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Originally Posted by Tim Wilkinson
1990 was the transitional year. Gravett won that in an RS500, so he carried the #1, but BMW and Vauxhall had a years development headstart. '91 was purely 2l.
According to the article I have the car didn't turn a wheel until practice for the first race at Silverstone, they couldn't get it to "steer, handle, or react to suspension alterations". Then later on it says the team is concentrating on getting more top end power out of the n/a unit, as the head was designed for the turbo unit.
There's no reference in the article to the gearbox location - I must have read that somewhere else.
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Tim- I definitely remembered the design being pretty radical in terms of engine/gearbox location as well. A quick Google turned up some references to the car in a piece about Gravett which fit what you're suggesting:
http://www.supertouring.co.uk/driver..._gravett2.html
I have a vague memory that the senior engineer or designer responsible for either the original design, or re-engineering it mid-season may have come from a rallying background, but can't think where I've got that from?
The same site turns up some more pics, including the original Rouse Sapphire from 1990:
http://www.supertouring.co.uk/galler...ntrants_2.html
Berridge in the same car in 93,
http://www.supertouring.co.uk/galler...ntrants_5.html
and more of the Brodie
http://www.supertouring.co.uk/galler...ntrants_3.html
and Gravett cars
http://www.supertouring.co.uk/galler..._entrants.html