20v Chump Car?!

[Nicholas Miller]

It doesn't exactly spell death for the car... just a lot of wear really
really fast.  And potentially life threatening injuries.
On Nov 16, 2012 5:57 PM, "Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> No way! I'll trade you a 5000tq for the 20v that you can use for ChumpCar.
> He'll ill give you TWO and a MegaSquirt to run it on!
>
> The 200 20v is just too special to kill like that.
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
> On Nov 16, 2012, at 3:56 PM, John Cassidy <qforsail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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