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Originally Posted by JABWOA
Did they have a factory presence in the STCC? Or just private built cars ala Erebus?
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Was always a Volvo Australia backed effort with the cars prepared by George Shepherd. Ex TWR BTCC cars were sourced, Tony Scott raced a 850 wagon in 95, Brock an 850 sedan in 96, and Jim Richards an 850 in 97 and S40 in 98 and 99.
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Originally Posted by db120176
I have recollection that there was turmoil worldwide for their motorsports division (could have been cheating in the ETCC?), not just locally (Shepherd vs Francevic).
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Recall that it was a global withdrawal as a result of FISA changing the turbo equaliation formula which would have increased its weight.