ding-dong production (class) is dead
Posted by Gravity Fed
Banned Ultra Moderator Location: Calgary, AB Join Date: 03/27/2009 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,798 Rally Car: (ex)86 RX-7(built), (ex)2.5RS (bought) |
Does it matter if those motors subsequently die before they finish their first event? so, how many rallies have you actually driven in? (I've heard it is less than a dozen) More germane to the topic: How many Production or Production GT cars have you run in Rallies? Relevant to MY comment: How many PGT Subarus have you run in rallies? I've run 34 events in Subarus, not sure of the PGT/Open mix but mostly PGT, and not a single engine failure. Except that I'm not trolling you... This started simply enough with me trying to find out why you have an irrational dislike for Subarus. You ask me if I've built a subaru engine - which is irrelevant since people who run PGT Subarus don't normally NEED to build engines. First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015 
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Banned Ultra Moderator Location: Calgary, AB Join Date: 03/27/2009 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,798 Rally Car: (ex)86 RX-7(built), (ex)2.5RS (bought) |
Bwahahaha Oh God... how to show you don't have a clue in one easy, misguided sentence. Young: definately Insecure: Not a word that comes to mind when talking about Adam Fat: Again, not a word that I think I'd ever hear used to describe Adam Loser: Well, he didn't win Big White last year so... Desperate to belong: uh... no Repeats whatever 'everybody' else says: once again, well off the mark A wise-ish man once said: "Ever try sticking to things you KNOW, not believe you know?" First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015
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No, no, no, Carl, it said this was just about undersubscribed classes. Pay attention, will you?  Grassroots rally. It's what I think about. |
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What happened to the other half of the WRC event? Motor let go? 
Which is why I ASKED the question you still haven't answered, except in a purposely vague way. And you think that just because you assert something it is true. I believe - as I think you do - people learn by asking questions, listening to and critically evaluating the answers. Nope, didn't miss it. In fact, your attention to these details and your seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of things - It's almost as if you had some device near you that you could simply retrieve virtually any information you wanted at will - is why I continually tell people that you are an excellent resource and have a lot to offer.
I won't for a second suggest I know anything about the relative quality of build or design of the Subaru engines. I won't say you're wrong when you say they could be done betterer, strongerer - I don't doubt that is the case. All I'm saying is that even if you think the OEM engines are marginal, they do get the job done, and done reliably and well, in even a relatively aggressive PGT trim. (as in a 32mm choked, production car with the bad gearbox ratios being able to easily beat ANY of your hottest open class drivers from the PAC NW.) Why do you presume others are as flaky and slap happy as you are?[/quote] First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015
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