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Yep, that defintely fits under the description of this thread. Nothing says unexpected quite like a harvester...
Suddenly: racing harvesters!
The "I can't believe they raced it!" Thread.
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Suddenly: racing harvesters!
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No, the Vectra A (GM2900) was sold as a Cavalier here.
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Hey Carlos, are you familiar with the AVS Shadow? it didnt work either.
Even a huge wing didnt help. They thought putting the radiators in the wing was a good idea....
Yes I am! I have a magazine that had written about this.
Such a cool car. Made a photo (bad quality, it's midnight here) :
They even reported in their magazine a few months later that it was for sale. And if I remember correctly they fixed a lot of issues so it could be driven properly. Should take a moment to read it again.
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Opel and Vauxhall merged the naming systems, some Vauxhall names were kept for some models (Astra over Rekord) and some Opel names were kept (Vectra over Cavalier).
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The rest of your post is correct, but Astra replaced Kadett, not Rekord, the Rekord was replaced within Opel naming system by Omega (the last Vauxhall Carlton), which later arrived to Vauxhall naming system.
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No it wasn't. 1991 was the first year of Class II, later dubbed "supertouring". Middlehurst, Walker and Leech's Sierras were all refitted and reengineered to comply with the new rules. They weren't very good and neither was Gravett's dedicated Sierra Sapphire, another I Can't Believe They Raced It.
1990 was the transitional year with a mix of actual Group A and Class II cars.
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It's only innovation if it works.
Actually if the idea can be executed, regardless of success, that's innovation.
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And who's to say it won't?
It's only innovation if it works.
They're going back to WEC next year and should be in a much better position than they were this year, where over-optimism no doubt played a part.
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Yeah, I know it's a pretty old post, but I'm just now getting to this thread. Anyway, the car looks familiar.The Mac's It Special Can-Am car at Laguna Seca. 4 2-stroke engines, 4 wheel drive. Just a tick slower that the Life F1.
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I think the petrol engine only powers the front axle. The electric motors, which weren't installed/in operation at Le mans were to power the rears. So FWD predominantly with the rears coming into play when the KERS (or whatever) is allowed to be activated., the flip of what the Audi/Porsche/Toyota do. The design doesn't realistically allow them to run it with any other configuration.
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The car is only FWD as it's traveling in a straight line, and as it's cornering. Any time it needs traction, ie corner exits, the electric motors engage on the rear to make it 4WD.
To this day, I still don't get what the fuss is about. It's a perfectly sound idea.
So it's not innovative because their vendor, Torotrak, made false promises about the capabilities of their system, which meant they had to run with basically 40% of a car through absolutely zero fault of their own? Okay then.
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"It's not RWD."
Big whoop, there's merit enough to attempt it. The car's not my thing--too much downforce, too much grip, too high techy-techy--but I really want Nissan to get the kinks worked out and winning to shut the naysayers up. Then again, I can see them whining about it not being fair.
Forgive me if this one has been listed.
Honda racing team in Alabama, Honda Odyssey.
If memory serves, Honda 3.5 V6, around 250hp stock, 5 speed, not certain whether they went with the auto or the stick. Massive modifications to the van.
I've got a friend involved in this one.
Edit, posted before finishing my coffee. This is the MDX.
Honda racing team in Alabama, Honda Odyssey.
If memory serves, Honda 3.5 V6, around 250hp stock, 5 speed, not certain whether they went with the auto or the stick. Massive modifications to the van.
I've got a friend involved in this one.
Edit, posted before finishing my coffee. This is the MDX.
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