Unless you have much more money than me! In which case something from TVR should prove "entertaining"!
[Edited on 31/3/08 by DIY Si]
I had a great day out on Sunday, helping a friend campaign a couple of cars at Donington in the HSCC meeting there.
He races a Lotus 23C and a Lotus 7 in the Guards Cup and the Historic Roadsports Championships respectively. There is also a 70's Roadsports
Championship, which sees cars as diverse as Porsche 928's racing against 240Z's and Lotus 7's.
Well as of next year they are going to launch an 80's Roadsports Championship. I'm awaiting a full copy of the rules, but basic eligibility
seems to be registered between 1980 and 1989, must be road legal and MOT'd.
http://www.thegrid.co.uk/HSCC%20News%202.htm
Question is, what sportscar would be well suited to this new Championship? It needs to be RWD (for me!), non-turbo and not horrendously expensive to
buy parts for / but equally have a good range of tuning parts available!?
Cheers
Mike
Got to be something from BMW, shirley? Or an older kit car perhaps?
Unless you have much more money than me! In which case something from TVR should prove "entertaining"!
[Edited on 31/3/08 by DIY Si]
All depends if you want to be competitive or just have a good time.
A Robin reliant would be quite a laugh or a 2CV (as well as an unpredictable moving hazard 
), you could pull along side one of the Ferrari at the
start and rev your engine menacingly 
A sliding photo finish on the roof (fix titanium sliders to the roof for some serious sparks) what style 
[Edited on 31/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Lotus Carlton? A bit of a barge and pricey with it but.....
[Edited on 31-3-08 by DaveFJ]
Ginetta G32.
I missed the obvious one!
Sierra RS Cosworth - prefereably with the whale tail for that ultimate 80's look
Thanks lads,
Lotus Carlton and Sierra Cossie are out, no turbo's allowed!
The Robin and 2CV don't count as "sportscars" in any sense of the word Mr Whippy!
So that leaves the BMW, which might appeal. But I was thinking more lightweight, low cost and high power to weight ratio.
There was a race on Sunday where a 7 litre Mustang was being hassled by an Imp (or it might have been a Chamoix) and came third to a 105e and an
Anglia so it's not all about size!
Mike
Golf GTi Astra GTE
[Edited on 31-3-08 by DaveFJ]
Alfa 33 ?
RWD, later ones galvanised, 50-50 weight distribution with gearbox in the back...
BMW M1?
1980s? - check
Road legal and MOT'd - doable
RWD - check
non-turbo - check
not horrendously expensive to buy parts for - Ah, this is where my claim falls to the ground!
have a good range of tuning parts available!? - And here
Still, a nice RWD 80s car. I saw one at Le Mans - in 1980, I think.
E30 BMW - lots of parts, bullet proof mechanicals and cheap!
MK1 Toyota MR2?
Middy engine etc....
Reliant Scimitar SS1
TVR Wedge
Westfield (one the factory built - may be difficult if you start winning )
Caterham (ditto)
[Edited on 31/3/08 by iank]
Id be seriously looking at E30 325 (175bhp) or M3 (195 - 215bhp for decent money - Evo sport too expensive). Surprisingly cheap and tough. As a road
car they are full of overweight carpets and trim just begging to be stripped out. If capacity is limited for the classes then also look out for a
320is (basically a std bodied despecced M3 for Euro market), or even the 318is had a good name (130 odd bhp) - only prob will be the field will be
flooded with hot hatches in this capacity area. Then you are talking about Golf Gti's, 205's etc and the choice is silly.
Any decent Audi's or are the good ones all 4WD and turbo?
Depends on what budget and what the rest of the field will go for. Old Alfa twin cams should be pokey - 'suppose car will need lots of work first
though.
How about something from the Porsche stable.
Rear wheel drive, none turbo variants.
924, 944 or 928 would all qualify.
Could be fun that!
Mike
Now might be a ime to put a car away for the 90's roadsport when its introduced before the good cars become too rare and expensive.
The XR4x4 is non-turbo (I know not RWD) but you do get an engine that's common and tuneable and picking one up is going to be dirt cheap
definately made them in 88/89.
Lotus Esprit, not all of them were turbos. Bit expensive if it goes wrong.
Old 911 although it might be a bit tail-happy.
Did the Mk II RS2000s get into the 80s? Would be a bit slow without tuning and they are getting more and more expensive now due to their scarcity but
they are RWD.
Reminds me of a car I saw getting built for an ex-Porsche owner who got a little annoyed by being lapped by a Ford Fiesta and so now was getting made
one for himself
Pug205 (though not RWD obviously)
[Edited on 31/3/08 by iank]
Definetly has to be the toyota corolla. AE86. Comes with a 4age Considered to be one of the best cheap sports cars in japan.
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Alfa 33 ?
RWD, later ones galvanised, 50-50 weight distribution with gearbox in the back...
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Originally posted by UncleFista
Alfa 33 ?
RWD, later ones galvanised, 50-50 weight distribution with gearbox in the back...
That'll be an Alfa 75 you're talking about.
A 33 is a Sud in a party frock.
Anyway, 1980s Sportscar ?
Can't think of anything off the top of my head. Let me think...........
Oohh !!
Sylva ?
you might even sneak a Striker in.
2.8i Capri. Rear wheel drive, loads of half decent ones about, cheap, easy to maintain. Get a special and it's alredy got an LSD.
David
some of teh cars you guts are mentioning arent exactly sportscars !!
more like sports saloons , have been looking at the regs , hmm, thinking of some possibilities
Late model SD1....
Ginetta G32...
Opel Manta i200 or 400. Awesome machines in rally trim, ISTR they used to race in thundersaloons before the 3.0 litre Carltons took over.
Trabant.
Composite body for super light weight and a 500cc air cooled two stroke BEC engine so obviously superior to all the CEC nonsense proposed so far.
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MK1 Toyota MR2?
Middy engine etc....
My current daily drive 
Mazda MX 5 ? Chicago Show 1989 so just sneaks in