The "I can't believe they raced it!" Thread.

[nk4e]

@Azure Flare :fixed, thank you.

 

[sparkytooth]

Yup, a Prius GT300 racecar.

 

[DK]

That car haunts White & Nerdy's nightmares.

 

[Cano]

It looks pretty frigging awesome.

 

[Bo]

As much as I hate the Prius, I cannot dislike a Super GT car. And it's not really a Prius, it's like a single seater with some Prius-esque body panels.

 

[AnAL0G]

That's a pretty sexy Prius.

 

[Bopop4]

As much as I hate the Prius, I cannot dislike a Super GT car. And it's not really a Prius, it's like a single seater with some Prius-esque body panels.

That's what all JGTC cars are.

 

[Bo]

That's what all JGTC cars are.

I know, but you can't really call it a Prius. Call it Prius-esque.

 

[Azure Flare]

Has the RV8K, a slightly different version of the engine used in the TS030.

 

[ZEROX]

Eifelland Type 21 during 1972 Formula One season.
Here's a wiki about it for more history.

But it's this model that gave me love/hate affair about the car design!

Aaand here are some of it which is WTF but they'd never raced it though...

Arrows A22 at Monaco GP 2001. Used on practice session but quickly banned. I dunno why they'd done that but I believe it's some target sight crash into someone's cars.

6 wheelers Ferrari 312T6, anyone?

March 751 big 🤬, group C style diffuser. Take that you double diffuser!

Tyrell 012. Honestly, I don't mind they raced it though. I mean, it really looked awesome by my own dictionary!

The original Maki F101. Never raced it since it's 150kg overweight.

Last but not least. Formula 2 Brabham BT23C. IKEA bookshelf used...

 

[DK]

The Maki F101 looks like an LMP2.

Also, at the BT23C.

 

[aarror]

That March is awesome!

 

[Tornado]

That's what all JGTC Super GT cars are.

Fixed. That psuedo-spec series nonsense really didn't start until the changeover.

 

[SVX]

1970 Aston Martin DBS V8 GTP Muncher...

 

[diptob79]

Small cars can be fun
As well as the big ones

 

[Bo]

What's wrong with the Fit?

 

[diptob79]

What's wrong with the Fit?

Nothing wrong for me, but saw a lot people moaning about it on GT6
~cheers~

 

[lbpomg95]

Hillman Imp

Volvo 480 Drag

Capable of 180mph.

Dat rear wing.

 

[Bo]

That super Imp is epic
Still can't beat this though:

On the 'can't believe it' note, I know it's LeMons, but this is so ridiculous it's fantastic:

 

[hawkeye122]

What's wrong with the Fit?

I drive one for work. Everything is wrong with them

 

[TheCracker]

That super Imp is epic
Still can't beat this though:

....ummmm That car looks familiar

 

[Bo]

I drive one for work. Everything is wrong with them

It's a decent car, and it's no different to any other small touring car. Just because you don't like a car in it's road guise doesn't mean it deserves to get posted here.

 

[Northstar]

doesn't mean it deserves to get posted here.

I don't see why not, most people wouldn't think of a race car upon seeing a Honda Fit, so it makes it unusual to see a whole series of them racing.

 

[Bo]

I don't see why not, most people wouldn't think of a race car upon seeing a Honda Fit, so it makes it unusual to see a whole series of them racing.

I just see those people as the ones who think motorsport = F1, anything else = Rally. I see pretty much anything as a potential race car, it's not unusual in any way.

 

[Northstar]

I see pretty much anything as a potential race car, it's not unusual in any way.

As do I, but reading through this thread I have to admit most of the cars seem like odd choices for race cars (2CV, Gremlin, Full-size vans, Smart Cars etc...). Anyways, I think you are getting the wrong impression of what this thread is about, it's just about unlikely race cars, not cars that people think shouldn't be racing.

 

[Bo]

Maybe i'm the only one who doesn't think a Fit is unlikely as a race car.

 

[Northstar]

Maybe i'm the only one who doesn't think a Fit is unlikely as a race car.

I'm sure there are plenty of others, however if we all shared that view(or any other view) this forum would be a rather boring place.

 

[ilTricolore]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/Top-Gear-goes-racing-in-a-Piaggio-Ape-13-08-28
These take the Midget racers from a few pages back to the next level.

 

[Azure Flare]

There should be a thread dedicated to 24 hours of Lemons cars.

 

[thehobnob97]

I wonder if anyone has mentioned the Life F190 yet? A car that never made it out of Pre Qualifying and was at one particular race about 360 ish seconds from the pole position time.