Austin/MG Metro/Metro Turbo Challenge (split from Grp A Turbo thread)

[S griffin]

Now there is a name from the past. God those Metros had that drool factor

[mab01UK]

It wasn’t only Minis! The late Peter Baldwin had lots of success in MG Metros in the 80s…

[hyde1380]

Bit of a long shot, my Dad recently passed away and I’m doing a bit of digging. He had a team in the metro turbo challenge. He was the was a director of klaxon and sponsored the enterprise racing team with Dave Loudon and paul Taft. Dave was at his funeral and thanked me for Dad giving him his first paid drive which was cool. I don’t suppose you know if any of the enterprise cars still exist or if anyone has any further info on them? My childhood was following the team round so would be great to find out a bit more
Cheers
Ben

[MartinH]

Originally Posted by mab01UK

This was his Metro after the Silverstone crash, my late brother Steve was one of the first on the scene and thought Chris was a gonna.....had hit his head hard on the steering wheel and later ended up with a metal plate in his forehead I think.
I can't remember if Chris ever raced again, I know he wanted to get back racing in his Mini 7 and he was trying to work out how he could get his doctor to sign him up again for his racing licence, as he had some double vision as a result of the accident. Chris eventually retired to Spain but a few years later he fell ill and Steve and some other drivers paid and organised to get him brought back to the UK for hospital treatment. He died around 2001 or 2002 if memory serves me right?

I've just discovered this thread & loved watching the Metro series, buy boy did those cars fold up in an accident !
The original NCAP testing shows that the basic design was pretty weak & adding a roll cage didn't do much to imptove the situation.

Watch this. http://www.euroncap.com/tests/rover_100_1997/11.aspx ...

Or look it up on youtube if the link does'nt work !

Ouch !!

[JamieGTi]

Loved reading this thread about the Metro Challenge, certainly a highlight of my childhood. My good Friend Tina Cooper raced Metro Turbos in 89 I think, does anyone recall or have any pictures ?

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by MartinH

Ouch !!

As you say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGgRUkrnng The commercial already showed a crash test (Nigel Mansell at wheel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL14nqc6vO8

[BerRic]

Originally Posted by hyde1380

Bit of a long shot, my Dad recently passed away and I’m doing a bit of digging. He had a team in the metro turbo challenge. He was the was a director of klaxon and sponsored the enterprise racing team with Dave Loudon and paul Taft. Dave was at his funeral and thanked me for Dad giving him his first paid drive which was cool. I don’t suppose you know if any of the enterprise cars still exist or if anyone has any further info on them? My childhood was following the team round so would be great to find out a bit more
Cheers
Ben

Ben I knew your Father from his visit to Triumph Motors. So sorry to be told that he'd died. A lovely person to deal with. I'm wondering if somebody who worked with would have any information? I've made contact but he's not answering.yet.