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BTCC 1989 Birmingham Race RS500 Days

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Ford Sierra RS500's, BMW E30's, and some other cars ;)

34MB wmv file added on Saturday 1st July 2006 by Aldi

Proper RWD action! That commentator sounds familiar too..?

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volte
04/07/2006 19:09:59 		How cool is that!

It make's today's BTCC look a bit lame - those 80's rear wheel drive cars are all over the place.

I missed out on the Sierra era and got into BTCC from about 1992 onwards, but watching almost standard looking cars going for it still cannot be beat today.

Things went downhill when Alfa decided in usual Italian "diving football style-e" that if they couldn't win fair and square they'd "bend the rules" (think Ferrari and Sh1tmacher) and came up with that huge wing on the 155. Obviously everyone else had to follow, and soon we had a load of cars with more downforce than power and no one could overtake. Alfa won the championship, but as soon as they started to lose again they pulled out.

I've got every video (remember them) and DVD for the BTCC seasons from present and all the way back to 1993, so I'll have to dust some of the early ones off and watch them, but if anyone can point me in the direction of more rear out Sierra action it'll be much appreciated.

Cheers.
Zad
04/07/2006 23:16:30 		www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakp0P86LQE



The last time Tiff Needell reviewed a car and actually attempted to avoid sliding it sideways...

David H
06/08/2006 12:50:45 		Awesome, thanks for that

I was there that day, a wide eyed 10 year old at Halfords corner, great stuff.
Parrot of Doom
06/08/2006 14:31:38 		Volte, do you have by any chance the first Snetterton night race, I think in 1998 or 1999? I have the one sold by Duke but I'm after the original BBC airing with the Bee Gees music?

I was the cameraman getting them down the back straight, would love to see it again.
F.M
06/08/2006 14:34:51 		Excellent season round up among others...

www.rsownersclub.co.uk/video/
nicecupoftea
06/08/2006 15:41:05 		Amazing stuff.

What other cars were running, RS500s, e30 M3s, Mk.2 Golfs, Mk.2 Astras... what else?
aldi
06/08/2006 20:52:43
F.M said:
Excellent season round up among others...

www.rsownersclub.co.uk/video/


Haha, video stealers, wheres the PH credit?
volte
18/08/2006 23:50:04
Parrot of Doom said:
Volte, do you have by any chance the first Snetterton night race, I think in 1998 or 1999? I have the one sold by Duke but I'm after the original BBC airing with the Bee Gees music?

I was the cameraman getting them down the back straight, would love to see it again.


Hi, sorry I've only just seen this post. Didn't get an email for some reason.

I think I've only got the Duke one - I can have a look though, I did tape some.

Not a bad job that. Cameraman - many years ago I was ready to go to Uni and start a Video degree with that career in mind, but I spent too much time arsing around at collegebeer smokin vomit etc and my A level results suffered.

You still do it?

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