QOTD: What race car would you DD?

"TheJWT" (thejwt) 08/10/2020 at 16:17 • Filed to: QOTD

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The rules:

-No road versions of race cars (No homologation specials)

-It has to have raced in a sanctioned series (No road cars built for street racing)

-You can add things like another seat if it’ll fit, but you can’t remove any parts

-You can remove the livery or paint it however you want

I’d go with a 90s JTCC Honda Accord painted in plain white. It would look like every other riced out Accord I see but it would be supercar quick, and that combination appeals to me.

wafflesnfalafel > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:22

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can we pick rally stuff?  (something from Dakar or WRC would be pretty fun...)

Tripper > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:26

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:26

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I could make this work.

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:28

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Stadium Super Truck, absolutely

RallyWrench > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:28

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So practical

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:32

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Fiesta Rally Car

TheJWT > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 08/10/2020 at 16:38

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That or a trophy truck is an excellent choice

TheJWT > wafflesnfalafel 08/10/2020 at 16:38

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Yep, any racecar

E90M3 > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:38

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This.

TheJWT > Tripper 08/10/2020 at 16:39

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My favorite car in GT4

TheJWT > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/10/2020 at 16:40

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I still love that paintjob, Jeff Koons did an amazing job with it

Echo51 > RallyWrench 08/10/2020 at 16:40

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My dad will be liverying his 850 T5 like this, so that’ll be an interesting street car

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:41

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Pretty sure it’s his only piece of art that I like.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 08/10/2020 at 16:41

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Great answer.

TheJWT > E90M3 08/10/2020 at 16:41

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Go big or go home, might as well...

dogisbadob > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:45

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That livery is awesome!

Either a Baja Toyota truck from the 90s, or a 3rd gen Camry

Does the Micra Cup count? It wasn’ t sold here, only Canada

atfsgeoff > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:45

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Too easy. Porsche 917.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:47

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GC8 WRX STi WRC. Having owned a 2.5RS, and planning to import a 2000 or 2001 when they’ re legal to turn into a rally car, having one used in the WRC would be a given. 

Tareim - V8 powered > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:49

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honorable mention going to this legendary car

onlytwowheels > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:53

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 16:56

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you know i’d have to go with an unreliable shitbox

TheJWT > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 08/10/2020 at 16:58

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There was an article on Jalopnik a few years ago about a guy in Japan who daily drove a rally-spec GC8

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:01

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None of them. It is a terrible idea. As a high school senior I actually did DD my SCCA Improved Touring racecar for a couple of months as I built it . Even my 17 year old self quickly realized how terrible it was an purchased a cheap second car with in a couple of months of the cage being installed.

Darkbrador > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:01

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https://jalopnik.com/this-58-year-old-rally-beetle-named-bertie-is-here-to-d-1787878321

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:02

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Easy choice. Dakar rally “ Juke.”

TheJWT > dogisbadob 08/10/2020 at 17:02

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If I had remembered Ironman Stewart’s Toyota T ruck when I was writing this it’d probably be my choice...

Nauraushaun > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:03

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I think all the race cars I’d road are based on a road car, so I’d probably just have the road car. I fancy the R390 GT1 - at least the road cars of that are virtually non-existent.

Or 7b7B.

Fuck livery. I’d have to raise t he 787 a bit so it can be thrown around on a back road. But the screaming would be worth it.

B_dol > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:04

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A huge fan of the Z4 racing platform and V8 sound... 

Nauraushaun > Tripper 08/10/2020 at 17:04

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That’s the GTR right? Doesn’t that have a road car?

Future next gen S2000 owner > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:06

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Top fueler, l ogistical concerns be damned.

Cash Rewards > atfsgeoff 08/10/2020 at 17:07

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I saw an article on speedhunters (maybe) about someone street driving a racecar of this era, and it was borderline impossible. It overheated at any hint of traffic, because it assumes massive speed and airflow for cooling.

TheJWT > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:09

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Screw it, I’m changing my answer

TURBOTWIN a ll day

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:10

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Screw traffic, I believe I can fly

TheJWT > Nauraushaun 08/10/2020 at 17:11

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No homologation specials allowed! You have to deal with the misery of racing suspension and slick tires

TheJWT > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/10/2020 at 17:11

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Hopefully you live on a straight road

wafflesnfalafel > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:27

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I think I’m gonna go with an early 2000's Dakar Pajero, one of the orange/red ones.

sony1492 > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:42

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Remove the decals and tune it to take corners in both directions.

kanadanmajava1 > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:46

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Bugatti Type 59 or Porches 935/77.

camaroboy68ss > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:47

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Either a 67-69 Camaro from the Trans am series as they were not to radically altered from the stock versions.

or a 86/87 Monte Carlo Stock car

Mainly because I would love to actually build street legal track day cars out of these but look like the real race cars. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:48

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Seems like a chicken-or-egg situation...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 17:55

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One of these, but painted in the most mundane color with steelies :P

Future next gen S2000 owner > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 18:09

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Nope.

TheJWT > kanadanmajava1 08/10/2020 at 18:35

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Those would be two very different experiences

TheJWT > sony1492 08/10/2020 at 18:37

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Now you’re giving me new ideas...

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/10/2020 at 18:40

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Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 18:43

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or possibly

I like my DDs with suspension

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:10

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Eas y.

sony1492 > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:14

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probably somewhat practical with less cage and a slight ride height increase 

My bird IS the word > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:24

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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:36

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For Dale.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:44

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Collin McRae’s Legacy would be a great daily

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 08/10/2020 at 19:45

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Image the looks you get taking corners on 3 wheels like that 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > TheJWT 08/10/2020 at 19:54

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IMSA Monza

Jewish Stig > onlytwowheels 08/10/2020 at 21:51

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This should be flagged as inappropriate... That sound makes feel things, sexual things

onlytwowheels > Jewish Stig 08/10/2020 at 22:06

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Oooohh..... in that case, you probably shouldn’t watch this video with squir ting injectors :/

pip bip - choose Corrour > TheJWT 08/11/2020 at 09:03

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McLaren F1

kanadanmajava1 > TheJWT 08/11/2020 at 12:02

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Yes, but likely similarly fun. I’m pretty sure that Type 59 is the more expensive option but ex-works 935s are likely now following fairly close behind. B ut I guess we have good funding for this project?