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KDU 498N

This was always fitted with a 4 cylinder Sprint engine and not upgraded. It was used in 1976 by Tony Pond and Dave Richards. Finished third in the 1976 Manx Trophy rally driven by Tony Pond and Dave Richards. The first TR7 to win a rally outright in the Raylor rally (October 1976), it was also the first to win an international event when it won the 1977 Boucles de Spa. Shortly afterwards it was sold, apparently it had had a very hard life. Finally scrapped by the factory.

Month/YearEventDriversResult
May 1976Welsh RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - engine
June 1976Scottish RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - engine
August 1976Burmah RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - accident
September 1976Manx International RallyT. Pond/D. Richards3rd overall
October 1976Lindisfarne RallyT. Pond/D. Richards9th overall
October 1976Castrol '76T. Pond/D. Richards3rd overall
October 1976Raylor NationalT. Pond/M. Nicholson1st overall
February 1977Boucles de SpaT. Pond/F. Gallagher1st overall
DateEventDriversResult
May 1976Welsh RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - engine
June 1976Scottish RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - engine
Aug. 1976Burmah RallyT. Pond/D. RichardsRet - accident
Sep. 1976Manx International RallyT. Pond/D. Richards3rd overall
Oct. 1976Lindisfarne RallyT. Pond/D. Richards9th overall
Oct. 1976Castrol '76T. Pond/D. Richards3rd overall
Oct. 1976Raylor NationalT. Pond/M. Nicholson1st overall
Feb. 1977Boucles de SpaT. Pond/F. Gallagher1st overall