them and getting them back onto the track. I then sell it to afford the next rescue and restoration
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Great work Drbob...now to find another patient :-)

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