Toyota Motorsport GmbH Builds the TMG GT86 CS-V3 for Customer Racing

[Boxer 86]

Hopefully Subaru can do something like that here in the US.

[quik1987]

I see brake cooling ducts

Wonder what kind of wheels it comes with

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Boxer 86

Hopefully Subaru can do something like that here in the US.

Prob not gonna happen

[twinturba]

I would love a set of those tmg decals and the tow loops

[BAE]

Originally Posted by blur

I wonder what suspension it has...

Something from H&R I guess if you look at the licence plate.

[Matador]

Originally Posted by coyote

TMG has a much richer history than a their attempts at F1. Google the name Ove Andersson and learn about TTE and what must surely be the pinnacle of Toyota motorsport. Of course it all went downhill rapidly after Toyota bought TTE, but the history of what Andersson achieved remains.

Rubbish. Half of their rally wins and championships, as well as their LeMans class win was after Toyota fully bought them out, in 1993. Of course, Ove remained with Toyota even through the F1 years, though no longer running the show, up to his death.


RIP Ove

[coyote]

Sorry, but I'd call going from world champions to being banned from the sport going downhill and I'd say that 18 months is pretty rapid.

You may disagree, but it's hard to understand why.

[Guillaume]

Originally Posted by KritiK

why the hell is Racing against a seat leon on back?...

It was racing in VLN (Nürburgring endurance league), the only championship where a good'ol e36 M3 shares track time with factory Audi R8s and McLarens.

Originally Posted by BAE

Something from H&R I guess if you look at the licence plate.

Again, it's because of the VLN. All the cars have that H&R license plate (check the Seat in the background).

As for TMG, I know those chaps and they're still pretty much the best in the business. Their F1 attempts suffered mostly of lack of team coherence and leadership, not poor engineering. They showed an impressive pace at Le Mans this year and I am confident they'll continue improving.

You might think you can do the same on your FR-S for less money, but throwing branded parts on a stock car isn't all they did. They had actual chassis engineers and race drivers work on the car.

[Matador]

Originally Posted by coyote

Sorry, but I'd call going from world champions to being banned from the sport going downhill and I'd say that 18 months is pretty rapid.

You may disagree, but it's hard to understand why.

They got banned for what was termed by then FIA president as "The most ingenious thing I have seen in 30 years of motorsport."

Never mind they came back and won another world championship to prove a point. And never mind that Toyota already owned a sizeable amount of the company since the late 70's

[Twin-apex]

Originally Posted by whitejdm

I want that steering wheel

That makes 2 of us! Anyone know where to find one or is my gut feeling right and it was most likely a custom steering wheel that they made (considering their history/size and their many partnerships)?

[Twin-apex]

http://www.frsport.com/Cusco-Suede-S...Z_p_48730.html

Still waiting/wondering if Prova will be making one as well. I would assume so.

It's not cheap, but it is street legal (big +)!

[CSOCSO]

just worked on one of these in s.florida. looks nice but the owner had cars that made me cream myself,,,, lfa. brand new 98 supra w/ less than 1k miles ....2000gt and 800!! omg. don't ask where or who's the owner

[Silverdub]

looks good!

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by CSOCSO

just worked on one of these in s.florida.

Cool! Hopefully the owner puts it to more use than his other cars.