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90's BTCC FTW...



Amy

Amy

  UR R26, Hyundai IX35
After seeing this on TG last night, I'm annoyed I was only a small child for a majority of the 90's :dapprove:
 
Day

Day

A good friends father drove the Datapost Fiestas and Escorts with great success back when it was open to all classes :)
 
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DaveLiquid182

  Mercedes AMG GLE 53
Hawkeye said:
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.
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Group B super cars were awesome. I used to follow these big time :)
 
sean_d

sean_d

  Golf
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

Darren S

ClioSport Club Member
DaveLiquid182 said:
Group B super cars were awesome. I used to follow these big time :)
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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. :cool:

D.
 
Guppy

Guppy

  ITB'd 182...
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!
 
Michael172

Michael172

  Shed.
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

Mr Burns

  Swift Sport
OMG AWESOME POST!!!! :D :D :D

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!! :p
 
Soph

Soph

  FF RB 182
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

Tom@JMS

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

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
 
M

Matt@Stealthsport

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

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
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Jo Wincklehoch who drove for the BMW team.

:)
 
Ian_182

Ian_182

  FN2 Type R +MK6 Golf
Darren S said:
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. :cool:

D.
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Sheme the RS200 destroyed the sport
 
Gaz_

Gaz_

ClioSport Club Member
  Extreme mode
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!!!
 
Pablo

Pablo

  03 Clio 1.6 16v Dynamique
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

Darren S

ClioSport Club Member
ian 182 said:
Sheme the RS200 destroyed the sport
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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...

197gaz said:
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!!!
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I'm still convinced that those Alfas were the ones that got me 'into' black alloys, Gaz! :cool:

Michael172 said:
Where did it all go wrong then ?


Cars got power hungry then ?
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Yup. Such a shame really.

D.
 
Darren S

Darren S

ClioSport Club Member
Pablo said:
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:
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The Super Touring ones?


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I thought they looked smart in their day, too! :eek:

D.
 
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