Rover SD1 (TC racing) 1976-1986

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Rover SD1 (touring car racing)

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the road car at Rover SD1 1976-1986

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By coincidence TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) chassis number 015, pictured above (Group A works entry competing in the 1985 European Touring Car Championship including the Spa 24h race) has now come up for sale. There are plenty of detailed photos on this website plus an overview where it competed and how it finished:
https://www.dhrofgo.com/for-sale/1985-twr-bastos-rover-sd1-vitesse-group-a-ex-works-spa-24hr-multiple-etcc-podium-winner/

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Olaf Manthey DTM 1984

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The Rover Vitesse was a popular competitor in the European Touring Car Championship and in particular TWR’s entries were frequently featured as cover cars on the race programmes, here are some examples from the 1985 season:





This trend continued in 1986 (the car’s final year of production) and once again it made the programme covers of European Touring Car Championship events: