Bizarre rallycross car pictures - Page 4

rx-guru · 12 Nov 2008, 00:25 (Ref:2333480)

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Originally Posted by Chessmsport

The Alfa and MGB GT will come to me, its my age, it takes time.

Alfasuds were driven by Bill Lodge, Tony Bibb, Stephen Whaley (starting no 137 fits) and Mike Whaley.

And a MG GT V8 by Richard Stok.

Barrie · 12 Nov 2008, 18:17 (Ref:2333827)

Great pics KA, even had a snap of my uncles old team mate Trevor Smith (Red Mini 12) , great stuff.

Are hes in there to 190 Green Escort, those were the days.

KA · 13 Nov 2008, 10:17 (Ref:2334148)

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Originally Posted by Barrie

Great pics KA, even had a snap of my uncles old team mate Trevor Smith (Red Mini 12) , great stuff.

Are hes in there to 190 Green Escort, those were the days.

There's quite a bit of 80's/90's rallycross stuff on Flickr- I really must get round to scanning some of mine, (all Lydden and Brands starting at 1989). I might fire up the scanner at the weekend- watch this space!

Belgian Blitz! · 2 Aug 2009, 21:26 (Ref:2514199)

At last,i scored a heat win today at the Glosso circuit in my XJs.Was raining all day,got a good start and led from flag to flag

QuarterRik · 23 Sep 2009, 21:20 (Ref:2546977)

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Originally Posted by Tincorna

There's this Esprit, don't know the driver, but i remember Dimi Mavropoulos and Herbie Brietnader (sp?) racing them;

This Lotus was on this years Festival of Speed at Goodwood.
It was built in 1972,the engine is a Rover V8 and was driven by Dimi Mavropoulos.
Since 1980 Terry Maynard rallied in it,today he still owns the car.
It seems he restord it specialy for Goodwood

Sorry but this is the only picture i have from it.

Gedwardes518 · 25 Sep 2009, 19:51 (Ref:2548230)

When I went to Maasmechalen this July I saw this Marcos trying to go round the track.

And like any sports car, it broke very quickly (2 laps it got in).

dcdesign · 25 Sep 2009, 22:04 (Ref:2548323)

After it's first real race, the car is much more reliable, mechanical tough... it is still to low in revs to got some heavy power, but there is room for progression... the only disadvantage, is it's low-weight built...

pic by CUPIX, from www.ludohelven.be

(in the third heat, he ended up with that bumper onder the car after doing some graveltrap driving, damaging a hose of the cooling...)

KA · 19 Oct 2009, 19:36 (Ref:2564922)

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Originally Posted by COLIN STUBBS

Erling Jensens Rover SD1

Can anyone think of other SD1s in rallycross? I recall Wayne O'Connor having a pretty quick one in the early 90's, and I know I've seen at least one more, but don't recall who?

Another rare bird that came up in another thread, the Citroen BX- Jean-Luc Paillier ran a couple of these in Europe- first going up against the RS500s and M3s in Division 1- (with a surprising amount of success as I remember...)

then didnt he have a 4x4 turbo BX before his Xantia (another unusual car!)?
http://koti.mbnet.fi/css/xantia/rc/xantia4x4turbo.jpg

rx-guru · 19 Oct 2009, 19:49 (Ref:2564940)

Yep, JL Pailler won the 1993 ERC with a 500+bhp Citroën BX T16 4x4 sponsored by Acuvue and Surevue contact lenses.

chunder · 19 Oct 2009, 22:23 (Ref:2565062)

I think O Connors car was pretty handy, very cool car. There was a pink one too driven by a lady but I cant rememebr her name!

Jensens was not that quick, but was aginst much quicker cars in Group A! Always understeered like that!

BX wise, I would imagine there were a few in France, Pailler was super quick in Div 1, amazing. Also was quick in BX in 92 agaionst Gp B cars at times

CS1 · 20 Oct 2009, 06:58 (Ref:2565178)

[QUOTE=chunder;2565062]I think O Connors car was pretty handy, very cool car. There was a pink one too driven by a lady but I cant rememebr her name!

Jane Pressick

CS1 · 20 Oct 2009, 07:03 (Ref:2565179)

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Originally Posted by chunder

BX wise, I would imagine there were a few in France, Pailler was super quick in Div 1, amazing. Also was quick in BX in 92 agaionst Gp B cars at times

Dont think there were any other BX's although there were several ZX's along with Hansens variants

The Dozer · 21 Oct 2009, 17:13 (Ref:2566482)

My dad will be running a Rover SD1 at the next round of the Irish rallycross championship i'll put up some pics after the event . . . .

