Improved production racing is easily the best tarmac racing going on today and it's happening in Australia. This kid jordon cox is an absolute fucking legend. Insane just insane. This is road racing at its absolute finest. What a diverse class. Watching Jordan Cox at mount panorama was absolutely breathtaking. I'm dying to know what b series engine hes running, gotta be down on power. Street racing at its finest.
https://sunshine.craigslist.ca/cto/6045429421.html It looks pretty rough, but if it runs like the ad says it might be worth checking out. I can't quite afford it right now, but if it's still there in a couple of months (wouldn't surprise me considering where I live) I think I'll go take a look at it. UPDATE: Showed it to my mom. She said it's a rusty piece of junk, that our landlord and all the neighbours would hate it, and that I should buy something "cool". I guess "cool" is subjective ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Worst launch control system ever added to an automobile. Prize goes to the one in a mercedes A class A250AMG or A45 (shared system in both cars, just beefier engine in the 45 and different firmware in the gearbox pretty much). Its a part time AWD car, one of those modern fancy ass systems where the cars front wheel drive but can electronically control a bias towards the rear axle as it needs it. One would assume in launch control you are going to get front wheel slip and need to rely on the added traction of 4wd. So what do mercedes do? If you answered "not bother with the rear axle" you are correct. It lets the front wheels lose traction (which they will) and then adds the rear axle and traction control in. Surely it would have been better to go "Oh launch control chosen? We'll engage 4wd then"
Even better idea, instead of having it be FWD until the front wheels slip, why not have it be RWD until the rear wheels slip? Seems a cooler idea to me.
Wait, I can't find any sources (in 5 mins of google searching so could be totally wrong) that state a 4matic system is capable of 100% to the front. I can only find information stating that depending on the vehicle it can do between 70-100% to the rear and usually a slight forward bias in the 60% range. Apparently 100% to the rear is only possible if the front wheels are unable to gain any traction with 70% rear bias being highest for general road use. EDIT: Here we go, found something: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/...etails-its-new-4matic-system-for-compact-cars For cars that would have typically been fwd they support 100% to the front, for anything typically rear wheel drive that is not possible.
The A class isn't a real AMG anyway Now I'm not real big into restoring cars, but I would give pretty much anything to get a 240z together. Hnggg
That would be awesome with a 4age swap (budget 86 comes to mind) The instructor at my automotive course has one, he also owns an air cooled Honda Coupe 9.
To be honest I would totally get an EG Hatch as a daily & make my Commodore a project car. Though Im more into that sexy stock goodness
Wow, an Edsel. For a colossal failure in the styling department, they've aged pretty well. I love classics, I love seeing them, and I'd love to drive one or two at some point, but I would kinda feel a bit wrong owning one. I'm not really a car person, in the sense of knowing how to maintain or work on cars, or likely all that much about driving them properly, so I feel like any classic that becomes mine would turn to ash in my hands. I guess I'll just have to settle for daydreaming.
I get tired of hearing people who habitually drive in a very un-fuel efficient manner complain about gas consumption. Constantly making the engine work much harder and rev higher than necessary to bring the car up to speed. It isn't for fun or anything, they don't even think about it. It's just how they drive. Always kind of punching it for no good reason.
I'm more of a fan of the 6th gen Civics but then I guess I am biased towards them as I have grown up around a NZ Spec LXI sedan.
