1 Allan Moffat and Jackie Ickx drive a Ford Falcon Cobra to victory in the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama in Australia (1977). 3 FISA announces a ban on underwing tunnels on race cars. The ground effects era ends (1982). 6 John Barnard officially joins Benetton as their Technical Director and General Manager (1989). 7 Engine builder Louis “Sonny” Meyer dies in Crawfordsville, Indiana, at the age of 89 (2019). 8 Jim Fitzgerald is killed when his Nissan 300ZX crashes…
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