Lottery Car, what's yours?

JDGolden said:
How have I never seen this? Good lord! I’m only two minutes in and it’s great. Is he driving without shoes? Lol!

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Apparently the rear tires lasted 2 laps This car made 500 hp when the Turbo made 286 hp...let that sink in % wise

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Yes those poor tires were begging for help lmao. And no helmet either.

Thanks for the heads up. Definitely one of the best driving videos I’ve ever seen. That dude manhandled that beast.
 
JDGolden said:
Yes those poor tires were begging for help lmao. And no helmet either.

Thanks for the heads up. Definitely one of the best driving videos I’ve ever seen. That dude manhandled that beast.
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I've watched it MANY times! Funny thing he's fighting that wheel the whole time!! If a regular 911 is the "widow maker", what's this one called...btw there was only ever one

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Klasse Act said:
Apparently the rear tires lasted 2 laps This car made 500 hp when the Turbo made 286 hp...let that sink in % wise

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It would be pretty similar for all cars. Double the atmospheric pressure which is 14.7 lbs you will generally double your horse power.

So a 250hp motor running 14.7 psi should make around 500 hp.

250 hp at 35.4 psi should put ya around 750 hp.
 
98CayenneTA said:
It would be pretty similar for all cars. Double the atmospheric pressure which is 14.7 lbs you will generally double your horse power.

So a 250hp motor running 14.7 psi should make around 500 hp.

250 hp at 35.4 psi should put ya around 750 hp.
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I am not quite sure what all was done to the engine of this particular car but w/o looking it up I think it was a 3.6 or 3.8L.

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Hmmmm. The Yellow Bird.

Am I the only one that remembers when it made the cover of Road and Track back in the late 80's.

Not long ago I was listening to a podcast interview of Alois Ruf and he spoke about the Road and Track test when it shocked everyone by going over 200mph. For a period of time, it was the faster car the magazine had ever tested.
 
JDGolden said:
How have I never seen this? Good lord! I’m only two minutes in and it’s great. Is he driving without shoes? Lol!

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LOL, the driver looked like he had loafers on. Also, back when everyone wore white socks.
 
I found my new lottery car, probably in the Rothmans livery, but any colour would do really.

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Big Dave said:
I found my new lottery car, probably in the Rothmans livery, but any colour would do really.

New Porsche 911 Dakar on (& off) road review. It looks great but why is it so expensive? - YouTube

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Long time subscriber of "Harry's Garage" and I'd have to have in that "Rothmans-esque" livery️ My buddy and I saw one at the last C&C of the year last fall but done in Martini Racing livery....so cool

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I don't want a lottery car...I want a lottery garage to keep my current cars in, one with a wash bay, a lift, HVAC, an airplane hangar floor, etc.
 
Be sure to get that lift inspected occasionally. I didn’t and found the hoses had succumbed to dry rot. They were leaking and I had to get them replaced a few years back. It wasn’t fun.
 
Only if I win the lottery, Bill. Which is impossible, because I never play the lottery...not to mention it's 177 million to 1 or something, I have a better chance of getting hit by lightning while I'm out washing my car.

Oh, I forgot, you have that lottery garage! Maybe I can just move in with you, and be the son you never had, and I'll maintain your lift. Do you have a floor drain in the garage?
 
Heh heh

No, the town wouldn’t allow it without a commercial permit or some nonsense like that. I just squeegee the water out with little issue
 
Bill D said:
Heh heh

No, the town wouldn’t allow it without a commercial permit or some nonsense like that. I just squeegee the water out with little issue
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Maybe they would have made you put one of those oil separators in, I think Accumulator has that. It is nonsense, they don't want you pouring oil down the drain, but if it's hooked up to the sanitary, then you could just pour that oil down the sink. If it's hooked up to the storm drain system, and they are worried about oil in that, they should be worried about all the oil, trans fluid, grease, and coolant that cars leak on the road that gets washed down the storm drains every time it rains.

That being said, in my lottery garage I would do whatever to get the floor drains. And in your garage, I'll vacuum it up with the auto-scrubber :)
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I don't want a lottery car...I want a lottery garage to keep my current cars in, one with a wash bay, a lift, HVAC, an airplane hangar floor, etc.
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So, I often design this in mind when trying to fall asleep at night. In this scenario, my thermotical lotto win or amassed wealth covers a garage/storage facility/detailing facility/outdoor power equipment shop to house my current cars and other interests................AND some choice favorites outlined previously in this thread.

I want a lift, room for as many cars I can justify, a loft with living amenities, a wash bay and specific "clean" area for detailing, and then a specific "dirty" area for machine maintenance and so I can start woodworking again.

Dreams are free, so I can have it all!
 
My lottery car(to keep perfect and away from imbeciles on the road) would be a 2007 Ferrari F430 Scuderia. Red, silver stripes, and bronze anthracite wheels.

My lottery car to daily would be another one identical to that one that could get stone chips and door dings without me wanting to commit a felony.
 
Daily’s 2023 GtR NiSmO and an R34 and a 2002 R34 GTR-V spec ll Nurburgring.

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The R34 has always spoken to me. Love the look of that car.

Over the last couple of years I've hit full empty-nester mode and I think I'd change up my lottery garage from what I listed earlier. There wouldn't be one car, because there is never a single vehicle that would effectively meet my needs. Right tool for the right job.

My Daily: The Audi RS6 Avant or RS7. This would be my bad weather daily, multi-passenger hauler car, and comfy road trip car.

Wife's Daily: Current Gen Acura MDX in top spec. Wife loves this car, and it slots in nicely for being a 7 passenger hauler without going with a massive land yacht like a Tahoe.

Fun Daily/all-arounder: Porsche 911 Turbo. I've wanted one since I was in grade school. Black with bronze wheels. I've probably end up driving it a lot more than the Audi, because...well, it's awesome and fun!

Tack Car: My current BRZ. Strip it, maybe cage it, put functional aero on it, mod the heck out of the suspension and engine. While not powerful, its an excellent autocross and track car.

Utility hauler: Some low cost mid-size crew cab truck like a Colorado, Ranger, Tacoma, or Frontier. Nothing fancy, just a good bed and 4x4 to haul garden supplies, furniture, lumber, kayak's, fishing gear, etc. This vehcile would likely sit for long periods of time unused, but good to have when needed. Some people put a sports car on a battery tender, I'd have a truck on a battery tender.
 
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