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UK
Joined May 2014
The Sound of Thunder in 2026⚑️ πŸ›ž From the Archive: 80s & 90s nostalgia 🚨 For Sale: go buy it πŸ“’ Attention Paddock: race detail πŸ† Spotted: latest news (All πŸ“Έ credited) #SuperSaloons #Thundersaloons #ModifiedSaloons #FormulaSaloons #ModProds #ClassicThunder #SpecialSaloons
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THUNDERSALOONS πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ retweeted
40 years after Roland Ratzenberger’s Formula Ford Festival victory, the BMW M3 he later shared with Alan Minshaw sits proudly in the Brands Hatch paddock at this year’s event
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Spotted: RIP Randall Lawson. The Youngtimer championship founder had unbound enthusiasm for motorsport. Lawson had made his British racing debut earlier this year, at Cadwell Park, in his 1979 Alpine A310. #YTCC (πŸ“Έ Steve Jones)
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From the Archive: Ford Friday πŸ’₯ 🏁 Matthew Mortlock (Cambridge πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§) πŸ›ž Ford Escort RS2000E πŸ“ Mallory Park πŸ“… 1992 🚦 Silhouette Specials ✍️ Essex Turbos intend to return the car to track action with a new engine & box. #FordFriday | #MalloryPark (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ Rich Craner)
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From the Archive: A Thursday Throwback! ✨ 🏁 Nick Humphrey leads Les Heney πŸ›ž Rover V8 v Opel Manta πŸ“ Lodge Corner, Oulton Park πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ“… 1989 Season ✍️ The Rover was an ex BTCC racer, driven by Dennis Leech. #ModifiedSaloons | #OultonPark (πŸ“Έ George Jennings)
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πŸ“’ Attention Paddock: 2027 Dates for the Diary… Historic Modsports & Special Saloons Calendar: 🏁 April 3/4 - Croft 🏁 June 12/13 - Knockhill 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏁 Jul 31/Aug 1 - Brands Hatch GP 🏁 Aug 28/29- Oulton Park Gold Cup #HistoricModsportsSpecialSaloons (πŸ“Έ @spcphotomedia)
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πŸ‘€ Spotted: One to Watch in 2027! πŸ”₯ Steve Watton’s rebuild of the Rover P6 Special Saloon continues.. #HistoricModsportsSpecialSaloons | #RoverP6 | #SpecialSaloons
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🚨For Sale: BMW M3 E30 DTM Built by Schnitzer for 1991 DTM, raced by Johnny Cecotto, then used in 1992 French Supertourisme. Original BMW Motorsport engine & Matter body, DTM suspension & brakes Hollinger gearbox. Located in Luxembourg πŸ‡±πŸ‡Ί POA (πŸ“Έ racecarsdirect.com/Advert/De…)
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🚨 For Sale: 1995 Alfa Romeo 155 Super Touring! Built byΒ Alfa CorseΒ & raced byΒ Fabrizio GiovanardiΒ forΒ Nordauto EngineeringΒ in the 1995 Italian Superturismo. Perfect for Brands Hatch & Nurburgring Super Tourer races in 2027 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Β£190k. #BTCC (πŸ“Έ racecarsdirect.com/Advert/De…)
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Sounded so good.
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πŸ‘€Spotted: Weekend Round-Up HTCC at Silverstone GP.. Race 1 🏁 πŸ†Middlehurst - Nissan SkylineπŸ”₯ πŸ₯ˆBailey - Nissan Skyline πŸ₯‰Furst - Ford Capri RS3100 ⏱️Middlehurst - 2.10.0 Race 2 🏁 πŸ†Bailey πŸ₯ˆFurst πŸ₯‰Middlehurst ⏱️Middlehurst - 2.09.3 #MRL | #HTCC (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ@NickSmurf1998)
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From the Archive: Ford Friday πŸ”₯ 🏁 Neil Sampson πŸ›ž Ford Capri 3.0 πŸ“ Oulton Park πŸ“… 1997 season ✍️ Sampson later raced his Capri in Classic Thunder with a Ric Wood 3400cc GA engine. #SuperRoadSaloons | #ModProds | #ClassicThunder | #OultonPark (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ G. Jennings)
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πŸ“’ Attention Paddock: This weekend, Historic Touring Cars at Silverstone. Watch out for the debuting Penthouse liveried Renault 21 Turbo of Prima Racing. Unfortunately, a clash with the Peter Auto championship at Imola has depleted the grid! 🏁 #HTCC | #MRL | #Silverstone
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🚨For Sale: Ford Escort RS1800 MK2 – Group 2 Front running FIA Group 2 Escort, built & prepared and run by Viking Motorsport. 2.0 Cosworth BDG on Lucas Injection from Sherwood engine with ZF 5 speed gearbox 🏁 POA (πŸ“Έ motorsportauctions.com/categ…)
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πŸ‘€ Spotted: One to Watch in 2027! Despite not having yet debuted his Citroen 2CV8, Peter Thurston is already working on a new project - the recently purchased SHP built, space framed Peugeot 205 with Vauxhall power 🏁 #Peugeot205 (πŸ“Έ Pete Thurston Racing)
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🚨 For Sale: Vauxhall Vectra Super Tourer !! V00-02, raced by Yvan Muller, one of only five built for the 2000 BTCC. Includes lots of spare parts, gear ratios Xtrac 306 gearbox, Located in Bratislava , Slovakia πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡° POA #BTCC (πŸ“Έ gotothegrid.com/en/ads/race-…)
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From the Archive: Turbo Tuesday πŸ’¨ 🏁 Colin Williams (Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿) πŸ›ž Ford Sierra Cosworth πŸ“ Pembrey πŸ“… 1996 Season 🚦 Welsh Sports & Saloons #RS500 | #WRDA | #Pembrey
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πŸ‘€ Spotted: Weekend Round-Up Mod Fords at Silverstone.. 🏁 Race 1 πŸ† Jamieson - Escort Maxi πŸ₯ˆ Grange - Escort RSR πŸ₯‰ Cook - Fiesta ⏱️ Grange - 1.09.6 🏁 Race 2 πŸ† Grange πŸ₯ˆ Jamieson πŸ₯‰ Allen - Focus RS ⏱️ Jamieson - 1.09.5 #ModifiedFordSeries (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ@jroberts_photo)
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πŸ“’ Attention Paddock: Mod Fords Silverstone Finale 🎬 This Sunday, the final rounds of the 2026 Modified Ford Series take place at Silverstone. Watch out for Lloyd Jamieson’s Escort Cosworth & AJ Owen’s ex BTCC Mondeo 🏁 #ModifiedFordSeries | #Silverstone | #FordFriday
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From the Archive: A Thursday Throwback 🏁 Gareth Lloyd πŸ›ž Ford Escort Cosworth 2.0T πŸ’¨ ❗️ Donington Park πŸ“… 1998 Season #FormulaSaloons | #DoningtonPark (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ Andy Lambert)
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πŸ‘€Spotted: Aussie Thunder πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ”₯ Testing at Donington Park this week, a 1990 Holden Commodore VL, the ex Peter Mcleod car is now owned by James Thorpe 🏁 #DoningtonPark | #V8Supercars | #HoldenCommodore (πŸ“ΈΒ©οΈ Rob Yates)
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