BTCC star back in a Cosworth
Former British Touring Car champion Tim Harvey jumped at the chance to drive two of his old racers at Silverstone, but was it as good as he remembered? Kevin Turner watched the reunion
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Tim Harvey scored his greatest success in the British Touring Car Championship in 1992, when he drove a BMW to the title. OK, he took several wins in later years in front-wheel-drive machines. But where do his affections lie?
Definitely with the older cars...
Take the Group A Ford Sierra RS500. It's one of the iconic tin-tops and, before his BMW-mounted title, Harvey drove a Labatt's-liveried, Andy Rouse-prepared example in the BTCC in 1989 and '90.
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