A Tale Of Four Cylinders, By Chuck Dickems
It was the Best of Type Ones and the wost of Type Fours. But, then again, it may have been the Best of Type Fours and the worst of Type Ones....... Hell, it was the really, really, really, good times for both Types and the worst of times for California.
Hey, I'm only a jerk toward George.....I'm a nice guy to everyone else.
If one really wanted to prove one's point, which I, for one, think but one person feels compelled to, here's one way.
Order two new identical Speedster replicas; might as well make them VS, as we don't care about amenities, paint finish or even working headlights for our purposes. Into one install George's engine. In 'tother, Jake's best effort. Same tranny - you guys work that out twixt yourselves.
Next, fly every forum member out to a mutually agreeable drag strip for a private speedsterowners.com party and tournament. Hire two drivers experienced in Speedster replica or vintage Porsche/VW drag racing. Run eight races, with drivers switching cars and lanes. This gives two races for each driver in each car in each lane. Five or more victories, or in the case of a tie, best average times out of eight runs, wins part one.
Part two: Fly everyone to a selected rally track. Hire two drivers experienced in Speedster replica or vintage Porsche/VW rallying. Run two races, 100 miles each, with drivers switching cars. The winner of both races, or in the case of a tie, the biggest lead at the finish, wins part two.
Part three: Fly everyone to Beverly Hills. While we relax by the pool at the BH Hotel, those who have a stake in this competition drive to South Central Los Angeles. Drive around randomly until challenged by rice rockets or ghetto gunships. Race at stoplights. Repeat as needed. The one who comes out alive - with the car - looses. (Didn't piss off enough other drivers to get shot, and/or didn't impress anyone enough to get carjacked.)
Tally up the scores. Winner of Part One gets 1 point. Winner of Part Two gets 2 points. Winner of Part Three gets a nice funeral.
Or we could just look at the dyno numbers and decide for ourselves...
Order two new identical Speedster replicas; might as well make them VS, as we don't care about amenities, paint finish or even working headlights for our purposes. Into one install George's engine. In 'tother, Jake's best effort. Same tranny - you guys work that out twixt yourselves.
Next, fly every forum member out to a mutually agreeable drag strip for a private speedsterowners.com party and tournament. Hire two drivers experienced in Speedster replica or vintage Porsche/VW drag racing. Run eight races, with drivers switching cars and lanes. This gives two races for each driver in each car in each lane. Five or more victories, or in the case of a tie, best average times out of eight runs, wins part one.
Part two: Fly everyone to a selected rally track. Hire two drivers experienced in Speedster replica or vintage Porsche/VW rallying. Run two races, 100 miles each, with drivers switching cars. The winner of both races, or in the case of a tie, the biggest lead at the finish, wins part two.
Part three: Fly everyone to Beverly Hills. While we relax by the pool at the BH Hotel, those who have a stake in this competition drive to South Central Los Angeles. Drive around randomly until challenged by rice rockets or ghetto gunships. Race at stoplights. Repeat as needed. The one who comes out alive - with the car - looses. (Didn't piss off enough other drivers to get shot, and/or didn't impress anyone enough to get carjacked.)
Tally up the scores. Winner of Part One gets 1 point. Winner of Part Two gets 2 points. Winner of Part Three gets a nice funeral.
Or we could just look at the dyno numbers and decide for ourselves...
Add a trip across country while NEVER driving the speedlimit (must always be 5MPH over the posted limits) and I'd be on for it....at the end tear each engine down and give a class to the participants on the correct ways to use precision measuring devices, and see which one kept its measurements the best.
I'm confident that after the dragstrip that George would tuck his tail and we'd never hear his name ever mentioned on the net again.
Sounds like fun and a good way to promote the TIV conversion to me. I know the outcome.My main bearings are bigger than a Big Block Chevy!
I'm confident that after the dragstrip that George would tuck his tail and we'd never hear his name ever mentioned on the net again.
Sounds like fun and a good way to promote the TIV conversion to me. I know the outcome.My main bearings are bigger than a Big Block Chevy!
Some years ago when there was a profound disagreement over women or politics the contestants usually stood back to back, stepped off 10 or so paces and then turned around and started blazing away. I think we could get Eddie Janis to supply the weapons, right Eddie? Maybe we better use paint ball guns though, the most paint hits wins.
Reading this post is like filling up my old pickup truck (without a starter) with gas....got to shut the engine off or I never will get the dang thing filled up. This thread is growing faster than I can read it. I got to get back to work before the boss comes around. Slow down aw'ready!