During the 1979 and 1980 Formula One seasons, fans were treated to the sight of some of the era’s best F1 pilots joining sports car aces and the occasional wealthy enthusiast in BMW’s Procar series. BMW created this Euro-styled version of IROC to highlight the gorgeous M1 exoticar, and it turned out to be one of the best spec-racing series of all time. BMW folded the program after two seasons, but Alfa Romeo hoped to revive the concept with a car of its own. What they came up with was a surprisingly stock-looking 164 sedan powered by a mid-mounted 3.5 liter V-10 capable of pulling 12,000 rpm on the way to roughly 210 mph. Alas, the program never came together and the project was shelved. But, as these videos of the prototype show, it would have been something. And yes, that’s former F1 ace Riccardo Patrese doing the driving!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEiXGeQIpf8&mode=related&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQigN057dMw&mode=related&search= |
