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Originally Posted by GBRM
Quick question; where did the Trackstar Cosworth come from and who did ROBCO race with before?
As an aside and not meaning to turn this thread; my late Dad was promised a Cossie in '86 from Ford and it never happened, he kept trying for '87 too but someone somewhere said no; I wonder why/who......
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The origin of the Trackstar car has been explained in a previous post by racer2_uk.
Robb Gravett had a few outings in the 1987 BTCC in a Rouse RS500 (the Pete Hall car), and also raced a Production Saloon / Group N Cosworth, but I cannot remember which series.
As to who within Ford blocked Gerry's Cosworth I can only speculate. [Apparently, Mike Smith (Robb Gravett's Trackstar team-mate) had family connections high up within Ford, and he obviously knew of Gerry from Prodsaloons. Surely he wouldn't have exerted his influence...
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