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Post by reeft1 on Sept 8, 2023 8:01:36 GMT -5
I came to post pictures of a few BSCC/BTCC cars that have been on the workbench for about 4 years and then realised i never posted the rest of my collection when we moved to this site. That's a job for another day though.... 71 Ford Capri 2600GT Birrell BTCC Trofeu base model, Greg Barnish and homemade decals Winner Brands Hatch .jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds) 74 Ford Capri 3000GT Walkinshaw BTCC Vanguards base model, Greg Barnish and homemade decals 4th overall, Winner Ingliston Race 1 .jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds) 74 Ford Escort RS2000 Walkinshaw BTCC Vanguards base model, Greg Barnish and homemade decals Winner Ingliston Race 2 .jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds) 76 Ford Capri II 3.0 Spice BTCC Got - Minichamps base model, Automobilina decals Winner Graham Hill International Trophy Meeting Joint 3rd overall in 1976 BSCC .jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds) 93 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Si Radisich BTCC Racing Replicas plus Greg Barnish and homemade decals 3rd in BTCC Championship 1993 .jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds) |
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Post by 105epaul on Sept 8, 2023 11:17:12 GMT -5
Nice stuff, might have to point my camera at some of my cars. I think that Trofeu have just released the Birrell Capri from that Brands Hatch race, he inherited the win after closely following the epic duel between John Fitzpatrick in the Broadspeed Escort RS1600 and Frank Gardner in the SCA Camaro. That duel ended with a collision between the Escort and Camaro after the Escort accidentally clipped a wheel on the Camaro which promptly deflated causing it to clobber the Escort which rolled heavily. Fitzpatrick gave a talk at out motor racing club and told us that as he and Gardner walked back to the pits they said that they had to get their story straight to their respective car owners especially as the Escort had been sold to New Zealand. Ralph Broad was definitely not amused! I was at Brands for that meeting at Paddock Hill bend, it was the sad occasion of the fatal accident for Jo Siffert in the F1 race.
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Post by Tom on Sept 8, 2023 11:35:07 GMT -5
Excellent stuff Paul. I was a huge fan of touring car racing before I knew what it was, because it was a bunch of cars that I knew battling it out. Then came the '90s and the BTCC, I was glued to the tube for every race.
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Post by Alfaholic on Sept 9, 2023 3:11:53 GMT -5
Another fan of touring car racing here, and of course as a Fordie these models are right in my wheelhouse. I would still love for someone to do 1:43 versions of the orange "Masteron Homes" Capris that raced over here in the early '80s. I have been doing a bit of reading (and watching old YouTube clips) of the 1985/86 Australian Touring Car Championship lately, the first 2 years we used the Group AC rules. Lots of BMW 635s, Volvo 240Ts, Ford Mustangs and GTV6 Alfas amongst others.
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Post by jager on Sept 11, 2023 9:18:24 GMT -5
Like others, I didn't really get into the BTCC series until the 1990's, so its interesting to see some of the cars from earlier periods. I still remember seeing Mansell punted off the track at Donington. I thought Minichamps had produced that car (or is this a conversion?):  |
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Post by reeft1 on Sept 11, 2023 9:47:15 GMT -5
Minichamps did make the Mansell Mondeo
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Post by 105epaul on Sept 11, 2023 11:49:07 GMT -5
They should have made a before and after version!
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Sept 11, 2023 18:27:57 GMT -5
That Minichamps Mondeo looks really good as a race car. Their street version models are so plain and boring!
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