Jody
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Mmmm, I've been following Touring Cars since the days of Andy Rouse in an RS500...
RS500 * insert lots of drool emoji *
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RS500 * insert lots of drool emoji *
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That's harsh, IMHO...
Yes, a decade ago, I'd have agreed with you when it came to the BTCC, but not now. Especially since there are no more "big name" drivers as there had been in the Supertouring era. This year the quality of the field has been the best for quite some time.
Although back in the day, you used to have four classes, which was a pain to keep straight. Because you'd have the RS500s and the Rover SD1s winning the races, but the championship was often won by drivers in the smaller cars - eg John Cleland in a Vauxhall Astra.
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They've recently restored the Kaliber-sponsored Andy Rouse car with a view to running it in historics.
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There are places that specialize in making replacement parts from the original tooling, whereas others will make stuff from scratch. IMHO racing cars are meant to be raced, and I love seeing the old machinery out there.
Ah, the Eggenberger cars... The dark side!
Ah, the Eggenberger cars... The dark side!
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I have to agree, there is something sad about cars, lorries, & mechanical things sat in static museumsIMHO racing cars are meant to be raced, and I love seeing the old machinery out there.
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I do give it a try from time to time but meh
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If Redbull have breached last year’s spending cap and cheated Hamilton out of a championship then the FIA are going to come in for some major criticism.
If Redbull have breached last year’s spending cap and cheated Hamilton out of a championship then the FIA are going to come in for some major criticism.
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And it's not just the poncy revival meetings like Godwood or the Silverstone Classic. There's loads of (reasonably) thriving classic series running saloons, FF1600, old F1 cars - something for everybody, really.
FishFright
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What's a girl gotta do to convince you?
Make it good ? lol
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Cake? A home cooked curry with naan & raita? Time to furkle at leisure through my very eclectic motorsport library? Or my Paul Warwick archive? A chance to try on a pair of Derek Warwick's race boots?
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Mmmm, I've been following Touring Cars since the days of Andy Rouse in an RS500...
The colours of the car's in those days were so much nicer than these days .
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Yep, definitely agree with you there. Now most cares either seem to be black, black and more black, or have driven through an explosion in a paint factory.
The mid-to-late 1980s seems to be the best era for really nice liveries.
FishFright
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Cake? A home cooked curry with naan & raita? Time to furkle at leisure through my very eclectic motorsport library? Or my Paul Warwick archive? A chance to try on a pair of Derek Warwick's race boots?
Those boots are tempting
