BRM throws its hat into the F1 ring.

[rubystone]

In a shock announcement, Lewis Stanlee, well known Tennessee rapper and Good Ol Boy, announces intention to enter F1 in 2015. Apparently he and his 'homie' Alfie 'Fiddy Guinea' Owen, intend to build a car with a fiendishly complex V6 engine and employee chaps dressed like Will.I.Am to run the car. Stirling Moss has denied that he is in talks to drive the car and Jackie Stewart, when asked to comment, talked some bks about RBS and Rolex.

[zac510]

Oh please please hope this is true. My sole purpose in life is to will new manufacturers into Formula 1.

[moffspeed]

What tells me that this was a post generated after a good Sunday Roast washed down with a few pints at the local pub !?!

Still miss the BRMs though - not the pale blue bloaters that signalled the end of the era - but the sonorous green V12's and even the white ones with the cosmetics livery...

[dr_gn]

Wasn't there a V12 BRM Group C car back in the early '90's? Or maybe it was just a concept.

[Scuffers]

dr_gn said:

Wasn't there a V12 BRM Group C car back in the early '90's? Or maybe it was just a concept.

yup, there was, 1992 BRM P351



followed up by the 1997 LMP1 car P301 (tested by William Hewland!) but that has a Nissan V6 engine

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Scuffers said:

dr_gn said:

Wasn't there a V12 BRM Group C car back in the early '90's? Or maybe it was just a concept.

yup, there was, 1992 BRM P351



followed up by the 1997 LMP1 car P301 (tested by William Hewland!) but that has a Nissan V6 engine

The P301 was on the entry for the 1997 ISRS round at Donington. It was in the pitlane but never started the race. I seem to recall it was the baby of John Mangoletsi who was behind the ISRS. I was only 13 at the time so my memory might be playing tricks on me but I can remember race day like it was yesterday - watching the warm-up from the pitwall as a brace of 333SPs howled into Redgate. Magic! Anyway, I digress...

The Group C car I'm sure did the Le Mans test day in Wayne Taylor's hands but never raced. It was out-of-date before it turned a wheel, really.

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Scuffers said:

dr_gn said:

Wasn't there a V12 BRM Group C car back in the early '90's? Or maybe it was just a concept.

yup, there was, 1992 BRM P351



followed up by the 1997 LMP1 car P301 (tested by William Hewland!) but that has a Nissan V6 engine

The P301 was on the entry for the 1997 ISRS round at Donington. It was in the pitlane but never started the race. I seem to recall it was the baby of John Mangoletsi who was behind the ISRS. I was only 13 at the time so my memory might be playing tricks on me but I can remember race day like it was yesterday - watching the warm-up from the pitwall as a brace of 333SPs howled into Redgate. Magic! Anyway, I digress...

The Group C car I'm sure did the Le Mans test day in Wayne Taylor's hands but never raced. It was out-of-date before it turned a wheel, really.

[ukaskew]

The Group C cars looks fantastic, does it still exist?

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ukaskew said:

The Group C cars looks fantastic, does it still exist?

I think it was used to create the P301 but sure somebody better informed can correct me.

[dr_gn]

ukaskew said:

The Group C cars looks fantastic, does it still exist?

Group C itself doesn't exist anymore:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_C

[//j17]

dr_gn said:

Group C itself doesn't exist anymore:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_C

Depends how you define it as existing. Do the cars still exist and still get raced against one-another (to a greater or lesser extent depending on the depth of the owners pockets/who;s behind the wheel), then yes:

http://www.groupcracing.com/

[rubystone]

I loved Group C. Everything about it was superb IMHO. And unlike F1 you could get up close and personal to the teams and cars. I often wished I had pushed the button on a number of cheap Group C cars that were for sale a decade ago. Which is why the Harrier that sold at Race Retro this weekend seems a bargain for someone.