" .. I distinctly remember Tony Pond driving an SD1 V8. He must have been a works driver because ,,,"
Yes he was, although a "domestic" star who should have shone higher, and from my failed memory (cuz i was going to say that he broke the IOM outright lap record with the SD1, however- i have "cheated" and looked it up,) so, i've been corrected via "Wiki"
" ... In 1988 Pond attempted to achieve the first ever average 100 mph lap around the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race circuit in a standard-specification production Rover Vitesse, but was unsuccessful, largely due to wet weather on the mountain section of the course.[1] For his second attempt on 6 June 1990 he again drove a demonstration lap using a standard production Rover 827 Vitesse, which became the first production car to average over 100 mph around the course. This feat stood until 2011. ...."
AND - he had the best "Porn Star" moustache ..
Sadly another one who died too young.
On a much more mundane level, a neighbour who lived opposite, once complained to me that he followed me home one night, (about 8 miles, from the same industrial site) and tried as hard as he could, to catch me, in his V8 SD1, but couldn't, - i was driving a Citroen CXd (don't remember if the CX was turbo or not, and didn't remember him following me, - i just liked to "press on" in those days !)
As long as you have fun ...
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