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For only two seasons between 1979 and 1980, Procar was a wonderful concept to stimulate interest in the BMW M1 supercar in suffering. The head of BMW Motorsport has presented a series for the Formula One Championship, where elite F1 drivers (and young savages hoping to impress the big teams) would compete in the same race-ready M1s and sporting a bulky aerodynamics. kit, competition suspension, huge weight savings and strength diversity from 277 hp to over 450 hp.
The 1979 season was won by Niki Lauda and the 1980 championship went to Nelson Piquet, after which BMW ended up with Procar to concentrate on F1 proper. Can you believe Lewis, Lando, Danny-Ric and Max Verstappen exchanged optimized i8 paint in those days?
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Lamborghini’s single-design Hurricane racing series, Super Trophy, a great fortune for the livid bull. So how do you keep up with these small incomes? With a series of races for the circle of two-ton SUV family members, of course. Enter Urus ST-X. That it’s not two tons anymore, actually. Lamborghini said an intense regimen would force the dough to about 1.5 tons. Like an F1 car, sitting in another F1 car.
This 21-inch rim sports tank was meant to start operating by 2020, but the monotype series appears to have frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oddly enough, there doesn’t even seem to be any mention of the ST-X on the Lamborghini online page right now. Could it be that an inflated SUV racing championship is rarely what the world wants right now?
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Ask Jaguar.
After just two years of supporting Formula E with the I-Pace eTrophy, the electric SUV race has been grouped together. Not before improving the breed, note: Jaguar recently announced an increase in range for the I-Pace highway after reading the drivers’ battery habit. However, with a bill of 240,000 euros (15.3 million pounds) in line with the car and a championship access payment of more than 500,000 euros (more than 31.8 million pounds) just for the honor of walking in a quiet 1965 kg electric package, it is just a surprise of eTrophy in the recycling heap.
James Barclay, director of Jaguar’s Formula E team, said eTrophy “achieved many of the goals [that the company] had set itself”, but “in those unprecedented times of the coronavirus pandemic, we have reviewed our strategy and taken the resolution Withdraw the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy series after two successful seasons Jaguar will continue to compete in Formula E. Ouf.
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Van racing is a great fortune in Australia, however, in the UK, the concept of sporty combat in an open-pit agricultural truck has taken time to take hold.
Thus, all Korean suppliers of a moderate agricultural nature SsangYong, who the most productive way to advertise the Musso van was to lower its frame height, rid it of 400 kg of weight and squeeze another 29 hp of its 2.2-litre diesel engine.
Unfortunately, this random but captivating series also recently passed away. On the other hand, there are farmers who have very neat paint trucks and very company, we hear.
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Another recent foray into The Jaguar Races, the ”Elite Series”, which invited wealthy riders over 50 years old to participate in the XE SV Project 8, the 592 hp supercharged two-seater sedan that set a four-door record at the Nurburgring, however, it would have struggled to locate buyers willing to raise the value of 150,000 euros (9.55 million pounds).
The concept here is that once the series is over, those Project 8s can seamlessly be switched to a road car as seen here, which is a novelty for the industry around the old mantra “win on Sundays, sell on Mondays”.
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What an idea. What a saga. And what a tragic ending to the cutest monobrand series of all.
Honda Mugen’s tuners took the tiny City Turbo II and blessed it with a larger, more rugged turbo, new exhaust, increased cooling and superior fuel to prepare for this fun “R” version. The lunchbox on wheels grew 140 hp from 1.2 litres, however, the total car weighed as much as a sushi sandwich. At 660 kg, it was conducted to Caterham’s specifications, but thanks to an elegant grip, it would most likely also spill into corners like a puppy that lacks the abdomen to tickle.
The result was a wonderful run, but in 1986 Honda sought to move forward, so he sold all the Drivers of the City Turbo II R to an Australian businessman, who planned to send the total band to Oz and continue the madness there.
However, it failed through an earthquake that shook the Japanese city of Osaka, where the entire fleet was parked on the docks waiting to be shipped. The warehouse collapsed and all the lovely corridors were crushed to oblivion. The only survivor now lives in the Suzuka Circuit Museum, in mourning for her deceased boyfriends.
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A little random, isn’t it? Very specific. But the 116i Trophy makes sense. After all, you’re beating a rear-wheel-drive Teuton with a 50/50 weight distribution, an atmospheric engine and a manual gearbox. What could be more appropriate? Well, maybe more than 114 hp.
The first series 1 of Tatty can now be received at an advantageous price, and the kit to convert them into technical specifications (essentially a game exhaust, a protective cage and adjustable surprise dampers) can be received for some giant all-ins. It’s a long way from an M1 Procar, but that’s the fundamentals of the engine game.
Too bad that so many Series 1 drivers seem to behave aggressively, so it’s possible that they just exorcicating their demons here…
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An Italian crossing between a Reliant Robin, a motorcycle and a van, the Piaggio Ape is necessarily an elegant Vespa for running. It is designed to work on a limited budget and doesn’t cost much repair. Since 1948, it has been the backbone of small businesses in Italy. Newer versions are available with a 218cc petrol engine, but it’s still not, you’ll agree, one of Italy’s most productive functional machines. It’s not like I stopped anyone from looking to run the monkey.
The most productive component of this prank is that anyone can try it. You don’t even want a racing license, or thank your sponsors at a monotonous press conference. You can pay to accompany your friends and compete with those things, now provided with stabilizers and safety nets, on go-kart circuits in the UK.
Extra problems for maximum Italian hand gestures and overtaking.
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In the UK, the Renault Clio Cup is one of the first must-see series for young racing drivers who identify in the world. There are 15 Clio Cup series in the world. Renault even said his “Chassis Cup” option was more complicated for the Clio RS after the championship.
Unfortunately, if you live in Canada, the Renault Clio is for sale, so there is no Clio Cup. However, there is the Nissan Micra Cup, curiously.
Apparently, the Micra in question is “the ultimate racing vehicle in Canada”, its intelligent 1.6-liter engine for 109 horsepower at 6,000 rpm. Still, you get a protective cage, a race seat and the value is about 6000 euros (382000 P). A Clio Cup car is at least six times taller, but the winner also doesn’t have a chance to sprinkle maple syrup all over the podium either.
NOTE: This article was first published in TopGear.com. Small adjustments have been made.
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