THE FORD TAUNUS IN TC 2000

History...

1979 ran when the Commission Argentina de Automovilismo Deportivo (CADAD) created a new category that included all the models that dominated the automotive market of the time: the Tourism Competition 2000. The first race was disputed at night in the automobile race track of Buenos Aires, ran only five cars and gained Jose Pontoriero with a Dodge 1500, escorted by the Peugeot 504 of "Cocho Lopez", completed the group Solomita Angel with another Dodge 1500, Carlos Crocco with a 125 Fiat Coupé, the champion of the TC, Juan Maria Traverso with its Ford Taunus and Jorge Omar del Rio with another Dodge 1500. To these names soon they added Rubén Luis Di Palma, Esteban Fernandino, Mario Gayraud, Rubén Daray and many more. Thus, the stars of motoring occurred the luxury to compete with flaming the Taunus, Renault 18 and "milqui". That enchanted the public, who identified with pilots and marks. In 1986 Ford and Renault they armed his equipment official, and the following year VW was added. The category began to hold fast and to gain followers. With time, TC 2000 became the faithful reflection of which it occurred in the national automotive market. Between 1986 and 1993, Ford and Renault as much had a bloody fight in the track as in the street. The victories that obtained in TC 2000, were translated in a greater number of sold cars. And thus we arrived at the 2000. Nowadays the category this more than consolidated, the equipment invests million dollars in technology to obtain more competitive cars. Soon from the Ford Taunus, they came the Ford Sierra, the Ford Escort, in all its versions and they are already developing the Ford Focus for the season of the 2001. From its beginnings the mark of the oval is present in this category.

Fuente PEUGEOT Magazine

In Rio Cuarto, in a great race Juan Maria Traverso it dominated first. The equipment of Herceg, has been coming showing for four races the the two superiority of coupes Taunus of the equipment formed by Traverso - Gayraud. Everything painted that the Taunus de Herceg was unattainable, although in spite of the present dominion of the Taunus, the category showed fight... (Rio Cuarto  - Cordoba 11/09/83).

 

Juan Maria Traverso Clasificación 11-09-83
El "Flaco" Traverso

 

 


The "Chango" Fernandino repeated its triumph in Resistancia, returning to be escorted by his coequiper Gayraud whom it followed Traverso, like finished expression of the dominion of Ford. When the great moments of a car and a pilot are coincident they produce results like which the "Chango" and his coupé Taunus "by Herceg" completed in the automobile race track Oscar Cabalén of Cordoba widely dominating. From the released one there was end rate, twenty one cars in line... (Cordoba 22/07/84).

 

  

El "Chango" Fernandino Clasificación 22-07-84
Mario Gayraud, obtained 23 triumphs with the Ford Taunus in TC 2000.

 

TC 2000 AFEFECTED TO PIGÜÉ

 

The race already had been back. Mario Gayraud finished crossing the thirty and five returns and the green and white Taunus disappeared of the Vista of the majority, covered by thousands of people whom they loved, at least, to touch something of his spent plate...

 

 

"... Of there in more, Mario began to turn with more faster tranquillity and, copying all the ideal radii. He removed the record from return and one went taking off of the rest that the only thing that could make era see move away it. In the fourth turn he took 1s37/100 on Traverso, turning in the order of the minute eleven seconds and moving away three or four tenth by return. Thus he made all the race until arriving in the end with almost twenty-five seconds of difference with respect to the second..." (Pigüé - Bs. As. 09/12/84).

 

La euforia de Gayraud convertida en llanto...

Clasificación 09-12-84

 

 

FUENTE REVISTA 

 

 

 

 Photos www.flacotraverso.com.ar

 

 TC 2000 | STADISTICS

 

 

 

Champions 1980 / 2000

Año

Piloto

Auto

Equipo

Vict.

