tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post4688625480605795295..comments2023-10-06T03:20:46.141-07:00Comments on The Fastest Lap: Automobile mag chooses the top 5 racing cars of all timeNiceblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11915765922357648180noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-86390905963248366792007-11-28T17:16:00.000-08:002007-11-28T17:16:00.000-08:00Wot, no pre-WWII cars?My list:1912 Peugeout racing...Wot, no pre-WWII cars?<BR/><BR/>My list:<BR/><BR/>1912 Peugeout racing voiturette, with DOHC, four valves per cylinder and pentroof heads (referred to as hemispheric for a long time before anyone understood the concept of pentroof heads)<BR/><BR/>1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196: A gigantic success of a racing car and a truly tragic "what if...".<BR/><BR/>1969 Porsche 917K <BR/>1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. <BR/><BR/>Motor racing will never see their thunderous like again. It is a shame that the pinnacle of both endurance racing and NASCAR came about two years before I was born...<BR/><BR/>And, oddly enough, I can't think of a fifth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-69397614438450674842007-11-22T01:25:00.000-08:002007-11-22T01:25:00.000-08:00hey buddy the post is fantastic,Here's a quick ex...hey buddy the post is fantastic,Here's a quick excerpt,Thanks a lot buddy for sharing information.<BR/> keep up the work.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.lifeinfozone.com/category/automobile/" REL="nofollow">www.lifeinfozone.com/category/automobile/</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-64520509365557255072007-11-16T15:20:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:20:00.000-08:00No rotten tomatoes here.I'd personally go for the...No rotten tomatoes here.<BR/><BR/>I'd personally go for the Sauber C9/11 as the greatest of the Group C cars though. Utterly dominant in 1989 and 1990, and one of the most downright beautiful cars ever made.<BR/><BR/>There's probably a case to be made for the Ferrari F2002, come to that. OK, so the Mclaren MP4/4 was statistically more successful, and the Williams FW14 more advanced for its time. Mclaren, though, were more or less alone in building a completely new turbo car for what was a transitional year in 1988 - and the Williams was something of a triumph of software over engineering. Think how difficult a machine the gizmo-free FW16 turned out to be... The F2002 was an unusual example of car that was utterly dominant because the engineers did the same as everyone else...but better....<BR/><BR/>I'd second Jimmy's suggestion of the Porsche 911. It's been doing Le Mans for years, its gone rallying, and its derivatives are still the best bet in GT2 today.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958265670311209584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-4546612054812909672007-11-15T09:46:00.000-08:002007-11-15T09:46:00.000-08:00Good list, Jimmy. I definitely considered the GT40...Good list, Jimmy. I definitely considered the GT40 and the 911, but with a couple of other sportscars on there I felt other forms of racing needed representation. I didn't think of the Williams - what an amazing car that was!Niceblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915765922357648180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-10338774250859749992007-11-15T07:31:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:31:00.000-08:00Interesting list, here are my thoughts off the top...Interesting list, here are my thoughts off the top of my head:<BR/><BR/><B>Ford GT40</B> - Incredibly successful for a relatively straightforward car.<BR/><B>Audi Quattro</B> - See your point, but it's still the Mama of all WRC cars.<BR/><B>Porsche 911</B> - Still going, still winning.<BR/><B>Lotus 25</B> - Can't argue with you there.<BR/><B>Williams-Renault FW 14B</B> - So much technology, so dominant.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698874857574769025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-47580922520630561902007-11-14T17:25:00.000-08:002007-11-14T17:25:00.000-08:00Interesting choice. And logical too. No rotten t...Interesting choice. And logical too. No rotten tomatoes from me. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25014445.post-77528124068674519482007-11-13T20:28:00.000-08:002007-11-13T20:28:00.000-08:00Weird...that's the very magazine that was accident...Weird...that's the very magazine that was accidentally put in my company's PO Box. I kept it.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348064439439208863noreply@blogger.com