1987 WTCC - RAC TT Silverstone.

The Silverstone TT round of the first World touring car series in 1987. And it rained!. This was a championship with a lot of potential, killed off by the CSi (FIA) when it looked like becoming a threat to the popularity of F1. It took a long time for touring car racing to recover after this..

[@garywalton6794]

I was at this race. My brother and I cycled there! Great era of touring car racing, Group A cars were fantastic.

[@inquisitor229]

To anyone who wonders - this is all I have of this race (sadly). Any other race which was on television can be readily seen on here with a quick search. The 1987 WTCC was badly covered even on satellite, and I would have grabbed anything possible. I have never seen comprehensive footage available in any format over the intervening years. The only film was a 30 minute programme released by Texaco Eggenberger Ford as 'Winning Star'. And since it is awash with 1987 music the recording industry would have it torn down within minutes..... Someone at Eggenberger or Ford must have a large stash of unused race footage lying around!

[@ripperevo2011rrchamp]

It's weird to see Andy Rouse in a red Sierra.

[@armorgeddon]

Mercedes 190E 2.3 in it's first years in DTM was pretty much if not exactly Group A-spec, wasn't it?

[@darren2514fv]

which means that it would be very likely that the BBC could not afford to send a OB to the TT in the 1980s and what make that a shame is that the 1982/86 period of the ETCC did not get not very much TV coverage in the UK despite British cars winning in the form of Rovers and Jaguars

[@ThomasBromehead]

a shame they don't concentrate on the alfas a bit more...

[@darren2514fv]

and these races were the only time we got to see the Mercedes 190E 2.3 in Group A form and also the Volvo 240T on British circuits

[@Snow_OwL217]

i love this classic touring races

[@Rintin07]

1:06 What a magnificent field of cars. Shame only about three of them were eligible for championship points, eh

[@darren2514fv]

Was the sports/touring car TT televised on a regular basis

[@shanefunnell542]

BMW m3 that’s a volvo of Johnny

[@asd36f]

The RS500 would have been a real handful to drive in those wet conditions!

[@frazerguest2864]

Graham Clayton : See Bathurst 1992.

[@inquisitor229]

To the best of my knowledge, the BBC did not show any substantial footage of any of the earlier Group A Silverstone TT races. If they did show the races, I don't have them on tape.

[@RRacingMTSP]

I'm searching for some footage of the 1984 TT at Silverstone, if anyone can point me in the right direction.

[@inquisitor229]

Should be available here (don't wait too long to view - these things sometimes get 'pulled' :>) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZomWhqKBoZprl7c

[@frazerguest2864]

Does anyone know where to find footage of Bathurst 1987, when it ran as a WTCC round ?

[@inquisitor229]

Here :kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ-yh3tjp6afapI And more here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5ncZaygqqqjpbc

[@lamingtonp]

cms has made a full bathurst 1987 dvd has been out afew year. goggle 7 sports magic moments of motorsport

[@JackBandicootsBunker]

Unbelievable to see the same Emanuele Pirro who later won for the first time the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a diesel-powered car...

[@frazerguest2864]

Kevin Moondust : He did quite a bit of Touring Car work for Alfa Romeo and BMW. The biggest surprise for me was seeing the upcoming, underrated, fast Frenchman, Olivier Groulliard. I didn’t know he competed in the ETCC / WTCC.