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BTCC 323F /Eng/
2008.12.15. 19:34
BTCC 323F /Eng/
Slim Bourgudd Biography
1994
Wins the Nordic title, and didn't even attend the Finnish legs!
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Team Magic didn't attend the two Finnish races, but Borgudd then won both Knutstorp rounds and came 1st and 2nd in the Anderstorp events, taking the Nordic title by 85 points to 82 over Thomas Johansson in a BMW. The World Cup was then held at Donington, with Slim's Mazda and Peggen Andersson in a BMW representing Swedish honour. Borgudd though was only able to qualify 39th out of 40 cars, the only man behind him being Vaclav Bervid in the Czech BMW.
However, a consistent performance in a chaotic race saw Slim finish 21st out of 24 finishers, ahead of Andersson and Matt Neal in a Mazda 323F, making Borgudd the first Mazda home. He was now so impressed with the category that Team Magic actually had plans to enter the entire 1995 BTCC with the Xedos, although it quickly became obvious that that car had never been, and was never going to be able to hold its own against the other constructors, and the plan was quietly shelved.
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1994 saw Borgudd representing Sweden in the Super Touring World Cup, in his oddly-coloured Mazda. Picture thanks to Jeremy Jackson.
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