When it comes to great 20th century road races, arguably the most formidable was the Carrera Panamericana which took place over five days and 2000-miles on Mexico’s newly opened section of…
Read MoreFor 1993, organisers of the DTM elected to adopt arguably the most radical regularity framework for production-based machinery since the Group 5 Silhouette era. Dubbed Class 1, the new rules…
Read MoreDespite having been up against much newer and more highly developed opposition, BMW’s iconic E30 M3 still proved itself a winning platform during the car’s sixth and final season in the Deutsche…
Read MoreAlthough by the time Mercedes decided to support a DTM programme the 190 E 2.3-16 was up against much newer machinery (chiefly BMW’s E30 M3), the firm’s compact class W201 ultimately…
Read MoreWhen BMW homologated its radical ‘Batmobile’ aero kit for the 3.0 CSL mid way through 1973, the balance of power in Group 2 Touring Car racing swung inexorably towards the Munich manufacturer.
Read MoreAlthough France was among the last major European nations to organise a national Touring Car championship, the Gallic series saw an explosion of interest during the mid-to-late 1970s when it…
Read MoreAlthough perhaps best known for iconic top class muscle cars, the early days of Trans-Am racing also catered for under two-litre production-based Group 2 Touring Cars. For 1971, new rules allowed…
Read MoreEven though an oil crisis caused by a 1973-1974 war in the Middle East massively curtailed its works career, BMW’s E9 CSL remained the best top flight Group 2 racing car throughout the remainder of…
Read MoreFor 1970, the existing Group 2 Touring Car regulations were revamped to permit a considerable degree of additional modification than had been the case during the prior era. Manufacturers would…
Read MoreIf you didn’t get enough from our recent article on the Capri Mk3 Werks Turbo, here’s a bit more Zakspeed Ford goodness: Jorg van Ommen’s iconic Denim-backed Group 4 Mk2 Escort from the…
Read MoreIn 1993, the first year that the DTM had opened itself up to the FIA’s Class 1 Touring Car regulations, Nicola Larini emerged as champion driving for the debutant Alfa Romeo team. However, the…
Read MoreThe European Touring Car Championship’s Group A formula kicked off in 1982 and saw BMW’s E28 528i emerge as the premier challenger in the top flight Division 3 category. However, with four…
Read MoreBetween 1971 and ‘72, Ford’s legendary Capri RS2600 was the class of the European Touring Car Championship field. Six ETCC wins from eight outings in 1971 were followed by an astonishing eight
Read MoreAlthough a renowned Audi tuner, Abt Sportsline’s decision to challenge the Mercedes-Benz and Opel works teams with its own TT-based challenger for the newly reformed DTM was incredibly…
Read MoreFollowing the spectacular success of the TZ and TZ2 GT racing cars, Alfa Romeo commissioned their official competition department, Autodelta, to work its magic on something with more mainstream…
Read MoreWhile most governing bodies adopted Class 2 Super Touring regulations for their national touring car championships during the 1990s, organisers for the German series briefly elected to go with the…
Read MoreAmong the litany of machines that contested Group A Touring Car championships between the early 1980s and early 1990s, perhaps the most successful was BMW’s E30-based M3. Despite…
Read MoreHaving achieved great competition success with its Neue Klasse models since the 1960s, BMW decided to create a whole new Motorsport division along with a tricked out E9-based homologation…
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