Unusual racing cars

[dinkel]

For instance the Volvo 850 Break driven by Jan Lammers in '94 BTCCs'
2 litre turbo, +290 BHP @ 8.500 RPM

http://charcell.free.fr/planet3/supertouring/btcc/volvo_btcc94_2.jpg

http://f1rejects.com/drivers/lammers/large/94-btcc-brandshatch-1.jpg

http://f1rejects.com/drivers/lammers/large/94-btcc-brandshatch-3.jpg





More anyone?

[D-Angle]

There were practical reasons for doing that, the estate had better aerodynamcs than the saloon.

Don't forget the Tyrell P34:


And this Australian Triumph drag bike has been setting some records:


And how tiny is this slat flats racer!

[Eric Mc]

Or the six wheel March or the six wheel Williams.

[The DJ 27]

March 701 (I think?). The one with what looks like a tea tray/Sky dish strapped to its nose. Very bizzare looking car.

[dinkel]

The DJ 27 said:

March 701 (I think?). The one with what looks like a tea tray/Sky dish strapped to its nose. Very bizzare looking car.

[FourWheelDrift]

No he means the March 711

[dinkel]

Ah, you can serve lots of beer . . and fast!

[mg511]

FWD, any chance of a picture of the Ligier 'teapot'?

[dinkel]

William’s FW26


Lotus 56B




Here she is . . .

[Ahonen]

FourWheelDrift said:

No he means the March 711

Being pedalled with considerable verve by my first motor racing hero. Unusually, it seems to be pointing in the right direction in that pic, too...

[dinkel]

Rover-BRM 2-shaft gas turbine this is the 1965 car driven at Le Mans by Graham Hill & Jackie Stewart it finnished 10th ,driven here by Ron Whitehead.


Phil Hill & Mike Spence driving the Chaparrel 2F at the BOAC 500kms 30th July 1967

[RichB]

Eric Mc said:

Or the six wheel March or the six wheel Williams.

I've only ever seen the Tyrell, got any pics of the others Eric? Rich...

[FourWheelDrift]

Six wheeler Williams



Six wheeler March

[RichB]

Interesting, I can honmestly say I've never seen those before!

[mg511]

Dinkel, cheers for the 'teapot' picture, you forget just how large that airbox was!

[D-Angle]

Before those there was the Pat Clancy special of 1957:

[jacobyte]

The 1935 200mph Alfa Romeo Bimotore:

[Eric Mc]

The March and Williams six wheelers were built with very different effects in mind compared to the Tyrrell. The Tyrrell was designed to reduce frontal area and "hide" the wheels behind the nose spoiler. The March and Williams designs aimed to improve air flow through the sidepods to improve undercar aerodynamics and increase downforce.

[dinkel]

Auto union at Goodwood festival of speed

[D-Angle]

The Windjet, buil to break wind-powered speed records on land, ice AND water!