Wasn't motorsport in the 80's nuts!
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Wasn't motorsport in the 80's nuts!
Just sat here thinking (woah there!)
In the 80's you had 1000bhp F1 cars with 1500bhp in qualifying trim, 500bhp Group A touring cars (Cosworths) and 450bhp Group B rally cars!
It's such a shame that the cars are so tame today compared to the cars 20 years ago I'm not just talking in terms of power though, the old cars had H pattern gearboxes, no traction & launch control and they certainly didn't have active differentials.
I'll take my rose tinted glasses off now
In the 80's you had 1000bhp F1 cars with 1500bhp in qualifying trim, 500bhp Group A touring cars (Cosworths) and 450bhp Group B rally cars!
It's such a shame that the cars are so tame today compared to the cars 20 years ago I'm not just talking in terms of power though, the old cars had H pattern gearboxes, no traction & launch control and they certainly didn't have active differentials.
I'll take my rose tinted glasses off now
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That is exactly my point though. Over any lap or stage the newer cars would leave the older more powerful cars but they are much less interesting to watch. I prefer to see a racing driver working at the wheel and as a driver I prefer to work the car. There can't be as much satisfaction in the car doing most of the work for you.
It's a tricky subject but the fact is that the older & rawer cars look more interesting to watch. When was the last time you saw a rally driver in a WRC machine have to use a Scandinavian flick to get the car to turn in?
It's a tricky subject but the fact is that the older & rawer cars look more interesting to watch. When was the last time you saw a rally driver in a WRC machine have to use a Scandinavian flick to get the car to turn in?
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Re: Wasn't motorsport in the 80's nuts!
Originally Posted by Pasty Palmer
In the 80's you had 1000bhp F1 cars with 1500bhp in qualifying trim, 500bhp Group A touring cars (Cosworths) and 450bhp Group B rally cars!
It's such a shame that the cars are so tame today compared to the cars 20 years ago
It's such a shame that the cars are so tame today compared to the cars 20 years ago
On the "History of the Sierra" program the other day they were on about the old Ford F1 cars made 300bhp (iirc). That was phenominal in those days. You get more than that from a standard Evo.
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its the video's of rallys that always shocks me when a car is flying over a hill at 100+mph & hundreds & hundreds of people just jump out the way at the last minuite
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GrpB cars were more like 650 for the top ones.
Old GrpA rules with bigger restrictors made them not that far off 450...
Newer cars do quicker stage times as they go round corners faster, but theyd get the shit kicked out of them on the straights, massivley.
Old GrpA rules with bigger restrictors made them not that far off 450...
Newer cars do quicker stage times as they go round corners faster, but theyd get the shit kicked out of them on the straights, massivley.
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arent they stopping traction control on the F1 cars next year?? that should be fun if they are!! cant beat some of the you tube vids of the grp B rally cars!
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Originally Posted by nilrem
arent they stopping traction control on the F1 cars next year?? that should be fun if they are!! cant beat some of the you tube vids of the grp B rally cars!
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