Hour rule: Manta Monday

"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer) 10/24/2016 at 04:50 • Filed to: None

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Want to enter an Opel Manta in an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ? Sure, why not! Make sure you have an antenna mounted foxtail though.

Jobjoris > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/24/2016 at 05:25

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Haha, they really did? THEY DID!!!! Awesome. It’s awesome in the first place to see this battling against GT3s in the first place of course, what a race...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Jobjoris 10/24/2016 at 05:46

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Yeah, it really awesome they did this. Story goes they used to have a LED light on the antenna, but that was forbidden by the stewards, so as a way of getting back at the stewards they fitted the foxtail, because they couldn’t ban that.

I must say the Manta and the Corrado were my favourite oddball cars of the race, since both were fitted with wings and splitters to make them competitive despite their age.

Jobjoris > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/24/2016 at 05:53

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Hahaha, what’s the point of that LED??? The foxtail is so much more Manta, too bad they didn’t use a bigger antenna though.

Als goed Nederlander heb je toch wel Manta Manta gezien hoop ik he...

duurtlang > Jobjoris 10/24/2016 at 06:04

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AuthiCooper1300 > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/24/2016 at 06:17

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Maybe a brief explanation on the Manta scene (including terrible Manta owners’ jokes and their habit of fitting foxtails to the aerials, etc) is in order for the benefit of Opponauts on the other side of the Atlantic?

(By the way, did they have a similar reputation in the Netherlands...?)

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > AuthiCooper1300 10/24/2016 at 06:32

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Could be a good idea, though I can’t think of a good manta joke from the top of my head.

Yes their reputation was similar to that in the rest of Europe. The reputation was even re-introduced to the younger generation in a 2010 movie called New Kids Turbo, which features a bright green Manta on Ronal turbo wheels, and some 90s scum.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Jobjoris 10/24/2016 at 06:36

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It was intended to make the car recognisable in the dark, during the 24 hours.

Natuurlijk!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/24/2016 at 08:29

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Disappointingly it didn’t get very far into this years 24. Also the Foxtails twitter is gold.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jobjoris 10/24/2016 at 08:31

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Teams put lights on their cars to make them identifiable at night. Highbeams all look the same so a bit of colored light really helps.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/24/2016 at 08:48

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Luckily it won it’s class in the 6 hour race where I took this picture. It finished 71 overall.

Yes, race summary: flapflapflapflap

Jobjoris > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/24/2016 at 08:50

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Thanks, I did get the color part but the location on an antenna just feels... odd?

How’s the phone?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jobjoris 10/24/2016 at 08:54

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It was most likely an LED strip running the length of the Antena. The Porsche factory team in the USCC does the same thing.

Still dead. My old Galaxy S4 should be getting to my dorm today and should hold me over (with the help of my 12,000mAh battery bank) until my Pixel arrives later this week (if it ever ships).

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/24/2016 at 08:59

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It’s a pretty accurate representation of how I would tackle a race at the Nurburgring. Get something slow but fun and just have a grand old time running towards the back. Until a GT3 goes by and you crap yourself.