Impressive (I suppose) example of function taking precedence over form. An R50, I think. Lifted from 5 Cars You Wouldn’t Expect to See Rally Racing.
Looks like they were going for the retro look The title of the artical this was pulled from had me scratching my head a little. :nonod:
Function over form is a hallmark of race & rally cars. Looking at the cars in that article you linked, yes these days they are rare cars & somewhat odd to folks who where not there when I was. For me those cars are old friends, heck a Fire Arrow is what Babs & I used to run back when the earth was still cooling. Thanks for the link Steve! Hey Chuck, pull up your britches..... :wink:
This is a 2003 R50 Mini with 6 speed S box rallied in the US. The driver (Markus) has battled with many issues during the last 13 rallies with many DNF's due to suspension failures. He has just fitted Reiger suspension with good results but at 4300e that's a little out my price range.