Should TOCA encourage overseas entries in 2000-01 ASTC? - Page 2

D.R.T. · 12 Jul 2001, 06:53 (Ref:115992)

Pples, does any know how much Volvo spent on the brilliant super tourers in 99. So you guys gonna get out to some races this year, do yourself a favour and get out and see one.
Later dudes

Crash Test · 13 Jul 2001, 04:39 (Ref:116421)

Back in 1998, the price for the second seat in the Volvo team (most of the way through the season mind you) was going for $300,000.

racer69 · 16 Jul 2001, 12:14 (Ref:117718)

Didn't think that Volvo had a second S40 in Australia in 1998, i know there was talk Richo Snr and Jnr would be teamates, but i thought Volvo Australia could only get one S40.

On that, what happened to the two 850s raced in the last 97 round of the ASTC by Richards and Tony Scott.

Crash Test · 17 Jul 2001, 11:16 (Ref:118233)

Put it this way, if someone paid for the second Volvo to be here in 98, then a seocnd Volvo would have been here in 98

kmchow · 17 Jul 2001, 15:40 (Ref:118366)

Didn't Volvo have a 2 car team in '99? I recall they dumped the 2nd driver mid way through the season and replaced him with a veteran ASTC driver? Mark Adderton was it?

Crash Test · 17 Jul 2001, 22:56 (Ref:118564)

Volvo brought out Rickard Rydell's car for 98 Bathurst, and promptly won the race. That became Richard's race car in 99, while Mark Williamson raced the old car (I think it was the Volvo Oz 98 car, but it was crashed very heavily by Tim Harvey at Bathurst....) until he ran out of money. Adderton then took over, but he didn't have enough pace. They them put Cameron McLean in the car for the decider, but Cameron was spun at the first corner of the first lap, but fought back to be right in the fight by the finish. Then McLean/Richards teamed up at Bathurst 99, and of course McLean didn't get a drive....

racer69 · 18 Jul 2001, 05:17 (Ref:118651)

Did McLean still get credited with 2nd place in the last great race

D.R.T. · 18 Jul 2001, 05:41 (Ref:118657)

I believe so, Cam drove in the Practice and you can remember him and Morris came together over skyline , and remember 2litre's go faster over the top than V8's. Volvo was agreat team and is one of the biggest loses to Australian Motorsport since Bob Tweedie pulled the pin on his Vauxhill Cavalia operation at the end of 98. Bathurst 99 had some of the best commentry though, do you remember Brock bagging out on Jones for not running and then wanting to run the quattro, if only we had these times all over again.

Crash Test · 18 Jul 2001, 07:57 (Ref:118692)

Hmm...I don't think the race that ran less than 400km can be called the 'Great Race'..

racer69 · 19 Jul 2001, 10:58 (Ref:119141)

The race was exciting though, length doesn't matter

Crash Test · 19 Jul 2001, 23:45 (Ref:119443)

Hmm, I think the main intrigue was to do with whether or not Richards would pit to let McLean in. There were only 2 cars in the race, and the pace car spent a lot of time on the track

D.R.T. · 20 Jul 2001, 08:15 (Ref:119539)

How many cars could have won the race in 98 after Murphy/ ingall crashed out, the racing was great though ,the best "Great Race" ever. And the 99 race was great also , good racing all over the field, i remeber 6 through to 10 were going at it hammer and tongs, Porter, Searle , McGill, Loyd and the lancer, it was great.

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