It’s Christmas in 1998, I’m 11yrs old and watching the review of the 98 BTCC season on VHS I was just gifted in my bedroom. Little would I know that this was peak happiness.
It was a fantastic era, but I do think the modern era is the best it's been since then. I mean 2018 will have a 32 car race grid. Wasn't that long ago that they could barely fill the grid.
Super Touring BTCC was the Group A rally or Group C Le man equivalent of the day. Full Factory teams and International pedigree drivers. Will never ever been seen again, BTCC today unfortunately is a privateer series
@@aidy6000 The cars are so slow and lack power and there is no real technical competition in TCR whatsoever at which point I don't care about it at all.
What a great category this was, great variety of car brands, racing in some of the best tracks of the world, Silverstone, Thruxton, Knockhill, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Brands fucking Hatch!!...etc: Audi, Peugeot, Ford, Volvo, Audi, Nissan, Vauxhall (Chevrolet/Opel) and two of the best looking touring cars ever: the Honda Accord and the Renault Laguna.
Am I the only one who thinks that the older racing cars look much cooler and more aggressive than the btcc of today? Also that sound 🔊😍 90's is the golden Era for motorsports.
Matt Neal and Jason Plato must have drove for over 20 years in BTTC as i remember Plato Driving for Chevrolet a few years back and Matt Neal was in a new shape Civic Legends they are
If you'd have told me at the time Yvan Muller would go on to have a 20+ year career and win titles and duel with some of the greats in touring cars across multiple series, I'd have thought you were mad. But look where we we are some 24-25 years later. Muller has done it all pretty much, he's driven just about every major tin top series, he's won in just about all of them, and he's turned laps on several of the world's greatest tracks.
1994 dominated by Alfa 1995 mostly all Vauxhall 1996 dominated by Audi 1997 dominated by Renault 1998 could have gone one of three ways right to the penultimate round 1999 dominated by Nissan 2000 9 cars... 2001 new rules / new era
That Volvo 5-cylinger engine sings so nice around an open circuit like Thruxton. The Mondeo must've sounded good, too, with the V6 under the bonnet, but I can't really make the sound out in this video.
brsrbck you don’t understand what I’m saying. You said “four door family saloons heavily modified”. That’s what I’m saying: you BUY sport cars, but you BUILD race cars.
It’s Christmas in 1998, I’m 11yrs old and watching the review of the 98 BTCC season on VHS I was just gifted in my bedroom. Little would I know that this was peak happiness.
The golden age of touring car racing and the best looking race cars ever. Looking back at BTCC, its hard to believe something like it even existed.
very near, please let us not forget the BMW M3, the Mercedes 190 and the Alfa 155 :-)
back when women, greenlings and leftist dipshit were as important as Nazis... Next to none... Now they are the new Nazis :)
its like playing ToCA 2 from codemaster
ooh yes :D and the decals is oo yeah
The best racing game ever!
Ahh supertouring, the 'WWF Attitude' era of racing.
Great way of putting it!
The best era for BTCC ever! It never will be that good again.
It was a fantastic era, but I do think the modern era is the best it's been since then. I mean 2018 will have a 32 car race grid. Wasn't that long ago that they could barely fill the grid.
32 cars is many and so far it's shown just that.
Baz82 it’s quality, not quantity. Most of the current drivers are rich amateurs. It’s hardly a sporting contest now
Super Touring BTCC was the Group A rally or Group C Le man equivalent of the day. Full Factory teams and International pedigree drivers. Will never ever been seen again, BTCC today unfortunately is a privateer series
Every single car from this season is so iconic for me...
Wish we had something like this today, literally every sedan on the market was competing.
BeyerT1 TCR is this but modern
Yes, but TCR is lame and AFAIK the base cars are a class below those which the Super Touring Cars were based on.
@@armorgeddon also much cheaper to enter & complete a championship. The racing is good also.
@@aidy6000 The cars are so slow and lack power and there is no real technical competition in TCR whatsoever at which point I don't care about it at all.
This is such a f'n great memory loved the Supertouring era...truly awesome racing Thanks for uploading these.
Love the looks of those Lagunas.
Same British Racing Green Renault Laguna not yellow and blue
I love this genre still today my favourite cars to drive. Great sound and quite forgiving too. Gt3s come second. 😮
So many shots in the intro of Toca 2 are just like the real shots. 7:47 for instance.
F***, "Sorry Will I didnt hear that!"
great thanks for uploading this great races back in the golden days of supertouring
What a great category this was, great variety of car brands, racing in some of the best tracks of the world, Silverstone, Thruxton, Knockhill, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Brands fucking Hatch!!...etc: Audi, Peugeot, Ford, Volvo, Audi, Nissan, Vauxhall (Chevrolet/Opel) and two of the best looking touring cars ever: the Honda Accord and the Renault Laguna.
Am I the only one who thinks that the older racing cars look much cooler and more aggressive than the btcc of today? Also that sound 🔊😍 90's is the golden Era for motorsports.
