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Terry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:43 pm Lotus 88. First F1 car with carbon tub, and the scrutineering sticker even matches the one on the actual car...

ronnie1972 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:41 am I applaud Mr Hiro for his passion for the sport, and his love of modeling, but sometimes I personally question his subjects if he is really interested in making a profit from them. The Lotus 88 never raced, it was a clever idea to skirt (no pun intended) the 1981 ban on sliding skirts, as was the universally adopted, ridiculous rising suspension that Gordon Murray came up with. There was nothing more absurd than watching the cars on track, and then when they entered the pit lane seeing the car magically rise to legal ride hight. It was embarrassing to see that brilliant aerodynamicists & engineers were reducing themselves to pulling stunts like these.
I remember many iconic F1 seasons, I’ve never considered 1981 as one of them, between the skirt regulations and the attempts to circumvent them, and the FOCA vs FISA war, it was a ****-show. GV’s two iconic wins at Monaco & Jarama salvaged what was a mostly forgettable season that ended with Lole crumbling at the biggest moment of his career, and Piquet taking the title, having to be to be physically held help in the Caesar’s Palace parking lot after finishing fifth. Hardly memories of the gods stuff!

ronnie1972 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:41 am I applaud Mr Hiro for his passion for the sport, and his love of modeling, but sometimes I personally question his subjects if he is really interested in making a profit from them.