Interesting Corrado at Autosport Show

[rado-steve 0]

Mate of mine went to Autosport show, took this pic of an unusual Corrado:

 

http://img175.imagevenue.com/view.php?i ... _321lo.JPG

 

 

Non VAG engine methinks, dunno what series it's sposed to race in though???

[Bojmobile 0]

I'm getting some weird photos appear when I click on that link and no Corrado!

[KADVR6 0]

yeh getting a pic of some gypo looking wench?? :lol:

 

here are some pics of the corado in question.

 

karl

[rosswalker 0]

Hmm... the fact that its been professionally done doesnt make it ok, does it!

 

- Ross

[Blue_Joe 0]

It races in the "Super Siloutte" series!

[The_Dude 0]

Good thing it races, would hate to see that thing on the road.

[Mave 0]

It races in the "Super Silhouette " series!

 

Silhouette ? That thing could cause eclipses with that spoiler!

[Corrado_Addict 0]

Ermmm not to keen on the looks but its been built for performance, and i'm sure by that engine bay it performs 8)

[jimmy83 0]

yeah, its basically a spaceframe chassis with a fibreglass body on top. I've seen these race, and they're pretty rapid, good p/w ratio.

[jimmy83 0]

bit like a giant remote control car bodyshell.

[veedub 0]

Thats a vauxhole red top innit?

[corozin 0]

They roll that Corrado out at Autosport every year. There were 4 of them there last year in various parts of the venue.

 

They get raced in a number of oval formulae (the shell is fibreglass & fits on the spaceframes used in those formula. The engine is (I believe) a Ford Duratec 1600cc lump, which is a sealed unit supplied to all cars in the championship. In fact modifications are very limited in these formula - it really is down to the driver.

 

If you keep an eye out on Sky Sports, they occasionally show these racing on "International Motorsport". I've seen them a few times.

 

 

The real monster Corrado is Spencer Tramm's dragster. If you havn't seen it try a Google (images)...