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Old 30-10-2011, 09:04 AM
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Default Best Cars from Motorsport...

After the best drivers cars thread, no surprise the top picks are almost lifted straight from motorsport...

So what's everyone's ONE favourite car from any given motorsport? nothing too obscure though

F1, GT/Le Mans, WSC (World Sportscar Champs), WRC, WTCC, BTCC, DTM, JTCC/JGTC (Jap), ATCC (Aus), MotoX, D1 Drifting etc.

Mine are:

F1: McLaren Mp4/4



GT: McLaren F1 GT-R



WSC: Porsche 956



WRC: Metro 6R4



BTCC: Sierra RS500



DTM: Mercedes CLK GTR



JGTC: Takata Honda NSX


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If I could have any car from the history of motorsport ever it would be this one:



Paddy Hopkirks multiple event winning mini cooper S, pictured above winning the 1964 monte carlo rally, and I do not mean just winning its diminutive CC class but winning the entire event overall.
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Mine would be the focus Rs... That Colin mcrea had.
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my favourite driven by the legend that is jean ragnotti

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Originally Posted by bluntys1rsturbo
my favourite driven by the legend that is jean ragnotti

He is a fucking legend

Great car too, good choice
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bluntys1rsturbo great shout... seen him doing parade laps in rally Renaults, went to Silverstone last year for their world series. Dude's still got it! lol
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Originally Posted by Ad4m RST
bluntys1rsturbo great shout... seen him doing parade laps in rally Renaults, went to Silverstone last year for their world series. Dude's still got it! lol
It's amazing how good he is.
Love this vid of him driving a FWD car more sideways than most of us could manage in a RWD one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okj8aHcn_Yw
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^^^^.. fuck me now that what you call pushing a FWD.
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Originally Posted by rsmat
^^^^.. fuck me now that what you call pushing a FWD.
He's one of the reasons I always wanted a mk1 clio

Now I have one, I can say with absolutely certainty I dont have the talent to drive it properly like that anyway
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Originally Posted by Chip
It's amazing how good he is.
Love this vid of him driving a FWD car more sideways than most of us could manage in a RWD one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okj8aHcn_Yw
Not seen that vid in ages!

I'd always show it to mates who cussed out RST's for being FWD shit handlers that could never drift, why I picked a rally driver in a Clio fuck knows
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feeling the love for the car and driver i chose glad you guys agree and chip your certainly right about how he drives a fwd car its unreal and i never get bored of watching his vids iv also seen him do his parade laps on a few occasions i was hoping he would of been at the cholmondeley pageant of power this year but it was not to be
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MENTAL! what a driver
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that is some brutal driving love it
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My childhood racing hero and childhood favourite ever car. Will have on exactly like this one day.

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Originally Posted by pani_k
My childhood racing hero and childhood favourite ever car. Will have on exactly like this one day.

For the love of god, if you do, don't put the stickers on it!
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When I say exactly, I mean that version of STi...not a stickered up rally rep
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one of my favourites is colin mcrae's old 3dr. its gorgeous. love the rally aston martin db9's aswell
Old 30-10-2011, 03:33 PM
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Got to be the mk2 escort roger clark and ari vatenen and 2nd metro 6r4 and 3rd lancia delta s4 what a beast.
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Originally Posted by CrOwSoN15
For the love of god, if you do, don't put the stickers on it!
I thought subapoos came like this frombthe factory cause every fooker i see has the stickers on lol.
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Originally Posted by pani_k
When I say exactly, I mean that version of STi...not a stickered up rally rep
Thats a 22b shell isnt it?
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as always mk2 escort roger clark
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If i had the chance and experience to handle it would have to be the S1 at full chat



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the FW15c. supposedly the most advanced f1 car ever.
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This has always floated my boat altho I usually arent that fond of Capris

http://racing65.com/history.html ( its thed 1.4 turbo one I like - 390+ bhp )


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Originally Posted by pani_k
My childhood racing hero and childhood favourite ever car. Will have on exactly like this one day.

That's definitely the best looking of the Impreza rally cars, I'd love one of the wide arch 22B type shells

Hard questions this.

Best touring car is the RS500 for me, though the super touring era was a great time too, as they're the touring cars I grew up with really.

Rally car; for me it would be the Escort Maxi kit car. Certainly not the best, or most successful, rally car ever, as it was never really used to its full potential thanks to Ford and their bean counting, but it was truly something special to me. Along with the Escort Cosworth, it's the last great rally car Ford made in my eyes. The final Gwyndaf Evans works car would do me, P2 FMC, put back to its original works spec. Just need to find the money to persuade the owner to sell it

Le Mans style/GT car would be the McLaren F1 without doubt.

Don't really have a favourite F1 car I must say!
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I love the Ferrari 512 for it's stunning looks:


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Ferrari F430 Race Car.. Just looks stunning!

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Pretty sure above Subaru is the 22b. That or an STi v6 I'd love to own.
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and of course the Martini Delta

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Originally Posted by Sonic Boom
I love the Ferrari 512 for it's stunning looks:


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there is one of them sat in the window of Owens ferrari, not far from Harrods in London. looks crazy sat in a shop window, next to a 458! lol
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Originally Posted by pee vee
there is one of them sat in the window of Owens ferrari, not far from Harrods in London. looks crazy sat in a shop window, next to a 458! lol
I know of that one my mate Luke was working on the AC right above it and was told he'd be in a lot of trouble if he dropped any tools on it

I think he took a photo of it i'll just check his Facebook.

Yep here it is:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...6425799&type=3
He works in alot of expensive car show rooms as you can tell from the album

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMvrh...tailpage#t=35s
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im suprised no one has put the rs200
but the best car in motor sport has to be the saloon car championship mini's they used to beat the mk1 escorts and all other more powerful cars than the little mini what a brilliant car they were
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For me its the Volvo 850 Estate touring car that was...from what i beleive...entered by mistake to the touring car seasons, as it was ment to be the saloon.....lol

To see an Estate competing and doing VERY well in the mid 90's was superb...............

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Mclaren MP4/4 Ferrari sharknose, Ferrari 312t2 driven by nikki lauda, lotus 78/79,willams FW 16-18 ? the one mansell had and the one hill drove Ill pass on Senna's car thanks.
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Originally Posted by Chaz888
willams FW 16-18 ? the one mansell had and the one hill drove Ill pass on Senna's car thanks.

fw 14 and fw15. the cannon sega car. Ive put above
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The volvo 850 estate was a great car. My sister had a t5 and fuck it was quick.
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BTCC - Rouse Kaliber RS500. remember seeing it at Birmingham superprix when i was 4, fav car ever since. the noise of these thing at full chat down the straights was just epic.


Group B - 205 T16 EVOII


WTC - M3 EVOII


F1 - 87 Williams Honda Turbo


GP500 - Schwantz Pepsi RGV500


WRC - Kankunen Valvoline WRC Escos


ATCC - Johnson Shell RS500

theres loads more but there the ones that pop to mind

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Originally Posted by pee vee
fw 14 and fw15. the cannon sega car. Ive put above
Ah yer thanks dude do you remember the rothmans car ? seen it down beuli what model was that do you know ?
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Originally Posted by pee vee
the FW15c. supposedly the most advanced f1 car ever.

was that the one with the self leveling suspension? the one that mansell took his championship with in 92?


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