Friday 2nd December 2011

Pic of the Week: Subaru versus John Cleland

Is it nice metal or epic action that gets you going?

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It's a bit of a motorsport-heavy POTW double-header today, but we hope that today's selections both appeal, one for the dribbleworthiness of the machinery featured and the other for sheer spectacle.

First up is some hi-res imagery of the new Subaru BRZ Super GT racer, which oozes all the drama that its roadgoing cousin lacks, and which will compete in the GT300 class of the Japanese Super GT series next year.

(It's been shot by our chums at Autocar, whose other snappery is now also available via the magic of a free iPad app).

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And if that doesn't float your boat, then perhaps this second pic, inspired by my admittedly rose-tinted blog about the BTCC yesterday, might.

It's John Cleland flying through (we think) Dingle Dell at Brands in the 1995 BTCC, on the way to his final championship. Never has a humble Cavalier looked so glamorous...

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[Fluffsri]

Love the Cav

[Great Pretender]

Moving vehicle beats stationary one any day

[JJ78]

Definitely Cleland flying at Dingle Dell!! best POTW ever!!

[Forbes82]

There is clearly only one winner here!

[DanielJames]

Clealands Cav all day long, thanks for the new wallpaper

[NotKenBlock]

No contest surely?

[goron59]

+100 for the moving one by -100 for it being a Vauxhall.

Think I'll stick with the Exige.

[DanielJames]

Dear PH,

Please find and post more 90's BTCC wallpapers

Regards
EVERYONE

[Chunkychucky]

DanielJames said:

Dear PH,

Please find and post more 90's BTCC wallpapers

Regards
EVERYONE

Especially in dramatic poses

[soad]

Saved

[VladD]

I'm a big fan of Subaru, but as has been mentioned, that's no contest.

The only thing that bothers me about Cleland's car, is that there appears to be noone driving it. Spooky!!

[MrKipling43]

"Never has a humble Cavalier looked so glamorous..."

And THAT is why the BTCC isn't as exciting as it was.

[KB_S1]

VladD said:

The only thing that bothers me about Cleland's car, is that there appears to be noone driving it. Spooky!!

Maybe it was a bigger bump than it looks and he has gone out that open window.

[Graebob]

Oh god, the Cleland Cavalier

[moskvich427]

90s btcc was the best ever - i still love watching it on VHS.

It's just not the same these days

[Graebob]

DanielJames said:

Dear PH,

Please find and post more 90's BTCC wallpapers

Regards
EVERYONE

THIS

[VeeDub Geezer]

What's "abour" mean?

[1PBE]

Just for Interest I purchased this actual car from Vauhall and raced it for the following two years with Richard Kaye driving it and winning the Total Privateer Cup.

[turbo-ww]

Welcome to PH 1PBE

[KB_S1]

1PBE said:

Just for Interest I purchased this actual car from Vauhall and raced it for the following two years with Richard Kaye driving it and winning the Total Privateer Cup.

Did you ever drive it yourself?
If so, what was it like?