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©hris

07-15-2009, 09:37 AM

This morning you received a phone call from SoBE Energy (i happen to be drinking one now)... they want to buy you a new race car and put you behind the wheel. You now must choose your destiny...

Pick one of the choices listed... then post what kind of car you would drive. If you know what series, class, or circuit.... you can include that as well...

You can only pick ONE!

©hris

07-15-2009, 09:42 AM

Road Racing....

Open Wheel....

F1

I would be lucky to survive the first race.... but it would be worth it :D

EJ25RUN

07-15-2009, 10:07 AM

No two wheel options?

Elbow

07-15-2009, 10:21 AM

Road racing, Euro Le Mans Series, Puegeot lol.

EJ25RUN

07-15-2009, 10:25 AM

Road racing, Euro Le Mans Series, Puegeot lol.

Speaking of Peugeot...i been reading on the 306 Maxi all week.

http://www.kitcarsweb.com/cars/2000/306maxi/306-10.jpg

Z0_o6

07-15-2009, 10:44 AM

I'd like to race professional Time Attack. As far as a car..... I wouldn't be all that upset if they just gave me the funds to make my STi competitive. Other than that like a race prepped EVO or something. Cool thread!

Elbow

07-15-2009, 10:56 AM

There really isn't much of a pro time attack lol..

That 306 is SEX EJ.

Doppelgänger

07-15-2009, 11:00 AM

I think in this case i'd have to say prototype racing/ALMS.

But i'd be hard pressed between that and pro drifting...but not the crap here in the states that we call Formula D, i'm talking the stuff that's going on overseas.

HypnoToad

07-15-2009, 11:07 AM

road course
GT3
C6R

JITB

07-15-2009, 11:10 AM

road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc

EJ25RUN

07-15-2009, 11:19 AM

road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc

I like how JITB thinks.

Z0_o6

07-15-2009, 11:46 AM

There really isn't much of a pro time attack lol..

That 306 is SEX EJ.

yeah yeah i know. im just saying i like the idea of racing time attack. i know im not a fast enough driver to road race competitively. it would be a waste of a free ride lol.

©hris

07-15-2009, 12:12 PM

yeah yeah i know. im just saying i like the idea of racing time attack. i know im not a fast enough driver to road race competitively. it would be a waste of a free ride lol.

so check Road Racing.... Time attack would be the class/circuit/series .... i guess :)

dazn

07-15-2009, 12:38 PM

lawnmowers and barstools.
:D

hondab118

07-15-2009, 01:19 PM

Formula D Drifting

My Car a Toyota Supra lol

EJ25RUN

07-15-2009, 01:21 PM

Formula D Drifting

My Car a Toyota Supra lol

How did you come up with that logic?

HypnoToad

07-15-2009, 01:53 PM

cause supras are mad tyte

slostang

07-15-2009, 02:14 PM

lawnmowers and barstools.
:D

i like your style. i want to set the Bonneville land speed record for a lawn mower...

StraightSix

07-15-2009, 03:00 PM

Auto-X is a pro sport. There are National level drivers who have sponsorships. It's just not well publicized; read up on Jason Saini's career ;)

Road racing - Touring cars or V8 Supercars

Jecht

07-15-2009, 03:28 PM

Hmm, it would be a hard choice between road racing and rally.

RedEj8

07-15-2009, 04:55 PM

Road racing.. Rolex series probably in a DP or rx8.

Tough decision though. Grand Am Koni challenge sounds good. But im partial to it since I did some crewing for a team.

Speed world challenge touring cars would be my 3rd choice.

matthewAPM

07-15-2009, 05:18 PM

In this order

Grand-Am DP
Grand-Am GT
SWC TC
Formula D
Koni GS
Koni ST

Elbow

07-15-2009, 06:02 PM

Auto-X is a pro sport. There are National level drivers who have sponsorships. It's just not well publicized; read up on Jason Saini's career ;)

Road racing - Touring cars or V8 Supercars

Maybe breaking even, but being paid to autocross and living off of that in unheard of, hell I had enough sponsorship to earn a tad and not have to pay for an autocross season a few years ago lol. I didn't even have a fast car. ;)

StraightSix

07-15-2009, 06:15 PM

Maybe breaking even, but being paid to autocross and living off of that in unheard of, hell I had enough sponsorship to earn a tad and not have to pay for an autocross season a few years ago lol. I didn't even have a fast car. ;)

You're exactly right, but one doesn't have to make a living at it to be a pro. One only has to get paid. Very, very few of the people in motorsports actually make money at it.

