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The 2018 F1 Thread

Picture of the new Formula E car. Apart from the revolting halo it looks the nuts, just like the cars I drew as a kid in my school exercise books.

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Just a quick heads up. I've just received an email from Sky's Now TV. They've an offer of the whole F1 season, including practice, for £150. Usually £340 ish.

I'm not interested, but it might interest some.
 
Circuits? Softies!

I spent most of the 80s stood at the edge of forest tracks while seemingly out of control rally cars belted past, sometimes only a few inches away. What a buzz.

I haven't been to a forest rally since the 1990 RAC, so I bet that little joy in life has been taken away too.

It was great when the RAC Rally ran from York & finished in Wales. That format gave you plenty of options to pick a special stage to watch the cars belt past. 84 for the Group B monsters in Trenthan Gardens was the first for me. What an absolute blast that was.
 
It was great when the RAC Rally ran from York & finished in Wales. That format gave you plenty of options to pick a special stage to watch the cars belt past. 84 for the Group B monsters in Trenthan Gardens was the first for me. What an absolute blast that was.

Funnily enough, '84 was my first RAC, at Donington.... waiting for Tony Pond in the Rover Vitesse :(
 
Funnily enough, '84 was my first RAC, at Donington.... waiting for Tony Pond in the Rover Vitesse :(

There was a good mix of the older RWD (Mantas, Escorts etc) and the 4WD Group B back then. The speed difference of the top cars & drivers was really obvious. Can still remember wondering when the first car
Funnily enough, '84 was my first RAC, at Donington.... waiting for Tony Pond in the Rover Vitesse :(

What year did he get into the 6R4?

http://www.6r4.net/site/6r4-history/tony-pond-on-the-6r4
 
There was a good mix of the older RWD (Mantas, Escorts etc) and the 4WD Group B back then. The speed difference of the top cars & drivers was really obvious. Can still remember wondering when the first car


What year did he get into the 6R4?

http://www.6r4.net/site/6r4-history/tony-pond-on-the-6r4

I'll try to reply from memory. 1985 was the 6R4's first RAC, but it had been used from some time in '84. It started with a V6 donk made from a butchered Rover V8. In the '85 RAC Pond had an almighty battle with the Delta S4s. Sweet chocolate Jesus were those things fast!

ETA: My first rally sighting of the 6R4 was Pond driving it in the '85 Lindisfarne rally. This was also the very first rally for the RS200, driven by Wilson. The RS200 won, but I think that was due to Pond incurring penalties at some point.

Interesting link above, thanks.
 
3 of us were on a rally driving course near Silverstone with the Bill Gywnne Rally School, using an ex Boreham Escort. There was a howl coming from nearby so we had a look over the fence and saw the first 6R4 being tested by Pond, sometime before it was announced.
We nearly bought one of the road going 6R4's when they were flogging them off cheap. £12K IIRC but common sense stopped it at the last minute.
 
We nearly bought one of the road going 6R4's when they were flogging them off cheap. £12K IIRC but common sense stopped it at the last minute.

A friend nearly bought one, with a spare shell, for £16k in 1986 or 1987. Funny looking back. If anyone bought one of those and stored it, it'd be worth, at a guess. £150k to £250k.
 
A friend nearly bought one, with a spare shell, for £16k in 1986 or 1987. Funny looking back. If anyone bought one of those and stored it, it'd be worth, at a guess. £150k to £250k.
Don't remind me...:)
If I had also kept the SWB Quattro and the original 60's TVR Tuscan V8 then I would be a happy bunny:(
 
I'll try to reply from memory. 1985 was the 6R4's first RAC, but it had been used from some time in '84. It started with a V6 donk made from a butchered Rover V8. In the '85 RAC Pond had an almighty battle with the Delta S4s. Sweet chocolate Jesus were those things fast!

ETA: My first rally sighting of the 6R4 was Pond driving it in the '85 Lindisfarne rally. This was also the very first rally for the RS200, driven by Wilson. The RS200 won, but I think that was due to Pond incurring penalties at some point.

Interesting link above, thanks.

Thinking about it now, I think it must’ve been 85 when I first went as I know the 6R4 was used. Wish I’d kept my Rally Programme now!
 
You got rid of a SWB Quattro? :eek:
Yep. I had 4 Quattros between 1984 and 1989. Hindsight is a wonderful thing:(
Crazy days when we changed company cars every few months.
It was '85 when they introduced the 6R4 and I have a video somewhere of that day with Bill Gwynne. I was the fastest of our group but broke the car! Bill's fault as he just kept saying ' keep the power on, don't lift....' Should be some footage of the 6R4 on it but it might take some time to find it!
 
Yep. I had 4 Quattros between 1984 and 1989. Hindsight is a wonderful thing:(
Crazy days when we changed company cars every few months.
It was '85 when they introduced the 6R4 and I have a video somewhere of that day with Bill Gwynne. I was the fastest of our group but broke the car! Bill's fault as he just kept saying ' keep the power on, don't lift....' Should be some footage of the 6R4 on it but it might take some time to find it!

Look forward to seeing the video!
 
Well, that's started something....just looking through my old Video 8 tapes. 1985 and 1986 RAC Rally, Le Mans 86 and 1987, Lotus F1 factory visit 1994....
Trouble is, they are all analogue and 4:3 aspect ratio. Will have to digitise them using my Canopus ADVC and that's gonna take time. Loads of unmarked tapes too.
 


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