VTCC Friday Night Spec - Season Eight

As we near the end of the summer the Friday Night Spec will be entering its eighth season, starting this Friday, 2nd September. The car of choice this time around, the magnificent Ford RS500 Cosworth, the car that changed motorsport forever in the late 1980's. In fact this month we are showing our age as we return the VTCC back to its Touring Car roots on a Saturday we a selection of 80's Hot hatches to enjoy, but thats another night and another subject.

All the details are below, sign up and chat can be found on our forum at www.vtcc.online, we are a site that doesnt suit all tastes, basically we are a bunch of old men trying to be race car drivers,  but some out there like the way we do things, a more casual way shall we say.



1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500

PI - A627
Power - 269 BHP
Torque - 234 LB-FT
Weight - 2,346 LBS
Front - 50%
Displacement - 2.0 L

Engine & Power
Race Exhaust
Sport Camshaft

Platform and Handling
Race Brakes
Race Springs and Dampers
Race Front Anti-roll Bars
Race Rear Anti-roll Bars
Race Roll Cage
Race Weight Reduction

Drivetrain
Race Clutch
Sport Transmission
Race Driveline
Race Differential

Tires and Rims
Race Tire Compound
Front Tire Width 245/40 R15
Rear Tire Width 245/40 R15
Stock Rims Only

Aero and Appearance
No Upgrade

Conversion
No Upgrade

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Numberboards are on the Daytona Dreams Sharefront, either the square old skool VTCC Online plate or the smaller Rally type plates can be used. numberboards on both front doors and the bonnet.

The webaddress www.vtcc.online on the front and rear of the car

The VTCC Online logo is also available on the Daytona Dreams Sharefront, it doesnt have to be used, but usage may see your car in many more pictures on the media side of things.

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The Schedule


Round One - Friday 2nd September
Monza Alternative
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 15 Laps

Round Two - Friday 9th September
Spa-Francorchamps
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 15 Laps  (Night)

Round Three - Friday 16th September
Hockenheimring Full Circuit
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 17 Laps

Round Four - Friday 23rd September
Catalunya Full Circuit
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 17 Laps

Round Five - Friday 30th September
Nurburgring GP Circuit
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 17 Laps  (Night)

Round Six - Friday 7th October
Mount Panorama
Qualifying - 3 Laps
Race 1 - 6 Laps
Race 2 - 15 Laps

Start Time 20:00 UK Time / 15:00 Eastern / 06:00 AEST

A few shots from the opening round of the RS500 Cosworth's at Monza with the first chicane, i did get a bit carried away in the clicking department, the full collection is on the VTCC Facebook RS500 Album, go on and try it, you might just like it!!















Next up is Spa Francorchamps, full details of the series are on the www.vtcc.online website

Unfortunately the Race One replay didnt save for anyone and with the Spa Francorchamps being very dark at night, a slight limitation on the photos from the second round, but fear not, Jgroves of Overtake Motorsport has taken a wee bit of video showing a great overtake of ATP Ginge and the closing stage battle with GoShortyFast in race one of the night.



He had a successful debut taking the main feature race of the evening, while PLOW tubbi took the opening heat race in his paint not loaded again RS500. Overall, a good night of action as the RS500's now travel to Germany for the first time this series and the Hockenheimring Full GP Circuit.

Wow, an update on the media side of the RS500's, yes unfortunately, i has been busy doing life outside the window and watching way too much baseball with October around the corner and my team being in the mad AL Wild Card battle, im an Orioles fan, so heres a really long post with shots from Catalunya and Nurburgring GP, starting off with a shot of AgileAdam, who must have upset somebody up there as his run of luck in this series up to Nurburgring was all of the bad variety.

















and on to the Nurburgring in which PLOW tubbi popped one hand on the overall title, as fuel came into play, he was down to the remaining fuel in his Zippo come the chequered flag.



























On to Mount Panorama then for the Grand Finale, on the Friday before the Bathurst 1000 in the real world outside the window, this isnt just chucked together you know!!