Favourite ever DJR car

[Tranth]

Ok guys I'll start!

What was your favourite ever DJR race car?

For me it was the Sierra.

I doubt that the drivers would agree (it must have been a real handful to drive!)but that little 2.0 litre engine making so much power in a small, lightweight body was awesome.

And I know it didn't sound like a V8 but I thought the popping and whistling actually sounded pretty good (flame proof suit on!)

Tranth

 

[J.C.]

Well the Cossie was a dozie,but for me i vote:

1983 Bathurst XE.

I dont like being a what if person, but:
What if Dick had not destroyed more trees than Tassie Loging during Hardies Heros.
It would have been pole and a Bathurst win.
Oh well what if ?

But is was a Bloody strong car wasnt it?

 

[Doug]

I must admit the XE was a formidable sight, but for me the mustang with those white wheels and great handling was my favourite - to see Dick swing down under the bridge at lakeside then hammer up from Hungry corner at full noise was a sight and sound to behold.

 

[Luffy]

The Sierra would have to be my favourite! Bloody quick in a straight line too!

 

[JB-17]

XD-True blue for sure.

 

[Fordlover]

even though i was born 10 yrs to late. my fav is the True blue xd, followed by the greens tuff, then the sierra, then the ea/eb/ed (cant remember which one they drove)then the BA, then the mustang, the EL/ef then finally the au. (if there's more than i put them in ther at the end because i don't know of them)

 

[djrfan]

the sierra gets my top vote
followed by the BArra
i love this years colors white red yellow
it stands out so much it makes it easier to see both the cars

 

[Rob 18]

84 XE for me. With them huge rear wheels & THAT droptank, what a beast. Anybody remember the JPS Mustang DJ raced in NZ 1986?? Now that was a beautiful race car!!

 

[Doug]

Hi Rob : the Mustang in JPS colours was outstanding, I think he co-drove with Neville "croaky" Crichton. Did the car come back or was it sold off over there, I have a feeling it remained in NZ?

 

[Fordlover]

doug, i recently was looking for pics and stuff on the net and it came up with a website, which had a jps mustang on it. it said it was in NZ and that it's previous owner was dick johnson. i can't remember what the website was but i'll see if i can dig it up.

edit: here's the link

http://www.nzmustang.com/History/Racecars/jps.htm

 

[Doug]

Fordlover: Thanks very much for the link, it is interesting to see that, for a site thats only 24hrs old,a lot of knowledge is comeing out of the woodwork about DJR.
Cheers, Doug

 

[Mitchell]

I love that EB, soley because Bathurst '94 is far and away the best motor race ive ever seen...

 

[Wazza]

The Sierra has to be my favorite . The amount of wins that Dick and Bowie had in those things was just awesome to watch .Never got sick of seeing them win.

 

[RSSierra]

It has to be the Sierra.

The fact that Dick took his to the UK, home of Cosworth, and romped away from the whole field, including Rouse, in practice and early in the race itself. Awesome.

 

[J.C.]

What about the Truck he raced in 1997
Go the big red Truck.

 

[greencardy]

2003 BA falcon has the best paint job. The sierra was the best racer but the greens tuff falcon was the best overall. It is the hardest looking racer i have ever seen.

 

[brchi17]

1989 Sierra, why - because it was so dam quick (307kph down Conrod I think from memory) & between Dick & JB they won almost every race for the year.

 

[Bigcol]

My 2 bob's worth was the 83 Greenstuffed[xx(].I'm brave enough to say,if it didn't knock down more tree's than the farmer's in Queensland at the moment,it would have got poll and one the race by a mile.Next up was Tru Blu.But how good were those Sierra's[8D],in 88 Bowe and Johnson won every round of the ATCC.In 89 they won all but 2 round's and were on the podium for all but one race.As well as Bathurst.The 94 EB [8)]was also a great car for DJR winning Bathurst and the 18 car coming home seventh after Grice buried it in the kitty litter twice.Car 18 could have been part of a 1-2 finish if it wasn't for Gricey's four wheel driving

 

[XD 351 Ute]

I don't know how this question can even be asked....
For a DJ and Ford nut such as myself I'm afraid I just can't make such a decision without a great deal of thought....
Even then I don't want to choose!!
I suppose though that I'd have to go with TRU-BLU 1 and 2, purely because the XD is my favourite car.
It's about the only model that Ford have got right straight out of the box!
It beats Greens-tuf only by the narrowest of margins, but only because the XD won for Dick virtually from the word go.
I have to give up on this subject now because my heads getting sore.
I hate to choose from such a great group of race-cars!

Ed

 

[TS50]

Well Tru Blu was my No 1
but only just
I loved any car DJ had
was at Bathurst in 94 when the EB won, so that was special too