I recall those Audis getting ridiculously dominant in the Trans-Am series that year - they kept adding more and more weight to the cars, to reduce their advantage. Eventually, the SCCA just banned all-wheel drive from the series at the end of 1988.
Crazy to think that in over 40 years of racing at LB, Croft's still the only driver to die during a race weekend there. Sometimes at certain tracks, you tend to get lucky, so to speak when it comes to in-race fatalities, and Long Beach is just one of those tracks. RIP Dan.
Paul Newman seems to have a Problem to find his brakes in those races........ 2nd video i watch and he just goes staright in both. I'm coroius if he learns at one point that you have to slow down for the corners......
The V8 WAS an option in South Africa as an FYI....I do agree with you though, what WAS Ford thinking? Rocketsports got its name thanks to Oldsmobile lots of people forget about that. I have nothing to add or say about Dan Croft. Rest in peace.
+Tiptoetherat , Woah. there really *was* a V8 Sierra?!? Mind blown. I'm not saying I'm looking for one on Jo'burg Craisglist or anything..but wow. Maybe that's the rule that let them shove one in the car over here in the US. IIRC, the way Bob Sharp got the V8 turbo Z into IMSA back in the day was because Nissan actually built a V8 for the limousines (still branded as "Prince", even though it must have been thirty years since Nissan bought them) for Japanese politicians. Adam Carolla's still got the one Newman drove.
oldSCCAguy yah That is EXACTLY the reason they were allowed to do the V8 Merkur. Steve Evans actually made a comment about said rule during one of the telecasts. Funny enough around here there are more converted V8 Merkurs running in the local races here then stock 4 bangers. Makes you think...
oldSCCAguy yah Well they were feeling the heat from IMSA so a lot of the rules blended at this time. But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. Thanks for all the memories.
@@Tiptoetherat To quote Wikipedia: "..., also made in South Africa was a limited run of 250 V8 XR8s for saloon car racing homologation in 1984. These were based on the Ford Windsor 302 engine." Would that saloon car racing be the Wesbank Modifieds or was there another saloon car formula in SA prior or at the same time?
Great to see the adverts even and boy would I love Michelle Mouton's Audi Estate. Thanks for the upload.
I recall those Audis getting ridiculously dominant in the Trans-Am series that year - they kept adding more and more weight to the cars, to reduce their advantage. Eventually, the SCCA just banned all-wheel drive from the series at the end of 1988.
Love the variations of engines.
There was a Mazda RX7 in that race also.
I'm digging these old races, I also love your descriptions
Crazy to think that in over 40 years of racing at LB, Croft's still the only driver to die during a race weekend there. Sometimes at certain tracks, you tend to get lucky, so to speak when it comes to in-race fatalities, and Long Beach is just one of those tracks.
RIP Dan.
13:57 He says it's a 4 cylinder but I thought they ran I5's?
Yes, mistake by the commentator.
Paul Newman seems to have a Problem to find his brakes in those races........ 2nd video i watch and he just goes staright in both. I'm coroius if he learns at one point that you have to slow down for the corners......
@ 22:30 - 22:31,
You can kinda see that Stück incident
The V8 WAS an option in South Africa as an FYI....I do agree with you though, what WAS Ford thinking? Rocketsports got its name thanks to Oldsmobile lots of people forget about that. I have nothing to add or say about Dan Croft. Rest in peace.
+Tiptoetherat , Woah. there really *was* a V8 Sierra?!? Mind blown. I'm not saying I'm looking for one on Jo'burg Craisglist or anything..but wow. Maybe that's the rule that let them shove one in the car over here in the US. IIRC, the way Bob Sharp got the V8 turbo Z into IMSA back in the day was because Nissan actually built a V8 for the limousines (still branded as "Prince", even though it must have been thirty years since Nissan bought them) for Japanese politicians. Adam Carolla's still got the one Newman drove.
oldSCCAguy yah That is EXACTLY the reason they were allowed to do the V8 Merkur. Steve Evans actually made a comment about said rule during one of the telecasts. Funny enough around here there are more converted V8 Merkurs running in the local races here then stock 4 bangers. Makes you think...
Tiptoetherat That's so cool! Never realized T/A had a similar rule.
oldSCCAguy yah Well they were feeling the heat from IMSA so a lot of the rules blended at this time. But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. Thanks for all the memories.
@@Tiptoetherat To quote Wikipedia: "..., also made in South Africa was a limited run of 250 V8 XR8s for saloon car racing homologation in 1984. These were based on the Ford Windsor 302 engine."
Would that saloon car racing be the Wesbank Modifieds or was there another saloon car formula in SA prior or at the same time?
only fatality at Long Beach ;(
As mich as i liked Paul Newman that was a bit amateurish.