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Old 27 Nov 2020, 18:48 (Ref:4019153)   #101
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Now there is a name from the past. God those Metros had that drool factor
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Old 22 Aug 2023, 18:33 (Ref:4173683)   #102
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It wasn’t only Minis! The late Peter Baldwin had lots of success in MG Metros in the 80s…
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Old 14 Sep 2023, 15:45 (Ref:4176635)   #103
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Bit of a long shot, my Dad recently passed away and I’m doing a bit of digging. He had a team in the metro turbo challenge. He was the was a director of klaxon and sponsored the enterprise racing team with Dave Loudon and paul Taft. Dave was at his funeral and thanked me for Dad giving him his first paid drive which was cool. I don’t suppose you know if any of the enterprise cars still exist or if anyone has any further info on them? My childhood was following the team round so would be great to find out a bit more
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Old 17 Sep 2023, 08:18 (Ref:4177007)   #104
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This was his Metro after the Silverstone crash, my late brother Steve was one of the first on the scene and thought Chris was a gonna.....had hit his head hard on the steering wheel and later ended up with a metal plate in his forehead I think.
I can't remember if Chris ever raced again, I know he wanted to get back racing in his Mini 7 and he was trying to work out how he could get his doctor to sign him up again for his racing licence, as he had some double vision as a result of the accident. Chris eventually retired to Spain but a few years later he fell ill and Steve and some other drivers paid and organised to get him brought back to the UK for hospital treatment. He died around 2001 or 2002 if memory serves me right?

I've just discovered this thread & loved watching the Metro series, buy boy did those cars fold up in an accident !
The original NCAP testing shows that the basic design was pretty weak & adding a roll cage didn't do much to imptove the situation.

Watch this. http://www.euroncap.com/tests/rover_100_1997/11.aspx ...

Or look it up on youtube if the link does'nt work !

Ouch !!
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Old 22 Dec 2023, 11:10 (Ref:4189644)   #105
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Loved reading this thread about the Metro Challenge, certainly a highlight of my childhood. My good Friend Tina Cooper raced Metro Turbos in 89 I think, does anyone recall or have any pictures ?
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Old 24 Dec 2023, 17:34 (Ref:4189789)   #106
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Ouch !!
As you say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGgRUkrnng The commercial already showed a crash test (Nigel Mansell at wheel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL14nqc6vO8
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