"Sn210" (sn210)
09/30/2013 at 22:04 • Filed to: None
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"Sn210" (sn210)
09/30/2013 at 22:04 • Filed to: None | 1
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T-Rex disagrees...
I saw three of these driving through downtown Providence the other night. I was too far away to take a picture, but these things look and sound like a ton of fun.
JasonStern911
> Sn210
09/30/2013 at 22:49 |
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Until you see the MSRP, and realize you could buy a used 996TT/997/Viper/C6 Z06/supercharged Elise and still have enough money left to buy a used Miata...
///M3 Track Car
> JasonStern911
10/01/2013 at 01:22 |
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And then ruin them on the race track...case in point last Saturday, video to come.
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JasonStern911
> ///M3 Track Car
10/01/2013 at 01:44 |
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As an avid motorcycle enthusiast, I am not bashing the concept of a three-wheeled vehicle. If a kit existed to build something similar to the T-Rex for under $8k, I'd seriously consider building one. But there is no such kit and I lack the mechanical engineering ability to build such a kit (and, honestly, am too preoccupied and lazy to learn said skills). But given the fact that Factory Five can build a GTM for less than the price of a T-Rex, despite using more expensive parts for the build (the Porsche transaxle costs more than the motorcycle drivetrain in the T-Rex), the T-Rex is legitimately overpriced. Cool, but overpriced.
Regarding ruining one of the cars on my list on the track, I assure you that said driver at the same speeds would have done the same or worse with a three wheeled application due to the reduced cornering ability and traction inherent to a three wheeled design.
Still, my condolences for you or your friend's loss on the track.
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///M3 Track Car
> JasonStern911
10/01/2013 at 10:10 |
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Everyone agrees they are overpriced. I think there are much better 4-wheel options.
I would expect less people to die in a T-Rex though compared to a motorcycle, both for the protection, and the increased visibility (by virtue of size alone).
The on track experience was actually the exact opposite. There seemed to be a belief by the T-Rex owners that they could out-drag us, but that didn't work out for them. As expected, there was simply no match what-so-ever in braking and cornering ability of our cars.
But in the hands of great drivers, it would be an interesting race.