JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Last night when I was bored I rooted through my room to clear out old things and I stumbled across my 93,94,95, 96, and 97 BTCC VHS video reviews complete with Murray Walker commentary. I have always been fascinated by motorsport and my love of cars stemmed through endless hours of watching my BTCC videos when I was as young as 3 and 4. It got me thinking, we all have our favourite racing cars growing up, so I thought I would ask any motorsport nutters out there on here what was your biggest influence car wise or favourite racing car when growing up? Mine was this: I know the pictures are of the 1997 car, but the 1996 Supertouring 4wd Audi A4 Quattro driven by Bintcliffe and Biela was the one for me. It was the first BTCC season I could fully watch and understand now being 4-5 years old at the time and the silver cars dominated the championship, until in 1997 TOCA slapped big weight penalties on them due to the 4WD presenting a big advantage. I have had a soft spot for them ever since. What was yours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7954 35 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Favorite racing car of my younger days has to be the merc clk gtr.. Still like it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Loved the D2 livery on those! Just a shame that the CLR's for 1999 ended up taking off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 4 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Mansell '86 williams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Orange McLaren Can Am car even had a Tamiya kit of one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Mansell would have definitely won the 86 and the 87 championships with Williams had he had a bit more luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Awesome Nick, those things were beastly! 1 nikndel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twigman 93 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Ferrari 250LM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chillismoke 182 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Okay the first car I really fell in love was the Toyota ST165 Celica GT-Four and its dominance in the WRC Driven by the legend Carlos Sainz in the WRC in 1990-1991 Then it was replaced by the Toyota ST185 Celica GT-Four WRC 1992-1994 Along with the Castrol livery Driven by Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen, Didier Auriol, And finally the Toyota ST205 Celica GT-Four The Castrol-sponsored ST205 Celica GT-Four, introduced in late-1994, was the fantasy machine for the Sega computer-game generation. Although it was disqualified from the World Rally Championship in 1995 following a scandal surrounding turbo air restrictors, the car became one of the most universally loved Japanese competition machines yet seen. If you were a car-kid in the 1990s, you knew all about this turbocharged, bewinged, bug-eyed Celica. This is a great compilation video of the ST165 & ST185, listen to that sound mmmmmm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XblrFPdkwM 1 Polishingpedlar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 ahhhh the ingenious turbo restrictor cheat. Mine were: 1 chillismoke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan7954 35 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Thats not a racing car! Lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Gp5 Lancia Montecarlo..period.Loved it so much I built a replica, which is still out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Have you got any pictures of it Nige? What engine did you use in the replica? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted August 6, 2015 http://zonaforo.meristation.com/topic/1105221/I was using a 2.o Lancia Turbo engine, but it had to be sold before I ever drove it due to a break up... hence why I'm single today!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike-p 116 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Jim Clark's Lotus 49. Oh and the Porsche 917 of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Great question, impossible to choose one for me, by category the following are all remembered fondly: Rallying - Grp B Ford RS200, Grp A Lancia Delta (has to be in Martini colours!) and the first two door Impreza WRCs (1997 to 2000) F1 - Williams FW10 and FW11, Jordan 191, Ferrari 412 (18,000rpm V12 goodness) Sportscars - Grp C Mercedes and Jaguars, Ferrari 333SP and much more recently the Lola Aston (more V12 goodness!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbynog 9 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Audi Quattro or maybe just for plain dumbness - Metro 6R4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
will300 812 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 There is only one race car for me, its got to be the Subaru Impreza WRC 2000. Doing it's thing: 2 chillismoke and DanJ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 S1 Ur-Quattro: 1 chillismoke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 ah the WRC2000. I've love an imprezza P1 Yes I know but I love the Corolla GTI well actually the 4A-GE engine in it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ztox 230 Report post Posted August 8, 2015 I wasn't in to cars as much when I was a kid but the 2 that I remember from growing up are the Castrol sponsored ST202 and Impreza rally cars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Duff 79 Report post Posted August 8, 2015 I always wanted this package Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbynog 9 Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Ah, but which would you prefer ...... ......the Quattro ? or the E ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Duff 79 Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Ah, but which would you prefer ...... ......the Quattro ? or the E ? Couldn't honestly say, I've always loved the E-Type, but Suzi was my first love and will always hold a special place in my heart... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remal 85 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 On my Wall or ones I loved when younger were Jag Xj220 F40 JPS Norton Bike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