You know the old adage, "How do you make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large fortune."

eraser4g63

07-15-2009, 09:23 PM

You know the old adage, "How do you make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large fortune."

Sad but true.
I picked Road Racing and I would like a C6Z or Gumpert

josh green

07-16-2009, 08:12 AM

...

Elbow

07-16-2009, 08:21 AM

...

:???:

Tracy

07-16-2009, 08:23 AM

Monster Trucks and a Ford!

©hris

07-16-2009, 11:28 AM

Monster Trucks and a Ford!

haha hell yeah.... i went to my first monster jam last year and got to see monster trucks for the first time.... with a lot of beer, it is definatly a blast to go see... will definatly go again :D

StraightSix

07-16-2009, 01:07 PM

I watch Monster trucks every now and again on Speed. It's my "guilty pleasure" of the motorsports world.

silversol

07-16-2009, 02:50 PM

where is the nascar option! I am going where the money is!

Tracy

07-16-2009, 03:04 PM

Monster trucks are also my guilty pleasure. I have whored this vid all over the place, but heck I am proud.

ME DRIVING A MONSTER TRUCK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4QphGM-nw)

Elbow

07-16-2009, 04:14 PM

StraightSix

07-16-2009, 07:48 PM

Monster trucks are also my guilty pleasure. I have whored this vid all over the place, but heck I am proud.

ME DRIVING A MONSTER TRUCK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_4QphGM-nw)

I agree with Simon, above. That is really cool.

There's a History channel "Modern Marvels", iirc, that I've only seen parts of about monster trucks. There's a lot of really cool design work that has gone into the construction and development of monster trucks since the days of the original Bigfoot.

4uh8ers

07-17-2009, 10:22 AM

I would have to say leMans, and either in the f430 or the c6R

....... But rally is right behind it, and that would be in the new STi

pjm10626

07-17-2009, 12:49 PM

oval track... nascar, they get paid the most. Hendrick Motorsports would be the car. if money weren't a factor road racing or rally.
preston

Master Shake

07-17-2009, 02:24 PM

road racing, the GT400 or GT500 series. the car? either a new evo or GT3

Deke

07-17-2009, 02:27 PM

oval track... nascar, they get paid the most. Hendrick Motorsports would be the car. if money weren't a factor road racing or rally.
preston

Haha, a man after my own heart. However, if you're a good F1 driver you make a mint (wasn't michael schumaker the top grossing "athlete" of all time a year or two ago?)

If money was no issue though, Road Racing in the Le Mans series. I'd drive any car, any class, but the Aston Martins were always rather appealing to me.

PS, who the hell picked street racing?

EJ25RUN

07-17-2009, 04:54 PM

Haha, a man after my own heart. However, if you're a good F1 driver you make a mint (wasn't michael schumaker the top grossing "athlete" of all time a year or two ago?)

If money was no issue though, Road Racing in the Le Mans series. I'd drive any car, any class, but the Aston Martins were always rather appealing to me.

PS, who the hell picked street racing?

Michael Schumacher Sorry, hurt me reading that....

Was the first athlete to reach 1 Billion dollar over his career. In 2000, he made over 100 million dollars. Back then, him and Tiger Woods would swap the position of the world's highest paid athlete. Currently, F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen is the world's highest paid driver.

Here's SI's international list.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2009/index.20.html

F1's Fernando Alonzo, Lewis Hamilton, and Jenson Button (before Brawn GP pay cut) are also on the list.

MotoGP GOD Valentino Rossi also appears at #5.

Deke

07-18-2009, 01:05 PM

^Haha, sorry for the misspelling. Good info (as usual).

Big Baller

07-22-2009, 07:58 PM

Road Racing\ Tin Top GT Cars\ Trans-AM etc..

Rally maybe but since Ive never done it I would have to try it first

OnURleft

07-22-2009, 09:56 PM

Ralle or F1, but F1 for the $

Elbow

07-23-2009, 07:50 AM

Road Racing\ Tin Top GT Cars\ Trans-AM etc..

Rally maybe but since Ive never done it I would have to try it first

Trans Am? That's not pro. :tongue1:

EJ25RUN

07-23-2009, 08:39 AM

Ralle or F1, but F1 for the $

Unless you are a factory driver, you typically have to pay for your seat or the team looks at how money you can find for them.

For example, Toro Rosso's Bourdais replacement Jaime Alguersuari biggest credential besides his F3 talent is the Repsol backing he would bring.

In fact Toro Rosso is the ex Minardi camp and i remember those days when the drivers would basically always fund their seat.

Formally...

