Locostbuilders drag race
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 06:56 PM
I was going though my cupboard today and found loads of corgi & matchbox cars.
Pick a car from the picture and I'll race them in heats of 6 cars down a big ramp 
Full size:
1 - Buick Le Sabre Avoneer
2 - Ford Sierra XR4i mcerd1
3 - Land Rover Defender Tangerine Scream
4 - Toyota MR2 russbost
5 - Porsche Turbo kev R1
6 - Renault 5 Benzine
7 - Mercedes viatron
8 - '62 Corvette jacko
9 - Triumph TR7 DavidM
10 - BMW blakep82
11 - Volvo 245 DL tjoh84
12 - Austin Mini Metro donut
13 - Alpine Renault A310 r3nuf
14 - Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia Shogun969
15 - Citroen SM indykid
16 - Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II SeaBass
17 - AMX Javelin caber
18 - Pontiac Firebird jambojeef
19 - Ferrari 308 GTS Tralfaz
20 - Merc Benz 240D matt.c
21 - Ford Escort I love speed :-P
22 - Audi Quattro bigrich
23 - '57 Chevy Miks15
24 - Mercedes 450 SE Wadders
25 - Citroen 2CV6 Humbug
26 - Plymouth Gran Fury davie h
27 - Rover 3500 Paradoxia0
28 - Porsche Carrera skodaman
29 - Renault 5 Turbo locoR1
30 - Ferrari Testarossa TimC
31 - Ford Transit theconrodkid
32 - Renault Van graememk
33 - CJ8 Jeep roadrunner
34 - Mini Metro roverttt
35 - Jaguar XJ-S Paul TigerB6
36 - Ford Escort RichieW
37 - Rover 3500 Police car NigeEss
38 - Mini Metro TGR-ECOSSE
39 - Morgan ghuncha
40 - Porsche 935 mistergrumpy
41 - Fiat Abarth andybod
42 - Pontiac Fiero ravingfool
43 - Ford Capri 3.0S liam.mccaffrey
44 - Volvo SALAD
45 - Pontiac Firebird SE nib1980
46 - Vauxhall Nova omega 24 v6
47 - Renault 5TL dan__wright
48 - Jaguar XJ-S iank
Continued:
49 - Lincoln Continental Guinness
51 - Unknown (say if you know what it is and i'll change it!) worX
53 - Porsche 910 trogdor
54 - Lotus 78 Ford John Player Special milson
55 - Hot wheels Hellfire
56 - Fiat X1/9 welderman
Trucks/4x4s/Pickups (separate event)
1 - Iveco
2 - Dodge Commando
3 - kenworth aerodyne
4 - Peterbilt
5 - London Bus double decker Mr Whippy
6 - Leyland Terrier Pezza
7 - Red Kenworth
8 - Grey Kenworth
9 - Ford D 1000
10 - Mercedes Benz Bus
11 - Ford Transit wrecker
12 - Ruff Trek
13 - Jeep Cherokee
14 - Ford Transit
15 - 4x4
16 - 4x4 Jeep
17 -Matra Rancho
18 -Carmichael Commando
Post which car you want and I'll put your name next to it.
Winner wins an attractive trophy (well, a banner than I'll make that you can put in your sig)
As you can tell i'm really bored If all the cars aren't taken after a couple of days I'll race what is taken
[Edited on 16/1/08 by Benzine]
SeaBass - 15/1/08 at 07:01 PM
16 - Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
I'm gonna win in comfort & luxury!!
PLZ
JC
[Edited on 15/1/08 by SeaBass]
Paul TigerB6 - 15/1/08 at 07:02 PM
I'll have no 35 please, and then sell it for many beer tokens to SpeedyXJS
nib1980 - 15/1/08 at 07:02 PM
45 for me Please
liam.mccaffrey - 15/1/08 at 07:04 PM
capri 3.0 for me, car 43
this is gonna be fun
graememk - 15/1/08 at 07:04 PM
i'll have £1 on
32 - Renault Van
NigeEss - 15/1/08 at 07:05 PM
37
It's weight and aerodynamics 
will win the downhill drag
ravingfool - 15/1/08 at 07:06 PM
42 - Pontiac Fiero for me please! looks like one of the models which has received slightly more love and affection during it's life, hopefully
meaning a better straightline speed!!
