aussiesmg
aussiesmg MegaDork
2/16/14 9:09 a.m.

The car that had a big impression on me as a 2 year old

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-CONV-Speed-Racer-kit-/301096599791?forcerrptr=true&hash=item461ac180ef&item=301096599791&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
2/16/14 9:12 a.m.

Junkyard_Dog
Junkyard_Dog Dork
2/16/14 9:31 a.m.

There needs to be an exemption in the Challenge rules to allow this body regardless of cost. I keep picturing it on the sucker car...possibly with the secondary engine powering retractable buzz saws.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 UltimaDork
2/16/14 10:05 a.m.

Located in Gallion Ohio???

aussiesmg
aussiesmg MegaDork
2/16/14 10:26 a.m.

In reply to JohnRW1621:

We need to pay a visit

speed racer photo: speed racer speed-racer_l.jpg

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand Dork
2/16/14 10:31 a.m.

That's pretty cool. Not sure I would include this in my description though.

seller said: You turn your $6000 vette into a $60.00 vette in less than a month.
HappyAndy
HappyAndy SuperDork
2/16/14 2:49 p.m.

Am I wrong for wanting a miata sized version of this?

fasted58
fasted58 PowerDork
2/16/14 2:59 p.m.

evildky
evildky Dork
2/17/14 12:57 p.m.

The Mach 1.5 was probably faster

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/17/14 1:03 p.m.

Whoathisissupercoolandjustelevenhundreddollarsreserve!

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/17/14 1:44 p.m.
evildky wrote: The Mach 1.5 was probably faster

Wow, that rear suspension behavior looks frightening.

yamaha
yamaha UltimaDork
2/17/14 3:12 p.m.

Wait a tic, I didn't think that "just because the company went out of business" was a valid reason to surmise that nobody owned the rights to those kits........

evildky
evildky Dork
2/18/14 6:07 p.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner: I think the angle makes it look weird. I had straight line traction issues. I ran no rear camber and pretty low air pressure with a 56% rear weight bias. There are pic's of me 3 wheeling it where you can see substantial tire deflection.

Rufledt
Rufledt SuperDork
2/18/14 6:19 p.m.
Keith Tanner wrote:
evildky wrote: The Mach 1.5 was probably faster
Wow, that rear suspension behavior looks frightening.

That's what I thought, too. I'm not sure the camera angle would give it that much positive camber

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