The Volvo 850 Estate | British Touring Car | 1994 Brands Hatch & Knockhill

Throwback to 1994 as we celebrate the iconic Volvo 850 Estate Touring Car, featuring Jan Lammers and Rickard Rydell in action at Brands Hatch and Knockhill.

When Volvo were first rumoured to be entering the BTCC for 1994, many assumed that the car's competition debut would in the form of a conventional 850 saloon-based car. Volvo managed to keep it a secret and at the the opening round of the 1994 British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, when the car was unveiled, there were plenty of surprised looks from drivers and journalists. Built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, the two 850s that rolled off the TWR trucks were indeed Estates and they captured the hearts of many "petrolheads" across the country, who couldn't wait to visit their local Volvo dealer and put a deposit down on an 850 estate, especially if the "850R" version was within budget!

Thrilling action and fierce on-track rivalry between BMW, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Vauxhall, Renault and more made the 1994 British Touring Car Championship Britain’s biggest motorsport spectacle.

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Gabriele Tarquini’s domination of the early season races in the flying Alfa gave way to round-after-round of ultra-close battles between the Alfa team, reigning champion Jo Winkelhock (BMW), Paul Radisich (Ford), Alain Menu (Renault) and John Cleland (Vauxhall) - and that’s not forgetting Jan Lammers in the Volvo estate and Patrick Watts in the Peugeot!

It was not surprising that the massive crowds enjoyed brilliant racing all the way to the last rounds. The makers of the official review excelled themselves in condensing all the best of the action into this brilliant three-hour review. All the leading cars carry on-board cameras, capturing the true drama of every race whilst stereo sound is used for the first time to enhance the visual thrills.

Features authoritative commentary by Murray Walker and presented by Steve Rider.

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