RichieW - 15/1/08 at 07:07 PM
36
Ford Escort please
Tralfaz - 15/1/08 at 07:12 PM
Number 19 Please
Ferrari 308 GtSi
As a silly Magnum PI fan, what else?
PS. Do you like your D80?
[Edited on 15/1/08 by Tralfaz]
indykid - 15/1/08 at 07:13 PM
15 - citroen SM please
aerodynamics will see it through
tom
TimC - 15/1/08 at 07:14 PM
30
'rarri please!
theconrodkid - 15/1/08 at 07:15 PM
ill go for 31 (transit) fastest thing bar a sprinter on the roads today
russbost - 15/1/08 at 07:18 PM
I have to go for the MR2, no4 please.
Can you cut it up & turn it into a Furore? If not I spose I can always sell it to David - Flak Monkey
ghuncha - 15/1/08 at 07:18 PM
4 - Toyota MR2
russbost - 15/1/08 at 07:19 PM
I asked first!!!
andybod - 15/1/08 at 07:19 PM
41 fiat abarth please it'll probably breakdown on the start line ohhh well
jacko - 15/1/08 at 07:19 PM
Number 8 please
Jacko
Paul TigerB6 - 15/1/08 at 07:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
I asked first!!!
Fight fight fight
ghuncha - 15/1/08 at 07:21 PM
oh hooooooooo...
than i'll take the
39 - Morgan
kev R1 - 15/1/08 at 07:21 PM
no.5 porsche turbo please!
skodaman - 15/1/08 at 07:22 PM
28 Porsche Carrera please. Closest I'll ever come to owning one.
russbost - 15/1/08 at 07:24 PM
Surely anything with a turbo should carry a weight penalty???
Humbug - 15/1/08 at 07:25 PM
2CV please 
roverttt - 15/1/08 at 07:26 PM
Oooooooooh mini metro please no 34
bigrich - 15/1/08 at 07:28 PM
king of the rally stages please
audi quattro 22
Rich
Tangerine Scream - 15/1/08 at 07:31 PM
I'll go for Number 3 the landie
...my other money pit
Paradoxia0 - 15/1/08 at 07:32 PM
I'll go for 27 the Rover 3500 please. If it is anything like my first engine donor was it blow up form no oil pressure before you get to the
start line
mcerd1 - 15/1/08 at 07:35 PM
XR4i for me
2 - Ford Sierra XR4i
-mcerd1
blakep82 - 15/1/08 at 07:35 PM
10 BMW :O
tjoh84 - 15/1/08 at 07:36 PM
11 - Volvo 245 DL
hope its heavy lol
I love speed :-P - 15/1/08 at 07:40 PM
21 - Ford Escort please
Wadders - 15/1/08 at 07:41 PM
Number 24 please, big fat merc with comfy seats
Al.
nib1980 - 15/1/08 at 07:42 PM
are we implementing the 10% rule
roadrunner - 15/1/08 at 07:43 PM
I will have number 33 please, the Jeep.
SALAD - 15/1/08 at 07:48 PM
Could I take the Volvo No. 44 please?
davie h - 15/1/08 at 07:51 PM
no 26 - Plymouth Gran Fury
how much do i win
mistergrumpy - 15/1/08 at 07:53 PM
No. 40 Porsche 935 please
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 07:53 PM
quote:
Originally posted by davie h
no 26 - Plymouth Gran Fury
how much do i win
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic
converters so it'll run good on regular gas. ^__^
davie h - 15/1/08 at 07:57 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by davie h
no 26 - Plymouth Gran Fury
how much do i win
It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic
converters so it'll run good on regular gas. ^__^
thought it was a cop car well atleast if its not the fastest i can pull the others over and see if their taxed and tested
Davie
Tralfaz - 15/1/08 at 07:58 PM
Is that dry white toast on the dash?
