90's BTCC FTW...

[Ste#70]

20bhp down, peodo tashe, f1 champ

tbf= god

i had his autograph on a poster of the car he drove in the US.

wish i knew where it was.:dapprove:

 

[Amy]

After seeing this on TG last night, I'm annoyed I was only a small child for a majority of the 90's :dapprove:

 

[Ian_182]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j6fnrP92YOg

I miss the old labatts touring days

 

[Day]

A good friends father drove the Datapost Fiestas and Escorts with great success back when it was open to all classes

 

[PYE21]

Super tourers for sale from 20k!!

http://www.touringcarspares.com/car_list.php?cat=car

 

[Ian_182]

http://www.touringcarspares.com/car_details.php?id=36

Beast of a seat in white

 

[Naith]

http://www.touringcarspares.com/car_details.php?id=36

Beast of a seat in white

with a tweak here n there n good backing that bugger would still b competitive!

 

[Gaz]

Most rememberable BTCC race for me

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q-R665bquMg

 

[DaveLiquid182]

BTCC was good but doesnt come anywhere near as awesome as Group B Rally,im not sure how old you are Chris but i was lucky enough to see these in the flesh racing and the sound was mindblowing.I think you needed to see it first hand to get an idea how amazing it was.

Group B super cars were awesome. I used to follow these big time

 

[sean_d]

Gutted a was too young to remember most of these vids. Do remember the old Toca touring cars game on the ps1 back in the day

 

[Darren S]

Group B super cars were awesome. I used to follow these big time

That is one of my personal regrets. I was old enough at the time to beg and grovel to my parents to take me to a Group B rally stage. I never did though.

Closest I've got is to see some of the lucky owners nail the old Audi Quattros and Metro 6R4s around the tight rally circuit at Oulton Park. Even though they sound and look awesome, that must look like a mere warm-up compared to when they were all-out blatting through forest stages, in their day.

D.

 

[Guppy]

epic thread!

was talking to the lads last night about this and we all agreed that it's pisch to what it used to be!

bring back the saloon car racing! 90's ftmfw!

 

[R20 CWH]

plato for me.

loved the old laguna chat and the bouts against the vectras :approve:

 

[Michael172]

Too young for group B, wish id of had the opportunity to experience it.



BTCC in the 90's my oh my where did that end up. Just listen to those engines lol and the sequential box on it MMMM. Completely forgot about BTC's. Shame really.

 

[Mr Burns]

OMG AWESOME POST!!!!

You've made me feel 15 again!! lol

I used to go to the BTCC meets back in the 90's and you're right - it's just not what it used to be!

I was always a fan of Patrick Watts, he was an awesome driver but never seemed to have any luck!!

Top marks for the post!!

 

[SCOTT_182CUP]

For those of you that were too young this is what it was like most races

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[Soph]

There's a BTCC appreciation thread on Wheel *****s, they all love the sick camber and how low they are!

Fella loves touring cars from this decade, he grew up on Toca. Still watches the BTCC now but he says it's not the same, but it's still great racing.

 

[Tom@JMS]

great thread! used to love toca world touring cars the first one, legend of a game

love BTCC due to the 'contact' element, at a time when formula one was all becoming more safety conscious this was so much more exciting to watch.

can anyone remember which driver had the nickname "smokin joe"? I think it was something to due with his driving style lol

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

great thread! used to love toca world touring cars the first one, legend of a game

love BTCC due to the 'contact' element, at a time when formula one was all becoming more safety conscious this was so much more exciting to watch.

can anyone remember which driver had the nickname "smokin joe"? I think it was something to due with his driving style lol

Jo Wincklehoch who drove for the BMW team.

 

[Tom@JMS]

winklehoch lol, that was it used to find that dead funny when I was a youngen

 

[Ian_182]

That is one of my personal regrets. I was old enough at the time to beg and grovel to my parents to take me to a Group B rally stage. I never did though.

Closest I've got is to see some of the lucky owners nail the old Audi Quattros and Metro 6R4s around the tight rally circuit at Oulton Park. Even though they sound and look awesome, that must look like a mere warm-up compared to when they were all-out blatting through forest stages, in their day.

D.

Sheme the RS200 destroyed the sport

 

[Gaz_]

Touring is w**k now. I used to love it mid 90's used to always go with the old man to Oulton Park. Alfa's FTW!!!

 

[Michael172]

Where did it all go wrong then ?


Cars got power hungry then ?

 

[Pablo]

LOL John Cleland was the best. Great competitor for a Scot! Loved the Vectra liveries and colours when they first came out.

And the special edition white one they did in about 97 - I realise now the spec is utter shat, think it barely had 150bhp, but back in the day I thought it flew :rasp:

 

[Darren S]

Sheme the RS200 destroyed the sport

Not just that motor though. The realms of mad bhp and on-the-limit-traction were clearly just too much for even the most talented drivers. Absolutely zero margin for error and death-wish spectators a few feet from the track, meant that its days were always numbered...

Touring is w**k now. I used to love it mid 90's used to always go with the old man to Oulton Park. Alfa's FTW!!!

I'm still convinced that those Alfas were the ones that got me 'into' black alloys, Gaz!

Where did it all go wrong then ?


Cars got power hungry then ?

Yup. Such a shame really.

D.

 

[Darren S]

LOL John Cleland was the best. Great competitor for a Scot! Loved the Vectra liveries and colours when they first came out.

And the special edition white one they did in about 97 - I realise now the spec is utter shat, think it barely had 150bhp, but back in the day I thought it flew :rasp:

The Super Touring ones?

I thought they looked smart in their day, too!

D.

 

[Michael172]

The Super Touring ones?

I thought they looked smart in their day, too!

D.

FINALLY someone manages to get "there" and "their" correct !!!

 

[jack_davey]

I still love those cavalier gsi2000's such fun cars!

 

[Christopher]

Vectra ST's are cool... the only Vectra that ever was IMO