Retro: Tarquini's two wheeled Alfa

[Howard]

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Retro: Tarquini's two wheeled Alfa

[blockquote style="2"]"Into the esses... Hey, look, look, look! Almost over on two wheels!"

Murray Walker, BBC BTCC commentator 1988-1997[/blockquote]

1994 British Touring Car Championship, Donington Park. Fourth position Tarquini's #55 Alfa Romeo 155 TS has just caught up to the #1 BMW 318i of Joachim Winkelhock, and they're both gunning for that podium finish and points haul.

Into the esses, Tarquini was pushing his Alfa as hard as it would go. He clipped the curb, and flung the...

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[Kjell Eilertsen]

Just had to check if I could find this on Youtube, and I did!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-YRLrNpUT0

 

[Jimlaad43]

Dat squeak!

 

[Ron Squire]

that was at donigton, but my Favourite Tarquini BTCC Moment is at Knockhill in 1994, Murray was brilliant at that time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY0XdaiU2BM

 

[Jimlaad43]

Murray was so smooth, check this one out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3xj5b7hVco

 

[Sk3ptik0n]

This is when Italians still drove cars at the highest level.
I was playing with the 1990 F1 mod and there were more Italian drivers than you could shake a stick at. Look at today: no one. Maybe a reserve driver here and there.