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 08:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Tralfaz
Is that dry white toast on the dash?
Yes. And a whole fried chicken
Miks15 - 15/1/08 at 08:03 PM
can i have 57 chevy plz
dan__wright - 15/1/08 at 08:03 PM
renault 5 please
donut - 15/1/08 at 08:03 PM
Mini Metro please
caber - 15/1/08 at 08:05 PM
No. 17 AMX Javelin , Banger racing USA style
Caber
[Edited on 1/15/2008 by caber]
viatron - 15/1/08 at 08:21 PM
7 please!
mcerd1 - 15/1/08 at 08:23 PM
quote:
22 - Audi Quattro bigrich
I'm sure I've got that one too, somewhere
iank - 15/1/08 at 08:27 PM
Jaguar XJ-S for me
Avoneer - 15/1/08 at 08:43 PM
No.1 Buick for me please.
Pat...
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 09:07 PM
Only 8 left now
9 - Triumph TR7
13 - Alpine Renault A310
14 - Ford Sierra 2.3 Ghia
18 - Pontiac Firebird
20 - Merc Benz 240D
29 - Renault 5 Turbo
38 - Mini Metro
46 - Vauxhall Nova
Might have to make another category: trucks. I've got 6 lorries/trucks I could use if the first event gets filled up
Shogun969 - 15/1/08 at 09:07 PM
No14 Please or anything thats left.
Cheers
r3nuf - 15/1/08 at 09:11 PM
No 13 , if thats ok.
Lucky for some!
Cheers
Gary
jambojeef - 15/1/08 at 09:13 PM
No.18 Pontiac Firebird please!
Eat my dust suckers...
locoR1 - 15/1/08 at 09:16 PM
No29 Please the Renault 5 Turbo if its still available
As its front wheel drive i don't suppose ill win but you never know
Cheers Dave...
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 09:17 PM
4 to go
9 - Triumph TR7
20 - Merc Benz 240D
38 - Mini Metro
46 - Vauxhall Nova
TGR-ECOSSE - 15/1/08 at 09:19 PM
No 38 for me Are you sure its a metro and not a mini? It doesnt look like the other 2 slower metros
Edit to say i have checked bigger picture and it is a metro. A race winning metro
Please note in our team we only do winning
[Edited on 15/1/08 by TGR-ECOSSE]
omega 24 v6 - 15/1/08 at 09:26 PM
Nova for me gotta keep up my V/hall sponsorship.
DavidM - 15/1/08 at 09:44 PM
I'll go for the TR7, although it's obvious to me that it's actually a TR8!
David
matt.c - 15/1/08 at 10:02 PM
the merc no: 20 for me then
OMG! Its an oil burner!
[Edited on 15/1/08 by matt.c]
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 10:07 PM
Sold out event I might add another heat or two incase anyone is missing out, I found some spare cars ^__^
Benzine - 15/1/08 at 10:50 PM
More cars added and another event ^__^
Car list will be on the first post of page one.
[Edited on 15/1/08 by Benzine]
milson - 16/1/08 at 12:46 AM
no 54 for me
keithice - 16/1/08 at 03:59 AM
Davidm, I had a mate (a child phychiatrist...go figure) who bought a TR 7 in the early 90's and had a company... called Grinnel or Grinnal build
him a TR 8... it was an amazing sleeper of a car... sounded great...keithice
worX - 16/1/08 at 06:15 AM
I better have No. 51 - Unkown Car!!!
Steve
welderman - 16/1/08 at 07:38 AM
56 - Fiat X1/9
My uncle had one and i thought it was ace as a child.
Mr Whippy - 16/1/08 at 07:43 AM
being an ex bus driver I will off course go for the double decker, as it can do the most damage
trogdor - 16/1/08 at 09:12 AM
i'll have 53, it looks like a winner!
