Triumph TR7/TR8 group 4 (1975)

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Specifications

TR7 2.0: 112368 units built
TR8 3.5: 400 units built (coupe), 2750 units built (convertible)

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Group	3	4
Homologation number	3071 and transfer gr. B	654 and transfer gr. B
Homologation start	1/10/1975	1/4/1978
Homologation end	31/12/1981	31/12/1981
Model	TR7	TR8
Engine capacity	1998cc	3492cc

TR8
Buick/Rover V8
3528 cc
360 HP
1000 kg

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Results in WSCC

1978Season

Car entry	Car number/ result
	Daytona	Mugello	Dijon	Silver stone	Nurb	Misano	Watkins Glen	Valle lunga
Team	24h	6h	6h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	6h
Rob Hoskins/ Jeffrey Brooks/ Van McDonald (TR7)	#11, in entry list
Statistics
Starts/finishes 0/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
Remco Team
Michele Lauria
Daniël Rombaut

1979Season

Car entry	Car number/ result
	Daytona	Mugello	Dijon	Silver stone	Nurb	Pergusa	Watkins Glen	Brands Hatch	Valle lunga
Team	24h	6h	6h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	6h	6h
JRT/Quaker State (TR8)							#44, 7th
Total points 4							4
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 1/1							1/1
Driver	Team entries and car number
JRT/Quaker State
Bob Tullius							44
Brian Fuerstenau							44

1980Season
Group GTO

Car entry	Car number/ result
	Daytona	Brands Hatch	Mugello	Monza	Silver stone	Nurb	Le Mans	Watkins Glen	Mosport	Valle lunga	Dijon
Team	24h	6h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	24h	6h	6h	6h	1000km
Group 44 (TR8)	#44, gear box								#44, 8th
Peter Bulkowski/ Bruce Kulczyk									#44, 22nd
Total points 3									3
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/2	1/0								2/2
Driver	Team entries and car number
Group 44
Bob Tullius	44								44
John McComb	44
John Kelly	44
Bill Adam									44

1981Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Day tona	Seb ring	Mug ello	Monza	River side	Silver stone	Nurb	Le Mans	Perg usa	Watkins Glen	Mos port	Road Ame rica	Brands Hatch
Team	24h	12h	6h	1000km	6h	6h	1000km	24h	6h	6h	6h	500mil	1000km
Group 44		#4, 20th
Group 44		#44, 10th
Peter Bulkowski/ Luc Berhar											#42, 18th
Total points 1		1
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/3		2/2									1/1
Driver	Team entries and car number
Group 44
John Kelly		4
Pat Bedard		4
Bob Tullius		44
Bill Adam		44

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Results in WRC

Races

1976Season
TR7 group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	MC	SVE Entry list	POR	KEN	GRE	MAR	FIN	S.R	TdC	RAC
Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer	British Leyland Cars										9th
Tony Pond David Richards	British Leyland Cars										suspe nsion
Total points ()	2										2
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	2/1										2/1

1977Season
TR7 group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	MC	SVE Entry list	POR	KEN	S.P	GRE	FIN	CAN	S.R	TdC	RAC
Brian Culcheth Johnstone Syer	British Leyland Cars										11th	wheel
Tony Pond Fred Gallagher	British Leyland Cars										gear box	8th
John Buffum Vicki									4th
Walter Boyce Robin Edwardes									8th
Markku Saaristo Ian Grindrod												37th
Pat Ryan Mike Nicholson												over heating
Pierre Aengenend Hans Anthony												dnf
Total points ()	13								10			3
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	9/5								2/2		2/1	5/2

1978Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	MC	SVE Entry list	KEN	POR	GRE	FIN	CAN	S.R	CdI	TdC	RAC
Tony Pond Fred Gallagher	British Leyland Cars										clutch	4th
Jean-Luc Thérier Michel Vial	British Leyland Cars										gear box
John Haugland Ian Grindrod	British Leyland Cars											12th
Simo Lampinen Mike Broad	British Leyland Cars											clutch
Jean-Paul Pérusse TR7 Louis Bélanger								5th
John Buffum Doug E. Shepherd								excl uded
Ruben Börjesson Joe Hawkins												eng ine
Total points ()	13							6				7
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	8/3							2/1			2/0	4/2

1979Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	MC	SVE Entry list	POR	KEN	GRE	N.Z	FIN	C.Q	S.R	TdC Entry list	RAC Entry list	CdI
Per Eklund Hans Sylvan	British Leyland Cars							8th		eng ine		13th
Simo Lampinen Juhani Markkanen/ Fred Gallagher	British Leyland Cars							distri butor		suspe nsion		17th
Graham Elsmore Stuart Harrold	British Leyland Cars											16th
Terry Kaby Brian Rainbow	British Leyland Cars											oil pressure
Alvin Smith Roger Harber												65th
Jon Woodner (TR8) Jerry Hinkle									eng ine
John Buffum (TR8) John Brown												accci dent
Charles Golding (TR7) John Porter												axle
Statistics
Starts/finishes	12/5							2/1	1/0	2/0		7/4

1980Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	M.C	(SVE) Entry list	POR	KEN	GRE	ARG	(FIN)	N.Z	S.R	TdC	RAC	CdI
Per Eklund Hans Sylvan	British Leyland Cars			fuel pump				3rd				oil pipe
Tony Pond Fred Gallagher	British Leyland Cars			eng ine								7th
Roger Clark Neil Wilson	British Leyland Cars											oil pump
Timo Mäkinen Erkki Salonen	Timo Mäkinen Racing							22nd
John Buffum Ian Grindrod												rear axle
Charles Golding John Porter												dnf
Total points ()	12							8				4
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	2/0			2/0				2/2				6/2

1981Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	M.C	(SVE) Entry list	POR	KEN	TdC	GRE	ARG	(BRA)	FIN	S.R	CdI	RAC
Ian Dunham Chas Davies													49th
John Buffum Neil Wilson													oil pressure
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	2/1												2/1

1982Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	M.C	(SVE)	POR	KEN	TdC	GRE	N.Z	BRA	FIN	S.R	(CdI)	RAC
Ian Dunham Stephen Davies													acci dent
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	1/0												1/0

1983Season
TR7 V8 (TR8) group 4

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	M.C	(SVE)	POR	KEN	TdC	GRE	N.Z	ARG	FIN	S.R	(CdI)	RAC
Charles Golding John Porter													eng ine
Ian Dunham Jeffrey Williams													head gasket
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	2/0												2/0

1984

Season

TR7 V8 (TR8) Group B

Entry		Rally event
Driver Codriver	Team	M.C	(SVE) Entry list	POR	KEN	TdC	GRE	N.Z	ARG	FIN	S.R	(CdI)	RAC
Ian Dunham Andy Barnard													OTL
Statistics
Others starts/finishes	1/0												1/0

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TR8
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Group 44 TR8 for IMSA championship