The New Andy Burton?!

[bananachips]

http://jalopnik.com/this-21-year-old-built-a-rally...

A spiritual descendant of the legendary Peugeot 306 Cosworth?

Edited by bananachips on Saturday 10th May 19:24

[Blayney]

Sounds fantastic!

I miss the pugcos

[Allyc85]

What a stunning bit of kit, fair play to the lad!

I miss the Peugeot Cosworth too. Such a shame the MSA are a bunch of sad bds that won't allow brilliant creations like this, that would attract so many more people to the sport!!

[Alex Langheck]

Stunning!! And at only 21 some serious engineering. Love the choice of engine... A naturally aspirated Renault engine - beats a strangled fart sounding turbo charged engine.

Just the type of thing that should be encouraged - except in the UK by the MSA; who I never feel support Rallying properly; unless when it suits them.

[bananachips]

It would sound incredible on a forrest stage wouldn't it? Just a shame we won't see the likes over here.

[PhillipM]

There's plenty of stuff like that in the UK, just not in rallying.....

Or nip over the channel and watch the Tout-Terrain series in France.

Edited by PhillipM on Sunday 11th May 22:46

[bananachips]

Maybe the MSA could change their mind when they finally realise Citroën DS3's just aren't exciting.

[100SRV]

PhillipM said:

There's plenty of stuff like that in the UK, just not in rallying.....

Or nip over the channel and watch the Tout-Terrain series in France.

Edited by PhillipM on Sunday 11th May 22:46

Spot on, the French TT championship has some exceptionally talented builders and drivers, Vincent Foucart used to rally a 205T16 look-a-like with a Formula 1 V10 engine (I think this was 1999 when I started navigating over there). Rivet builds some superb compact cars and quite a few of the constructors / drivers are involved with ice racing too.

[drakart]

bananachips said:

Maybe the MSA could change their mind when they finally realise Citroën DS3's just aren't exciting.

[ooo000ooo]

PhillipM said:

There's plenty of stuff like that in the UK, just not in rallying.....

Or nip over the channel and watch the Tout-Terrain series in France.

Edited by PhillipM on Sunday 11th May 22:46

There's a "modified" class in the irish tarmac championship which I think a car like this could compete in, not sure exactly what the regs are but seems to cover unusual engine/body combinations.

Usually the most entertaining class in a rally as they are rarely travelling in a straight line.