07-23-2009, 08:59 AM

Rally for me just cause I think that would be a bigger rush then anything else.

Big Baller

07-23-2009, 11:33 AM

Its sad that so many are worried about money, I would be willing to make next to nothing for a free seat. If you want to be rich racing cars is a shitty way to get there

Elbow

07-23-2009, 12:20 PM

I've always said that I would race for free, I really would, I would have no problem barely making it by in life but racing in a series for free lol.

matthewAPM

07-23-2009, 01:23 PM

i would be fine with making just enough money to have an ok house and a cool car. As long as im doing what I love im happy

Elbow

07-23-2009, 03:22 PM

^X2

We got an ECR car.

bagnasco

07-23-2009, 08:42 PM

Pro Drift with a 92 240sx

Elbow

07-23-2009, 09:05 PM

Why a 92?

Master Shake

07-24-2009, 01:02 PM

Rally for me just cause I think that would be a bigger rush then anything else.this kind of rush?

LINK! (http://www.ampland.com/humor/video/You_Got_Lucky_Son_-1066/)

EJ25RUN

07-24-2009, 02:07 PM

this kind of rush?

LINK! (http://www.ampland.com/humor/video/You_Got_Lucky_Son_-1066/)

No..this kind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0uOjgPmMGU

Elbow

07-24-2009, 02:27 PM

this kind of rush?

LINK! (http://www.ampland.com/humor/video/You_Got_Lucky_Son_-1066/)

What is that a Civic? lol

©hris

07-24-2009, 02:52 PM

this kind of rush?

LINK! (http://www.ampland.com/humor/video/You_Got_Lucky_Son_-1066/)

:eek: :eek:

91ma70

07-24-2009, 06:37 PM

rally in a 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Group 4

after thinking about it my second choice would be road racing in the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo, i just love the classic. :yes:

EJ25RUN

07-24-2009, 08:53 PM

rally in a 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Group 4

:yes:

That there is right.

Elbow

07-24-2009, 09:08 PM

rally in a 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Group 4

Hell yeah! :goodjob: I saw a Stratos in Athens a few years back at a car show.

qwick

07-25-2009, 03:20 AM

Road Racing with a Lamborghini Murcielago SV LP670.

Awsome thread btw.:goodjob:

JJSPEC Racing

07-25-2009, 08:42 AM

Road racing would be a close second, but Top Fuel/Dragster would be my choice. Wouldnt even mind crewing for a team. Good post btw!

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090712/capt.c7e5d9f0b7a947538597aee5f513e5fe.nhra_auto_ra cing_nhra102.jpg?x=400&y=265&q=85&sig=DjRa0n7FAXgKr6IAaFERCw--

matthewAPM

07-25-2009, 10:23 AM

ECR FTW!

Deke

07-25-2009, 07:46 PM

Post duplicated when I edited. Weird.

Deke

07-25-2009, 07:47 PM

Its sad that so many are worried about money, I would be willing to make next to nothing for a free seat. If you want to be rich racing cars is a shitty way to get there

Hey I never said I wouldn't take a free seat anywhere. I'd love to race in any series. I'm just a big picture kind of guy. I could race in nascar for a few years, then have a enough money to do/race whatever the hell I want. Now that I'm out of school and have a good job, I want to get more into amateur racing (SCCA, track days, etc.), and I assure you it has nothing to do with money. :goodjob:

_Christian_

07-25-2009, 08:31 PM

road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc
Let me borrow that, I need to go steal Walter Rohrl's job.

JJSPEC Racing

07-26-2009, 01:12 AM

Its sad that so many are worried about money, I would be willing to make next to nothing for a free seat. If you want to be rich racing cars is a shitty way to get there
The quickest way to make $20000 in racing is to spend $100K. True story. If you can get sponsors to help pay for it you can break even or even profit. It is extremely hard to do it and make money. Do it for the love!

Hondatypr636

07-26-2009, 09:59 AM

Road racing and Auto X. Car choice ITR but a NSX would be pretty bad ass also.

Elbow

07-26-2009, 03:02 PM

Road racing and Auto X. Car choice ITR but a NSX would be pretty bad ass also.

I ran autocross professionally one year. I made about $100. :lmfao:

JJSPEC Racing

07-26-2009, 10:26 PM

I ran autocross professionally one year. I made about $100. :lmfao:

I did Sport Compact Drag racing on a professional level for a couple of years and made some but spent more. I bet you have a lot of awesome memories though!

BanginJimmy

07-27-2009, 12:13 AM

demolition derby. I LOVE breaking shit.

