RE: MST blows our minds with incoming Metro 6R4
Discussion
Caddyshack said:
I bet most will be msa log booked and will compete and create their own pedigree over time.
My one will be either a computer vision rep or British racing green with the big MG stickers and road trim…..
The guy that builds and races RC cars ‘odditified’ built his own from scratch and runs 600hp Audi lump.
But will these MST cars be compliant for an MSA log book ? Andy Burton wasn't allowed one so what makes these different ? My one will be either a computer vision rep or British racing green with the big MG stickers and road trim…..
The guy that builds and races RC cars ‘odditified’ built his own from scratch and runs 600hp Audi lump.
coppice said:
Yess... except it sounded gorgeous in Gollop's turbo 6R4 . And many 80s turbo V6s - at least in racing - sounded fabulous , few more than the 85/ 86 Ligier with Renault power, which so tingled my ears at Silverstone and Brands . Come to think of it , it was another Ligier, the Mugen V10 of 1996 which perforated my eardrum at Silverstone ...
To be fair, the JV6 in the XJ220 was rather more than just a V64V with turbochargers. Whitstable Will's bi-turbo 6R4 was almost exactly that with a 2.3 litre downsize, from memory. A great car.
ChocolateFrog said:
What's the point?
They're hideously ugly but made sense in the day and they were raced in period giving them credibility.
This is just an exercise in extracting money from the over monied.
Precisely. They're hideously ugly but made sense in the day and they were raced in period giving them credibility.
This is just an exercise in extracting money from the over monied.
We had one. It was a very competitive rallycar, requiring constant maintenance for fear of expensive breakdown. Huge fun to drive on the road, with the engine noise stupidly loud (crash hat or ear defenders) and the banging and crashing on every pothole. The dogbox was awkward unless you were on stage adrenaline (), BUT it was a 6R4. 2.5 litres of bespoke quadcam in the back and an icon.
I can't see the attraction of this thing. Rather have something like Ian Oddie's Ford Turbo lookalike.
fttm said:
Caddyshack said:
I bet most will be msa log booked and will compete and create their own pedigree over time.
My one will be either a computer vision rep or British racing green with the big MG stickers and road trim…..
The guy that builds and races RC cars ‘odditified’ built his own from scratch and runs 600hp Audi lump.
But will these MST cars be compliant for an MSA log book ? Andy Burton wasn't allowed one so what makes these different ? My one will be either a computer vision rep or British racing green with the big MG stickers and road trim…..
The guy that builds and races RC cars ‘odditified’ built his own from scratch and runs 600hp Audi lump.
GTRene said:
IroningMan said:
lot of work went into that I guess, no more boxed fenders but all smoothed out, I guess a bit more aerodynamic, not bad, but a bit un 6R4fttm said:
Built by Dave Appleby when he worked with Tony Pond under the Tony Pond Racing banner , hence the name TPR4100 . Not many built iirc
I used to see it regularly when I was competing at Gurston Down. Built/prepared to a very high standard and a pretty special machine. That was a while ago, although it looks like it's still owned by Tim Painter and Andy Fraser - https://shedmotorsport.co.uk/the-cars-in-our-shed/Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff