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The sandwich looks like you are trying to get us to think Philly Cheese Steak, but..... no Velveeta. The gas station is clearly in Nebraska..... But the race car you got there is unknown to me from that image. Even if there was more to see, I'd probably not know it. It does look like it would be fun though! Perhaps some kind if Formula Ford or like Spec race car would be the obvious first thoughts.
The sandwich looks like you are trying to get us to think Philly Cheese Steak, but..... no Velveeta. The gas station is clearly in Nebraska..... But the race car you got there is unknown to me from that image. Even if there was more to see, I'd probably not know it. It does look like it would be fun though! Perhaps some kind if Formula Ford or like Spec race car would be the obvious first thoughts.
I deliberately posted the sandwich which gives plenty of clues of where I was headed. Let's just say that I used up all 9 lives in the trip including brushes with death amid the treacherous winter driving and encounter with the atmospheric river, landslides, down trees, and snow, and only missed floods to bring the new livestock back to the ranch.
Enough suspense. It is a little known Praga. I drove 8,000 miles round trip to South Florida to look at two prospects gambling one is acceptable for a transaction.
this is mine now at PBIR
I got to taste these great Cuban sandwiches again
I snapped an axle at PBIR
this belongs to my newly made friend
the tiny cockpit with confined footwell that you must left foot brake
Just one thing... You seemed have glossed over the whole broken axial thing. You broke it; you buy it?
There was nothing dramatic when it happen. After a few lapse at the unfamiliar track and this high strung car as I was rounding the last turn to come into the pit lane, I reached for the hard to access clutch but only to mistaken the brake pedal. I stalled the car. Upon restarting I couldn't get the car moving again and thought the sequential gearbox was not engaging in the gear that I selected - which often happens despite the gear indicator display. I tried 1st and reverse and couldn't move the car in either. I figured the clutch must had failed. Only after we had the car towed in we realized the right side drive axle had snapped. The seller thought I was driving too slow and the jerking motions broke it. I knew that was not likely but rather the axle was weaken from prior races.
Originally Posted by Oldboy Speedwell
Hot diggity damn!
Got any incar videos of it in action?
Would love to see/hear!
I don't yet have any. I took some videos of the black one and other cars and you can see the difference in speed.
The Radical is alive and well stored in the main garage. I spent three of the season end events to shake down the car. It gave me a limb mode during the second event and I managed to debug it to the intake VVT cam sensor. While I was unhappy with the issues the car had, I was glad with each I learnt more about the car. While both cars are similarly styled they drive quite different. The Praga is very raw and can be terrifying.
To get a sense how tiny the cockpit is, here is a spare windshield that I placed on the passenger seat when I stop to rest on the return trip back home.
Looks like there is a V12(?) Jag in it's natural state if (dis)repair. LOL
I have noticed that a lot of the LMP1 and 2 cars have really poor outward vision, as in the sight lines forward are horrible, rearward vision is nonexistent without mirrors or cameras. I'm sure that this is because of safety reasons. Nissan's GT-R LM prototype from 2015 is the best example of this and it has only gotten marginally better as the materials used have gotten better. Good luck with the car! Even as terrified as I would be driving it, I'd love a crack at it! (I'm perfectly okay with an answer of "not on your life.")
Looks like there is a V12(?) Jag in it's natural state if (dis)repair. LOL
I have noticed that a lot of the LMP1 and 2 cars have really poor outward vision, as in the sight lines forward are horrible, rearward vision is nonexistent without mirrors or cameras. I'm sure that this is because of safety reasons. Nissan's GT-R LM prototype from 2015 is the best example of this and it has only gotten marginally better as the materials used have gotten better. Good luck with the car! Even as terrified as I would be driving it, I'd love a crack at it! (I'm perfectly okay with an answer of "not on your life.")
That Jaguar is destined to the glue factory. It belongs to the owner of the all carbon finish black car as his early dispensable car his father gave him as I understand.
I have a chance to look into the LMP3 cockpit at PBIR. Indeed it has very restricted visibilities to everything except head on straight. The cockpit is designed with the driver head being protected like an egg in thick padded high density foam on three sides. I have never seen anything like it except the 2021 LMP3 new cars videos on Youtube. They have so much electronic visual aids built into them now. From what I understand there are 4 chassis constructors - 2 French, 1 German, and 1 US. All will be using Nissan NA V8 similar to that in the Titan truck. I am not familiar with LMP1 rules. I infer at least with LMP1 they are automakers' prototypes so totally a stratospheric budget and technologies. Most of the GT-R engines are V6 turbo, with the exception of Le Mans that was V8 NA which I infer is the one based on the Titan truck engine platform.
That Jaguar is destined to the glue factory. It belongs to the owner of the all carbon finish black car as his early dispensable car his father gave him as I understand.
I have a chance to look into the LMP3 cockpit at PBIR. Indeed it has very restricted visibilities to everything except head on straight. The cockpit is designed with the driver head being protected like an egg in thick padded high density foam on three sides. I have never seen anything like it except the 2021 LMP3 new cars videos on Youtube. They have so much electronic visual aids built into them now. From what I understand there are 4 chassis constructors - 2 French, 1 German, and 1 US. All will be using Nissan NA V8 similar to that in the Titan truck. I am not familiar with LMP1 rules. I infer at least with LMP1 they are automakers' prototypes so totally a stratospheric budget and technologies. Most of the GT-R engines are V6 turbo, with the exception of Le Mans that was V8 NA which I infer is the one based on the Titan truck engine platform.
