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How can you go wrong with Cthulu? Green, evil, with lots of tentacles. Perhaps combined with a Comet, Caravan, anything Chrysler or Chevrolet?
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I think we're long overdue for a Gary Busey tribute.
If anyone goes with an Egyptian theme, let me know. I can come up with some hieroglyphs.
Oh yeah, the military guys could do a dazzle camouflage paint scheme.
Oh yeah, the military guys could do a dazzle camouflage paint scheme.
We'd have paint on a reflective belt so that we don't get hit while we're hidden by our camoflauge.
Seems easy and obvious, Buttermaker drove a 64 Cadillac with no trunk full of pool cleaning equiptment, the bad guy coach drove a Granada I think. Then you have the 1977 sequel in which the kids steal a custom van, and the 1978 sequel full of weird JDM cars. A movie about a washed up athlete and a bunch of misfit kids full of beer drinking and swearing? Sounds like a typical Lemons weekend.
Just order your team a bunch of Chico Bail Bonds baseball shirts and your ready to go.
Has anyone done a Dog the Bounty Hunter theme yet? I think it could be done. You have to bust a perp at BS inspection, and have camera & boom mic guys following 'Dog' around everywhere. Periodically stage a chase (on foot, of course) through the paddock, with random low-life running while Dog, camera, and mic guy follow in pursuit.
This would look great on the Scamp!
In order to do this theme justice, you must have a seperate comms piped into the loudspeakers. A trackside team mate with a radio "auctions" off nearby competitors during the race.
It occurred to me this morning that a Kingdom of Loathing theme could be done, and done well. You'd roll in as a team, each member representing a different class and perhaps accompanied by familiars of your choice, and show off your bitchin' meatcar to the judges.
It occurred to me this morning that a Kingdom of Loathing theme could be done, and done well. You'd roll in as a team, each member representing a different class and perhaps accompanied by familiars of your choice, and show off your bitchin' meatcar to the judges.
That would be almost as obscure as my Rampart theme.
How about a Chevy Malibu Maxx done up as a CTS-V Sport Wagon race car? You might even get class C if you go with a 4-cylinder.
I love the theme idea for the Chevy Maxx. Someone should do this.
However, Phil has really lowered the bar for class C and class B this year. Our never even came close to winning it's class, painfully stock right down to the gas tank and fuel filler, never claimed a residual, still running on the same motor and trans after 5 races, 4 cylinder (112hp when new) 20 yr old Mazda 626 has been bumped from B to class A the last couple races. I would be very surprised if a 5-9 yr old European designed Chevy Maxx was class C material.
I love the theme idea for the Chevy Maxx. Someone should do this.
However, Phil has really lowered the bar for class C and class B this year. Our never even came close to winning it's class, painfully stock right down to the gas tank and fuel filler, never claimed a residual, still running on the same motor and trans after 5 races, 4 cylinder (112hp when new) 20 yr old Mazda 626 has been bumped from B to class A the last couple races. I would be very surprised if a 5-9 yr old European designed Chevy Maxx was class C material.
Just the chassis was a European design (mostly Saab I think) the motors were your basic American lumps, put together by drunken American workers. Personally I would put the 60 degree V6 on a lower rung than the modern Ecotec 4cyl for reliability prediction.
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Theres a theme in there for sure!
You're gonna need 1 wedge-shaped sports car (Z31) and an LTD body donor.
Road America in November? We can't make it but can somebody please do this. The almost guaranteed snow would be perfect for somebody in Randy's giant snow suit. And I think Lemons needs a pink nightmare.
Road America in November? We can't make it but can somebody please do this. The almost guaranteed snow would be perfect for somebody in Randy's giant snow suit. And I think Lemons needs a pink nightmare.
I do live in the screenwriters home town...
I need this to happen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thl3qqzBmBA
Invite Tony Hawk to drive on your team.
You're gonna need 1 wedge-shaped sports car (Z31) and an LTD body donor.
You would have to do Tommy Lee Jones's hair, and play elvis the whole time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9WEQUNJcQ
Oh. My. God.
That was AWESOME.
That should have been called "Parade Of IOE Contenders."
And why is everyone trying to blow up my Eldo?
How many cars can you identify on first run through, at speed, no pausing?
Love that clip......
Until today, I had not heard the phrase "blimp stunts." Now I hope to hear it more often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynMbNsDCfY
I'd rather have Dennis Hopper's car from this.
How about a Chevy Malibu Maxx done up as a CTS-V Sport Wagon race car? You might even get class C if you go with a 4-cylinder.
OHHHHH MY GOSH. That racecar should exist. The coupe's all right in racecar trim. The wagon, though...
I'll be in my bunk.
Team Frag's Alfa Romeo Milano is already perfect for this, but everyone knows Tecmo Super Bowl is way cooler than actual football.
How many cars can you identify on first run through, at speed, no pausing?
I'll take the Dodge Magnum!
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