The "I can't believe they raced it!" Thread.

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I think this is where the Nissan Motorsport LM effort forgot about this car.
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Okay, this probably doesn't quite meet the criteria of this thread but the Honda CR-X is usually renowned for the eponymous one-make series that graced the UK in the late 80s and early 90s...



...so it would have been unusual to see a Honda CR-X race in the 1989 Spa 24 Hours...
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...but race, it did, it came 3rd in its class and 29th overall.
 
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The Fiat Tipo TCR!
While it's not the quirkiest car in this thread, it's not every day that a modern FIAT goes racing in Europe and it's not under the Abarth brand; especially because this one is a private effort by an italian company and racing team called Tecnodom Sports.
It only took part in Monza Race 1 and 2 of the 2020 European TCR series, and then ten more races in the 2022 TCR Italy series.
It didn't do great, only a 13th place in 2020 and an all-time best of 9th in 2022, both at Monza, and it proved to be uncompetitive in a sea of much more sorted-out Hondas, Seat and Audis.
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(the orange one is from the 2022 Italy TCR championship.)
 
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This Jaguar X-Type estate has recently become an outright winner in the Classic Sports Car Club Jaguar Championship (a multiclass series, in which the X-Type competes in the lower classes, specifically Class C). The car is the series' first FWD entry.
 
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It's always fun to see an Estate Car racing. I'm aware of the Volvo and Honda Estate entries into the BTCC in 1994 and 2014 respectively. Are there any more about?
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Subaru Imprezza Wagon in Japanese Touring Cars in the mid-to late 90s.
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Subaru Impreza Wagon (GX8) SYMS Racing

20 ans avant la Levorg
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The car raced in the Japanese Touring Car Championship in the 1996 and 1998 Seasons. It was run as a privateer effort and wasn't competitive. It only troubled the scorers 3 times, each time in the 1998 Season, largely due to the declining series' depleted grids.
 
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Jimlaad43
It's always fun to see an Estate Car racing. I'm aware of the Volvo and Honda Estate entries into the BTCC in 1994 and 2014 respectively. Are there any more about?
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Volvo 240 Estate in Lemons racing in the early 2010s.
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Jimlaad43
It's always fun to see an Estate Car racing. I'm aware of the Volvo and Honda Estate entries into the BTCC in 1994 and 2014 respectively. Are there any more about?
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Suzuki Baleno Estate rally car
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Skoda Octavia 'Super Tourer'
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The Skoda is a one off based on the super touring A4 I believe, built by Skoda for the Italian hill climb championship.
 
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Anyone know the story behind this Lexus estate?
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Raced in Grand Am around 2003-2005 I believe, not very successful but it was different. Subaru entered a factory backed bugeye WRX wagon Group N-ish specs in North America back in the same period, but for some reason I can't find any pictures of it.
 
Jimlaad43
It's always fun to see an Estate Car racing. I'm aware of the Volvo and Honda Estate entries into the BTCC in 1994 and 2014 respectively. Are there any more about?
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Austin Montego Estate currently competing in Class B of the Equipe MG Cup.

This car is actually quite rare as the Montego Estate was only available in New Zealand in period.
 
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The Renault Twin Cup for Gen 1 Renault Twingos has been running since 2011.
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This car should come to Gran Turismo. It would hilarious fun online.
 

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