Benzine - 16/1/08 at 10:34 AM
These four left from the first event! If they're chosen soon then i'll run the first event today
49 - Lincoln Continental
50 - Mercedes 350 SL
52 - Renault 17 TL
55 - Hot wheels
[Edited on 16/1/08 by Benzine]
Hellfire - 16/1/08 at 12:12 PM
Gotta be Hot wheels for Team Hellfire
No 55 please.
Phil
[Edited on 16-1-08 by Hellfire]
Benzine - 16/1/08 at 04:05 PM
Okay just one more person needed, that'll give me nice even heats to work to. One more car, anyone?
Guinness - 16/1/08 at 04:23 PM
I'll be a pimp / gangsta! The Lincoln Continental please!
Does it have air bag suspension?
Cheers
Mike
Pezza - 16/1/08 at 04:46 PM
Leyland Terrier please if it's still free
Benzine - 16/1/08 at 07:23 PM
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Group 1 - Toyota MR2 russbost
Group 2 - BMW blakep82
Group 3 - AMX Javelin caber
Group 4 - '57 Chevy Miks15
Group 5 - Renault 5 Turbo locoR1
Group 6 - Ford Transit theconrodkid
Group 7 - Morgan ghuncha
Group 8 - Vauxhall Nova omega 24 v6
Group 9 - Fiat X1/9 welderman
I'll probably do two more heats of 5 and 4 then the final. I'll film the final itself and post a youtube link.
[Edited on 16/1/08 by Benzine]
Hellfire - 16/1/08 at 09:43 PM
It's a fix!!!! 
Just take a look at car no 55. You've obviously been tampering with the toe settings
Phil
Benzine - 16/1/08 at 09:44 PM
blakep82 - 16/1/08 at 10:09 PM
group 2 winner?! me?! get in! M-POWER!
locoR1 - 16/1/08 at 10:19 PM
My Renault 5 Turbo won Group 5 it must have a hybrid turbo and running mega boost
Not bad for a car engine lol:
Just hope it can hold together for the next rounds
TGR-ECOSSE - 16/1/08 at 10:27 PM
Where did my car come then? That was a race winning car. Did you change the settings at all ? That scrutineer is a liar that part is in the rules
between line 1 and 2 ( OOPS : That was our real racing car 
)
Benzine - 16/1/08 at 10:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Where did my car come then?
Last in it's group
omega 24 v6 - 16/1/08 at 10:36 PM
Whoo Hoo winner of group 8.
Should I fit 15" wheels on mines for the next heat or does the forum think 13" is the way to go???????????????????????
TGR-ECOSSE - 16/1/08 at 10:41 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Where did my car come then?
Last in it's group
B*****s!!! I don't do f****** last!! Last time i race at an English track!! Cheating b*******!!! I have been told i am a bad loser but i dont see
why people think that
blakep82 - 16/1/08 at 10:52 PM
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Where did my car come then?
Last in it's group
B*****s!!! I don't do f****** last!! Last time i race at an English track!! Cheating b*******!!! I have been told i am a bad loser but i dont see
why people think that
i think he meant 2nd last
Tralfaz - 17/1/08 at 12:05 AM
I have filed a protest with the governing body.
T
Benzine - 17/1/08 at 12:20 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Tralfaz
PS. Do you like your D80?
Only just read this. Yeah I love it, I've been using it so much, i'm not that experienced with photography but I'm learning more and
more all the time.
My website with photos on if you want a look, all taken with the D80 http://www.okrealgood.com/
Tralfaz - 17/1/08 at 01:11 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by Tralfaz
PS. Do you like your D80?
Only just read this. Yeah I love it, I've been using it so much, i'm not that experienced with photography but I'm learning more and
more all the time.
My website with photos on if you want a look, all taken with the D80 http://www.okrealgood.com/
For someone inexperienced with photography, you certainly have an eye for composition. Very nice work.
