20v Chump Car?!

Fri Nov 16 14:14:24 PST 2012

wouldn't the market value be over $500?

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Cassidy
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:56 PM
To: Quattro List
Subject: 20v Chump Car?!

So this may be considered sacrilege.  I have a bone stock '91 200q that has 
been residing in the garage for a couple years with maddening electrical 
issues not at all uncommon with the type. After spending way too many hours 
and far too much money chasing these gremlins, I've surrendered.  The car 
has 250kmi, and runs, rides, and shifts nicely.

I met my best friends cousin a little while back, and he's all agog about 
this chump car racing. Check out www.Chumpcar.com  It's an endurance series 
designed for newbies on a budget.  The car cannot have a market value over 
$500, and can have no performance modifications.  The nearest race is a 24 
hour even in Spokane next summer.

Over a few beers, a couple gear head buddies and have come to the conclusion 
that entering the 24 hour would be a fitting end to the '91.  Other than the 
clutch and a timing belt that's would require replacing, I think it would 
have a good chance of finishing.  If we had an extra set of strut 
assemblies, we could replace a failed wheel bearing or blown strut cartridge 
fairly quickly. Stripped of all the electric motors, glass, and luxury bits, 
it would be significantly lightened.  Last summers race was won by a Golf. 
My friends cousin was in the running with a 280ZX, and they routinely hit 
130 mph on the straight.

We're still discussing the budget and feasibility.  I have a welder with a 
tubing bender interested for the roll cage.  The rules aren't too far out of 
the realm of possibility.  I have no further interest in getting this 20v 
beast back on the road, and doubt anyone is nuts enough to buy it so I'm 
thinking why the hell not?

Thoughts?

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