Touring Car Series Entries/Rumours that never happened

Edited by WonderWoman61, 20 July 2022 - 17:22.

Edited by WonderWoman61, 21 September 2022 - 13:20.

Maserati here in Oz. For Gp A. How much was media hype or potential competitor hype we will never know. But near certain it would have been a lemon anyway.

What was the name of the Andy Rouse led Touring Car series that never materialized?

What was the name of the Andy Rouse led Touring Car series that never materialized?

The SCV8 Supercar Series.  Would have been way better than the repmobiles of WTCC.  With the best will in the world, Seat v Lada v Daewoo is hardly calculated to get the blood flowing.

Like the Procar Series, which produced one car...

Ah, but what a car! It was essentially a 3.5 litre F1 Alfa with one of the thinnest and flimsiest plastic bodies I've ever seem.

The SCV8 Supercar Series.  Would have been way better than the repmobiles of WTCC.  With the best will in the world, Seat v Lada v Daewoo is hardly calculated to get the blood flowing.
 
Like the Procar Series, which produced one car...
 

German Wolf Racing (not to be mixed op with Walter Wolf) developed afaik a Mondeo class 1 car for the DTM but couldn't run it because it was not backed by the factory and it was a "brand" championship.

Also Audi 80 and BMW M3 class 1 for the DTM. Tested but never raced.

German Wolf Racing (not to be mixed op with Walter Wolf) developed afaik a Mondeo class 1 car for the DTM but couldn't run it because it was not backed by the factory and it was a "brand" championship.
 
Also Audi 80 and BMW M3 class 1 for the DTM. Tested but never raced.

Andy Rouse built a Peugeot 406 and a Jaguar X-Type as SCV8 prototypes.

Jonathan Palmer tried to launch the Touring 1 Series for 2005.

The Pete Hall and Andy Rouse SCV8 series only had one car built, but two shells, the 406 and Jaguar. 
Pete still owned the car until fairly recently.

The front runners of the 1988 British Rally Championship (Jimmy McRae, Mark Lovell, Malcolm Wilson, David Llewellyn and Dave Metcalfe) were due to race as part of a two driver BTCC race in 1988. However they were stopped as they did not have the correct licence.

Sounds like a bit of an excuse to me. I'm sure the appropriate licences could have been arranged relatively easily. I was surprised to discover that Roger Clark was able to race in the TT and other events.

Sounds like a bit of an excuse to me. I'm sure the appropriate licences could have been arranged relatively easily. I was surprised to discover that Roger Clark was able to race in the TT and other events.

Edited by WonderWoman61, 24 December 2021 - 11:17.

Can include non-starters as technically they entered but never actually raced and tests that never went anywhere.

The front runners of the 1988 British Rally Championship (Jimmy McRae, Mark Lovell, Malcolm Wilson, David Llewellyn and Dave Metcalfe) were due to race as part of a two driver BTCC race in 1988. However they were stopped as they did not have the correct licence.

Jimmy McRae did have a race licence as he raced at Ingliston In I think the Ecurie Ecosse Chevette.

Jimmy McRae did have a race licence as he raced at Ingliston In I think the Ecurie Ecosse Chevette.

https://forums.autos...never-happened/ - Can someone merge the aforementioned thread with this one please?

Edited by TennisUK, 25 December 2021 - 22:53.

I recall a Prodrive prepared Mercedes C class being readied for, I think 1993 or 1994. I am pretty sure a photo of the apparently finished car appeared in Autosport in a side on shot. I think Mercedes decided class 1 was the way to go and the project never raced.
Would be interested to hear about a Mondeo class one car, have never heard of that before.

I recall a Prodrive prepared Mercedes C class being readied for, I think 1993 or 1994. I am pretty sure a photo of the apparently finished car appeared in Autosport in a side on shot. I think Mercedes decided class 1 was the way to go and the project never raced.

Would be interested to hear about a Mondeo class one car, have never heard of that before.

I just know about it from reading something in a magazin back then. I don't know if the car was actually build. The Wolf website mentiones a Mondeo 4x4 for the STW 2l championship that was dropped. Maybe the press mixed something up.

Ford themself started developing a Mondeo for the new DTM in 2000 but stopped after the prototype was build.

Edited by WonderWoman61, 20 July 2022 - 17:23.

Several times Bob Jane talked about entering exotica at Bathurst...

Once it was a Mercedes Benz 600 'Grosser'.

Nigel Mansell in a Super Touring Mondeo at Oran Park. Except it was April 1. People still turned up, looking for him. 



BRM

In Oz.(probably Sydney centric) the 'Amoco Racing Team' in the late 1960's/70's. ,they got plenty of attention/Press,Drivers said they were approached to join etc,but in the end nothing happened.  

Edited by Ian G, 24 July 2022 - 23:27.

Several times Bob Jane talked about entering exotica at Bathurst...

 

Once it was a Mercedes Benz 600 'Grosser'.

The version with a 600 engine in a 300SE, or was it 230SE, shell might have been competitive

Edited by D-Type, 11 March 2023 - 19:07.

The version witha 600 engine a 300SE, or was it 230SE, shell might have been competitive

From memory he actually owned the car,, yes a full size one.

At least they are easy to lower. And raise for the 4" block.

A few Impalas were raced, Dan Guerney learnt the hard way about British motor lack of sport. That car I believe is in Australia.

Norm Beechey raced a 409 4 door. He has reowned that car for some period. A few were road raced in the US ofcourse and in Scandivania as well.

And then there was quite a few Ford Galaxies as well.

Nigel Mansell in a Super Touring Mondeo at Oran Park. Except it was April 1. People still turned up, looking for him. 
BRM

A few Impalas were raced, Dan Guerney learnt the hard way about British motor lack of sport. 

 

Bit unfair, the car was never properly homologated to race in the UK. Wonder if this is why the Goodwood authorities constantly make Jaguars MK 1 & 2 look hopeless by coming up with hot rods and freaks to beat them?

And at what point was an Impala a British touring car?  It was the size of Hampshire. 

And at what point was an Impala a British touring car?  It was the size of Hampshire. 

Hyperbole, dear fellow! There is enough room in a 20 foot shipping container for an Impala, two Austin Seven specials with wheels removed and three De Dion-Bouton tricycles.

Hyperbole, dear fellow! There is enough room in a 20 foot shipping container for an Impala, two Austin Seven specials with wheels removed and three De Dion-Bouton tricycles.

That is extremely specific!   If you actually did that, photos would be amazing!!!

Perry McCarthy linked to Vic Lee Racing until Vic was arrested for doping.

Poor Perry.  If it wasn't for bad luck.....

 

Poor Perry.  If it wasn't for bad luck.....

Kudos for a Booker T. Jones reference in a thread about people who didn't race touring cars.

Motorbase have recently seen their plan to switch to Audis for 2023 hit the skids.

I'm mystified as to how something that is about not to happen in the future qualifies as 'Nostalgia'.

Several threads on this 'Nostalgia Forum' have recently been guilty of containing items which are demonstrably current,

and would perhaps be more appropriately aired elsewhere. 

I'm mystified as to how something that is about not to happen in the future qualifies as 'Nostalgia'.
 
Several threads on this 'Nostalgia Forum' have recently been guilty of containing items which are demonstrably current,
and would perhaps be more appropriately aired elsewhere.

Edited by WonderWoman61, 09 March 2023 - 09:22.

Done.