MG T-Bar Quiz

A very topical question, with the Border Patrol off to Italy and links back to the question from last week about 'Eddie' Ramsden Hall.

The Photographer is the Italian racing legend known as Il Montavano Volante, the Flying Mantuan - Tazio Nuvolari



For the background to this extraordinary man see here for a brief history of his achievements

The MG link? 1933 also saw him travel to Northern Ireland for the Tourist Trophy Race and a drive in a supercharged MG K3 Magnette. After totally dominating the race someone asked him if he liked the MG's brakes. Nuvolari replied he couldn't really tell, he hadn't used them that much.

Yep spot on My brother's have been taken for a ride in the K3 he drove in the TT as well, lucky buggers

I'd have been here earlier to confirm, but had to watch the NZ men's pair destroy everyone :D :D

OK staying with the European theme...



Which car links MG to the them and what did the Yellow Angels do with them at 60 locations?

:dry: extra clues needed?

The 'Yellow Angels' are a part of ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.) Germany's and Europe's largest automobile club, with more than 18 million members. In addition to breakdown assistance they offer other services and the MG in question was used to .... Aahhh that would be telling. A quick google should have you posting the answer in a couple of mins

No takers... never mind.

The answer to the question was the MG ZR 160 which ADAC picked ahead of some mighty German competition. It used a fleet of 100 MG ZR 160 cars at its 60 training centres around the Germany. Drivers learnt the safe way to handle a high performance car, on ADAC's purpose-built handling areas, which simulate difficult driving conditions such as heavy rain, ice and snow.

Around 140,000 drivers a year choose to improve their knowledge and skill by visiting an ADAC centre.

The MG ZR was selected for its superb handling feel and powerful performance.



For more info click here



On to a new question

Simply take a look at the car below and tell us the MG link

IIRC, the MGSV whupped its 911 asre on Top Gear on the power lap times. May not be the right answer, but it sure is nice repeating it!!

The MG SV lap time was 1:28.6, the Porsche 911Carrera S time was 1:28.9 - hardly a whipping and you did fail to mention that the Porsche 911 GT3 did it in 1:27.2 with the Porsche 911 Carrera 2S managing the lap in 1:26.2 not forgetting the Porsche 911 GT3 RS which achieved a lap time of 1:22.3 a full 6.3 seconds faster than the MG SV.

Sorry the Top Gear lap is not the MG link I'm looking for.

Alternative answer, harking back to previous questions: did Tin Tin beat Cap'n Haddocks Porshe while driving a MGB in a thrilling road race?
...perhaps not.
Porches: a Beetle in a miniskirt.
When did they become "Porsherrrs" anyway?
If its the correct pronunciation thing, BMW should be BMV and VW should be FV!
Ask any Germanic person....

Sorry nothing to do with Tin Tin either.

To be more precise the car in the question is a Porsche 964, which is the Porsche company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994.

Okaaay,
This model of Porsche had many magnesium components, and mg is the periodic symbol for magnesium?

Aaaaah the good old Mg chemical symbol for Magnesium.



I like your determination but it's not the correct answer.

For a reminder of the question, see the previous page ( or click here )

Would you like me to shed more light on the question

Not yet! They did have a magnesium gearbox casing though! Others may be better informed than I, (not difficult!) and i am not ready to give up yet!