Because Race Car Has Come a Long Way

"LSXforYourSuperCar" (LSXforYourSuperCar) 01/21/2016 at 22:12 • Filed to: None

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Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > LSXforYourSuperCar 01/21/2016 at 22:16

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hope he didn’t die.

Party-vi > LSXforYourSuperCar 01/21/2016 at 22:38

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Invented right here on Jalopnik, by an Opponaut.

TheJWT > Party-vi 01/21/2016 at 23:06

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If I remember rightly, it was invented by an incoherent Craigslist post. I wonder if thet guy knows what he started...

Party-vi > TheJWT 01/21/2016 at 23:07

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I think it was a Camaro, specifically with the horn and arm rest removed, and said Opponaut offered a reason for removing the horn and armrest, because racecar.

TheJWT > LSXforYourSuperCar 01/21/2016 at 23:24

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“Because Racecar” started on January 26, 2011 on jalopnik.com’s off-topic forum “Opposite Lock.” The actual phrase came from a Craigslist posting for a Mazda MX-3, where in the description, the seller said the car has been modified “because race car.”

Blondude > TheJWT 01/21/2016 at 23:36

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NP

DrJohannVegas > TheJWT 01/21/2016 at 23:37

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I remember that ad. I really like that tiny V6.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > DrJohannVegas 01/21/2016 at 23:40

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The ad’s wrong though. It’s a 1.8.

DrJohannVegas > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 01/21/2016 at 23:42

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Yea, I know. I’ve wrenched on a few K-series in my day, albeit larger ones.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > DrJohannVegas 01/21/2016 at 23:51

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These were a “popular” swap motor into protege/5s. Short block v6. A few guys slapped turbos on em. Talk about a sleeper

DrJohannVegas > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ 01/21/2016 at 23:55

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I’ve always wanted to put one in the front (or back, perhaps) of a Locost or other DIY project.

Matt Nichelson > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 01/22/2016 at 00:26

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He is Nigel Corner. The crash occurred during the 1998 Goodwood Revival race. He did indeed survive.

Fun fact: Alain De Cadenet is the driver who tangled with Corner. After this occurred, De Cadenet’s car was struck by another car, this one driven by one Sir Stirling Moss.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Matt Nichelson 01/22/2016 at 00:40

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Thank goodness he survived, and what a rather odd chain of events.

TA4K > DrJohannVegas 01/22/2016 at 03:19

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I have the bigger K series in my MX-6! only a KL-DE, not a ZE sadly but its soon to get some ZE upgrades!