1980

Jorge O. del Rio

VW 1500

Pianetto Competición

3

1981

Jorge O. del Rio

VW 1500

Pianetto Competición

3

1982

Jorge O. del Rio

VW 1500

Pianetto Competición

6

1983

Ruben L. Di Palma

VW 1500

Di Palma Competición

4

1984

Mario Gayraud

Ford Taunus

Herceg Competición

3

1985

Ruben Daray

Ford Sierra XR4

Akel Competición

3

1986

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

4

1987

Silvio Oltra

Renault Fuego

Benavidez Competición

3

1988

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

4

1989

Miguel A. Guerra

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

2

1990

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

4

1991

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

4

1992

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

5

1993

Juan M. Traverso

Renault Fuego

Berta Sport

5

1994

Guillermo Maldonado

VW Gol

VW YPF Motorsport

3

1995

Juan M. Traverso

Peugeot 405

Peugeot Sport

8

1996

Ernesto Bessone

Ford Escort

Esso Competición

4

1997

Henry Martin

Ford Escort Zetec

Ford YPF Berta Motorsport

13

1998

Omar Martinez

Honda Civic 4p

Honda Team Pro Racing

8

1999

Juan M. Silva

Honda Civic 4p

Honda Team Pro Racing

6

2000

Daniel Cingolani

Ford Escort Zetec

Ford Repsol YPF Berta Motorsport

3

2001

Gabriel Ponce de León

Ford Escort Zetec

Ford Repsol YPF Berta Motorsport

2

2002

Norberto Fontana

Toyota Corolla

Toyota Team Argentina

4

2003

Gabriel Ponce de León

Ford Focus

Ford-YPF

2

2004

Christian Ledesma

Chevrolet Astra

Chevrolet Pro Racing

4

2005

Gabriel Ponce de León

Ford Focus

Ford-YPF

4

 

 

Championship 1980

1980

Campeon:

Del Rio

Subcampeón:

Fernandino

 

Nro.

Hist

Lugar/Fecha

Pole

Ganador

Rec. de vuelta

Part

1

1

Bs. Aires 7

Sorteo

Del Rio

Del Rio

9

20-Abr

 

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

2

2

Alta Gracia

Del Rio

Del Rio

Fernandino

11

7-Jun

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

3

3

Resistencia

Del Rio

Del Rio

Del Rio

10

12-Jul

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

4

4

Rio Cuarto

Traverso

Traverso

Traverso

9

24-Ago

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

5

5

Las Flores

Traverso

Traverso

Traverso

9

28-Sep

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

6

6

Alta Gracia

Di Palma

Di Palma

Di Palma

13

12-Oct

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

7

7

Mendoza

Traverso

Fernandino

Fernandino

11

2-Nov

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

8

8

Bs. Aires 9

Fernandino

Fernandino

Di Palma

16

14-Dic

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

VW 1500

 

9

9

Bs. Aires 7

Del Rio

Fernandino

Traverso

10

28-Dic

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

 

Championship 1981

1981

Campeon:

Del Rio

Subcampeón:

Di Palma

 

Nro.

Hist

Lugar/Fecha

Pole

Ganador

Rec. de vuelta

Part

1

10

Mendoza

Fernandino

Traverso

Fernandino

10

4-Abr

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

2

11

Bs. Aires 7

Di Palma

Traverso

Traverso

11

2-May

VW 1500

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

3

12

La Rioja

Di Palma

Di Palma

Fernandino

14

23-May

VW 1500

VW 1500

Ford Taunus

 

4

13

Alta Gracia

Del Rio

Del Rio

Del Rio

15

11-Jul

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

5

14

Concordia

Di Palma

Del Rio

Di Palma

14

9-Ago

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

6

15

San Juan

Fernandino

Del Rio

Del Rio

16

13-Sep

Ford Taunus

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

7

16

El Pinar

Di Palma

Di Palma

Di Palma

14

27-Sep

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

8

17

B. Blanca

Di Palma

Di Palma

Di Palma

12

11-Oct

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

9

18

M. Juarez

Di Palma

Del Rio

Di Palma

15

8-Nov

VW 1500

VW 1500

VW 1500

 

10

19

Santa Rosa

Del Rio

Di Palma

Traverso

12

29-Nov

VW 1500

VW 1500

Ford Taunus

 

11

20

Bs. Aires 9

Di Palma

Daray

Daray

22

19-Dic

VW 1500

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

 

 

