I think this is new, haven't seen or heard about this before.

 

Thoughts?

 

http://www.2wdrallymaster.org/

I have a car that's eligible, but I don't really see the point. It'll just end up being the one with the most cubic dollars wins, like it always does.

 

But then again, I don't see the point of a lot of things these days.

Edited October 21, 201016 yr by Redwarf

Unfortunately Rob it's always been that way.

It would be nice to have a series based on just driver ability and not $$$$.

They were called Gemini's, and now they're called Excel's.

 

I'm all for freeing up rules, but from what I see i think they're a bit too free. Happy to be corrected. IE SR20 Turbo in a 1600 would be legal?

Edited October 22, 201016 yr by Redwarf

yep and it would be a hell of a lot of fun through the forest!

 

mmm turbo'd beams ke25 ftw

I see dead people.

 

There's not many around competent enough to punt something like that through a forest at pace.

This is why I love watching the British touring cars. Just ballast the hell out of the fastest cars, kinda strange watching an fwd astra spank an M3 though... I also loved that grass roots rally series they featured on top gear with Bill Oddy driving - you can buy any persons car for $1000 - and they have to sell. Nobody wants to loose there hard work - so they don't do any!

 

I'd be in for a budget corolla rally series. Downdraft carbies - 4K's standard valves and a cage - ballast early KE's to the KE70's weight. I'm sure you could ballast gemini's or any other simple carby car to make for some close racing.

They were called Gemini's, and now they're called Excel's.

 

I'm all for freeing up rules, but from what I see i think they're a bit too free. Happy to be corrected. IE SR20 Turbo in a 1600 would be legal?

 

Same happened / is happening in the Gemini's and the Excels.

The more money you spent, the faster you went.I remember some one spending $$$$ on pro-flex and Kumo's, not to mention a smart mechanic to tighten up the open diff.

If you spent good money on shocks, etc over the next guy, there was a way better chance of you winning.

 

Beerhead, the problem with that is the 70 has a way better back end in it!!

 

Unfortunately most motorsport will always be like that, the people with the big money will be at the top.

For me it's about the competition.

And the next question is: why would we want to turn rallying into sometime like the V8's, boring!!

Edited October 22, 201016 yr by TRD ke70

Same happened / is happening in the Gemini's and the Excels.

The more money you spent, the faster you went.I remember some one spending $$$$ on pro-flex and Kumo's, not to mention a smart mechanic to tighten up the open diff.

If you spent good money on shocks, etc over the next guy, there was a way better chance of you winning.

 

Beerhead, the problem with that is the 70 has a way better back end in it!!

 

Unfortunately most motorsport will always be like that, the people with the big money will be at the top.

For me it's about the competition.

And the next question is: why would we want to turn rallying into sometime like the V8's, boring!!

 

 

Conversely, I have a car without proflex and Kuhmo's and it still ran at the top end of Excels.

 

I'm happy to free up engine regs, NA for NA, etc, but I think you can go too far.

 

It all reads a little bit Group G for modern cars for my liking.

 

But then again, nobody's making me run the series, either.

yeah thats right it is group g basically, from what ive heard its what ever u can fit under the bonnet but it still has to be road legal??? :hmm:

 

But like everyone is saying its who has the deepest pocket!!! >|

 

My idea if i had the money would be to build a corolla rally car with a 20V turbo, even a beams engine turbo, 3sge the list goes on......

 

The concept is good but it isnt fair for all us average joe blokes who can't afford as much as the next guy who has an open bank book, and yeah it will just make a bad name for the sport cause people will go fast then don't know how to control and prob kill themselfs and we will have group g all over again

 

 

see ya

 

jimi

I see dead people.

 

There's not many around competent enough to punt something like that through a forest at pace.

 

Who neg rep'd you for that?

I see dead people.

 

There's not many around competent enough to punt something like that through a forest at pace.

 

I'd wager there aren't that many people around competent enough to punt something like that on _tarmac_ at pace, at least not with any sort of consistency and speed.

Edited October 22, 201016 yr by Hiro Protagonist

I'd wager there aren't that many people around competent enough to punt something like that on _tarmac_ at pace, at least not with any sort of consistency and speed.

 

 

+1

I'd wager there aren't that many people around competent enough to punt something like that on _tarmac_ at pace, at least not with any sort of consistency and speed.

 

So who is going to lend me their car :P

hahhaha not me i wont mine in one piece lol :lolcry:

 

see ya

 

jimi