When Money did'nt Matter. - Page 2

The Gorilla · 10-02-2011, 09:42 AM

Hi,

This is Markus Westefeld who has
just converted his Evo 2 Merc 190
to Klasse 1 spec.

Klasse 1 spec cars evolved from 1993/4
and were then fazed out for the Merc V6 202's,
just when the works budgets went into orbit.

Klasse 1 Merc 190, 2 car DTM team was circa 1-1.5 million
a year, then Merc 202 Klasse 1, 2 car team was circa
7.5-10 million a year !!!

These budgets were greater than most the F1 grid for
the 94/95/96 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuY5dCMjkS4

And here is the car during shake down tests at the Ring.

The Hollinger Sequential gearbox has
a squeal all of its own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjzz5lgg1dk&NR=1

These Merc Klasse 1 190's are incredible in that
you have a 2.5ltr l4 pot making just over 400 bhp
and reving to 10,250.

The BMW E30 M3 S14 l4 pot was 360 bhp and would
rev to 9,250.

Both engines 1200-1500 km then full rebuild.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

**AlexGTT** · 10-02-2011, 05:45 PM

Just great. Loved that.

The Gorilla · 13-02-2011, 11:46 PM

Hi,

As I said, When Money did'nt Matter !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCS7C...eature=related

Regards,

The Gorilla.

mattCSLnut · 13-02-2011, 11:54 PM

Superb stuff Gorilla

Those Alfas look twitchy

**glendog74** · 14-02-2011, 12:20 AM

Great videos

toofastforyou · 14-02-2011, 12:46 AM

The Gorilla · 14-02-2011, 10:05 AM

Hi,

MattCSLnut- yes, the Alfa although top dog
just before the rule changes had its
engine set well forward so they could use
the g/box to drive the front wheels.

Made them more than a challenge to drive
as they dialled in enormus amounts of
oversteer to try and compensate for
the understeer.

Thus they would change direction in
an instant.

Here are some pics of the Cosworth KF Engine
which was badged Opel and used in the Opel
4x4 DTM Cars.

Some pics show where the V6 2.5 was used
by a Guy called John Bradburn in a Hillclimb
Single seater car, and of course Andy Burton
in the mid engined Pug 306 ran a Cosworth
KF, again from an Ex DTM Touring Car.

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...5884584902979#

As this was from the Money no problem era see
if you can spot the lengths that Opel went to
to try and ensure success in then coveted DTM.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

M3Laith · 14-02-2011, 10:36 AM

I love the sound of the straight cut dog box :D

weee - CLUNK - weeeeeee - CLUNK - weee-eee - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEE!!

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