Super Production build?
Posted by tedm
Jon Burke Mod Moderator Location: San Francisco, CA Join Date: 01/03/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,402 Rally Car: Subaru w/<1000 crashes |
LOL, thanks. yeah, I'm not there yet. I have a spare 2.5L block that needs to be built out, so maybe that's next year's project
 My current engine CR is 8.2:1
oh look, trickle down rally economics at work 
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Ted Mendham Infallible Moderator Location: NH Join Date: 02/17/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 697 Rally Car: once upon a time drove WRX, Sentra, SAAB 99 |
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Jon Burke Mod Moderator Location: San Francisco, CA Join Date: 01/03/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,402 Rally Car: Subaru w/<1000 crashes |
yeah, its cool...but impossible for me as I'd have to do another engine build back DOWN to 2.0L, repurchase a stock td-04, stock intercooler (Eli, give me back my intercooler! LOL), stock ecu, etc, etc, etc. All for 1 RA event not near me? (seed 9).
I'll just keep my car as-is and 'do what I want'. Which has been the plan all along
I just wish they'd do stuff for NASA events as well, when they do THAT, they you know they're REALLY supporting the sport. BUT, it will be interesting to see how this new class does. Sounds like the first couple Subaru SP-class players will be getting some cash for sure. Jon Burke - KI6LSW Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/ Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/26/2008 10:58AM by Jon Burke. |
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Jon Burke Mod Moderator Location: San Francisco, CA Join Date: 01/03/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,402 Rally Car: Subaru w/<1000 crashes |
Ted Mendham Infallible Moderator Location: NH Join Date: 02/17/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 697 Rally Car: once upon a time drove WRX, Sentra, SAAB 99 |
Jon Burke Mod Moderator Location: San Francisco, CA Join Date: 01/03/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,402 Rally Car: Subaru w/<1000 crashes |
tedm Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > It's a monster and it NEEDS to be fed! > Maybe that Paulson dude will fund it. > > Ted Mendham > www.rensport.net you know what's a riot? My rally/engine build actually helped me make money with all this financial shit. I went overbudget a little, so I took some money out of a mutual fund about 5 months ago to pay for that and buy the used DMS's I picked up. Now that fund has dropped like a rock, and I'm paying back my 'loan to myself' at a much lower price than when I sold it all. rally loans FTW
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Anders Green Mega Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
Jon Burke Wrote:
> I just wish they'd do stuff for NASA events as > well, when they do THAT, they you know they're > REALLY supporting the sport. Subaru isn't necessarily in it to support the sport, they're more likely in it to promote themselves. If that's their goal, aligning with a group that wants big media makes perfect sense. I think Subaru is doing exactly the right thing for what they're trying to accomplish. It's just fortunate for us that their self-interest ends up with them giving us money. 
The $115,000 that Subaru spent on contingency/support last year (I think that's what the article said) is about the price of one employee in their ad agency. Could that one guy have generated as many media impressions of their car as becoming the dominant car of a series? Nope. Cheers, Anders Grassroots rally. It's what I think about. |
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