the best decade in motorsports (poll)

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which decade was the best for motorsports?

  • pre 30's

    Votes: 1 1.4%

  • 30's

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 40's

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 50's

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 60's

    Votes: 6 8.5%

  • 70's

    Votes: 6 8.5%

  • 80's

    Votes: 33 46.5%

  • 90's

    Votes: 16 22.5%

  • 00's(including 2010-12)

    Votes: 9 12.7%
  • Total voters
    71
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This a thread/poll about which decade in motorsport was the greatest. This is a pure opinion question, any decade can be chosen and chose the one you completely agree with.

My personal favorite decade is the 60's. Many new ideas coming up, new technologies, but still competitive and pure racing. The ford gt40, lotus 49, all McLaren's, all the ferrari's (especially the 330 p4), and a few porsches made the decade one to remember
 
80's. Easily for me.

F1 from 1980 to 1989, Group C Endurance and Group B rallying.
 
1990s.

BTCC and F1 during that time were just magic. It's also the decade I was born in and started watching motorsports, what a coincidence (!)
 
I would say the 1990s as obviously thats when I grew up and started watching...but actually I vote 1970s as its generally the era I most enjoy watching videos of. The cars, drivers, tracks and racing in general from that time are fantastic. It was also the start of the end for racing being a sport and becoming a professional sport.

The 1990s, while great if you love watching manufacturers, was full of a lot of boring races in all of the series. Like all of the decades, there were some great races, cars, tracks, drivers etc. But it was already getting sterile and a lot of the professionalism, regulation and the manufacturers were making it a bit dull quite frequently.
 
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80's.
Not only did you have F1, Group C Endurance, and Group B rallying like Tired Tyres said, you also have the "golden years" of NASCAR and some great Indy 500's.
 
wow i personally thought everyone would go for 60's and that 80's would be close behind but i never expected this. this will make me want to look into more 80's motorsports vids. im glad people are having fun with my thread. keep up the good responses
 
Depends on the class really, 1990s for WRC, 1980s for almost everything else. 80s had Group A Touring cars, Group C Sportscars, Turbocharged F1 cars and a lot of older racetracks that have since been either castrated (Hockenheim for example) or dispensed with entirely..
 
I voted 2000s partially because it's the only one I've seen live and secondly because of 2003; Massive battles for the F1 and WRC championships going to the last race, Bentley won at Le Mans and Thompson vs Muller in BTCC.
 
'80's were great, but the '70's was that perfect blend of Art and Science when it came to race cars. The cars were still based on road vehicles and the technology was just getting advanced enough where speeds were starting to get interesting.
 
The 30's have traditionally been considered the "Golden Age" of motorsports. The racetracks were unforgiving, the cars had insane power for their grip, there were many great races, and it was more likely to see a driver really shine in rubbish machinery. The 1933 Grand Prix of Monaco (which saw 21 lead changes in 100 laps. At Monaco. The battlers were arch rivals Nuvolari and Varzi) and the 1935 German Grand Prix, were definitely highlights of the era.

Racing cars before 1930, were just, well, a little too slow for my tastes. :D :lol:

The 50's and 60's are also a commonly referenced era. This era saw the likes of Ferrari and Porsche replacing the old guard of Alfa Romeo and Mercedes-Benz. Colin Chapman's Lotus also came to fame in this era, bringing his philosophy of lightness to the forefront of racing car design. The cars were sexy and fast, the tracks were still very unforgiving, and more dangerous than before with the quicker cornering speeds, and there were a few rags to riches stories in F1 from this era. Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, and Dan Gurney to name a few; the former two coming from very surprising backgrounds, the latter two winning races in their own cars.

The 80's also deserve a mention. To me this era is like a blend of the new and old. Safety standards had really progressed in leaps and bounds, but the cars were more powerful than ever. It was a point where the cars were insanely fast, and still required a great deal of control to use. Drivers using the traditional H-Gate shifter and clutch pedal with 900HP monsters (or 500HP, on dirt...) is something that has to be seen to be believed. Was a great time for endurance racing as well. It's hard to imagine ever going back to 1980s performance figures in those categories of motorsport.


I could go on and on about these eras, but essentially, each decade of motorsport has its own charm.

To me, based on videos, photos, and articles, the 1930s would be the "Golden Era," 1960s the "Silver Era," and the 1980s the "Bronze Era," if I had to sort them. But really, nearly every era of motosport is fascinating. 👍
 
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80's.
Not only did you have F1, Group C Endurance, and Group B rallying like Tired Tyres said, you also have the "golden years" of NASCAR and some great Indy 500's.
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This. Can't forget the IMSA GT and GTP cars, and maybe even "modern" Trans-Am.
 
I voted 00's. The choice is two-part; i'm a huge fan of GT racing, and the latest decade has been fantastic in that aspect. I do have to mention the 90's too of course. The best GT racing probably took part in 96', but I had to weigh in the orher thing that makes me tick with motorsports: technology. I love the current P1 cars for the tech achievments that they are. And I loved F1 aero up until 2007 (the 07' Ferrari is in my eyes one of the most beautiful F1 cars ever made).
And I also happen to be a fan of the current crop of GT3 cars.

Of course I like the Gr. C cars aswell, especially the later ones for the advanced racers they were, and the early ones for their looks (Lancia LC2!), but TBH, there were too many Porsches racing to really make it fun.
 
I was torn between 70's and 80's. The 80's had the awesome Group C Marlboro Commodores but then Group A came along and wrecked everything. Speedway sedans changed to winged fiberglass monstrosities called Grand Nationals.
The 70's had Brock's first four Bathurst wins and two championships, the introduction of Group C touring cars and speedway cars still looked like cars. But what clinched my vote for the 70's was the glory days of Improved Production touring car racing. Bob Jane's 7 litre ZL-1, Pete Geoghegan's Super Falcon, Allan Moffat's Trans-Am Mustang and Norm Beechey's Monaro would have been awesome to watch live. I've seen these four cars do demo runs and the ground shakes even when they are idling around the track.
 

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