But jim the car did not have them as you know right.
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But jim the car did not have them as you know right.
My coment refered to 6 pot brakes not been new, the car does not thrill me ,was real slow ,and I know little about it sorry.
Crunch, Thats good does it mean that we will see VCC members competing in other MSNZ events using their VCC documentation without having to spend a small fortune on a MSNZ day permit or the local VCC club having to get its own permit for the same event.
Graeme
Jim, my reference to six pots and slicks was related to the original Custaxie and the point that the real car did not have these components in period. These are just some examples of why the car masquerading as the Custaxie at Leadfoot was neither the real thing nor a replica of the real thing.
There is nothing wrong with the car competing but just don't pretend it has something to do with the real Custaxie.
Thats a good way of putting it RogerH,when i first saw this car my view was how did they get it so wrong,now look at it.Its my view that the CUSTAXIE as we know it is long gone.There are some parts from the old car still around,so maybe the time has come to see if someone can build one to look like the old car.
So what you are saying then is "take a name and build a car underneath it"
Apart from no brakes (we still can't work out why) and stupidly putting on new Toyos that hadn't turned a wheel, bloody fantastic. Interesting to drive up the hill with no traction and knowing you can't stop if you need to, but I wouldn't have missed it. Haven't seen any photos or video yet of the car on the hill, so if anyone has either, I'd be chuffed to see it. You have to hand it to people like Rod and Shelley; if they didn't do this, at their own expense and time, you'd never see these cars together. But I'm still perplexed as to why it clashed with the Legends meeting and the Beach Hop, also both great events. Shame.
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Good point!!
What are you saying here 928-take a name and build a car underneath it could you say a bit more on this.
Worked out great for us....Beach Hop (Weds-Sat)....Leadfoot (Sunday).....then a nice 6hr drive home in GT.
Leadfoot was awesome and capped off a great week.
Was a bit apprehensive about spending the $95.00 before going but after going consider it well spent and highly recommend everyone to go to it. Croz wheelstanding the Kawa was coooooooooooooool.
I tell you what was spectacular.......Ian Ffitch on the BRM1000 quad bike. This Guy has won countless trophies over the years, and it shows.........the bike weighs in at 220 kgs and the 1000cc engine delivers 143hp. Work that out at BHP/ton. To see that thing accelerate from the start was just amazing...... the rider throwing his weight from side to side to keep the bike 'stable'.
He got third fastest time.......53 seconds or there about.
In these politically correct times, even Motoracing comes under scrutiny.....
Remember in the old days the warning on the back of your ticket and elsewhere.............'motoracing IS dangerous.......'
Noticed when wandering around the Leadfoot ranch, little signs that said................motoracing CAN be dangerous......'
Right, I have finally got around to putting up some photo's from Day 3...sorry for keeping you in suspense!!!!Attachment 17202Attachment 17203Attachment 17204Attachment 17205Attachment 17206
And just for AMCO72, from Saturday......Attachment 17223
Gee ta Malcom. The driver tells me he was just backing out of the bank, and I believe him........why shouldn't I ?????????????
That was the hairpin, a very tricky and steep corner. Some drivers got it dead right, others including Angus NO. The trick was NOT to cut the corner, just maintain momentum........except if you had 4 wheel drive.
What I would like is a pic of the Mini in the top ten shootout pre75 group, when he had a big 'off' at the top of the hill. Anyone got a picture......I will pay handsomely for one!!
How about some photos of cus2 and whats up with the Brakes on this car.
Thanks for putting the photo up.
Hey Great pics thanks for the sneeky photos well done just fantastic ...........Grant
The Custaxie 2 looks pretty good in that shot. Notice the new, extra wide....[Jolly wide?].... wheels.
She has some serious rubber on now....
Nice Tribute car Gerald but the wheels don't look to be 15" size? not that there's anything wrong with that, just taking note.
Dale M
Whats up, no photos.
Uuuummm, I don't want to get dragged into the debate about this car, and I certainly don't want to climb inside Dale's head to understand the way his brain works (scary place!) but reading into his comments re this car not having 15" wheels, I view his questioning of this as being that the original car had 15" diameter wheels, this car was built with 15" wheels, now it no longer has them. It wouldn't have anything to do with HMC, as the car wouldn't be eligible for HMC even if it did have 15" wheels.
There is a separate site to discuss this tribute car, can we please stick to the thread topic.
Rod asked the same thing in post #62
Back to Leadfoot. I've been following the thread and the inevitable debate about original v replica.
So does anyone want to hazard a guess as to how many cars that went up the hill would pass muster as being a genuine and accurate representation of the car in period?
It's an interesting point, because assuming that Rod wants to replicate the Goodwood Festival (which he says he does), is originality relevant to the event? That's the real question on this thread, not whether one car or another would pass scrutiny as a genuine historic, which is a question, as Steve and others says, for other places.
And just out of interest, I'm not sure exactly how many twin turbocharged Jaguar powered Transit Vans raced in period, but Justin Law does pedal one up the hill at Goodwood....
JD
PS: I had dust up with Justin in a Group C race many years ago when he was driving an ex works 220...he's a tough cookie and I have no idea how he even got the bloody van up the hill without coming off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IQIXfTfy10