Comments on: Jolly Good News from the UK

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:46:14 +0000

By all means, pick those nits like a grooming chimp! Thanks for the clarification

By: Oyaji Gaijin

Oyaji Gaijin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:32:17 +0000

Piazza vs. Bullet Train:
http://www.vintage-original-ads.com/Pictures/albums/uploads/1986-Isuzu-Turbo-Impulse-Fu.jpg

By: KPGC10-001218

KPGC10-001218 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:51:46 +0000

Just a little clarification:
It is not strictly correct to call the car a “G.C replica”. The original works cars did take part in races that were part of the Grand Champion Series from around the middle part of 1971, but they were usually running in the ‘TS’ classes ( for Touring Cars ) rather than head-to-head with the full purpose-built Group 5/6 GC sports racers.
In many cases, the T and TS class races were held seperately at race meetings where the sports racers were top billing of the whole weekend.
It’s probably more accurate to call it an *evocation* of a works-type TS/Group 4 of the late 1970~early 1971 period. Whole thing is a bit of a minefield even for nit-picky nerds like myself!

By: colin knowles

colin knowles — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:26:00 +0000

Awesome thread

By: Oyaji Gaijin

Oyaji Gaijin — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:19:54 +0000

I seem to remember the last car vs. bullet train contest ended badly for the bullet train. It lost to the Isuzu Piazza. The GT-R has some big shoes to fill.