Cleland and Brabam in BTCC 1997 ?

Opelmad · 31 Dec 2001, 19:13 (Ref:192080)

Hi,

i'm a Opel/Vauxhall collector for The Netherlands.

Now i have found some information about the BTTC year 1997, but sofar i know J. Cleland and D. Warwick driving the Triple 8 cars but i found on the site from Competition information that also Brabham was in the BTCC of 1997 is that true, if not where was Brabham in that time ?

My thanks.
Andre -www.opel.wint.nl

**touringlegend** · 31 Dec 2001, 20:15 (Ref:192093)

Welcome to forum Opelmad.

My knowledge on the BTCC is limited for 1997, Brabham may well have been on the entry list, but the first and last time I know that he competed in the BTCC was in 1995 with the works BMW Team. Sorry I do not know what he was competing in at that time.

Could you tell us the site where you got this information from?

Radisichrox · 31 Dec 2001, 20:19 (Ref:192095)

I've studied the 1997 review video (It's all i've got in terms of the BTCC) and I am pretty sure that David Brabham didn't drive then.

Opelmad · 31 Dec 2001, 21:42 (Ref:192110)

Hi,

I found this information on a the site of the scalemodel company
Competition43.

This people has that model for sale !

It's called
Competition 43 C059 Opel Vectra Masterfit Cleland/Brabham.

see here http://www.competition43.de/listem.htm

Thanks for you're fast answers.

Sorry for my bad English but i try :-)
:-)

Gr André,
and a very good 2002 for you and in the BTCC for Vauxhall !!

redshoes · 31 Dec 2001, 21:59 (Ref:192113)

1997 was Cleland and Warwick. David Brabham drove a BMW in 1995 but definately wasn't in the series in 1997 and to my knowledge has never raced a Vectra.

Takuma · 1 Jan 2002, 00:24 (Ref:192128)

I think David was driving for Panoz in 1997.

**touringlegend** · 1 Jan 2002, 00:55 (Ref:192134)

Looks like they got mixed up with Warwick/Brabham! D'oh!

Radisichrox · 1 Jan 2002, 02:46 (Ref:192158)

Maybe Brabham and Cleland drove a race together at Bathurst, or they shared a car in the Tourist Trophy.

By the way why was it called the Tourist Trophy?

**touringlegend** · 1 Jan 2002, 11:47 (Ref:192197)

I'm 99% sure Cleland and James Kaye drove at Bathurst once, beats me to whether it was '97 or '98.

Opelmad · 1 Jan 2002, 12:09 (Ref:192203)

Yes you right.

In 1997 there was a
Vauxhall Vectra Cleland/Kaye
Vauxhall Vectra Warwick/Brock

In 1998;
Vauxhall Vectra Cleland/Warwick

I have the models form that car.

Now there's coming up a new thing in my head.

I will make a new topic of that :-)

Gr Opelmad

Radisichrox · 1 Jan 2002, 16:35 (Ref:192280)

That's a pretty cool website. I like some of those models. Especially the older BMWs from the BTCC.

StuiE · 12 Jan 2002, 09:14 (Ref:197463)

brabham didnt race in 1997

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