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Whats your favourite racing car, no matter what it is, big or small, could
be a Clio Cup or a Bentley Le Mans.
Post here, im just curious, mine is a Vauxhall Vectra Super Tourer (BTCC)
of 2000
http://btcc4.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/vectra00.jpg
or its competitor the Ford Mondeo
http://www.simontan.co.uk.nstempintl.com/images/mondeo_btcc00_side_800.jpg<
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or the other competitor the Nissan Primera
http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/ICAMS/people/jcp/Primera98.jpg
all great cars of their time racing
True_Brit
I'm going with the Ariel Atom,
http://www.edmunds.com/media/il/features/general/aerial.atom/ariel.atom.lea
d.340.jpg
McLaren F1 car,
http://www.formula1news.it/autostoriche/McLaren-MP4-14.jpg
and the Le Mans Corvette C6-R
http://www.bilnyheter.no/Corvette%20C6.R%5B1%5D.jpg
chris_knows
why the atom???
True_Brit
It's light, fast, handles great, I don't think it was too expensive
(compared to many other super cars at least) lol...
chris_knows
I'm goin with a spaceship... no car can beat a spaceshit
CarEXPERT
Since when do they race spaceships? :banghead:
car_crazy89
If it counts, I'd go for the following. A 60's Mustang, it was at last
years Goodwood revival meeting in West Sussex, I was there, and saw it
racing around the track, but didn't take this picture, infact, when I was
there the weather was better, so it might have been an earlier piccy...
http://www.motorsnippets.com/cars/goodwood_revival/graphics/mustang.jpg
Cliffy
probably ethier this ...
http://www.geocities.com/hillbillyhank43/petty82.jpg
:mrgreen:
or this
http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i553/55384_00mg.jp
g
clearly the subaru
nighthawk
I think the Impreza's one of the most overated cars, yes it's good and has
one numerous awards etc, but I think it's past it's best (although the
current model's shape is the best so far IMHO) :2cents:
Cliffy
ahhh, goodwood, i went to the festival of speed last year, hoping to get to
the revival tis year or next year no matter what!!!
True_Brit
i was also thinking how much of a great car (and driver included) was the
Peugeot 206wrc driven by the late richard burns
http://wrcshots.free.fr/Photos/deu2003/siatka_27.jpg
True_Brit
The Revival would be better if everybody wore normal clothes....I dont have
clothes from the fifties!!! lol
As for Richard Burns, I didn't even know he passed away untill I read a
tiny inseart in the back of Auto Express.....yet when a well known
ex-footballer dies of a pretty self inflicted illness, everybody's falling
over themselves with grief....Oh well :banghead:
Cliffy
http://www.autoclub.com.au/uploaded_images/lotus-exige-cup-2006-728918.jpg<
br />
:drool:
::starts singing God Bless America::
http://chronicle.augusta.com/earnhardt/slideshow/earnhardt_car.jpg
http://auto43.hp.infoseek.co.jp/0stp00.jpg
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-def/Ford-Mark-IV-Carroll-Shelby.jpg
^Main man
http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/SrsHudsonleadsPorsche450.jpg
^Smokey was a god
99integra
I liked the BTCC cars up til that era before they introduced the Astras
with the huge wings.
Some of my favourites:
http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/senna/1990/mclaren10.jpeg
http://www.honda.co.jp/SuperGT/race2005/rd01/images/01_b.jpg
http://ek9.web.infoseek.co.jp/stai022.jpg
fudge
I already posted but I forgot about the Porsche 917
http://www.brumm.it/00-media/00-database/640/PROMO/2003/S0309.jpg
^ dinkie lol ^
nighthawk
oh cant beat the Mercedes CLK-GTR
http://gt.f1news.ru/Materials/gt-cars/mercedes-clk-gtr/003.jpg
and the Bentley Speed8
http://www.autointell-news.com/european_companies/rolls-royce-bentley/bentl
ey-leman/Prototype_Bentley_EXP_Speed_8_2001_Le_Mans_Racing_Car-120.jpg
True_Brit
Im ging with the 1990 winner of the bathurst 1000, the R32 skyline, i got
banned from that series pretty quickly after that, and also the 2002 winner
of the bathurst 24 hour the HSV monaro with a 427 engine, that was a killa
car
DRFT-R
The Honda Integra Type R was a pretty good car in the BTCC last year
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-2505365055425817110&q=british+to
uring+cars
True_Brit
http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-3/sports/pix/spt01_005.JPG
My pesronal favorite.
whirlaway ;P
Spade
you into horse racing??? WHY:laughing:
True_Brit
Favourite racer and race car.
http://www.nhra.com/50th/races/images/71USNats02.jpg
Mr. Four Speed
Benson
Edited.
Benson
I guess my favorite racing car and driver would have to be Ayrton Senna and
his Honda powered Mclaren...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Senna_1991_belgium.jpg
elchango36
thinking about it im down with that, there are three hero's at the top of
my race driver book, Ayrton senna, Peter Brock yes controversial but
probably favourite of all time Michael schumacher
DRFT-R
if any car to race its gotta be the car in my signature the nissan skyline
gtr kicks ass on the street and racing it is fast and furious
nissanlover
Ignorance must be BLISS. :banghead:
elchango36
Only for dillholes :wink2:
99integra
ok i agree with you with the GT-R i just recently sold mine so i know they
are increible cars, but serious please shot yourself in the head if you
ever even think about right that a car is fast and furious, the car your
talking about is a computer graphic not a car, get over that movie it is
not real, not even close
DRFT-R
Lotus exige. Even if you don't win the race, you'll lose in style.