Car of choice, 1974 Cutlass

dazn

07-27-2009, 08:43 PM

shit, you dont need a full ride at pro level to do demo derby. I could go and do one this weekend. :D

lawn mower racing, thats where its at. :goodjob:

2turbo4u

07-28-2009, 09:49 PM

road racing, but i would ask for a time machine.. to go back to 95-98 and race in btcc
In a Volvo 850 wagon :goodjob:

FasTech

07-29-2009, 02:58 AM

Very hard choice between Drifting and Road Racing. Although, I think I would lean more towards drifting. Car; would like a built rb25 Nissan S14. If I were to pick road racing, I'd want a track built Evo X.

J-ROCK

07-29-2009, 03:56 AM

road racing with a built j swapped ej1 civic!

The Ninja

07-29-2009, 09:04 PM

F1(Toyota), MotoGP(Repsol/Honda), ALMS(Ferrari P1), LM(Honda[I can dream right?]). In that order.

Nick Jeezy

07-29-2009, 09:07 PM

i would like to drift. but i voted for circle track for the money.

Elbow

07-30-2009, 07:05 AM

I want to see some of these cars you all speak of lol, like a road racing J swapped Civic, I'd love to see the classes lolol.

EJ25RUN

07-30-2009, 10:39 AM

I want to see some of these cars you all speak of lol, like a road racing J swapped Civic, I'd love to see the classes lolol.

He'd have more success in a 4 door. That is why Honda chose it over anything else in JTCC. (Well, and Super Touring II rules said it had to be 4 door).

http://coronaexiv.hood.jp/jtcc/1994honda.jpg

hondalover00

07-30-2009, 09:23 PM

drag racing.....full jdm itr motor and shell....fiji blue....running low 9's

On_Her_Face

07-31-2009, 10:44 AM

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r27/de3ts20/Picture623.gif

Elbow

07-31-2009, 10:44 AM

You would race NASCAR? Or are you just posting a random pic?

EJ25RUN

07-31-2009, 11:12 AM

You would race NASCAR? Or are you just posting a random pic?

I would race Nascar in the 1960's and that's about it.

On_Her_Face

07-31-2009, 11:45 AM

You would race NASCAR? Or are you just posting a random pic?

Yes I would race NASCAR, I kind of agree with EJ25run though. The 50s/60s would be cool with Fireball Roberts however I would want to really race in the 80s/early 90s.

BanginJimmy

08-01-2009, 11:20 PM

drag racing.....full jdm itr motor and shell....fiji blue....running low 9's

Getting a free seat and the best you can come up with is low 9's? If I'm not paying for it, I want low 4's.

Big Baller

08-02-2009, 11:46 AM

I would have to have a RSR of something along those lines

EJ25RUN

08-02-2009, 12:08 PM

I would have to have a RSR of something along those lines

Targa Florio?

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq16/EJ25RUN/Cma_061_1973_targa-florio-martini-p.jpg?t=1249232866

koukis14

08-04-2009, 10:15 PM

NASCAR Cup Series. I would race a Chevy......and party like a rock star.

redrumracer

08-04-2009, 10:24 PM

no sponsorships for top speed runs and land speed records?

redrumracer

08-04-2009, 10:28 PM

or hell could i get the redbull sponsorship to do the redbull air race world series?

man

08-11-2009, 10:40 PM

WRC in an Evo X

jnv255

09-01-2009, 02:36 PM

F1, if not NHRA

bdydrpdmazda

09-21-2009, 01:34 PM

put me in an STi and send me to pikes peak

jvladamir

10-23-2009, 09:57 AM

road racing, ALMS style series, future McLaren car or Koenigsegg or turbo Porsche based on a street car, not a proto.

If someone literally offered it all to me right now though... I would take a drifting full ride in an M5 or IS-F or CTS-V

40th GT

10-23-2009, 10:25 AM

DustnU

10-29-2009, 01:06 PM

I would have to say Pro Drag!! Honda of course and maybe an F1 engine with twin turbo in an insight tube chasis car. LOL What a stretch!!

Teg Boy

10-31-2009, 01:48 AM

drag racing driving a 10 and a half inch outlaw fox body in the 4s

BABY J

11-11-2009, 12:58 AM

Road Racing

But only if I got to pick my co-driver... and I'd pick Roman Pearce :ninja:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/universal_pictures/2_fast_2_furious/tyrese_gibson/fast3.jpg

Elbow

11-11-2009, 06:39 AM

ironchef

11-11-2009, 08:08 AM

Road Racing, GT2 class, guess in ALMS and the European series as well, and any other GT2 races I could get in on. Porsche GT3 RSR.

