Favourite Racing Car

[Kinky]

CanAm said:

yellowjack said:

Two for me...

If that isn't the recently restored P/1046, then it's the most accurate copy I've ever seen.

You can buy your own for £600k:
https://www.supervettura.com/Car-Details/2016-Shel...

[10126 Torino]

Welshbeef said:

I’ll raise you

Sauner C9
Mercedes C11

Sauber.

Sauner is a poorly spelt steamy room....

[RacingPete]

AJB88 said:

Jordan 191 (Yes I'm a Schumacher fan)
F2004 Ferrari
SEAT Leon WTCC (TDI)
SEAT Leon BTCC 2008 (TDI)

bottom 2 will have people scratching their heads.

Was lucky enough to drive both the bottom two through PH back in the day, WTCC write up https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features-m...

For me though it has to be something evoking from my childhood...



Watching this at Birmingham Superprix (or whatever they called it)

[AJB88]

RacingPete said:

Was lucky enough to drive both the bottom two through PH back in the day, WTCC write up (https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features-motorsport/wtcc-seat-leon-tdi/19356)

For me though it has to be something evoking from my childhood...

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Watching this at Birmingham Superprix (or whatever they called it)

I always wanted a go but never managed it yet, tried to convince VW Racing to put a PD170 lump in the Plato chassis. The WTCC/BTCC cars still had DPF's in place.

My road going PD170 I owned at the time ran 3" turbo back exhaust with no boxes or DPF, it sounded a lot better!

[10126 Torino]

RacingPete said:

Was lucky enough to drive both the bottom two through PH back in the day, WTCC write up https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features-m...

For me though it has to be something evoking from my childhood...



Watching this at Birmingham Superprix (or whatever they called it)

that pic was taken after it was decommissioned from BTCC as it shows it's wide body Thundersaloon shape.

[Kinky]

Tough one

[coppice]

Pedant mode - what races were the 037 and the Impreza in then ?

[Voldemort]

[andrewcliffe]

coppice said:

Pedant mode - what races were the 037 and the Impreza in then ?

Race: a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

ergo a rally is also a race.

[coppice]

Races involve competitors racing each other at the same time , and in the same place. Rallying .like speed hill climbing, is a race only against the clock and any 'overtakes' are not effected by one competitor physically passing the other

[Centurion07]

Kinky said:

CanAm said:

yellowjack said:

Two for me...

If that isn't the recently restored P/1046, then it's the most accurate copy I've ever seen.

You can buy your own for £600k:
https://www.supervettura.com/Car-Details/2016-Shel...

Anyone care to explain why, what looks like a kit car to me, is £600K?!

[anonymous-user]

coppice said:

Rallying .like speed hill climbing, is a race

Yes

[ColdoRS]

Because I’m (almost) the PlayStation generation, the Pikes Peak Suzuki Escudo will always be a favourite.



Ask me tomorrow and it’ll be something different though - maybe the Lister Storm LMP or L555 BAT or Carlos Sainz’ Repsol Escort... or the Audi R10 TDI LMP car, or the Bentley Speed 8.... sorry.

[Eric Mc]

hucumber said:

coppice said:

Rallying .like speed hill climbing, is a race

Yes

Against the clock.

[anonymous-user]

Race against the clock is still a race, the clue is in the word 'race'

[300bhp/ton]

coppice said:

Races involve competitors racing each other at the same time , and in the same place. Rallying .like speed hill climbing, is a race only against the clock and any 'overtakes' are not effected by one competitor physically passing the other

Rallying has competitors running the same stage at the same time. They just have a staggered start order. And they can and do overtake, should the car in front be caught.

Or are you suggesting something like a marathon also isn't a race, as that too is against the clock, not your finishing order over the line.

[CanoeSniffer]

If only for the cheeky motif

... but also because it had to be restricted to meet GT1 regs (straight away, how cool is that?) and even then was an absolute rocket.

There’s a video somewhere of it blowing out it’s arse on one bank round Thruxton (head gasket probs), still blasting past GT2 cars like they’re standing still

[B_Happy]

RDMcG said:

Alway had a soft spot for the Gurney Eagle..pic I took below:

That exhibition was super, was very pleased to find it, art museums are not my usual hangout, as a Brit I obviously preferred both Lotus .[url]

|https://thumbsnap.com/LG1Sx9r4[/url]

[coppice]

300bhp/ton said:

Rallying has competitors running the same stage at the same time. They just have a staggered start order. And they can and do overtake, should the car in front be caught.

Or are you suggesting something like a marathon also isn't a race, as that too is against the clock, not your finishing order over the line.

What wins a rally is the shortest time over a succession of stages , sometimes spread over several days . Overtaking happens exceptionally. , unlike in racing where places are gained through overtaking .

Well , that's another 5 minutes gone in this interminable lockdown ...

[Kinky]

[/pedantic mode]