The Car or Thing that gets you Inspired Thread

[Oneofthegreats]

My close friend's dad's car.

Last weekend at the Jamboree broke the ST289 record again to regain the No 1 position with a 7.90 @ 172mph

This is the man & car that changed the face of rotary drag racing many year's ago & what makes it so good bloody good today & a true pioneer of the sport.

This car was the first street untubbed rotary to run a 9, which was also the only rotary in the exclusive 9 second street car club in the late 80's & then went onto to be the first into the 8s with a different owner a few years ago.

[Preen59]

I don't really like rotarys (Hand grenades... And they look like overgrown alternators..)

But holy crap you have to respect them.

[dubbed]

I don't really like rotarys (Hand grenades... And they look like overgrown alternators..)

But holy crap you have to respect them.

I'm with you mate! Not a big fan of the ol' scrotary but boy they can be quick suckers.

I still want a FC/FD RX7 in my collection one day... Maybe with a twin turbo LS2 conversion.

[Preen59]

Sorry, had to.

[Oneofthegreats]

Sorry, had to.

What don't you like about them Preen?

To complicated for you, can't work out the port timing?

I don't think you've been in a fast one, have you?

My friend's mildly tuned 13B made 280rwkw's on 15psi & 411rwkw's on 32psi with C16.
In street trim (15psi), I never seen a bike that could out run it on the street!

I remember driving it one time & it came on in 3rd & it pulled that hard, it not only made lift out of the seat & made you ride the seat back rest, but you could also feel it trying to lift the LHF wheel at over 100! Believe it or not, I don't care

Now that's an experience hand's down!

[gareth_oau]

hehe, friend of mine had an earlier, worked RX7, and it was like driving with an on/off switch.

watching him drive up a steep driveway was hilarious - either stall or smoke it, nowhere in between

[V®6]

Nothing wrong with rotaries, I've owned two FC's now and both of them were awesome and never gave me troubles at all.

Here's my last one:

[Preen59]

What don't you like about them Preen?

To complicated for you, can't work out the port timing?

I don't think you've been in a fast one, have you?

I've been in a reasonably fast 12a before, but not 500rwhp type stuff no.

They just aren't my thing. I understand how they work and why they work so well, and why they are more efficient (that one is a no brainer).

Believe me, that Queenstreet smash quad rotor impressed the hell out of me the first time i saw that run a few years ago at WSID.

I don't like subaru's either, and statistically, they are a very reliable, safe car.

Some people (well, most people really) don't like volkswagens because they just aren't their thing.




Anyways, this is getting way off track.

[Oneofthegreats]

They just aren't my thing.

Accepted & understood.

I like them because of the copious amount's of power they can make so easily & also how they piss so many people off!

[Treza360]

My close friend's dad's car.
Last weekend at the Jamboree broke the ST289 record again to regain the No 1 position with a 7.90 @ 172mph
This is the man & car that changed the face of rotary drag racing many year's ago & what makes it so good bloody good today & a true pioneer of the sport.
This car was the first street untubbed rotary to run a 9, which was also the only rotary in the exclusive 9 second street car club in the late 80's & then went onto to be the first into the 8s with a different owner a few years ago.
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...1122478104.jpg
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../jam_08_06.jpg

That was two or three years ago at Qld Jambo as well wasn't it? I was there on the saturday that it ran that time. Dyson Senior's car isn't it?

Preen you suck. Rotaries are awesome.