This in contrast to the F1 cars that all have the Halo on them with that fantastic pole dead center which seems to be fine as it seems that F1 drivers, no matter how straight the road, are rarely looking straight head. I am sure that the pillars are placed for survivability
at the high speeds they can achieve and subsequently potentially crash at.
The Nissan GT-R LMP1 was supposed to a "game changer" as they moved the motor to the front but the only game it changed was how badly a race car can fail. 20 seconds behind the lead LMP1 and since they were so slow, they had to start at the back of the prototype grid, behind the LMP2's presumably for safety reasons - you wouldn't want an LMP2 car smashing into your back end at high speeds at the start of the race. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_GT-R_LM_Nismo
I hope to get the Miata out on the track this summer but it's not looking that great. I'm in the last group to get the vaccine. But, who knows, things could change for the better on that front!
This in contrast to the F1 cars that all have the Halo on them with that fantastic pole dead center which seems to be fine as it seems that F1 drivers, no matter how straight the road, are rarely looking straight head. I am sure that the pillars are placed for survivability
at the high speeds they can achieve and subsequently potentially crash at.
The Nissan GT-R LMP1 was supposed to a "game changer" as they moved the motor to the front but the only game it changed was how badly a race car can fail. 20 seconds behind the lead LMP1 and since they were so slow, they had to start at the back of the prototype grid, behind the LMP2's presumably for safety reasons - you wouldn't want an LMP2 car smashing into your back end at high speeds at the start of the race. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_GT-R_LM_Nismo
I hope to get the Miata out on the track this summer but it's not looking that great. I'm in the last group to get the vaccine. But, who knows, things could change for the better on that front!
Here is a great video on 2020 LMP3 chassises from the constructors. You can see the thick chunks of foam padding the driver's egghead.
I have read about the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo. It is a front engine FWD crazy stunt that Nissan pulled in 2015 which did poorly. It is like what were you thinking? They scrapped it after one season. I think there is a video on Youtube call the world's fastest FWD.
I seem to recall that those side head restraints were developed by NASCAR. At any rate, they have them too. I found that they do a lot to cut down on neck fatigue while driving. So, they work for that was well as crashes.
I have been watching the 2021 24hrs of Daytona IMSA race and have been thrown back in my seat by seeing some of the “thread the needle” maneuvers some the DPi drivers have performed when passing someone and without touching; barely inches between them. These guys a pretty amazing as to how well they know were the edges of their cars are, without being able to see them.
The article makes it sound like this only affects cars at the dealerships that are being resold. Any discussion about cars in the hands of consumers was absent from the article. Maybe there will be a recall?
yeah, I noticed that. I would think it would be like the diesel issues of the recent past. They may have to fix this or buy them back because they were illegal to sell in the first place. But I really don't know that for sure. I guess it could be like having a rear fog light on your car in a state that doesn't allow them. Okay, so you have this feature in your car that is illegal to use in one state but you bought the car in another state where it is legal, so when you are in the state where it is illegal, you just aren't supposed to use it, but when you are in a state where it is legal, go ahead and use them. For the Chrono pack it would be, you have a feature here that when turned on makes the car illegal to drive on the roads in the US, so only use that feature for off road use only.
Or, it could have been an “honest” mistake which only shows up in some cars because of car to car variations, and they didn’t catch when they certified the engines. Also, they are making the voluntary fix, at least in dealer car resales. That would be unlike the diesel thing where it was intentional fraud and the buy back was likely “punishment”. Also, this has a “fix”, whereas I seem to recall the diesel fix was either nonexistent or expensive to do. I wonder if that makes a difference? Whatever the reason, it will be interesting to see where this gets to. BTW - My son-in-law had one of those diesel VWs and got a handsome check for it, but was really sad to see it go given the fuel mileage it got. He traveled a lot for work and it was worthwhile having that car.
Thread revival (and hijack)! (mostly to see if your still around.)
MX-5 ND2 RF GT-S on track - whooot!
Good to see the new MX-5 putting to good use.
I have been absent as there are just too much going on. Among which the biggest occupation is "The Barn" for the "ranch animals". It is big and we are racing against the fast and furious approaching rainy and freezing seasons. The steel building took two flatbed semi's to deliver and if we waited until the rain begins the semi's would not be able to negotiate the tight turns and chocolate moose like wet silt.
I opted for a stem wall foundation and that add a lot of cost, time, and labor. By now I no longer worry about the original budget as it was blown long ago. I just want the animals to be happily sheltered this winter.
While I hire a very good contractor for most of the heavy lifting I am fully engaged and a part of the essential crew. I am the designer, PM, GM. plumber, electrician, HVAC guy, IT, and more. I only missed one Club Event this season. There have been a lot of upgrade goodies for Desire but I just have been too swamped to post here.
We had the big pour last Friday and very relieved that it is over and occurred on a good October day. Monday we will begin erecting the steel barn. By far the fill and concrete have been some of the biggest cost due to the site topology and my wanting of a stem wall foundation, plus generous roof overhang all around. The pandemic supply chain disruption easily adds 30% to the cost.
We bought in no less than 170 dump truck loads of foundation fill and gravel.
It does look like it would be fun though! Perhaps some kind if Formula Ford or like Spec race car would be the obvious first thoughts.
