[attachment=594:attachment]Porsche 917 hands down!
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Wich Is Best Non F1 Racing Car Ever?
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 01:56 PM
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 02:02 PM
This is really difficult! How about Ferrari 250GTO? Or Lola T70? There are so many, I must think about this.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 02:11 PM
monza gorilla, on Sep 15 2006, 11:02 AM, said:
This is really difficult! How about Ferrari 250GTO? Or Lola T70? There are so many, I must think about this.
Of course there were many. "La Regina" Lancia Stratos!! What a car!! Someday IŽll buy one (but first IŽve carefuly choose the bank for the robbery!) Or the Lancia Fulvia. The Alfa Sp33 of the '70. Or the Mercedes W196 "Silver Arrow"
But no car dominate in so many different races and categories both sides of the Atlantic like the 917.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 02:15 PM
I agree the 917 was the most successful. But I think others were more beautiful to look at.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 06:18 PM
For my best pick, it would be the Ford GT40:
Amon and McLaren at LeMans....I wish I could have seen it.....
1961 Aston Martin DB4:
Amon and McLaren at LeMans....I wish I could have seen it.....
1961 Aston Martin DB4:
Edited by Autumnpuma, 15 September 2006 - 06:50 PM.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 06:55 PM
OOH, Great thread!
This should bring some forgotten cars back to life.
The GT40 is cool
I have also to mention the Audi Quattro rally car, totally crazy! I can hear it now SNARRRP!!
This should bring some forgotten cars back to life.
The GT40 is cool
I have also to mention the Audi Quattro rally car, totally crazy! I can hear it now SNARRRP!!
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 07:57 PM
c21, on Sep 15 2006, 01:55 PM, said:
OOH, Great thread!
This should bring some forgotten cars back to life.
The GT40 is cool
I have also to mention the Audi Quattro rally car, totally crazy! I can hear it now SNARRRP!!
This should bring some forgotten cars back to life.
The GT40 is cool
I have also to mention the Audi Quattro rally car, totally crazy! I can hear it now SNARRRP!!
I know some of you will all laugh out loud but I have to say it....The Triumph Spitfire won it's class in SCCA several years in a row and it still wins at the run offs in the H production class.
Additionally most of you could probably afford to go out and buy one and restore it for less that half the cost of a new car!!!
I also love the old Jaguar D type but who can afford 1.5 million US for a toy!!
ok you can start laughin now!
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 08:00 PM
spitfire, on Sep 15 2006, 12:57 PM, said:
I know some of you will all laugh out loud but I have to say it....The Triumph Spitfire won it's class in SCCA several years in a row and it still wins at the run offs in the H production class.
Additionally most of you could probably afford to go out and buy one and restore it for less that half the cost of a new car!!!
Additionally most of you could probably afford to go out and buy one and restore it for less that half the cost of a new car!!!
I was tempted a few years back by a nice white spitfire....(I was at a scottish festival...which may sound pretty odd to our british friends...I mean, it's not like you brits have an american festival, eh?).
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 08:00 PM
Not at all. The Sh#tfire is an old favourite of mine. But I'd prefer a GT6. (Mk2 with rotoflex)
Edited by monza gorilla, 15 September 2006 - 08:00 PM.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 08:11 PM
monza gorilla, on Sep 15 2006, 03:00 PM, said:
Not at all. The Sh#tfire is an old favourite of mine. But I'd prefer a GT6. (Mk2 with rotoflex)
I like the GT6 too! Some call it the poor mans Etype.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 09:16 PM
Where to start, the Nissan GTP cars of the late 80's, the McLaren Can-Am cars, the 71 or 72 Penske McLaren USAC Indy cars (the sunoco specials) driven by Donahue and Revson.......... more later.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 10:12 PM
pumpdoc, on Sep 15 2006, 02:16 PM, said:
Where to start, the Nissan GTP cars of the late 80's, the McLaren Can-Am cars, the 71 or 72 Penske McLaren USAC Indy cars (the sunoco specials) driven by Donahue and Revson.......... more later.
That's a series I'd like back again. I was too young for it during it's glory day...
Edited by Autumnpuma, 15 September 2006 - 10:13 PM.
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"Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals."
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The only true sports are motor racing and mountain climbing; everything else is just a game.
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Give me a roof over my head, some food to eat and a fast car. That's all I need.
That's all I'll ever need.
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"Gilles was the last great driver. The rest of us are just a bunch of good professionals."
----Alain Prost
The only true sports are motor racing and mountain climbing; everything else is just a game.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 11:49 PM
pumpdoc, on Sep 15 2006, 06:16 PM, said:
Where to start, the Nissan GTP cars of the late 80's, the McLaren Can-Am cars, the 71 or 72 Penske McLaren USAC Indy cars (the sunoco specials) driven by Donahue and Revson.......... more later.
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Posted 16 September 2006 - 03:14 AM
Argento, on Sep 15 2006, 04:49 PM, said:
Those McLaren CanAm were beatifuls (mainly the M20 of 1972) and won many races and championships but since the 1972 season they were beaten in a row by the 917/30 and its 1100CV!!!
......and it killed the series
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 12:30 PM
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 02:44 PM
^^^^Lovely car, glad you brought that one up, it gave me wood back then and still does 
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Posted 17 September 2006 - 07:23 PM
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:04 PM
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 02:54 PM
Great topic, I'm surprised its never been asked before! I'm far from being a racing car expert but I would agree with whoever said audi quattro rally car, as it redefined rally cars and for its time was incredible
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 03:11 PM
Well as for my nominated car... The Mclaren F1 GTR!
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