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12-11-2006, 12:06 AM | #1 |
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Yaris One-make race in Thailand
Gonna try and join next season (2008, too late to enter for 2007 ), but there are some pretty strict guidelines as to car modifications. Engine must be stock (headers, intake and exhaust mods allowed), rollcage and proper bucket seats required, etc...
Anyway found a few nice pics to whet your appetites: http://www.pbase.com/hughden/image/59419896/original http://www.pbase.com/hughden/image/59420026 This is the Bira International Circuit track where all the action happens: http://www.afos.com/admin/event/images/bira_circuit.jpg Official (outdated) site: http://www.biracircuit.com/ I'll have to find more info after the new year about public access, track days and so on for practice, and will be sure to post update here!
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12-11-2006, 02:13 AM | #2 |
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Do it man! You have a wonderful platform to start with already.
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12-11-2006, 03:43 AM | #3 |
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Thanks, though at the moment it would be like a Sumo wrestler trying to run a marathon...
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12-11-2006, 08:38 AM | #4 | |
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12-11-2006, 11:11 AM | #5 |
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in thailand do you need a racing liscense to race wheel to wheel?
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12-11-2006, 11:17 AM | #6 |
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well... there's a bit of a problem...
All cars need to be modified to a certain specification (as you can see in the pictures, same aero parts, same rims, etc), and have the car approved byt the company which organises the one-make race. This specification is very different from what I have... Sooo I'd need to re-modify the car to those specs, which would be a pretty expensive proposition... What's another option, though, is to buy a pre-modified Yaris from that same company. It's roughly the same price as a basic model, but is ready to join the race. Only thing is that it's not street legal (no registration/license plate), so that would be the only extra expense, unless I get the car towed to and from the track... Decisions decisions.... Getting an extra car would allow me to mod my current one to my heart's desire... But I think the first step would be to get on the track and get a feel for it first Gonna be pretty busy until the end of the year, so we'll have to wait til January...
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12-11-2006, 11:19 AM | #7 |
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AFAIK for this level of racing a normal street license is enough. I'll try to go to the organising company's office next week to get as much details as possible.
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12-11-2006, 11:35 AM | #8 | |
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and there is alot of money prepping a car exactly to the rules, buying a pre built car isn't a bad idea, but you'd also want a tow vehicle, not all race cars get to drive home on their own power after an event. |
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12-11-2006, 12:19 PM | #9 | |
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A street yaris towing a race yaris would be cool, and the track's only about 2 hours away on the highway, so that should not be a problem.
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12-11-2006, 11:44 PM | #10 |
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12-12-2006, 10:29 PM | #11 |
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but the Q here is, if you can buy a race car... why not just buy something that is actually fast? :)
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12-12-2006, 11:58 PM | #12 | |
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I mean, he could buy himself a regular old fast fancy car and sit around with his buddies and be the same old rich bastard as the rest. Or he can show his sexy modded yaris and say he has a racing yaris to boot. Much cooler. |
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12-13-2006, 01:33 AM | #13 | |
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Yes, for about the same kind of money I could get a second hand impreza (the classic ones, before they got hit by the ugly hammer). That would be a lot of fun as well, for sure! But, what attracts me to these one-make races is that the cars are more less equal, so it's really up to the driver's skill, not a difference in power. Additionally, even though I may have hundred of hours under my belt in Gran turismo and other racing games, it's a good idea to start with something more accessible... I can handle my own in go-karts, so Yaris is the next step up Plus I'm European, and for some reason we just have some kind of yearning in the blood for "hot hatches"... I grew up watching Groub B rallying, crazy-ass cars like the Renault 5 Turbo, 205 Turbo 16, I get shivers just thinking about those... And to clear something else up, I could probably have bought a fancier car like a Lexus or BMW, but then the monthly payments would just kill me, I'd have to eat ramen noodles everyday, and could never afford to mod anything (plus I think I'd be scared to screw around with such an expensive car) So yeah, for a fraction of the cost of one of those, I can have a completely unique and fun car to play with and follow my passion. Also, that's my friend's house and cars in the pictures, I'm in a much humbler place And... and... I just wanna be a Yaris pimp!
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12-13-2006, 01:59 AM | #14 |
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AHHHH, you should have just let me keep thinking you were filthly rich :(. Anyway i def agree with the equivalent factor, it means that everyone is starting at about equal footing, and whoever has the best balance of creative and effective modding combined with the driving skills will be the winner. Thus winning will all be a reflection of you and your ability to work with a car. beatiful thing. Though i still wanted you to be a filthy rich crazy french man......
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12-13-2006, 04:19 AM | #15 |
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Ahhhahhahaha, you kill me man. You are THE Yaris PIMP!
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12-13-2006, 08:39 AM | #16 | |
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Plus there's a pretty decent prize money to be won at the one make races...
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12-13-2006, 09:23 PM | #17 |
Look mum no stars!!
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Edit : Never mind what i said
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12-14-2006, 12:36 PM | #18 |
Nice!
Do we know the power of these Yaris?
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