Tincorna · 21 Oct 2009, 23:21 (Ref:2566721)

[QUOTE=CS1;2565178]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunder

I think O Connors car was pretty handy, very cool car. There was a pink one too driven by a lady but I cant rememebr her name!

Jane Pressick

Here you go: taken at Croft late 80's

KA · 23 Oct 2009, 14:32 (Ref:2568015)

[QUOTE=Tincorna;2566721]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CS1

Here you go: taken at Croft late 80's

Thanks- I don't think I ever saw the Jane Pressick car- a pink SD1 isn't the kind of thing you'd forget in a hurry...

I'll dig out some pics of the O'Connor car at Lydden and Brands.

The Dozer · 2 Nov 2009, 12:11 (Ref:2574065)

just a pic from yesterday

rx-guru · 21 Mar 2010, 15:16 (Ref:2657203)

http://www.aktuellmotorsport.se/phot...184516_400.jpg

Jesper OH · 19 Sep 2010, 10:37 (Ref:2761476)

No picture, sorry, but rather a request for one. Does anyone know the identity of a Swedish driver rallycrossing a Ford Mustang 4x4 (3rd generation)? My brother mentioned this car having tried to be raced at Nisseringen, Denmark in about the mid-1990s. On the day the front axel was disconnected making it a two wheel drive only.

Jesper

QuarterRik · 18 Dec 2010, 12:53 (Ref:2805972)

Someone(racer1) on a Belgian forum builds scale models of rallycross cars.

http://www.autoforum.be/showthread.p...48#post4348048

He is currently working on the 1985 Porsche 935 Biturbo 4x4 of Matti Alamäki.
He would like more pictures, and wants to know what color the inside of the car was.
Or even beter had photographs of the interior.
Can anyone help?

QuarterRik · 18 Dec 2010, 13:10 (Ref:2805981)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesper OH

No picture, sorry, but rather a request for one. Does anyone know the identity of a Swedish driver rallycrossing a Ford Mustang 4x4 (3rd generation)? My brother mentioned this car having tried to be raced at Nisseringen, Denmark in about the mid-1990s. On the day the front axel was disconnected making it a two wheel drive only.

Jesper

I thought it was that of Eivind Rosnes but this is apparently a Chevrolet Monza.
And Eivind is a Norwegian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxQ_iYatXs

rx-guru · 18 Dec 2010, 16:23 (Ref:2806031)

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuarterRik

Someone(racer1) on a Belgian forum builds scale models of rallycross cars.

http://www.autoforum.be/showthread.p...48#post4348048

He is currently working on the 1985 Porsche 935 Biturbo 4x4 of Matti Alamäki.
He would like more pictures, and wants to know what color the inside of the car was.
Or even beter had photographs of the interior.
Can anyone help?

I’ve told Dominique already the other day that the inside of the 911 as well as the safety cage were in orange color, the two big air tubes for the turbochargers were yellow.

I guess that the original car was in this factory color: http://img4.motor-klassik.de/Porsche...e7e-232199.jpg

KA · 18 Dec 2010, 18:11 (Ref:2806072)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunder

I think O Connors car was pretty handy, very cool car. There was a pink one too driven by a lady but I cant rememebr her name!

Yep, as I remember, the O'Connor Rover was usually pretty quick

Wayne O'Connor by kevanian, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7502634...n/photostream/

KA · 18 Dec 2010, 19:23 (Ref:2806087)

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuarterRik

I thought it was that of Eivind Rosnes but this is apparently a Chevrolet Monza.
And Eivind is a Norwegian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxQ_iYatXs

Yes, I definitely remember the Monza at Brands that year- a real beast of a car...

Watching the YouTube clip, Murray Walker's commentary described Eivind as 'one-legged'- IIRC he'd been injured in a race or rally shunt years before, and had to drive a car with an automatic gearbox.
As I remember the 'box in the Monza might have had drag racing origins (the commentary refers to it as a 2-speed) and gave the big car pretty spectacular performance off the startline...

Darren Wilcox · 20 Dec 2010, 22:49 (Ref:2806703)

[QUOTE=Tincorna;2566721]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CS1

Here you go: taken at Croft late 80's

Pressick Now Bird (Kelly's mum)

rx-guru · 21 Dec 2010, 10:29 (Ref:2806847)

Pink?

This car was truly pink:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7333248_n.jpg

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