capri-rs

where there any?
if so does anyone have some piccs?

cheers

AGAR-COSWORTH

There were some, infact mayby only one which competed in the 1991-1992 BTCC season, just after Group A was banned. They used NA engines (YB's i think) in order to conform with the new regs, and were not very succesful at all.

HTH

Cheers,

Agar

dovboy

shell graphics i think.yello /red

mechanic28

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was the sapp actually any good at anything ?

kev 3dr

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Think Rob Gravett drove one and the other was Andy Middlehurst

kev 3dr

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Think it just weighed to much and lack of development as the majority of its competitors where works car or works developed cars !!!

sabres74

After winning the 1990 BTCC Championship in a RS500, Rob Gravett competed less successfully in his Trackstar Sapphire finishing 11th with 28 points in the 1991 BTCC Championship

mechanic28

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this is why the sapp will never be looked at the same level as 3 doors/500 and the escos's and and such will never be as valued because they have no racing/rallying pedigree

sabres74

Not quite true as they competed in many European rallies with ceditable results.

capri-rs

was just thinking of a doing my new sapph like a replica of something.
have the bastos,carglass,mobil 1?
just wondering what other options i have

PAUL S

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BBR ran one as well using a 4x4 drive train

J1mbo

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cracking taxi's i hear

mechanic28

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very true!i earned a fortune new years eve

Rax

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good for bank robbers and joyriders too

PAUL S

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here are some pics of the trakstar saff being built, and a shot of the n/a engine on its way back from mountune with a fresh 500 unit in the van as well

TurboShed

Given there were about 5 times as many Sapphire Cossies made than 3doors, and about 2 times as many Sapphires vs EsCos, not entirely surprising the Sapp costs less. Supply and demand or something.

mechanic28

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as long as they did not break

Mad Matt

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When you see how successful has the escort been, and when you know most of it came from the sapphire, well, just imagine with few more years and development what it would have become ! Actually the sapphire has been very successful in national rallies, more in group N than group A class, but still won few national championships ! I have the list somewhere, will find it and post it there, to give some credits to that old lady !

mechanic28

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very true mate!but i bet they are just as many if not fewer top condition too very good condition sapps out there compared to 3 doors and escos's !

Miller 3

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This is what i want to do to mine

Ginge !

they where great for ram raids too

Glenn_

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I love saffs them photos are cool.Does ant one have any photos of them competing in rallying or touring cars.

philram

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There were plenty of 'production saloon' racers but these are the only touring cars i know of..

trakstar..









BBR..

simonc

Were the trackstar & BBR ones 4x4's ?

pa_sjo

Wow that BBR car is laery! I wonder if he had a matching shell suit

philram

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i think they were rwd. heres a pick of the trakstar box..

Charlie Chalk

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That Brodie one looks mint in that scheme!


Good for impressing teenagers down at the Ace Cafe

kev 3dr

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Didnt the Brodie car get turned into a road with a ex RS500 motor in it ??
Im sure Andy Middlehurst had a Saph think it was in silver for a few races too ??

PAUL S

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the BBR one was converted back to 2wd and thunder salooned in the end, they did though build a few wild road cars, the green one ended up in Malaysia

josenovo

[QUOTE=philram;3848373]There were plenty of 'production saloon' racers but these are the only touring cars i know of..

trakstar..









I think it´s the same car. If true, this Sapphire Cosworth runned in my place (Circuit Vila do Conde, Portugal) during the year 1994. The car was drived by Carlos Rodrigues.

kev 3dr

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Just remember a really old Performance ford or fast ford article with a BBR saph road car on those same wheels ???

Glenn_

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Wow they arte mint pics

philram

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nice pic, have you got anymore..

if its the same car its been converted to lhd..

Miller 3

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I was going to say that lol

philram

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the 'mogul'.. i've got a vhs somewere of it being test drivern by keith huewen.

BRAMMER

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One of my favourite all time vids, love the way the Sapphire powers through the bends

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KbNFrdXUJhk

stephenbatey

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Fking ace that mate

dldrs

hi. i live in spain near portugal i meet carlos rodrigues . he has one rob gravett traxtar car , other suplent body and more traxtar parts but the car is in bud conditions , the engine made by willcox not montune[IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Enrique/Escritorio/traxtar[/IMG]

BRAMMER

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Chris Hodgett's used the Rouse sport gemini/spax sponsored Sapphire in the second to last race of the 1990 BTCC season

Loads of information about touring car's here
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102043

dldrs

hi. this car use 6 speed manual h gearbosx . what gearbox use??? is possible xtrac,hewland???