Glides

11-11-2009, 10:10 AM

Hill Climbs and Rally.

Nascars cool, big money involved if you win. I'd do it for the money if I did Nascar.

SPOOLIN

11-14-2009, 09:36 AM

NHRA - Pro Stock Class

Or full out OUTLAW FWD Team if a true "circuit" existed.

BABY J

11-14-2009, 09:38 AM

^^ Any plans to build a RWD dragger?

SPOOLIN

11-14-2009, 09:49 AM

^^ Any plans to build a RWD dragger?

No.

Not unless sport compact fell apart, then i would build something like that...but I have no interest at this time.

I think sport compact is starting to make a rise again since the outlaw revolution began over a year ago.

BABY J

11-14-2009, 09:51 AM

^^ I agree w/ that. I think more shops need to get cars out there while it's still cheap(er) to build them w/ the market being like it is. There are plenty of well-built chassis setups for sale.

5speed

11-14-2009, 12:36 PM

I would love to do JGTC running a Honda NSX or Lexus SC430, but if I had to pick now it would be NSX.

Brian*

12-15-2009, 01:58 PM

Toyota Soarer
Twin turbo 1UZ-FE

Drag Racing

yomomspimp06

12-30-2009, 08:55 PM

rx8....

Elbow

03-26-2010, 09:30 PM

RX8?

LMFAO WTF?

KodyH

03-26-2010, 09:59 PM

I'd pick rally hands down.

Car? Citroen C4

SeePlusPlus

03-29-2010, 02:24 PM

rx8....

I own an RX-8 and I wouldn't pick an RX-8. Unless it had a 20b, but I doubt that's your thinking.

Elbow

03-29-2010, 03:08 PM

Yeah but what about the RX-8? lol What series? Why type of racing?

SeePlusPlus

03-29-2010, 06:50 PM

Actually I kind of agree with his statement. I like the hypersport and speedsources 8's

©hris

03-30-2010, 08:57 AM

he must have just seen the Mazda Commercial with the Rx-8 at 24hrs :)

SeePlusPlus

03-30-2010, 07:08 PM

he must have just seen the Mazda Commercial with the Rx-8 at 24hrs :)

I like how they relate the stock rx-8 to the speedsource rx-8. Not too similar

dazn

03-30-2010, 09:26 PM

hey now, some of the mazda badges are just like the ones you get on your street rx-8.

Elbow

03-31-2010, 06:51 AM

^lololol

KodyH

03-31-2010, 08:36 AM

Citroen C4>RX8

Just Sayin'

Greddypacked

04-01-2010, 08:09 AM

Mine would be road racing in a Ferrari and Drag racing in a well built import class running 8's preferably a SKYLINE.

EJ25RUN

04-01-2010, 02:48 PM

Citroen C4>RX8

Just Sayin'

Citroen DS3 > C4

So much so that Citroen Sport is running out of C4s for this season as they are building DS3s for 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddHJXYtcWk

KodyH

04-01-2010, 05:13 PM

Citroen DS3 > C4

So much so that Citroen Sport is running out of C4s for this season as they are building DS3s for 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddHJXYtcWk

Link saved for fapping. :ninja:

This man speaks novels of truth.

SPOOLIN

07-19-2010, 10:31 AM

you forgot this sport on the list LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn-nGl5u7ZY

AJ Perry

08-07-2010, 04:26 PM

Either pro drift or pro rally.

Drift, they could give me pretty much any car.

Rally, I wouldn't mind a Cosworth Escort, haha.

Bacon

08-09-2010, 04:48 AM

WRC is my choice and I would be piloting the RS Focus.

uho

10-26-2010, 09:40 PM

road course, and i would love to drive a 93-97 mazda RX7!!!!

Apache

11-04-2010, 11:46 AM

Road Racing SCCA Nationals

NAIZBST

01-09-2011, 11:59 AM

Road Race in my R

Mad Mike

04-08-2011, 09:57 AM

I would go Pro rally and drive Ken Block's Ford Fiesta
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/cordiaturboowner/ken_block_gymkhana_fiesta.jpg
Equipped with a boosted 2.0-liter four-pot capable of 850 horsepower (de-tuned with a restrictor plate to output 650 hp in the name of tractability) and 660 pound-feet of torque. Partnered with a Olsbergs Motorsport-developed MSE Maktrak six-speed sequential transmission and powering all four wheels, the new Gymkhana contender will hit 60 mph in two seconds flat.