T
Benzine - 17/1/08 at 08:11 PM
Semi Final Results
SF Group 1 - Toyota MR2 russbost
vs
SF Group 1 - BMW blakep82
vs
SF Group 1 - AMX Javelin caberWINNER
SF Group 2 - '57 Chevy Miks15
vs
SF Group 2 - Renault 5 Turbo locoR1WINNER
vs
SF Group 2 - Ford Transit theconrodkid
SF Group 3 - Morgan ghuncha
vs
SF Group 3 - Vauxhall Nova omega 24 v6
vs
SF Group 3 - Fiat X1/9 weldermanWINNER
Final tomorrow: welderman vs locoR1 vs caber
[Edited on 17/1/08 by Benzine]
omega 24 v6 - 17/1/08 at 08:21 PM
locoR1 - 17/1/08 at 08:25 PM
Whoo Hoo I new i made the right choice picking a car with a turbo
Your in trouble tomorrow night Welderman you should know by now turbo's the way to go
TGR-ECOSSE - 17/1/08 at 08:53 PM
COME ON CABER !!!! SCOTLAND FOR THE WIN !!!
Just hope they dont cheat like they did with my race winning metro
[Edited on 17/1/08 by TGR-ECOSSE]
Benzine - 18/1/08 at 06:27 PM
The results are in!
Video is uploaded to youtube but it's taking a while to process, I'll post the link as soon as it's done!
It was a close one On all the other rounds there was a clear winner but this one required video analysis
Benzine - 18/1/08 at 06:55 PM
Youtube - The final
blakep82 - 18/1/08 at 06:58 PM
HA HA HA! brilliant!
TGR-ECOSSE - 18/1/08 at 07:06 PM
Well done caber a win for Scotland What a race!! I could hardly look Will need i drink to calm down now
liam.mccaffrey - 18/1/08 at 07:50 PM
this will have to become a monthly event but maybe have a blind draw to allocate the cars, otherwise it wouldn't be fair
matt.c - 18/1/08 at 08:07 PM
That will be the last time i pick a fu**in diesel!!!!!
I bet my car sat on the start line puffin out so much black smoke it couldn't see the dam lights!!!
bigrich - 18/1/08 at 08:15 PM
FANTASTIC
Benzine, awesome suggestion and well done caber inaugural locostbuilders drag race champion.
locoR1 - 18/1/08 at 08:27 PM
O well i knew i should of fitted a boost controller to much weelspin off the line
Looking at the video my Renault was the fastest though! crashed furthest after the line
Well done caber it was close one between you and welderman
Benzine - 18/1/08 at 08:28 PM
I'll make a better track for next time and film all the heats. 
Only had access to an old digital camera to film it on so the kvality
wasn't that great.
Benzine - 18/1/08 at 08:49 PM
Sig image for caber if you want to use it!
TGR-ECOSSE - 18/1/08 at 09:10 PM
Absolutely brilliant Benzine
Can i send my own car for the next time? Its already prepared.
Its based on a real racing car
Cheers. Ronnie
mcerd1 - 18/1/08 at 09:30 PM
My XR4i might not have done the buisness this time, but with some minor mods ......
.....do you think that if this sierra is ~1:50 scale that you could "build your own sports car for as little as £5 and race it"
[Edited on 18/1/08 by mcerd1]
Benzine - 18/1/08 at 11:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Absolutely brilliant Benzine
Can i send my own car for the next time? Its already prepared.
yeah go ahead
welderman - 19/1/08 at 10:32 AM
can i have a photo finnish please.
It was a close one, well worth the engine preperation even without boost.
Nice one
welderman - 19/1/08 at 10:33 AM
quote:
Originally posted by locoR1
Whoo Hoo I new i made the right choice picking a car with a turbo
Your in trouble tomorrow night Welderman you should know by now turbo's the way to go
Youll be even further behind mate once the boost comes,
t.j. - 19/1/08 at 07:21 PM
11 for me, please. Ford trans*it wrecker
Someone has to clean the mess
And my upper ball-joint is from such thing.
[Edited on 19/1/08 by t.j.]
