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24H du Mans 1965 🏁🇨🇵
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🇬🇧 Peugeot 306 Cosworth
The Andy Burton Peugeot 306 (often referred to as the Peugeot 306R4 or Peugeot Cosworth) is an iconic custom-built rally car in British motorsport history.
Driven and engineered by Herefordshire farmer and rally legend Andrew Burton, the car became a fan favorite across UK forest rallies due to its incredible speed, unique engineering, and unmistakable engine roar.
Key Specifications & Features
Engine:
Powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre V6 Cosworth KF engine (a derivative of the engine Cosworth developed for Opel/Vauxhall DTM racing). It revved past 10,000 RPM, producing over 300 hp and an unforgettable exhaust note.
Drivetrain & Chassis:
While it used modified Peugeot 306 body panels, the underlying chassis and four-wheel-drive running gear were custom-engineered by Burton himself, incorporating parts from MG Metro 6R4 running gear and custom tubular space-framing.
Layout:
Front-mid engine placement optimized for weight distribution across gravel forest stages.
History & Legacy
Success on the Stages:
Despite competing against heavily funded, factory-backed World Rally Cars (WRC), Burton’s self-built machine routinely won national and regional UK rallies outright, including events like the Malcolm Wilson Rally and Woodpecker Stages.
The 2011 MSA Rule Change:
At the end of the 2011 season, the UK Motorsport Association (MSA) updated its vehicle eligibility regulations for national rallying, effectively banning non-homologated, custom space-frame specials like Burton's 306. 😭
Burton officially retired the car following his victory at the 2011 Woodpecker Stages. It remains one of the most celebrated "special" rally cars ever built in the UK.
🎥 Credit to the original source 👏🏻👏🏻
#peugeot #cosworth #cars #rally
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November 1905: The 24 Hour of Indianapolis! You won't find more or better coverage anywhere else on the planet! firstsuperspeedway.com/photo…
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From the Archive: Full Throttle Friday 💥
No AI here…just pure nostalgia
🏁 Chris Crawford & David Ellis
🛞 Lotus Esprit & Aston Martin
📍 Oulton Park
📅 1991 Season
#NorthWestSportsSaloons |
#OultonPark
(📸 Tim Smith)
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Albert Lemaître in his Peugeot at the 1894 Paris-Rouen race.
Lemaître initially finished second, but claimed victory when the winner was disqualified.
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Test flying an idea for the replacement of the #MondayDoodle today.
Appropriately, beginning with a tribute to the great #AlanJones for what *could* become “Memoriam Monday” (suggestions welcome for a title!), which will those from the world of motorsport, no longer with us.
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Howden Ganley, Maki F101 Ford, during the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch on July 19, 1974. @F1
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The 'Race of My Life' was how Hill described his win over Schumacher at the Japanese GP #OTD 94 'I was possessed, It was quite unbelievable.' The title fight would go down to the wire. Adelaide.
tinyurl.com/Williams-F1-Shop
#WilliamsF1 #Benetton #DamonHill #F1Gifts
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1977 Indianapolis 500 Public Drivers Meeting. What a group..
The next afternoon A.J. Foyt would be in Victory Lane becoming the first FOUR time winner of the race.
So many heroes and legends - drivers that set the standard for the sport - the very best of the best.... #Indy500
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Have you ever been to TSSC HQ ?
It is well worth a visit, lots of Triumph Cars, memorabilia, great products in the Club Shop & gather at the Herald Bar….
It is a must for any Triumph Enthusiast,
Next Open Day is December 6th from 10am - 3pm
#TSSC #Christmasopenday #events
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The BRM project was always troubled with immense cost of producing a complicated car and motor from scratch. Covers those and other issues, as well as success the car and engine achieved in mid-1950s with drivers of calibre of Parnell and Fangio.
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Hello you lovely peoples.
Yesterday I finished my A2 sized depiction of the slightly lightened (by accident, literally!) Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver #Porsche 917, as raced in the 1971 #Sebring12Hrs. Well, here it is!
Pictures 2&3 show the tiny drawing that inspired it..
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A big happy birthday to the fabulous Sally Field, multi-award winning actress and passionate campaigner on many fronts, born #OnThisDay in 1946.
📸 Sally with her then-partner Burt Reynolds, for the filming of Smokey and the Bandit.
#SallyField #PontiacTransAm
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Some fans may have chuckled seeing Tony Hulman glance at a slip of paper before “Gentlemen, start your engines!” This 1969 Daytona newspaper clipping helps explains why. Shy by nature and coached by IMS radio man Luke Walton on proper emphasis, the card helped him deliver the line perfectly. The quiet businessman who rescued the Speedway after WWII made those words legendary. #Indy500 @IMS
