90 replies to this topic

[TennisUK]

You know the rules by now, I'll kick off:

 

Panoz Abruzzi

 

Any Daytona Prototype (except the final Corvette one)

 

TJ-ROC

 

Can-Am Shadow

 

 

As well as the most beautiful, sportcar racing also brings us the least beautiful. I haven't even had to insert a Deltawang in here yet so rich is the pickings.

[TennisUK]

Oh, and the Ardex S80:

[learningtobelost]

The Chaparral 2J has to be a contender.

 

[jonpollak]

Love the Yang threads.

[Alfisti]

The 2008 f1 cars.... All of em.

[P123]

The Delta Wing coupe (or any variation of it...)

 

Edited by P123, 07 January 2018 - 22:31.

[Pascal]

Briggs Cuningham's Cadillac Series 61 "Le Monstre"

[Jones]

Yup. Come at me....

 

Edited by Jones, 07 January 2018 - 22:44.

[TennisUK]

Jones, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:42, said:

Yup. Come at me....

I agree. Never liked a spider...

[PayasYouRace]

Pascal, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:39, said:

Briggs Cuningham's Cadillac Series 61 "Le Monstre"

The thread title is sports car, not powerboat.

[Dan333SP]

Jones, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:42, said:

Yup. Come at me....

Well, you have terrible taste.

[Pascal]

Dome RL

[Ali_G]

Jones, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:42, said:

Yup. Come at me....

A very average looking car. Inoffensive on the eye.

[Pascal]

Mini Marcos

[Dan333SP]

Peugeot 905 Evo 2, Audi R18, Aston AMR1

 

 

 

[Dan333SP]

The correct answer to all of this is already in the first post, the Abruzzi and the gen 1/2 DPs. Everything else is varying degrees less offensive.

[Pascal]

Lister Storm GTS

[Jones]

Dan333SP, on 07 Jan 2018 - 23:51, said:

Well, you have terrible taste.

 

Its always looked like it was designed at a kitchen table and built in a backyard.

I forgot to add how **** those liveries are, too.

Edited by Jones, 08 January 2018 - 01:45.

[Widefoot2]

learningtobelost, on 07 Jan 2018 - 20:40, said:

The Chaparral 2J has to be a contender.

 

But it has these great tracts of land!

 

Actually, I rather like the 2J for the aggressive cleverness of the vacuum generator and underbody sealing.  Jim Hall is one of my racecar design heroes.

[Dan333SP]

Jones, on 08 Jan 2018 - 01:41, said:

Its always looked like it was designed at a kitchen table and built in a backyard.
I forgot to add how **** those liveries are, too.

Terrible taste confirmed.

[Jones]

Dan333SP, on 08 Jan 2018 - 02:30, said:

Terrible taste confirmed.

 

Nah.

[TecnoRacing]

[Peat]

[Ali_G]

Pascal, on 08 Jan 2018 - 00:35, said:

Lister Storm GTS

Doesn’t look that bad. It’s a masterpiece compared to the 2016 Audi R18.

[Redback]

Pascal, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:39, said:

Briggs Cuningham's Cadillac Series 61 "Le Monstre"

 

I just lost my lunch.

 

I'm pretty sure we have the winner right there.

[learningtobelost]

Widefoot2, on 08 Jan 2018 - 02:04, said:

But it has these great tracts of land!

 

Actually, I rather like the 2J for the aggressive cleverness of the vacuum generator and underbody sealing.  Jim Hall is one of my racecar design heroes.

 

Don't get me wrong, I admire the innovation and the effectiveness. It's just that the back end looks like it was prototyped by a 5 year old using lego bricks.

[learningtobelost]

Pascal, on 08 Jan 2018 - 00:35, said:

Lister Storm GTS

 

Err, I think you were looking for this thread - http://forums.autosp...ports-car-ever/

[Victor_RO]

TennisUK, on 07 Jan 2018 - 20:29, said:

TJ-ROC

 

Ding ding ding, we have a "winner".

[TheMidnight]

Nissan GT-R LM

 

There's no redeeming features about this car at all

 

[B Squared]

TheMidnight, on 08 Jan 2018 - 10:39, said:

Nissan GT-R LM
There's no redeeming features about this car at all

It's symmetrical and the wheels are round.

[Bloggsworth]

Ferrari Breadvan - The front of a Bizarinni married to the arse end of a pizza-oven...

 

[TheFish]

P123, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:30, said:

The Delta Wing coupe (or any variation of it...)

 

 

We have a winner!

[Ali_G]

TheMidnight, on 08 Jan 2018 - 10:39, said:

Nissan GT-R LM

There's no redeeming features about this car at all

Not that bad. New LMP cars are much uglier.

