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What a great race (and thank goodness Gravett didn't win it!).
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8 Jan 2014, 15:56 (Ref:3351675) | #52 | |
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I sound like an old fart, but those were the days!
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There are some 1992 TOCA Shoot-out images here: http://www.touringcarimages.com/p730860621
And World cup images here: http://www.touringcarimages.com/f459535898 |
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What was the TOCA shoutout?
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11 Jan 2014, 20:11 (Ref:3352894) | #56 | |
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Great to see that SuperTourers again....but getting sad about, what nice motorsport they creatured...and teared down without a good reason!!!!!
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Well, there were good reasons to put SuperTouring down. Group A in 88 and Group C in 91 however are prime examples of putting a good set of regulations down for no good reason, other then them being too good (We blame Bernie for both!).
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Groupe A was good, but you could start with turbocharged Sierra Cosworth against normal aspirated BMW M3, equaled through weight... |
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We've all been round the loop a few times re Group A. That category would have gone on a lot longer if the FIA had stuck to the minimum mass produced build rule and hadn't permitted limited run homologation specials. Whilst the Sierra, M3 and R32 were great racing cars and spectacle their superiority swiftly led to the demise of Group A as manufacturers were forced to spend silly money to build something not in their mainstream model plans in order to win. So they didn't and it died! Manufacturers generally liked the option of being able to run and promote different sizes of car and engine sizes in Group A as much as they liked the obvious direct comparisons in super touring. That's why we often saw more than one type of Ford, AR, Toyota etc Each type had pro's and cons really. |
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