Alfa Romeo In Bathurst Diesel Domination

Started by alfagtv100 (Biggus), February 23, 2009, 11:13:01 PM

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alfagtv100 (Biggus)

Marco Leoncelli
2017 Giulia. Yeah, baby.
1971 1750 GTV Coupe Series II
Past: 2008 159 Ti V6 3.2, RenaultSport Clio 182 (smuf blue).

alfisti2

running the air con while racing... lovely.  :)
my heart says alfa romeo. my head say alfa romeo.                           
             I WANT MY GTA MITO NOW!

Barry Edmunds

Great to see the Alfas' doing so well at Bathurst, as we might well expect.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Reading through the 2009 post race report was just like reading the post race reports from 1964 and 1965 when the Mildren Team's Ti Super won the first two Sandown Six Hour races in a canter with a trouble-free run both years.

Barry

Sheldon McIntosh

Yes indeed, a great result.

However, it's pretty easy to win when you're in a class of one (159), or a class of two (147) when the other car doesn't finish.

Barry Edmunds

Hey
Winners are grinners and the rest can please themselves.

Who ever remembers who ran second in anything

Barry

alfagtv58

Quote from: Sheldon Mcintosh on March 02, 2009, 01:13:00 PM
Yes indeed, a great result.

However, it's pretty easy to win when you're in a class of one (159), or a class of two (147) when the other car doesn't finish.
I was wondering how long it was going to be before someone mentioned that the diesel class was not exactly oversubscribed.  Still, i rekon in production car racing this will be a hotly contested class in the future and good on Alfa Romeo to get in at ground level.

Quote from: edmunds on March 02, 2009, 06:52:24 PM
Who ever remembers who ran second in anything

Maybe, but it isnt going to be hard to forget second when there was no second......

1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce - (WIP) Strada
1977 Alfetta GTV Group S - Corsa - For Sale (http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,9600.0.html)
2009 159 JTS Ti

Brad M

Quote from: Phil Baskett on March 03, 2009, 09:20:01 AM
Quote from: edmunds on March 02, 2009, 06:52:24 PM
Who ever remembers who ran second in anything
Maybe, but it isnt going to be hard to forget second when there was no second......
;D
06 147 JTD 1.9
76 116 GT 2.0
72 105 GTV 2.0

Gone... 2x 147 GTA, 2x 90, 2x SudSprint

Next? ... http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=17067

Paul Gulliver

I still can't help  thinking a diesel Alfa Romeo is a bit like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa
Paul Gulliver
Present
2017 Silver Giulia Veloce
1979 Silver Alfa 116 GTV Twin Spark
1973 Red Alfa 105 2.0 GTV

Past
2013 Giulietta QV
2006 Black 159 2.2 J
1970 Dutch Blue Series 2 1750
1975 Blue Alfetta Sedan 1.8
1981 Piper Yellow Alfetta GTV 2000
1985 Red Alfetta GTV2.0
1989 White Alfa 164
2000 156

alfagtv58

One of the funniest things was in the 2007 race when Holden entered a Diesel Astra against the 159, and about half way into the race the Astra blew up big time.  It parked on mountain straight with the bonnet up and smoke billowing from the engine bay....it parked right under the banner for the Alfa 159, as the 159 cruised on by!!!
1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce - (WIP) Strada
1977 Alfetta GTV Group S - Corsa - For Sale (http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,9600.0.html)
2009 159 JTS Ti

flighty

Were FIAT making the GM diesels at that stage?  (Maybe not till late 2007)

If they had been there might have been a similar Italian engine in both the Holden and the Alfa Romeo?!??

Anyone know?
Now:

2001 166 2.5 V6 (6 speed manual)
1968 1750 Spider Veloce (1962cc engine)

Then:

1985 Giulietta 1.6
1989 75 2.0
1992 75 2.0

branko.gt

Quote from: Phil Baskett on March 03, 2009, 09:20:01 AM

Maybe, but it isnt going to be hard to forget second when there was no second......



???

can you pass that by me again ???

how can you forget someone where there is no one to forget (or remember) ???