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bryde..

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by bryde.. » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 04:46:03

Go to http://www.racesimcentral.net/ - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

Ray

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Juha Kallioine

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by Juha Kallioine » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 05:52:01


> Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
> for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
> monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

If you think that was bad (it really was), you don't want to take a look
at what Ronnie Peterson drove in 1971:

http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?z=0&k=0&l=10&x=101&f=1971/02018_R...
G

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bryde..

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by bryde.. » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 06:32:51

Ah, yes, the old card table on the nose of the car trick... Guess the
wind tunnel was down for maintenance when they came up with that design!

Anyway, odd and freakish, yes, but I think the Ensign was much more
hideous. To each his own. Lol

BTW, your link didn't work. I had to find 1971 in Forix and go to the
photo gallery.

Cheers,

Ray


> > Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo

Gallery for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most
hideous monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.


> If you think that was bad (it really was), you don't want to take a

look at what Ronnie Peterson drove in 1971:
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Gaul

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by Gaul » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:07:45


> Ah, yes, the old card table on the nose of the car trick... Guess the
> wind tunnel was down for maintenance when they came up with that design!

> Anyway, odd and freakish, yes, but I think the Ensign was much more
> hideous. To each his own. Lol

> BTW, your link didn't work. I had to find 1971 in Forix and go to the
> photo gallery.

Worked for me- I bet that part of the link was wrapped around to the next
line down in your case.
Semi

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by Semi » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:15:21

did you ever see the 4wd car made by cosworth- it never raced and was
eventually scrapped thank goodness

and freakish, yes, but I think the Ensign was much more

Morgan V. Woote

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by Morgan V. Woote » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:22:04

ECH!

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> > Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
> > for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
> > monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

> If you think that was bad (it really was), you don't want to take a look
> at what Ronnie Peterson drove in 1971:

> http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?z=0&k=0&l=10&x=101&f=1971/02018_R...
> G

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Tim

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by Tim » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 11:14:38


>Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
>for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
>monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

Looks like a race car version of the Yamaha Banshee...
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/01motorsports/01atv/01atv_images/500/01ba...

Tim

Ray Bryde

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by Ray Bryde » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:23:41

Ok, here's the link, to make it easy... [caution, do not look directly at
your monitor as it may cause temporary blindness and nausea; ask a friend to
view it and describe it to you]

Enjoy:

http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?z=0&k=0&l=0&x=101&f=1979/03022_RN...

Ray



> >Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
> >for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
> >monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

> Looks like a race car version of the Yamaha Banshee...

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/01motorsports/01atv/01atv_images/500/01ba...
_4_500.jpg
Schlom

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by Schlom » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:36:42

FWIW it looks more like a surfboard mounted to the nose :)  Either way its
odd...shows what some teams did to simply "improve" upon last years car back
then.  Look at some of the monstrousities that filled the back of the grid at
Indy in the late 60s early 70s...talk about plyboard remodeling :)

And yes the Ensign is far uglier...and to think they actually DESIGNED it that
way.

Chris

Semi

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by Semi » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:46:33

jeez look at rolf stommelen

http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?z=0&k=0&l=0&x=2&r=6209&f=jplc&i=63

South africa 1972

who the hell designed these
who the hell wants GPL2 in the 70's  drawing these cars will be a
nightmare!!!!

Txl

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by Txl » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:21:56

for your information this car is still racing today.

It is driven by Peter MULLER, team manager of a race truck team and is
entered in the FIA classic F1 championship.
This championship is with F1 cars from 1970 until 1978 (the black lotus of
andretti), they are having 6 or 7 races per year on european tracks, some of
the races are with us (the trucks), at least 2 next year, Nurburg (mid july)
and Zolder (end of september).

Even though the drivers are not "professionals" the noise is still there,
and what a noise, you also have the 6 wheel tyrell from Depailler.




> > Go to http://www.forix.com - go to 1979 and look in the Photo Gallery
> > for Derek Daly's Ensign at the South African GP. Truly the most hideous
> > monstrosity ever entered into a Grand Prix.

> If you think that was bad (it really was), you don't want to take a look
> at what Ronnie Peterson drove in 1971:

> http://www.forix.com/asp/photos.asp?z=0&k=0&l=10&x=101&f=1971/02018_R...
> G

> --


Graeme Nas

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by Graeme Nas » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:58:04

I think the "Ugliest F1 car" award has to go to the 6-wheel Tyrrell or
the 1979 Ferrari 312 T4. Urgh :-)

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Cheers!
Graeme Nash

Dave Henri

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by Dave Henri » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 13:04:35

  I think the past two Ferraris are OOGLY(Derek Daly's word)  I just saw the
2001 Ferrari and it is MARGINALLY better, the nose droops some now.
The Car Schooey won the WC in looked to me like a dang Preying Mantiss...
(now comes the argument...it doesn't matter what it looks like, so long as
it is fast...){here is the reply to that in advance:  BOLLUCKS!}
dave henrie

Witeck

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by Witeck » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 13:37:48

hey Graeme!

I used to think that Ferrari was an ugly beast too, until I saw the December
2000 issue of F1 Racing magazine! They've made that Ferrari look like a Sex
Machine (As the article is named :-)

Tecki


Ville V Sinkk

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by Ville V Sinkk » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:33:32


> did you ever see the 4wd car made by cosworth- it never raced and was
> eventually scrapped thank goodness

Actually, no. Where could we youngsters see a pic of it?

+Cinquo


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