Agreed
The First Round of a Year that went down in the Racing History Books at Godspeed. THE Touring Cars Championship! HANDS OFF!!! ❤
I’d love them to remaster Toca from this year. I imagine they would sell so many of them.
Lots of memory, thanks for upload
I don't think anyone expected Charlie Cox to be a competent a presenter as he was a driver, but he's bloody good
Tbf he was a radio presenter for many years alongside his racing career so possibly an easy enough transition for him.
@ian's deaf-motorsport thank you for uploading these videos
If Rydell didn’t always fluff his starts, he probably would have been the best driver in the championship
He probably was the fastest over a flying lap
Matt Neal and Jason Plato must have drove for over 20 years in BTTC as i remember Plato Driving for Chevrolet a few years back and Matt Neal was in a new shape Civic Legends they are
Neal drove for 30 years in the BTCC (although only the first round in 01 and a partial season in 94 because he was injured) and Plato for 23.
The old Renault Laguna was very underrated better than a Vectra or Mondeo in my opinion
Wow! So much Action! The DRS, Kers, Fanboost and so on seemed to be awesome in these years
felpie 😂👍🏻😉💪🏻
Best comment !!
It's hard to believe this is over 20 years ago
Menu was an absolute beast in this race
RYDELL man what a legend! 1 second up on the second driver in qualy dang!!
Loved this. I was 10 when I watched this race, I was probably doing my best to imitate with my Scalextric at the same time!
Ive said it before and im happy to say it again,
Ian, you are a LEGEND Sir.
Thanks for this.
6:51 just love those sparks from Rydells S40.
If you'd have told me at the time Yvan Muller would go on to have a 20+ year career and win titles and duel with some of the greats in touring cars across multiple series, I'd have thought you were mad.
But look where we we are some 24-25 years later. Muller has done it all pretty much, he's driven just about every major tin top series, he's won in just about all of them, and he's turned laps on several of the world's greatest tracks.
In my humble opinion, 1998 was the best season of the modern era. Charlie Cox and Watty, what a team
1994 dominated by Alfa
1995 mostly all Vauxhall
1996 dominated by Audi
1997 dominated by Renault
1998 could have gone one of three ways right to the penultimate round
1999 dominated by Nissan
2000 9 cars...
2001 new rules / new era
You forgot
1993 mostly all BMW
That Volvo 5-cylinger engine sings so nice around an open circuit like Thruxton. The Mondeo must've sounded good, too, with the V6 under the bonnet, but I can't really make the sound out in this video.
Iconic
The great days of BTCC
Charlie Cox was a great commentator
Tim Harvey grinning like the Cheshire Cat after binning it makes me so happy 2:25.
I know maybe not popular favourite but I always loved the mondeos. The V6 made an awesome sound
Do you have more from the 1998 season? would love to rewatch all rounds in their entirety! :)
Mats håkansson we need all of the 1998 btcc season be good to watch the 98 season in full
Like mostly what I played TOCA 1 & 2 and gran turismo 2.
Campionato migliore!!! Best
Classic cars!
I never realised that there were independent drivers, it would have been cool if TOCA 2 somehow managed to include these!
Nice
That curb is M A S S I V E
Fuck me the cars were low on the ground in those days,
Only here to see the Flame spitting Volvo!
Look at those clouds
Bring it back!!!!
Please upload the other races!!
siiiick
the last great year of the BTCC
1999 was ok
Pretty much died out in 2000
The quality wasnt this bad back in the day folks.
I love volvo s40 e audi a4
Muller is a beast
the best category of world motorsport with first class international drivers and very well designed cars. What is now a garbage
Is it me or do I hear a sort of electric noise in the background?
it's probably something on the vcr or something in the pits
Yes it's from the VHS recording. You can also hear music in the background from a previous recording on that tape.
@@armorgeddon oh cool I just thought that because VHS have extra noises whilst running
Laguna, Primera, Mondeo, A4... because you buy sports cars, but you build race cars.
brsrbck you don’t understand what I’m saying. You said “four door family saloons heavily modified”.
That’s what I’m saying: you BUY sport cars, but you BUILD race cars.
The Mondeos debut was in 1993. 1992 was still run to Group A rules AFIK.
Yeah hoy backed off and then got collected by Matt Neal along with John bintcliffe
Why stretch the 3:4?
BBC TV, what is that?
I like Jason Plato car
I wish the aspect was correct
They would have to make a career in the Argentine Republic and show South America what the true meaning of technological motorsport is
Cierto el TC no ha avanzado casi nada en casi 40 años mas bien la calidad ha ido en picada
Mondeo
Duke Marketing Ltd is Wanker!
Ian's Deaf-Motorsport maybe but Ian You are a LEGEND! Thank You so very much for uploading these, brings back great memories.
Hope You are good.
How old are u mate when u were death in the ear
Traduction en français svp 😉
The Champ made mistake with new rules to British Trouing Cars Champship Qualfying
The Champ made a mistake with the new rule to the British Trouing cars Champship Qualifying and Races pit stop race and Sprit race
absolutely boring! no not this race, but actual ones :-)
Just dont get racing like this anymore
Hate pre recorded commentary.