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27 Dec 2013, 18:23 (Ref:3348182)
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Arild Martinsen:Talbot Lotus Turbo 4x4
Looking for some info specifically on the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Turbo 4x4 run by Arild Martinsen in 1985. According to Murray Walker on the video of the European Championship round at Lydden, it was running an Xtrac system just like Uncle Martin's but he does not say anything about the engine. Anyone remember any technical details about this car?
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27 Dec 2013, 18:57 (Ref:3348187)
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I did now know about the Xtrac system.
I am rather amazed if that is the case, but Arild certianly used an Xtrac system on tyhe BMW, so perhaps he simply transferred it over? the engine I suspect was the Lotus unit turbocharged, he used the car for a few years and it was pretty quick. Dagfin Larsen also used a Renault 8 at the same time that was fearsomely quick, that had 4wd and turbo and got into top 10 in some ERC events. |
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27 Dec 2013, 20:43 (Ref:3348197)
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Dagfinn Larsen's car was a four-wheel driven Talbot Rallye 2, no Renault 8.
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28 Dec 2013, 00:20 (Ref:3348220)
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Oh Ed, same sort of thing!
LIke comparing a 2cv to a Dyanne!! Was damn quick though! |
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28 Dec 2013, 09:18 (Ref:3348261)
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Same sort of thing? Try to tell that to Renault 8 and Simca/Talbot Rallye 2 owners.
http://ranwhenparked.net/2010/12/03/...-and-rallye-3/ |
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28 Dec 2013, 10:01 (Ref:3348266)
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was the weird craze in Europe that never caought on here, Simca, Renault, NSU etc etc
They all look the same to me lol! |
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5 Jan 2014, 15:30 (Ref:3350595)
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Any other info on this car?
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9 Feb 2014, 20:56 (Ref:3366178)
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9 Feb 2014, 22:57 (Ref:3366242)
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Mike Endean was Xtrac, not Gartrac.
And it must have been 1986-87 I guess. In 1986 Martinsen still had the Talbot Lotus, in 1987 the BMW M3.
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