Some classic TOCA Pix.

[RICKB]

Just nicked em from rsoc bb.







Cheers. Rick

[Kieron]

Quality pictures!!

Kieron

[wes]

How bad do I want an RS500 now!

[Kieron]

Just noticed the Hilman Imp behind the Alan Mann Escort! What the hell were these running to compete??

Kieron

[2quick4u]

I was passed by an Imp on a track day at Castle Combe once, I was in a Mk1 Mexico, doing 105mph on the final straight, this thing left me for dead, must have been doing at least 130mph!!

As the session ended I was reliably informed by a spectating friend that he was all over the back of a Saff Cossie about to have that as well!!

Astonishing little car.

still wouldn't have one though [img]

[RICKB]

Imps have fantastic little All Alloy engines & rev like mad!!!
but very fragile top end.

[Kieron]

I would like to see one of them go!!!! Sounds mental!

Kieron

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Nics pictures mate [img]

[AndyRS500]

There might be one for sale soon Wes

[RICKB]

Hmmmmm no stoppit!!! my very 1st race car was an imp (blast from the past) we built itup from a bare shell bloody great wide arches filled with 10in wide "Banded" steel wheels
me an mi m8;s were18!!!! used to go grassracing at Low North Camp just outside of Scarborough (62 CAR CLUB)
Eeeeee them were the days??????

[Kieron]

Any pics then Rick?

Kieron

[RICKB]

Sadly m8 All My pics were lost when we moved house a couple of years ago!!!!!! . its a real shame cos i had a fantastic collection of stuff from way back up to very reacent I'M Totally GUTTED All my cars/bikes gone!!! i had a pic of just about Every one. (An that's a LOT) I still live in hope they might turn up one day tho.....

[Kieron]

Fingers crossed!!

Kieron

[Wolfie]

i had a sumbeam stilletto (fastback imp) it had a 1040cc coventry climax engine and 40s bloody funny car made you deaf at 7000 rpm[img]

[RICKB]

Good fun tho eh???. Spesh if ya diddnt fit a De camber kit the wheels would tuck under in a s bend[img] [img] [img] [img] Ouch!!!!!!!

[Ferg]

excellent pic of the radisich's 500, any more 500 touring car pics?

[Willid1]

I know I've posted this before but I rather like it. [img]

David

[Willid1]

Aother picture from the Birmingham SuperPrix. This one in 1989

David

[Willid1]

1990. 500+ bhp and no traction control. Andy Rouse spins up the rear tyres as he tries very hard to get a better grid
position in the last few seconds of qualifying.

David

[FF_Mark]

Can you get any of this old BTCC stuff on Video ?

[Willid1]

It would appear not. Duke video have a list of old videos but nothing of this period.

Duke Video BTTC list

I have some of these races on video recorded from the BBC, but where they are I have no idea as the house is still upside down from moving back in January [img]. All my car stuff has assumed very low prority when it comes to sorting stuff out [img] [img] [img]

David

[Kieron]

[img] [img] That black and white picture of the Rouse Sport 500 sideways just does it for me!

Best I start saving my pennies and byt the year 2525 I will be able to afford one!

[Ferg]

[img] [img] what can i say, excellent.... The black and white pic with the car leaving two black lines as it corners is just pornographic!! [img] [img]

[Ferg]

lol Keiron, I think we're on the same wavelength! [img] [img] [img]

[Kieron]

Hell yeah, but by the looks of your siggy your one step closer to owning one than me! [img] [img]

[Ferg]

[img] we're both as close to owning a working one! [img] [img]

[Kieron]

LOL.. [img]

[Andycos]

Iv'e got a number of videos with these super cossie's inc:
The 19.88 Dunlop RAC B.T.C.Championship..
The 19.89 Esso B.T.C.Championship..
The 19.90 Esso B.T.C.Championship..
One of these has got the Birmingham Super Prix on it, and it is a fantastic race from what i remember.. [img] [img]
All Virgin Video productions via Duke ..
Also worth checking out : 19.85 Donington 500 & Istel T.T...
Which has the very first cosworths versis Supra's and rover Sdi's. [img] And lastly from Duke a great title is the Bathurst series from 19.87 to 19.90 with 500 bhp cars from the likes of Dick Johnson who i believe sold them to Robb Gravetts Trackstar team... [img] [img]

[Willid1]

Glad you two like the Rouse Cossie picture.

I was the one standing there taking it - even more impressive in full colour with 500bhp soundtrack. [img]

It was a good while ago but this is one of my abiding Superprix memories. (Along with John Cleland 2 wheeling his Cavalier round the first corner, but I didn't manage to get any pictures of that).

My PC is dead again at the moment but I will see what else I can find.

David

[Kieron]

That would be great! I would have loved to have been there! Somehow it doesn't quite seem the same nowadays. [img]

[Andycos]

It would be great if you could post up any pictures of the 3 door touring car's David, iv'e got a few from Thruxton but they weren't taken with a telephoto lens hence their a bit on the small side .. [img] [img]

[Andycos]

Heres a few images from the 19.90 BTCC which i captured off the T.V tonight with my new digi camera, i was surprised they came out. The quality isn't brilliant as you can imagine, oh and its the 2 driver relay race from Donington.. [img] [img]

[Wolfie]

alongside the rs500 (no 1 ) the m3 has to be one of the best looking touring cars of all time

[Kieron]

Imagine being stood in the pit lane at Donno and watching that 3dr slide outta there! [img] [img] [img] [img]

[Ferg]

those pics are just how I remember it! tastey, what video is that? [img]

[Andycos]

Its titled : BHP Presents, The 1990 Esso British Touring Car Championship.. [img]

[Ferg]

cool [img] Do you know how many years the 500's were involved in that series?

[Andycos]

I think the 500's lasted from 1987-1990...
I also think iv'e got some early video footage of the first 3 door Cosworth's in 1985 or 86.. [img] [img]

[Andycos]

Andy Rouse and Robb Gravett getting to know each over.. [img] [img]