The Volvo 300 Series in Motorsport
Despite the 'geriatric' image the 300-series has gained over the years, it has had quite some successful appearances in motorsport. For instance, a heavily tuned version (using alpine/gordini cross-flow engines bored to 1770 cc) was driven by Per-Inge Walfridsson to win the European Championship of Rallycross in 1980.
In the UK, several Volvo 360 GLT models can be seen in action on Road-Rally events.
The Volvo 360 GLT also participated in a 24 hour endurance record breaking run at the Surfers Paradise raceway in Queensland, Australia to showcase the introduction of the model down-under in 1984. This exact same Volvo 360 GLT car was later converted to rallying specifications and participated in many Australia rally events and is still running in 2009 as a rally car.
In more recent years, the 360 series has been used in a dedicated racing class at the circuit of Zandvoort (former F1 circuit), called the "Volvo 360 Cup" (www.volvo360cup.nl)
Another field of motorsport where the 300 series has become popular in recent years is amateur drifting due to their rear-wheel-drive suitability and fairly cheap cost.
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