Tommy Rustad

pink69 · 23 Feb 2005, 04:18 (Ref:1233069)

BTCC 1998

I was just looking at the Redshoes racing websites archieved pictures of the BTCC when I noticed something odd. Theres a picture of Tommy Rustad driving a Renault Laguna with Nescafe sponsorship, the same as the works cars. Is this just coincidence or did Rustad actuall drive for the works team at any point??

kmchow · 23 Feb 2005, 05:42 (Ref:1233102)

After DC Cook wrapped up the Indepedents championship, DC Cook released him to race for the Works team. DC Cook then had his daughter take over and do the remaining races in the Laguna.

BSchneiderFan · 23 Feb 2005, 10:03 (Ref:1233290)

It was a third works Laguna, though, wasn't it?

BootsOntheSide · 23 Feb 2005, 11:39 (Ref:1233417)

Yea, alongside Plato and Menu, although I don't think he actually did much, which cost him a small cahnce of joining the works team for the next year.

BSchneiderFan · 23 Feb 2005, 11:53 (Ref:1233437)

Yes, so many names were mentioned for the second Laguna in 1999, even, at one point, Johnny Cecotto (which would have been great). Yet they went for Boullion. Odd, really.

Neil Adams · 23 Feb 2005, 13:08 (Ref:1233474)

i understood it was a prize for winning the independents championship, to drive a third works laguna in the final rounds of the championship, he actually got past menu at one point

redshoes · 23 Feb 2005, 13:46 (Ref:1233493)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmchow

After DC Cook wrapped up the Indepedents championship, DC Cook released him to race for the Works team. DC Cook then had his daughter take over and do the remaining races in the Laguna.

Slight correct to that. Paula Cook drove the team's Honda Accord not the Laguna.

It was only for the last meeting of the year at Silverstone.

BootsOntheSide · 23 Feb 2005, 13:56 (Ref:1233501)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Adams

i understood it was a prize for winning the independents championship, to drive a third works laguna in the final rounds of the championship, he actually got past menu at one point

Not so much a 'prize' as a reward - nothing was planned in advance, and he mainly got it because he'd been driving a Renault all season, and had the title sealed before the final round.

**FIRE** · 23 Feb 2005, 16:44 (Ref:1233674)

What happened with the DC Cook team?

Jimeth · 23 Feb 2005, 17:14 (Ref:1233706)

if i remember rightly he overtook Menu (and then nearly lost it in the process) and Menu didn't take too kindly to it! Then he had a big battle with Derek Warwick and got spun round at Becketts. It's on the 98 review vid. Excellent race.

redshoes · 23 Feb 2005, 17:56 (Ref:1233729)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIRE

What happened with the DC Cook team?

The DC Cook chain of car dealerships went bust a few years later and took the race team with it.

kmchow · 24 Feb 2005, 02:34 (Ref:1234055)

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshoes

The DC Cook chain of car dealerships went bust a few years later and took the race team with it.

I hope it wasn't because of his ST involvement that cost him the family business? That would be very sad...

**Stephen Green** · 24 Feb 2005, 09:41 (Ref:1234246)

I believe this was a part of the reason for collapse

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