Homologation Specials - Petrolicious

Storyline

A homologation special is a road car that belongs on a race track. Built in extremely limited numbers, these machines exist solely so that their manufacturers could challenge each other in the arena of motorsport. Some are almost comically unfit for the banality of driving slower than 100MPH, while others are more aptly described as once-normal cars on the other end of an aggressive schedule of steroids. Among more new film series for Petrolicious, Homologation Specials dives into the fascinating backstories and the modern context of these exceptional automobiles; from the sand-thrashing Mitsubishi Pajero Evo to the lightweight BMW CSL, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Alleggerita to the twin-turbocharged Ferrari 288 GTO. We cast a wide net for this series with our hosts Alain de Cadenet (the ex-F1 and endurance driver known for Victory by Design as well as building and racing cars with his own name on them at Le Mans) and Sam Hancock (racing driver, historic car consultant, another Le Mans veteran, and all-around good guy to have at your dinner table), and the cars that we've chosen for the first season of Homologation Specials were all built by their manufacturers to gain access to all sorts of different disciplines of competition-sometimes the end result was a trophy, sometimes a complete failure to launch, but the road cars left behind in the wake of the racing versions are invariably important today.