>>I was joking
- sohf?<<
Lol I know Jonno, I was only joking too!
>>Actually no its not, I am more interested in the handling circuit than how fast CRD can launch their 150k supra on slicks down the 1/4.
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I totally agree.
I am sure I have ranted about this somewhere else.
Lack of coverage of the handling circuit infuriated myself, thats all I was interested in personally.
I also get bored seeing another 500k tuned supra
/ skyline promotional car win on the
¼ mile and the organisers make such a fuss about it.
Personally I think they should have private and tuner entries separated to even the field.
How can most modest MR2 owners compete against a monster car owned by a tuning house?
>>I dont think I am alone either.
OK, so the chav mainstream love 1/4 times cus they are easy to understand, but if we are really saying that only cars with NOS and fast 1/4 times are worth entering then I wont be bothering.
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Sadly Jonno its the name of the game, the event in the organisers eyes IS about the
¼ mile, whether you, me or anyone else likes it.
For the IMOC to be competitive we need cars that can do fast
¼ miles as well as go around a circuit
(how you get you power is irrelevant)
What would be refreshing would be to have a TOTB style event that is all sprint racing
done over 3 different tracks which would test driver ability and car performance and handling rather than how much BHP they have, how much money has been spent and how good their drag radials are.
Maybe IMOC should get together and try and arrange such an event
I would rather do that then the straight line stuff.
>>Actually I would, well not south obviously, cus southerners are all poofs, but i would drive a decent distance for a trackday.
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Lol, flat caps and whippets blah blah
Well I may try and arrange a cheap track day at Llandow when the car is on the road in the next month or so
if your interested?
Or anyone else for that?
Its a proper track, and they run a full day for something like
£80.
>>Personally I think anyone who isnt comitted enough to do a trackday before TOTB shouldnt be entered
- whats the point of running a car with a driver who has no experience on track?<<
Maybe instead to reign the costs involved in we could arrange a sprint day on a similar surface as TOTB after all that what you are tested on at TOTB.
Maybe a small TOTB for the IMOC to pick the runners?
For fun we could do it over a weekend, a few track changes to keep things interesting and some drag racing
even for those who dont want to run at TOTB?
>>Essentially the event has 3 disciplines, I feel quite strongly that we should enter cars that can compete in all three where possible.
One of the best things about the whole event is that you get a mixture of machinery.
What would be the point if everyone thought like you and just bolted 150bhp of NOS onto an MR2?<<
I agree with you we need cars that can do all 3 categories.
I may have bolted 150bhp onto my car but then correct me if I am wrong I put in a good show on the
¼ mile and the handling circuit?
In fact we all did especially compared to the other machinery that IMOC was up against.
Dont be so blind to the advantages of nitrous
>>Before you reply this is somewhat tongue in cheek
- but i do think that a timed circuit event would be a useful thing to do.
If we dont it will deteriorate into the fiasco we had last year.
If we must do the whole selection process based on 1/4 miles I will be running 1bhp more NOS than everyone else
- feel my power
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I know your being tongue and cheek Jonno
Same with me! Fully agree we need to be prepared this year as it was a balls up last year
(not the fault of anyone trying to organise it)
Regards
James