What paperwork exactly? do they have the log book that says exactly where and when it raced?ProZac wrote:Flappe, you sure on that? Ive seen some pretty convincing paperwork, and its LHD aswell. Of the 2 he built this was the one used to research.
group A touring car
Ah, The Tassie Starion
Chooky,
I saw a picture somewhere recently in a historic racing site or magazie or something and on the grid was a partial shot of a Starion. Meant to post here at the time to ask about it but I guess you answered the question. :)
Once again, congrats on keeping a great little car on the race track and good luck (and fun) doing it.
Cheers
Greg
I saw a picture somewhere recently in a historic racing site or magazie or something and on the grid was a partial shot of a Starion. Meant to post here at the time to ask about it but I guess you answered the question. :)
Once again, congrats on keeping a great little car on the race track and good luck (and fun) doing it.
Cheers
Greg
Never argue with an idiot, it brings you down to their level and they beat you with experience.
I was talking to Kevin Barlett and he told me his GroupA Starion went to (was sold to) NZ. I know him from the GroupE days.
I don't know if that's the actual car in the photo but it must be over there somewhere.
I saw Kevin's Starion race in the Adelaide F1 GroupA support race in 1986 when I was crewing for David Brabham in his formula Ford. We watched the races from the top of Bap Ramanos pantech, good view from up there!
Kevin retired after a few laps with a blown turbo. I was taking to Kevin after the race and a spectator came walked up with something wrapped in a hanky, he said this landed in the spectator area and it came off your car, it was the exhaust wheel off the turbo (with a few blades missing)!!!!! :D
I don't know if that's the actual car in the photo but it must be over there somewhere.
I saw Kevin's Starion race in the Adelaide F1 GroupA support race in 1986 when I was crewing for David Brabham in his formula Ford. We watched the races from the top of Bap Ramanos pantech, good view from up there!
Kevin retired after a few laps with a blown turbo. I was taking to Kevin after the race and a spectator came walked up with something wrapped in a hanky, he said this landed in the spectator area and it came off your car, it was the exhaust wheel off the turbo (with a few blades missing)!!!!! :D
hahahahahaha! yeh, defintaley symptoms of a blown turbo! blown out the friggin zorst
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Yes flappa it was the one that he built. And yes the lead factory car is still in Sydneyflappa wrote:His factory car? or the car that he built as a privateer when he lost the factory deal?
To my knowledge the lead factory car is still in Sydney.
The second factory car went to Thailand and got trashed.
Also flappa is that lower lip on your Dad's cars front spoiler homologated (just wondering)?
Do you know or does your Dad know where the widebody GroupA car is?
LOL, so I was right, cool :) I should have asked KB when he was talking to dad at the June historics but I didn't think of it at the time...
Lower lip? hehe, it's in the homologation papers...
That lip was actually a lot bigger, as it is in the (dodgy) picture in the papers, but they still made dad trim it down... If you look closely at some of the pics of the works cars they ran it painted black.
I remember that widebody! I actually asked Dad about that the other day, he said the last time he saw it was when he raced against it (and beat it) at eastern creek either early in 1992 or real late 1991. He said not long after the bloke that owned it fell off a roof and unfortunately did a lot of damage to himself, I don't think he was able to drive and he asked dad if he wanted to buy it but dad wasn't interested. I can't remember where he said it was though.
It's kinda ironic that 3 years earlier Dad was promised a works car would be made avaliabe for him to buy only for the deal to fall apart at the other end... Then after 1992 they probably couldn't have given them away... Mitsubishi sure make some bizarre choices.
Lower lip? hehe, it's in the homologation papers...
That lip was actually a lot bigger, as it is in the (dodgy) picture in the papers, but they still made dad trim it down... If you look closely at some of the pics of the works cars they ran it painted black.
I remember that widebody! I actually asked Dad about that the other day, he said the last time he saw it was when he raced against it (and beat it) at eastern creek either early in 1992 or real late 1991. He said not long after the bloke that owned it fell off a roof and unfortunately did a lot of damage to himself, I don't think he was able to drive and he asked dad if he wanted to buy it but dad wasn't interested. I can't remember where he said it was though.
It's kinda ironic that 3 years earlier Dad was promised a works car would be made avaliabe for him to buy only for the deal to fall apart at the other end... Then after 1992 they probably couldn't have given them away... Mitsubishi sure make some bizarre choices.
Re: group A touring car
it's even nicer because it's ahead of the crappadore!!flappa wrote:I thought this was a nice shot...
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Starions rule the sports car world
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Starions rule the sports car world
GTI-R's are best in the wet..
Who needs Rock & Roll when there's JAZZ, Honda RULEZ
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