Bronxie
The 1967 Donahue Trans Am Camaro :hi:
He dipped his panels and misc. things in acid to make it lighter by
thinning down the metal. The car weighed about 2550 pounds from the stock
2920 pounds. Then he did it again after being banned from the SCCA. He
brought a '68 Camaro to race but also brought the same '67 he got banned
from the SCCA with. "I carefully shaped the number circles so they could
be easily interchanged between the number 16 for one car and number 15 for
the other. First we went through inspection with the heavy (and legal)
number 15 car, then we went back to out garage on the far side of the
track, put the number 16 on it, and went back through inspection again.
Nobody said anything about it."
Specs:
Top Speed-150mph
Redline-7500
0-60 in 4.2 seconds
0-100 in 9.4
1/4 miles in 12.5 @ 116mph
0.95 G's on the skid
70-0mph in 185 feet
I got and typed my information from April of '94 Car and Driver. :wink2:
So I guess its one of my favorite race cars and drivers :wink2:
99integra
http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1969/Le_Mans-1969-06-15-006.jpg
http://www.forumauto.net/voiture_mois/DeTomasoMangusta1969/images/BugattiTy
pe35B.jpg
http://www.ohioconcours.com/2002/jrc-02-3920.jpg
ChrisV
http://www.autoclub.com.au/uploaded_images/audi-r10-788879.jpg
Diesel > Gasoline
Godlaus
Micheal Shumaker's Ferrari of course.
And who can forget the original Shelby Cobra? That car dominated back in
its hayday, plus its just a kickass car.
PontiacFan27
no favorite, but to name a few
lancia delta
http://www.poko.sk/lancia.jpg
st165 WRC celica... brings a tear to my eyes now that my celi is gone
http://www.tellysworks.com/gallery07set/TTE.st165.jpg
db9
http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/13068/Aston_Martin_DB9_Sebring_2005-L.
jpg
and a large weiner
http://www.fontana.org/images/race_week022405/vendors_activities/weinermobi
le.jpg
mazda6man
http://au.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fau.search.y
ahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dmark%2Bskaife%26sp%3D1%26fr2%3Dsp-top%26ta
b%3DImages%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dmy-vert-img-top%26ei%3DUTF-8%26SpellState%3D
n-2235169808_q-v74kJO1oA4SJc5LHjLZ2RQABAA%40%40&w=620&h=465&imgurl=kentholl
oway.net%2Fphotos%2Fg5%2F2004%2Fnovember%2Fskaife.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fken
tholloway.net%2Fmt%2Farchives%2F000282.html&size=101.3kB&name=skaife.jpg&p=
mark+skaife&type=jpeg&no=10&tt=439&ei=UTF-8
daniel_driftman
my favourite classic is stirling moss' Mercedes-Benz SLR #722
http://www.teamvoodoo.com/Monterey05/images/Mercedes%20%23722.jpg
do you know why the number is 722?
something to do with the Mille Miglia they entered!
True_Brit
Has anyone ever seen Lotus' race? It's so funny/amazing. They fit into
these tiny spots. I kind of think it'd be fun to run one over with a
mid-size SUV.
Too bad you have to be a contortionist to get into one or I would *LOVE*
one.
Lotus Elise Racing - holy crap (http://youtube.com/watch?v=jQOnOXXc-ps)
Bronxie
you dont have to be a contortionist to fit! i fit well enough and im 6ft
5in tall!
True_Brit
Well, I guess it's settled then. :laughing:
67Coronet383
No, not to fit...to get in...lol
Bronxie
oh, well yeah lol!
True_Brit
X2 on that, the atom is a very fast and nimble car and the C6 great styling
and the McLaren F1 WOW doesn't even describe it.
Ajlal24
1964 Impala SS convertible - does this count. I guess it's not a real race
car - but I love it.
triple7allstar
im prefer the 71-76 gm wagons
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/mopars_bucket/IMGP3081.jpg
or
chrysler imperial 63-73
http://i3.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/9b/f0/01d4_1.JPG
or suicide door lincoln 58-69
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Warpath34x/1958LincWedged2.jpg
adamc44
99integra, love the color piccie of Smokey and the Hudson.:thumbs:
How can one not like an Allard?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/cazmodel/allard_2.jpg
Cazzie
I recently seen a model of Audi racing Car ,I like it I here attached the
Pic..
http://www.pictures-of-cars.com/New-Images/Audi-Racing-Car.jpg
johnpaul
the mustang is cool....too cool
videotuning
it has to be Mercedes CLK-GTR or Mclaren F1 :clap:
splitter
Porsche :smoke:
sawa1600
How about this Mclaren car?
http://autocars.setifaq.org/images/mclaren03.jpg
mhaneil
Why yellow though?
Anyhoo me, I'm partial to the nice Dodge Viper GTR.
Those big Aussie V8's are also pretty good.
Darthcynic
