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sunk

11-13-2005, 03:34 AM

In your opinion, which is the greatest racing car ever ?

By 'greatest' i mean the one which desrves the most respect and should be in the list of '10 greatest things ever made by man'.
Start posting !!

:Exige:

11-13-2005, 04:58 AM

This has been done SOOOOO many times it hurts. But my favourite racing car is the Jaguar D-Type Longnose.

tmnt_ppn

11-13-2005, 06:04 AM

all F1 cars.

sunk

11-13-2005, 06:23 AM

This has been done SOOOOO many times it hurts. But my favourite racing car is the Jaguar D-Type Longnose.
I asked THe greatest ever and why and NOT your favourite.

jorismo

11-13-2005, 06:43 AM

I asked THe greatest ever and why and NOT your favourite.

Yeah man!! Can't you read proper english????? lol :p

GroupB

11-13-2005, 07:15 AM

Greatest Racing car Porsche 962

Guest

11-13-2005, 07:30 AM

DBR9 Need I Say More (Well Actually I Do To Make The Message Submit!)

:Exige:

11-13-2005, 08:43 AM

I asked THe greatest ever and why and NOT your favourite.
And that makes it any less of a repost?

PininfarinaPIMP

11-13-2005, 10:18 AM

Any of the early Ferraries, perhaps the 250 GTO or the 275 GTB/4...

The_Canuck

11-13-2005, 12:41 PM

i think he means which one won the most or was most famous?

Zytek_Fan

11-13-2005, 12:48 PM

I would have to say either the Audi R8, Porsche 956, Porsche 917, or Aston Martin DBR9

PerfAdv

11-13-2005, 01:03 PM

Porsche 917.

The Porsche 917 was "acclaimed as the greatest racing car of all time in an expert poll conducted by Motor Sport Magazine in 1997"

See its history (http://home.earthlink.net/~chrisbnelson/nature/cars/917/porsche917.htm)

GT F1

11-13-2005, 01:09 PM

Sauber Mercedes C9 or the above.

Edit: 666th post.

Esperante

11-13-2005, 01:48 PM

I asked THe greatest ever and why and NOT your favourite.
How do you know that favourite doesn't also count as greatest?

Jesus, chill out.

Peter PaP

11-23-2005, 01:06 AM

It would have to be this thing. If anyone knows what it is?

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6985/opel3bj.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=opel3bj.jpg)

Cyco

11-23-2005, 03:07 AM

^^Calibra touring car

MrKipling

11-23-2005, 03:43 AM

Surely it has to be one of these:

Audi Quattro
Ford GT40
Ferrari F12001-04
Porsche 917 Can-Am
Big Bertha

There's five truly great race cars.

MrKipling

11-23-2005, 06:28 AM

Mini Cooper
Ford Escort Mk1/2
Porsche 962
Ferrari 550LM
McLaren F1 LM

henk4

11-23-2005, 06:54 AM

Bugatti 35

Cyco

11-23-2005, 10:47 PM

The one that wins the most races.

So that puts the 1988 McLaren-Honda and the Audi R8 very high on the list

250 GTO

11-23-2005, 10:51 PM

The Porsche 917.

Radoman

11-24-2005, 12:45 AM

The almighty 917, of course.

aNOBLEman

11-24-2005, 06:02 PM

The one that wins the most races.

So that puts the 1988 McLaren-Honda and the Audi R8 very high on the list

You forgot the Corvettes. :)

SupraMan22

11-24-2005, 08:05 PM

Corvette C5R and all Porsche's.

roman

12-01-2005, 11:51 AM

Miclaren F1

henk4

12-01-2005, 12:01 PM

The one that wins the most races.

that's why I mentioned the Bugatti 35. It is long ago, but as far as I know its record still stands:)

PrevlingPushrod

12-10-2005, 11:13 PM

The Porsche 917.
yeah, that kick majer ass whan it was racing

TVR IS KING

12-10-2005, 11:30 PM

Calibra touring car

Ever notice how on GT3 it is called the Caribra?

Peter PaP

12-22-2005, 01:15 AM

Caribra? are you serious *runs off to go check*

SolidStradale

12-22-2005, 12:27 PM

I can verify it. It's a Calibra.

kingofthering

12-22-2005, 07:01 PM

Ford GT40 and the Gathers Drider Civic from GT4, cause it has great brakes and horrible understeer.

Zytek_Fan

12-23-2005, 01:04 AM

Hands down the Audi R8 is the best ever made

Alinghi

12-23-2005, 05:12 PM

Ford GT40

Zytek_Fan

12-23-2005, 08:40 PM

Ford GT40
Which version?

robcooper

01-02-2006, 02:31 PM

i agrre mostly with PininFarina PIMP. Those cars are awesome, plus when i went to the Goodwood Revival 05, the noises they made were awesome

johnnynumfiv

01-02-2006, 02:41 PM

Vroom vroom, beep beep?

rev440

01-02-2006, 06:35 PM

The GT40 for me too

CSL

01-03-2006, 01:27 AM

DBR9 Need I Say More (Well Actually I Do To Make The Message Submit!)

