ATTN: This Just In A Shoe Box Tryed To Kill A RX-8!!!
05-22-2006, 02:26 AM
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ATTN: This Just In A Shoe Box Tryed To Kill A RX-8!!!
05-22-2006, 01:35 PM
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He says he doesn't even have to use the brakes around the track, and thats why he can run with the porsche's. I wonder if it has anything to do with that big boxy shape and wind resistence where he doesn't have to touch the brakes because the wind actually slows it down for him... 
05-22-2006, 01:52 PM
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this is hillarious .. whoever the 8 owner was on the track .. take your car back to the garage .. polish it up and leave it out in front of your house for show .. but do make sure that you never again take it back to the track .. cause you make box owners think that they are just as fast
though i am glad that kid has some fun with that car .. small things like that can be always driven to the limit with none or minor consequences .. that may sometimes beat the benefits of the 8
though i am glad that kid has some fun with that car .. small things like that can be always driven to the limit with none or minor consequences .. that may sometimes beat the benefits of the 8
05-22-2006, 02:35 PM
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I've been reading the guy's site. Pretty awesome. How does he come up with the money for the M5, elise, etc.? Especially if he keeps selling them after 6 months, seems like a lot of money down the drain due to depreciation.
05-22-2006, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DOMINION
Where do you find these things?That track expert sounded like true handling genius commenting on the body roll. Was that the guy from Blade?
That is pretty funny running the "box" at the track. I bet the other drivers get a good laugh, too. I would transplant a beast of an engine in that thing (mid mounted) to get even more reactions from the other drivers.
Notice how quickly that BMW 5 series accelerated away from the "box" out of the corner just before the handling analysis?
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05-22-2006, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dtorre
Where was the RX8?
05-23-2006, 07:33 PM
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I have to reply to this thread because I find it funny as hell considering the car I drive for work.... 
MY CAR!
WORK CAR!
04' Scion Xb TRD Lowering springs and TRD 18" wheels with 1.5 gerbils under the hood. I must say... it actually does corner very well.
MY CAR!
WORK CAR!
04' Scion Xb TRD Lowering springs and TRD 18" wheels with 1.5 gerbils under the hood. I must say... it actually does corner very well.
05-23-2006, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Xantium
Don't forget that shoebox only weighs 2500lbs
Originally Posted by supergoat
Never say that again. 
05-23-2006, 11:26 PM
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Scion xB at the track.. yea, its funny, i agree. But before you all go passing judgment on the the guy, spend a little time on his site. Ive been on his site reading his material for almost an hour now and wow, I would bet that he knows more about cars and track racing then most of you making fun of his Scion. Which btw, happens to be his daily driver and was only at the track for fun. It complements his "other" cars: '06 BMW M5, 2 Lotus ELises, Mini Cooper S, 2 BMW M Coupe's, 2 Ducati Motorcycles, Yamaha R1, Yamaha FZR-600, and MANY others listed here: http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/old/thepast.htm , not to mention the track only race car he BUILT here: http://dpcars.aprsworld.com/dp1/index.htm . Spend some time there, this guy is VERY smart, I know I learned something.
05-24-2006, 01:28 AM
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here's a scion on auto-x
and some more on track
and lastly, he was out braking the other cars into that chicane and catching up to them. yea his car came in slower and didnt have to brake as much but the cornering capability of a xB compared to all the other cars out there should more than compensate for the braking. it didnt and his xb was able to close in time after time on the chicane. or maybe he sacrificed exit speed, because he had none, for entrance speed. guy does seem really knowledgable and very fast.
and some more on track
and lastly, he was out braking the other cars into that chicane and catching up to them. yea his car came in slower and didnt have to brake as much but the cornering capability of a xB compared to all the other cars out there should more than compensate for the braking. it didnt and his xb was able to close in time after time on the chicane. or maybe he sacrificed exit speed, because he had none, for entrance speed. guy does seem really knowledgable and very fast.