Guys, stop everything!

"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn) 03/16/2018 at 12:25 • Filed to: hon hon

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I just discovered a racing series made entirely of Twingos! They get a beefier engine and safety stuff, 130hp for less than 800kg and stock brakes and transmission. This looks incredibly fun! I think I have a new bucket list item. Maybe we should get an Oppo racing team!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 12:27

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First member reporting for duty.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 12:30

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lol.. welcome to europe where nearly every little car has its cup (and japan covers for the ones we dont have :p)

here have some miss merc bait

404 - User No Longer Available > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/16/2018 at 12:36

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Is there an Opel GT series? Not the classic one, lol.

Clemsie McKenzie > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 03/16/2018 at 12:36

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I know, but Twingos man! Think of the Hon hon fun!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/16/2018 at 12:40

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welp.... i did say nearly

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 12:56

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i just thought about hon hon fun so hard... i remembered beer case racing

i have major attention span issues today

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 13:03

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Awesome! Do they swap in another engine? 130hp sounds like it might be a 1.6 from the RS.

We should form a team, haha! And if we can’t get into a Twingo cup the Citroën C1 cup would be an alternative.

Clemsie McKenzie > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 03/16/2018 at 13:05

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Yep it is the 1.6 indeed! The racing seems pretty good too. Entry costs are € 4,000 for the whole season (8 races I think), which, even accounting for the price of a Twingo and the mods necessary, seems to be a pretty cheap way to get into racing! One day maybe...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 13:56

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With a few sponsors it should be easily doable! Does it require a racing license?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 13:59

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I’m in. When do we start?

chaozbandit > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 13:59

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Breh

AntiSpeed > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 14:53

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In Quebec they race Nissan Micras!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 15:38

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Finally, a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive car series I still can’t afford but is still much more affordable than getting a 911 RSR.

Clemsie McKenzie > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 03/16/2018 at 15:47

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Not sure!

Clemsie McKenzie > gin-san - shitpost specialist 03/16/2018 at 15:48

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But these are the Gen 1 Clio, and they are very FWD!

Clemsie McKenzie > chaozbandit 03/16/2018 at 15:48

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But Hon Hon man! Also probably much, much cheaper.

chaozbandit > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 16:07

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Micras probably are cheaper given how often people crash these lol

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Clemsie McKenzie 03/16/2018 at 19:48

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You’re right, I definitely wasn’t thinking properly.

I forgot that what got me interested Twingos in the first place was the previous generation 133 Cup model which was very front engined and very front wheel drive.

Clemsie McKenzie > gin-san - shitpost specialist 03/20/2018 at 13:53

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I can’t really blame you, I’m still dreaming about the day someone’s finally gonna make a Twingo 3 (the RWD ones) with a proper engine, something like a Hayabusa swap or maybe a flat-four from Subaru?