The WORST looking race cars...

[Chris944_S2]

DCLXIV said:

The first couple of generations of Daytona Prototype were all pretty horrible, but the Picchio was definitely the worst.

They somehow manage to make ugly cars year in, year out.


Sad really as they usually provide some entertaining racing.

[gary71]

usualdog said:

Those little six-wheel hill karts that go up Shelsey Walsh get on my nerves. Can't explain but I get annoyed watching them! Sure they're a blast to drive.

What this thing? It certainly fits well in this thread:



My son walked past it and laughed. Not seeing the owner sat in it at the time...

[MountainsofSussex]

Ladies and gents, I give you Formula Student 2015... University of Delft, who won. On speed, not style, clearly.

[eliot]

marmitemania said:

Johnnytheboy said:

PH cards, hand in on way out please.

Indeed.

[RetroWheels]

Some munters on this thread, but these U.S Late Model dirt racer's are on another level of gopping.
It looks's like they've evolved to a point where someone's just given up on bothering about looks.

Bet they're a hoot to race though

E.T.A with a name like that, driver #44 probably doesn't worry about what his car look's like .

Edited by RetroWheels on Tuesday 26th April 23:09

[Vocal Minority]

gary71 said:

usualdog said:

Those little six-wheel hill karts that go up Shelsey Walsh get on my nerves. Can't explain but I get annoyed watching them! Sure they're a blast to drive.

What this thing? It certainly fits well in this thread:



My son walked past it and laughed. Not seeing the owner sat in it at the time...

The one with twin rear axles is called the Spectre and is made by a man called Karl Scholar - lovely man, and it's totally home made. He wanted something he could make from bits and run on his state pension.

[Hard-Drive]

MikeGoodwin said:

END THREAD

Nah...it gets worse...

[TrivsTom]

Andy S15 said:

FWD with 1000+hp American WTC car.

Also this, but at least its AWD

[humblesabot]

Though i am being a bit disingenuous as it happens to be one of my favorites.
As is the Mannic Beattie, but she's no looker either.

[ESOG]

FOR THE LOVE OF GERIATRICS COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT "TOTD" STANDS FOR?!? For months now i've been seeing this acronym on the main page of Pistonheads and cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell it stands for!!

[HorneyMX5]

ESOG said:

FOR THE LOVE OF GERIATRICS COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT "TOTD" STANDS FOR?!? For months now i've been seeing this acronym on the main page of Pistonheads and cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell it stands for!!

Thread Of The Day

[IanUAE]

I quite like this car as it shows light weight and low power can still be quick. OK it needed rule changes so it could race:


Stories of a LeMans 3D film being shot at the event last year, so the design might have something to do with that (Radio LeMans called it the Spec Savers car). It does look hideous though.


Now this is an ugly Daytona Prototype:

[groomi]

Land Speed Record cars are allowed in the other thread, so presumably so in this thread too.

I love the story of Art Arfons and his Green Monster, but it certainly isn't a looker!

[andrewcliffe]

Thundersports said:

There's a homemade thing in Monoposto which is alloy bodied and has a Scottish name like Galbroth when I first saw it I thought it was a piss take until it went out to qualify!

Highlander

[Rob197]

Most time attack cars look a little silly, functional aero I guess but it's not pretty.

[KieranSprouse]

No one has mentioned this yet?! (The Chaparral 2J) - Love how you could actually drive it in Gt4 though - it is pretty ugly...a box and a Jet engine...or at least that is what it looks like.

Can imagine the handling not being the best by any stretch of the imagination haha

[Eric Mc]

Not a jet engine - two rear facing outlets for the ski-mobile engined fans sucking the car onto the track - so the handling was probably quite good.

And it pre-dated the F1 Brabham fan car by around seven years.

[Mr E]

Yunick Sidecar;

[hamsterace]

Mr E said:

Yunick Sidecar;

Blimey, wouldn't want to have an driver's side prang in that one, would you?

[hamsterace]

Yiliterate said:

Some will agree, some won't...

I can see your thinking, but in its defence:

1.) From the front, it's pretty much a 250 GTO. Nuff said.

2.) The noise. Oh, the noise....