IF the DBR9 is the greatest then what do you call the car that has beaten it more times than not?

6'bore

01-03-2006, 05:02 AM

DBR9 Need I Say More (Well Actually I Do To Make The Message Submit!)

On what basis?

waz356

01-03-2006, 06:11 PM

Porsche 917 as per the top of the page.

R33GTR

01-05-2006, 04:01 PM

My List:

Calibra Touring car
Nissan R89C
Nissan R92CP
Sauber C9
McLaren F1 GTR
Minnolta(the one on GT4)

theres more, just can't remember right now :p

rev440

01-05-2006, 05:21 PM

I think the CLK-GTR deserves a mention. Im pretty sure the race version has a different name does it not?

nota

01-06-2006, 04:09 AM

Too many to nominate :)

But few were as big brutal yet beautiful as this :cool:
http://www.speedace.info/donald_campbell.htm

Zytek_Fan

01-07-2006, 02:21 PM

IF the DBR9 is the greatest then what do you call the car that has beaten it more times than not?
The DBR9 was faster than the C6R but it didn't have the reliability. There is a pretty good chance that a DBR9 will win GT1 class this year :D

F1_Master

01-07-2006, 02:57 PM

Greatest Racing car Porsche 962
Agreed!

Well, that and the Ueno Clinic F1.:cool:

F1_Master

01-07-2006, 02:58 PM

Hands down the Audi R8 is the best ever made
I think that's more of a car that's suited for
"Car whose given the most asswhoopings".:D

ZeTurbo

01-09-2006, 12:29 AM

i think the skoda octavia wrc is a pretty goood contender for the spot

henk4

01-09-2006, 12:44 AM

i think the skoda octavia wrc is a pretty goood contender for the spot

mention a single reason....

Matra et Alpine

01-09-2006, 02:06 AM

i think the skoda octavia wrc is a pretty goood contender for the spot
The Skoda Rapide has a MUCH stronger claim from them than the pathetic WRC attempt :D

NuclearCrap

01-09-2006, 02:14 AM

Audi R8
Mazda 787B
Porsche 917k
Ford GT40
McLaren Honda (all)
Williams Renault FW-16

Lets Gekiga In

01-09-2006, 09:05 AM

Mazda 787B. So good, it had to be banned. :p

RacingManiac

01-09-2006, 10:16 AM

Mazda 787B. So good, it had to be banned. :p

Uh, no....it wasn't so good and it wasn't banned.....It did have reliability which is why it won, but it certainly was not the fast car that year...

Dantera22B

01-09-2006, 02:10 PM

917K (look at its record)
Ford GT40 (same again)
Audi R8 (saw it win twice at le mans[might see the R10 do it this year])
Mini Cooper (tin top and rally)
Audi Quattro (set the blueprint for modern wrc cars)
Ferrari 250 GTO (just look at it for a start)
MG Metro 6R4 (the sheer audacity of it)
Porsche 956/956B (four le mans wins on the trot to go with the other 12 wins)
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 (same reason 4 le mans wins on the trot)
Jaguar D-Type (innovative for its time)

SpenceSaab7

01-10-2006, 08:37 AM

Its actually to hard to call. You could say so many like:
Lotus 78
Brabham Fan Car (so good it was banned lol)
Brabham BT52 (1000BHP per litre...and it handled too!)
Lotus 25 (first monocoque)
Lotus 33 (Using engine as fully stressed)
Porsche 917 (record)
Ford GT40 (as above)
Audi R8 (as above)
Audi R10 (IF its successful) (for the desil engine)
Mini Cooper S (so simple yet so good)
Audi Quattro (set new standards in rallying)
Toyota GT-One (inovative use of Vortex Lift)
Renault R25 (Speed & Reliability)
Ferrari F2002
Ferrari F2003-GA
Mclaren MP4/4

but which one do you choose...I guess it would have to be the one that would win a race between the lot of them. So..which 1 is it?

I rekon...hummmm...Renault R25...maybe...yes.

henk4

01-10-2006, 09:04 AM

2ndclasscitizen

01-10-2006, 10:49 PM

As everyone one else has said, the Audi R8 for its awesome reliability
LC/J Torana GTR XU-1 - for proving that bigger isn't always better
Torana A9X - Cause you can race it, one arm out the window, and set a lap record on the last lap
Holden VT/X V8 Supercars - just because they were so dominant until the introduction of the BA Falcon

SpenceSaab7

01-11-2006, 10:38 AM

henk4 said:
"such a long list and still forgetting the Bugatti 35? The most winning car ever?"

lol...when you make such a long list of great cars one is bound to forget a few....and promptly kick himself afterwards! lol

hightower99

01-11-2006, 10:56 AM

for the best oldie I would have to say the Mazda 787B it is the only japanese car to win at Le Mans and it did it with the coolest engine. A four rotor Wankel!!!

for the new racing cars I would have to say the NISMO tuned Skylines that won everything and were the reason that JGTC was started in 1993!