[Haribo]

Victor_RO, on 08 Jan 2018 - 09:01, said:

Ding ding ding, we have a "winner".

 

Along similar lines, the Chevy Intrepid GTP car. Tons of downforce, but turtle slow and unreliable

 

 

[Fulcrum]

And all the other second generation Can-Am cars

Edited by Fulcrum, 08 January 2018 - 13:35.

[Anja]

TheMidnight, on 08 Jan 2018 - 10:39, said:

Nissan GT-R LM

 

There's no redeeming features about this car at all

 

 

I think it actually looks pretty good in this picture, but other angles aren't so flattering. 

[JHSingo]

Not a fan of this. *puke*

 

[Nonesuch]

Bugatti won the 1937 Le Mans with their Type 57G:

 

 

A rather significant improvement over - but not entirely dissimilar to - their earlier Type 32:

 

[Radoye]

Fulcrum, on 08 Jan 2018 - 13:35, said:

 

And all the other second generation Can-Am cars

 

These were mainly conversion from open-wheel F5000 cars with some new bodywork added to cover the wheels. Most of them i don't find particularly ugly, they looked better in their original guise that's true but even converted like this they look better than some of the purpose designed sports prototypes.

 

But there was this one butt-ugly F5000-to-sportscar conversion, i've seen a photo of it but can't seem to find it anymore. If i do i'll post it.

[nosecone]

Another thread for the Caterham CT05?

Edited by nosecone, 08 January 2018 - 15:58.

[Dan333SP]

Radoye, on 08 Jan 2018 - 15:52, said:

These were mainly conversion from open-wheel F5000 cars with some new bodywork added to cover the wheels. Most of them i don't find particularly ugly, they looked better in their original guise that's true but even converted like this they look better than some of the purpose designed sports prototypes.

But there was this one butt-ugly F5000-to-sportscar conversion, i've seen a photo of it but can't seem to find it anymore. If i do i'll post it.

You’re probably thinking of the Wagner-BMW. Can’t find a good pic either. Very hideous.

[Dan333SP]

Haribo, on 08 Jan 2018 - 13:18, said:

Along similar lines, the Chevy Intrepid GTP car. Tons of downforce, but turtle slow and unreliable

Maybe I’m crazy but I remember the Intrepid getting a few poles in ‘91? Fun fact- the nose is basically identical to the R&S MKIII.

[Henri Greuter]

The 1982 URD-BMW Group C, later raced as a Gp C2....

 

 

Henri

[Pascal]

learningtobelost, on 08 Jan 2018 - 08:57, said:

Err, I think you were looking for this thread - http://forums.autosp...ports-car-ever/

Rest assured that I was not. The ungainliness of this car might not be immediately obvious, but look at the front, where the lines above the Wheel arches dip suddenly, as if the front of another car had been grafted in a hurry. Or look at the rear where the car, missing the integrated wing found on the road-going version, looks like it is sporting fins worthy of a 1950s Cadillac. I admit there's visually a brute force to the overall package, but closer inspection shows how uneasy on the eyes some of the details are.

But everything is a matter of opinion, and your mileage may vary.

[LucaP]

Pascal, on 07 Jan 2018 - 22:39, said:

Briggs Cuningham's Cadillac Series 61 "Le Monstre"

Even the number 2 is ridiculous

[Radoye]

Dan333SP, on 08 Jan 2018 - 17:16, said:

You’re probably thinking of the Wagner-BMW. Can’t find a good pic either. Very hideous.

 

No, not that one (although that's hideous too). This was an older F5000 car, something early 70-s with those 60's style open noses due to radiator being placed in there, painted grayish, with a huge ass rear wing bolted onto it and just some silly looking fenders over the top of the wheels that would not look out of place on a Model T Ford. The whole thing looked like something cobbled together in a spare afternoon.

Might be South American origin, not sure.

 

 

EDIT: Found it!

 

 

Avalonne-Lola from Brazil.

Edited by Radoye, 08 January 2018 - 19:27.

[PayasYouRace]

Luca Pacchiarini, on 08 Jan 2018 - 17:58, said:

Even the number 2 is ridiculous

I thought it was number 9.

[noikeee]

Luca Pacchiarini, on 08 Jan 2018 - 17:58, said:

Even the number 2 is ridiculous

You mean the 0Z?

[DS27]

JHSingo, on 08 Jan 2018 - 14:17, said:

Not a fan of this. *puke*

 

 

It is, however, a great deal better than the new road going Vantage it is based on...

 

Edited by DS27, 08 January 2018 - 19:27.

[DS27]

noikeee, on 08 Jan 2018 - 19:10, said:

You mean the 0Z?

 

 

I just read it as 'No' which seems quite appropriate.