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1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally |
| native_name | 25th Press-on-Regardless Rally |
| country | |
| round | 11 |
| previous_round | 1973 Rallye Sanremo |
| next_round | 1973 RAC Rally |
| rallybase | Detroit, Michigan |
| startdate | November 1, 1973 |
| enddate | November 4, 1973 |
| stages | 85 |
| stagekm | 549.15 |
| overallkm | 3284.15 |
| surface | Gravel |
| championship | 1973 World Rally Championship season |
| driver1 | Canada Walter Boyce |
| Canada Doug Woods | |
| team1 | Japan Toyota Motorsport |
| car1 | Toyota Corolla |
| teamsstart | 58 |
| teamsfinish | 23 |
Canada Doug Woods The 1973 Press-On-Regardless Rally (formally the 25th Press-On-Regardless Rally) was the eleventh round of the inaugural World Rally Championship season. Run at the outset of November in Michigan in the United States. The rally was run entirely on gravel.
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Due to a combination of scheduling and location, the event was not attended by most European competitors. Giving teams only two weeks following the preceding Sanremo Rally to travel across the Atlantic Ocean, and then giving even less time for a return to Europe for the following RAC Rally in England, proved unrealistic for most teams, and in the event, only a few teams from Poland made the trip with their domestic Polski Fiat 125p vehicles. As it turned out, the event was primarily a local affair, with a Canadian, Walter Boyce, taking the win ahead of a field of American drivers.
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. With the teams focused on the prestigious RAC Rally upcoming, and with the year's championship already sewn up by Alpine Renault, the works teams did not make an effort to compete in the American leg of the championship. Toyota became the beneficiary as it was a Corolla that carried Boyce to victory, while other makes popular on the North American market filled out the ranks. Datsuns were particularly prevalent—especially the locally popular Datsun 510—and Polski Fiat was rewarded for their effort in making the trip by a finish in the points, but overall, the results factored little into the factory efforts for the championship.
Results
| Finish | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| time | Car # | Driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Co-driver | Car | Mfr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| points | 1 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Retired (accident) | Retired (engine) | Retired (engine) | Retired (excluded) | Retired (accident) | Retired (time barred) | ||||
| 6 h : 58 m : 28.2 s | 110 | Canada Walter Boyce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Doug Woods | Japan Toyota Corolla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 h : 22 m : 43.2 s | 116 | USA Jim Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Terry Palmer | Sweden Volvo 142 S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 h : 33 m : 36.0 s | 105 | USA John Smiskol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carol Smiskol | Japan Datsun 240Z | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 h : 39 m : 1.8 s | 114 | USA John Buffum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Wayne Zitkus | UK Ford Escort RS1600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 h : 45 m : 0.6 s | 127 | USA John Rodgers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Erik Brooks | Japan Datsun 1600 SSS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 h : 57 m : 30.6 s | 108 | Poland Robert Mucha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Ryszard Żyszkowski | Poland Polski Fiat 125p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 4 m : 54.6 s | 123 | USA Bill Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rudy Kren | UK Ford Capri 2600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 8 m : 12.0 s | 130 | USA Jim Callon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Gary Hays | Japan Datsun 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 9 m : 28.2 s | 136 | USA Steve Dorr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rick Andersson | Japan Datsun 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 16 m : 12.6 s | 121 | USA Chuck McLaren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Doug Leverton | Japan Datsun 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 20 m : 47.4 s | 117 | Poland Andrzej Jaroszewicz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Zbigniew Dziadura | Poland Polski Fiat 125p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 21 m : 40.8 s | 122 | USA John Chalmers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA William Potvin | Japan Datsun 510 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 35 m : 42.6 s | 113 | Canada Gary Neil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Don Ramsay | Japan Datsun 1600 SSS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 35 m : 58.8 s | 160 | Kenya Edgar Herrmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joe LeBeau | Japan Subaru GL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 h : 39 m : 10.8 s | 120 | Poland Marek Varisella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Janina Jedynak | Poland Polski Fiat 125p | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Canada Taisto Heinonen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada John Bellefleur | Germany Opel Manta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | USA Erhard Dahm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Grishaw | USA Jeep Wagoneer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 107 | USA Gene Henderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ken Pogue | USA Jeep Wagoneer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 109 | USA Scott Harvey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ralph Beckman | Japan Dodge Colt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 112 | USA Bob Hourihan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Geraint Phillips | Japan Datsun 1800 SSS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 147 | USA Randy Graves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ruth Heidel | France Alpine-Renault A110 |
Championship standings after the event
| After round 11 | Team | Season end | Position | Points | Position | Points | 1 | 127 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Alpine Renault | 1 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Fiat | 2 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Ford | 3 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Saab | 5 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Datsun | 6 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Volvo | 4 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Citroën | 7 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Toyota | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany BMW | 8 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Porsche | 9 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland Polski Fiat | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lancia | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Germany Wartburg | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Opel | 11 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Volkswagen | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Peugeot | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Mitsubishi | 17 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia Škoda | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Audi | 20 | 2 |
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References
References
- "Program - Press On Regardless Int'l Rally, Rally Racing News".
- "Press On Regardless Int'l Rally, Rally Racing News".
- "juwra.com {{!}} Rallies - Press on Regardless 1973".
- "Stages - Press On Regardless Int'l Rally, Rally Racing News".
- "Awards - Press On Regardless Int'l Rally, Rally Racing News".
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