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The Worst Sportscar Effort?
Following the thread on virtuoso efforts in Sportscar racing, let's turn it on its head and recall worst bits of driving or biggest let downs you may have seen in person, on TV or video.
For me its Derek Warwick at the start of Jerez in 86. Truly dreadful - and it cost him the WSPC drivers' title that year. The Merc effort at Le Mans in 98 was a massive let down too, but nothing can beat Delboy's single-handed obliteration of the 3 car Jag team at the first corner at Jerez. |
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The two Alpine-Renault A442 out together in the first lap at their first race in 1976...and first winning for the Porsche 936.
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The Mercs in 99. Phenomenally appalling for such a major manufacturer to fail in such a fashion - and after miserable failure the year before as well.
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Ford C100. It was going to conquer the world, and considering the amount of money, top-level corporate politics and different engineering programmes that went into the C100 effort, it damn well ought to have done.
As it was, the entire thing was a chaotic muddle from beginning to end - Stuart Turner did exactly the right thing killing it off as soon as he took over motorsport at Ford again. |
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I was most agrieved by Uwe Alzen knocking Brabham's (I think) Panoz off the road at Silverstone 98... hardly the worst driving ever but I have borne a grudge since - I don't think a Panoz had led on the road prior to then!
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can someone enlighten me about the two alpine renaults out on the first lap in 1976? Did they crash each other out or was it just horrible coincidence?
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Mercedes 98-99
Biela's fuel shortage Andretti's mistake in 1995 ... all at LM. |
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The recent string of WR entries?
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BMW at Le Mans in 1998, both car's where out in under 4 hours.
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I hate to say it, but Toyota's Le Mans efforts in 1998 and 1999; big money, big names, fast car - but nothing to show for it. NISMO didn't do much better in 1997/98.
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What about Nissan in 1990.
A 6 or 7 car entry, but internal politics between the US and UK teams led to all sorts of problems. |
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Bearing ming the fanfare that accompanied their appearance in 1991, how about Peugeot. One car out after two hours, and the other after less than six. Did a bit better over the next couple of years though!
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It was either at Le Mans or at the Spa 24 Hours that Rosberg told his team that he wasn't prepared to drive at night.
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Ah yes Keke Rosberg, the Gentleman of Racing.
There were a few projects that went wrong toward the end of Gp.C/GTP - Brun, Konrad, the Mazda 972 or 792 or whatever its name was , the Judd-engined TWR-Mazda was a bit of a failure as well; BRM, Allard,.. Although hardly the biggest failure by any stretch, the Lancia LC2 did not do so well considering the company's investment, and certainly not compared to its predecessor, the Beta Montecarlo. |
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A few of these have already been mentioned...
The WRs - mobile chicanes as Jame Hunt would say The Cadillacs - although the final version looked the business The geriatric Del Bello (?) Reynard winning LMP2 at LM in 2002(?) The Morgan at LM - 50s throwback (and that's being generous!)? No thanks. |
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