1983 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship - Discussion & Results

[Jesper OH]

Originally Posted by KA

Yes, looking back it's surprising how quickly the 1600cc Mk1 Golf disappeared from the series, given that quite a few were still active in Europe as late as 1987...
Minshaw moved on to the 1800cc Mk2 in '84, and Greenhalgh quit at the end of that year, and that was it- None of the cars seem to have appeared in other hands, and if the GTI Engineering Group A demonstrator that Richard Lloyd had for sale at the end of '83 ever found a buyer, then they certainly didn't use it in the BTCC
So what was the reason- as you suggest costs, lack of support from VW GB, or difficulty in the supply of Group A parts- Or was it simply a case of Ford offering a better deal for RS1600i runners?

During 1987 it's mentioned a few times in Autosport that Alan Minshaw plans to run his VW Golf at the Bathurst 1000 WTCC race. Suspecting it was his then brand new 1800 cc Golf 2 Group A car, I was surprised that he entered a 1600 cc Golf 1, presumably his 1983 car?: http://www.racingsportscars.com/cove...987-10-04e.jpg
For the record he and Vic Lee never made it, but still an interesting idea to enter an out dated car half way around the world!

Jesper