Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

At first I was like

But then

EvanB wrote:

First she was like

Then she was like

In reply to Keith Tanner:

Anime Stratos? WAT

I'll overlook that it's in Subaru-stereotype colors for now.

I did an image search for S40 rallycross and this came up:

What. That doesn't look like an S40 engine bay. Let's visit the page this was found from...

What.

There's also a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwSXWj7ljes

Whaaaaaat.

Knurled wrote: In reply to Keith Tanner: Anime Stratos? WAT I'll overlook that it's in Subaru-stereotype colors for now. I did an image search for S40 rallycross and this came up: What. That doesn't look like an S40 engine bay. Let's visit the page this was found from... What. There's also a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwSXWj7ljes Whaaaaaat.

Anime Stratos? eX-Driver! Also includes Caterham Seven and Lotus Europa hero cars.

Also, you don't have to be a Subaru to be blue. This car may have won a rally or two even without AWD.

In reply to Keith Tanner:

Winningest Group B car was neither turbocharged nor all wheel drive...

It certainly didn't hurt that back then, they didn't quite get differential setup when there were three of them, and they were sacrificing chassis rigidity for lightness... Once they weren't allowed to solve all problems with more power and lightness, they figured suspension and diffs out pretty quick and in no time the Group A cars were quicker.

And nowadays they aren't allowed to have power (restrictors) OR big torque (boost limits), and they can't have awesome diffs either (must be mechanical, not adjustable from the cockpit, and no center diff allowed), so all that's left available to them is suspension...

A strategy that I've been employing with some success in my own little corner:

http://www.jlofoto.net/#/gallery/2015may09-scca-rally-x/20150509-1035-m/ (sorry no hotlinking)

The hardest part is adapting to the new paradigm. With softer, longer travel, sliding is counterproductive, which makes sense in hindsight since the whole point is to keep the tires in contact with the ground, and if the tires stay in contact then they have useful grip that should be exploited.

Most Redneck Mustang ever!

It is Legend wait for it

DARY!