Championship 1982

1982 Campeón: Del Rio Subcampeón: Di Palma  
Nro. Hist Lugar/Fecha Pole Ganador Rec. de vuelta

Part

1 21 Rio Cuarto Del Rio Del Rio Del Rio 14
26-Mar VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
2 22 Mendoza Pontoriero Di Palma Crocco 15
2-May VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
3 23 Bs. Aires 9 Traverso Del Rio Di Palma 21
12-Jul Ford Taunus VW 1500 VW 1500  
4 24 Las Flores Del Rio Del Rio Del Rio 19
25-Jul VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
5 25 Concordia Di Palma Di Palma Di Palma 17
8-Ago VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
6 26 San Juan Di Palma Del Rio Di Palma 13
12-Sep VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
7 27 Alta Gracia Di Palma Del Rio Di Palma 15
3-Oct VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
8 28 El Pinar Di Palma Di Palma Serafini 12
24-Oct VW 1500 VW 1500 Renault 18  
9 29 B. Blanca Di Palma Crocco Crocco 18
7-Nov VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
10 30 Balcarce Di Palma Di Palma Di Palma 15
28-Nov VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
11 31 Bs. Aires 9 Di Palma Del Rio Del Rio 25
19-Dic VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500

 

 

Championship 1983

1983 Campeón: Di Palma Subcampeón: Gayraud  
Nro. Hist Lugar/Fecha Pole Ganador Rec. de vuelta

Part

1 32 M. Juarez Del Rio Di Palma Di Palma 17
3-Mar VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
2 33 Paraná Di Palma Di Palma Di Palma 14
17-Abr VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
3 34 Bs. Aires 9 Di Palma Di Palma Di Palma 29
15-May VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
4 35 Rafaela Traverso Traverso Traverso 21
5-Jun Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
5 36 Las Flores Traverso Traverso Traverso 30
17-Jul Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
6 37 Santa Rosa Traverso Del Rio Del Rio 22
14-Ago Ford Taunus VW 1500 VW 1500  
7 38 Rio Cuarto Traverso Traverso Gayraud 24
11-Sep Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
8 39 Concordia Del Rio Gayraud Del Rio 20
25-Sep VW 1500 Ford Taunus VW 1500  
9 40 Gral. Roca Di Palma Di Palma Di Palma 17
12-Oct VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500  
10 41 Balcarce Di Palma Fernandino Di Palma 21
27-Nov VW 1500 Ford Taunus VW 1500  
11 42 Bs. Aires 8 Di Palma Fernandino Gayraud 27
18-Dic VW 1500 Ford Taunus Ford Taunus

 

 

Championship 1984

1984 Campeón: Gayraud Subcampeón: Fernandino  
Nro. Hist Lugar/Fecha Pole Ganador Rec. de vuelta

Part

1 43 Paraná Di Palma Gayraud Gayraud 23
15-Abr VW 1500 Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
2 44 M. Juarez Gayraud Gayraud Gayraud 22
20-May Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
3 45 Rafaela Fernandino Serafini Serafini 23
17-Jun Ford Taunus Renault 18 Renault 18  
4 46 Resistencia Fernandino Fernandino Fernandino 21
1-Jul Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
5 47 Alta Gracia Fernandino Fernandino Gayraud 24
22-Jul Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
6 48 San Juan Traverso Fernandino Fernandino 17
5-May Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
7 49 Santa Rosa Serafini Fernandino Gayraud 22
26-Ago Renault 18 Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
8 50 Balcarce Fernandino Fernandino Fernandino 26
30-Sep Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
9 51 Gral. Roca Gayraud Fernandino Serafini 21
28-Oct Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Renault 18  
10 52 Rio Cuarto Crocco Traverso Serafini 24
18-Nov VW 1500 Ford Taunus Renault 18  
11 53 Pigüé Gayraud Gayraud Gayraud 20
9-Dic Ford Taunus Ford Taunus Ford Taunus  
12 54 Bs. Aires 9 Crocco Crocco Crocco 29
23-Dic VW 1500 VW 1500 VW 1500

 

 

A continuación te mostramos los Taunus que fueron de Traverso, Iglesias, Valenti entre otros, las cuales preparaba Carlos Akel en San Fernando.

 

 

 

 

Gentileza de Eugenio Tripar

 

 


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