Something needs to happen with this!!
ReAl_RaCiNg
10-17-2004, 10:42 PM
From one car enthusiast to all others. As my fellow Marine and I were sitting down enjoying our chow while currently deployed in Iraq. We engaged in a debate discussing which car manufacturer leads the pack in overall street and strip performance. After it was all said and done, we came to the conclusion that todays car manufacturers rely too heavily on after market companies and are not battling it out company to company, engine to engine, and driver to driver. What we are getting at is when is the last time that we have seen a Dodge Stratus with a V8 powerplant, or a Ford Taurus with 700+horse power at your local dealership. In short, we just want to see some true car manufacturer competition going head to head, battling it out for the ultimate bragging rights.
We came up with something along these lines. Each car manufacturer will be given a $10,000 budget to build an existing production car that will represent that manufacturer. We believe that this style of racing will benefit the average every day person. The car companies will produce an affordable well performing car that can be purchased by you and me. Being in the military, we can't afford the overpriced performance vehicles that are on the market today. For example the Ford GT, a great race car, but not feasible to your average blue collar worker. Now mind you, the point of this post is not to get some more affordable cars. We just want to see better racing. The affordable cars would just be a bonus from it.
Give us some feed back on this idea. We are going to send this idea to the car companies, magazines, and every forum that we can as should you.
We came up with something along these lines. Each car manufacturer will be given a $10,000 budget to build an existing production car that will represent that manufacturer. We believe that this style of racing will benefit the average every day person. The car companies will produce an affordable well performing car that can be purchased by you and me. Being in the military, we can't afford the overpriced performance vehicles that are on the market today. For example the Ford GT, a great race car, but not feasible to your average blue collar worker. Now mind you, the point of this post is not to get some more affordable cars. We just want to see better racing. The affordable cars would just be a bonus from it.
Give us some feed back on this idea. We are going to send this idea to the car companies, magazines, and every forum that we can as should you.
Stevusc
09-21-2005, 06:29 PM
mad max
da_moose
09-29-2005, 10:16 PM
Each car manufacturer will be given a $10,000 budget to build an existing production car that will represent that manufacturer.
10,000 dollars won't even cover the expenses for 1 days worth of work for a design team from the manufacturer considering wages. You can't just throw money at the manufactures and expect them to build a car. The only way this would happen is if the manufacturer wants to see this happen.
Quite frankly, I like that they rely on the aftermarket. I would much rather spend money on individual parts that I want than buy a "special" car from a dealer and in two months I see 5 of the same car on my way to work. Really doesn't make the car special anymore to me. Which is exactly why I will never buy a Cavalier, Sunfire or the like.
10,000 dollars won't even cover the expenses for 1 days worth of work for a design team from the manufacturer considering wages. You can't just throw money at the manufactures and expect them to build a car. The only way this would happen is if the manufacturer wants to see this happen.
Quite frankly, I like that they rely on the aftermarket. I would much rather spend money on individual parts that I want than buy a "special" car from a dealer and in two months I see 5 of the same car on my way to work. Really doesn't make the car special anymore to me. Which is exactly why I will never buy a Cavalier, Sunfire or the like.
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