Has Motosport Influence Your Car History?

[feef]

None of my cars have had any sort of racing pedigree. I've always chosen my cars because they were a bit interesting in some way, but usually not the sort of interesting that most folk go for. Hence I've got a Citroen C6 for example.

The MX5 I got because it met my criteria.

Prior to them I've owned an Alfa, a Jag and several Citroens including a 2CV. Not really any motorsport in there

[defblade]

It's certainly influenced my car history...

breaking cars while playing at motorsport has caused my car history to be much more varied than if those cars had each kept running an extra couple of years!

[Nors]

Yes it did for me. Watching the Audi quattro blitz everything in the forests (most of the time) in the early 80's had me hankering after one. Took me until 1990 to get one, kept it 5 years until family meant I had to sell. got another in 1999 and still have it.

Been my only motoring constant since I was eligble to drive and now have had one in the drive for a combined 20 years. Still love it!

Here it is:-

[StottyEvo]

danjama said:

Lately I've been looking at MG ZS180's and to me that looks like it should have been a touring car! Great body shape.

Go and buy a decent one, they're cheap as chips and surprisingly very good!

[shaunroche]

Absolutely!
Every car i have ever owned has something to do with Motorsport....particularly Rallying and Touring cars.

That'll count for the Alfa 155, Imprezza, E46 M3, Dolomite Sprint (×2), 306 Gti6, 320d msport etc. but not sure where the Renault Megane n/a Diesel came from!!

[robm3]

Nors said:

Yes it did for me. Watching the Audi quattro blitz everything in the forests (most of the time) in the early 80's had me hankering after one. Took me until 1990 to get one, kept it 5 years until family meant I had to sell. got another in 1999 and still have it.

Been my only motoring constant since I was eligble to drive and now have had one in the drive for a combined 20 years. Still love it!

Here it is:-

That's awesome!

[PomBstard]

Boydie88 said:

robm3 said:

Was watching an Australian V8 Touring Car race on the weekend and thought, I'd rather like a V8 Holden HSV.

What I was going to answer with after just reading the thread title.

I was in Australia in October and lucked out that a free day on my tour in Gold Coast was while the V8s were in town. Absolutely brilliant. I wanted a VXR8 before hand, now I'm craving one, it will be my next car even though the Volvo's made a better sound.

Edited by Boydie88 on Thursday 22 January 11:30

Pulled up to my daughters daycare last week to find a full replica of Lowndes' Commodore in the car park. One of the mums then gets in, whilst wearing full corporate suit - turns out she works for Caltex and gets to drive it around for a couple of weeks every year. I did offer to help out if it ever got too much of a chore for her. Sounded great!

Back on topic, only insomuch as I loved watching the Mk2 Escorts going sideways in the 70s/80s rally stages, and then also the Xtrac Escorts in rallycross, so I've had a couple of Escorts. And took them sideways.

[GravelBen]

PomBstard said:

I've had a couple of Escorts. And took them sideways.

Is there any other way to drive them?

[rallycross]

Definitely would have influenced me when youger but ultimately it's the way the cars drive that makes me chose them:

Racing saloon influenced
Capri V6, 635 csi, Alfa 155 2.0, Sierra Cosworth 3 door, Integra tyre R, M3 E30, Primera GT, Accord typeR.

Rally influenced
Lancia Delta, Cosworth Saphire 4x4 and Escort Cosworth then Impreza's and Evo's including 6RS and 9GT models.