Classic rally onboard. WRC would be better if still...

derek Wrote:
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> For me I do not think I have ever seen anything
> better then
>
> under G videos -
> SM Kouvola rally 2006 SS 1
>
> Driving a car we all could realistically build in
> our own garages if we were willing to spend the
> $50K or so in parts. No magical bits, just a
> normal rally car going flat out.
>
> Not that any of us would ever go this fast!
>
> See me go at:
> www.11tenths.com
> In the long run Reality always wins.

That is great footage and very interesting to see how the stage changes from fast & flowing to slow & tight with no break, just keeps coming ... Good fun!

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As always IMHO

SEAN TENNIS KF7JJR
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SAAB 99, SAAB 850
SAAB V4, SAAB 99T

NoCoast Wrote:
> We've talked of copying it for my car and using a
> Toyota Supra diff, STI uprights and brakes, a
> custom stub shaft for the upright to use Porsche
> 930 CVs which have 4 degrees more articulation
> than the stock Merkur stuff. Would still cost
> less than any off the shelf Ford stuff and would
> give me full control of alignment settings in the
> rear.

I wonder how much power an Audi rearend can handle all on its lonesome.

That looks (superficially, anyway) so much like Audi bits it's not funny. Of course unless you get spendy then you're limited to 3.90 or 4.11 gears if you want to keep the locker diff.

Beat to shit used 4000/5000Qs are so cheap that people buy 'em for the transmissions and scrap the rest.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

3.9 or 4.11 rear ends are not that big a deal when behind a big torque turbo motor.

Yes very interesting stage with the change in feel, we have a some like that here in the NW too, I did a stage on green diamond land that started out fairly fast and was supper narrow and tight at the end. Stillwater is a little like that too, fast and open at one end and many many linked turns at the other.

I tossed out the 50K number because that is what Toni said he spent on the car, most of us could live with Bilstines rather then Rieger, and other economies to cut up to $15k off the price.

For half the price I am sure a Volvo or Xtr4i could do almost the same.

I think Toni shows what fun we could all have (world wide) if we just drove harder in lesser cars. I read so many adds for used cars "$35K Subaru, $90K invested" good god who wants to spend $90k on a depreciating toy.

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In the long run reality always wins.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2009 10:21AM by derek.