dpvog wrote:By the way, I just watched a video in which a Maxima, a Volstang, and a 928 were dueling to the death at Thunderhill. Every other car in the video looked like commuter traffic. If those three finished the race, I'm pretty sure all three cars had more than the $500 limit into them. (Only possible exception being that Volstang.) One thing is for sure, no 20 y/o clapped-out 928 can be driven uber schnell for 12 hours without an awful lot of very costly Deutsch teile being fed to it first, ja?
DPVOG, read some of the posts about that Maxima! While it was a good deal, they got penalties. The 928 broke and Wartburg will never get cursed.
I know this is supposed to be a flame free zone but you have stokes the fire enough, and I've been drinking enough at a Christmas party, that I think you've earned a swift direct discussion.
MANY COMPETENT WRENCHERS CAN TURN A $500 CAR INTO A WORTHWHILE RACE CAR!!!
THEY CAN INSTALL CAGES AND MAKE TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY ARE TALENTED ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE THE TIME EXPENSE!!!!!
Look at the Mercedes they fixed with some time and rewiring. You think a cage is an undertaking, try fixing a V12 Benz!
Guys going on about the financial genius of buying a cheap race car obviously lack those abilities or the creative handling of such financial transactions to stay out of trouble.
Ever heard of the Fifth Amendment?
I have spent more time reading your discussion than I have negotiating the purchase of a potential LeMon. I have yet to pay for than $200 for any car I will use in a Lemons endeavor.
I don't care if you buy the car or not. Since you are hell bent on a non-existent guarantee, I suggest you apply to a race and get accepted before you purchase you super value x-racer. In fact, please explain in detail the brilliance of your plan on your application. We will all look forward to seeing you in a future Paddock.
I built a car because I read the rules. If the Yahoo Group was around, I hadn't heard of it. The Forum was definitely not around. So many of us were flying blind in the wind. We read the rules and made it work.
This is racing and there are no guarantees.
Nut Up or Shut Up!
Troy
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1973 Datsun 240Z