The World's Most Evil Vanagon

[jlee]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons...ten-gm-cars-and-the-worlds-most-evil-vanagon/

Our very own black2na, everyone! Budget racing/entertainment at its finest. :awe:

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

that is tooo hilariously wicked awesome bro!!

but wait... he wrapped his MKIII around a shopping mall light pole?

 

[jlee]

Nah, he got it wrecked from somewhere.

 

[XavierMace]

So since he doesn't pay for cars, does that mean he can spend the full $1k on parts? LOL.

 

[JCH13]

The Spydagon won Organizers Choice and placed in the top third of cars at the race. No serious mechanical issues, and she did 3-4 gallons/hour of fuel consumption, compared to 5-6 gallons/hour of our MK2 MR2 with 5SFE (non-turbo) engine.

 

[twinrider1]

lol, it should be given the win based on the paint job alone. Awesome.

 

[jagec]

Man, I REALLY want to enter that race someday.

 

[dawp]

almost as insane as the Porsche power one I posted about awhile ago:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2401178

 

[Scarpozzi]

I like the old-school VW Buses that they chop in half:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/volkswagenshortbus/pool/page1

A friend of mine's dad ran a VW repair shop....he chopped one and painted it Coca-Cola Red....it was an awesome looking ride.

 

[JCH13]

Man, I REALLY want to enter that race someday.

There are hundreds of teams and there are always some looking for drivers. No excuses!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Man, I REALLY want to enter that race someday.

There are hundreds of teams and there are always some looking for drivers. No excuses!

what would you expect the lead time to be for a rookie to get a seat in next year's NH event?

 

[jagec]

There are hundreds of teams and there are always some looking for drivers. No excuses!

I would want to build a car for it. And right now I have no garage.

 

[JCH13]

what would you expect the lead time to be for a rookie to get a seat in next year's NH event?

Depends on the team and their situation. This year ModSquad had 2 cars and 5 drivers, plus me filling in the extra seat time. We would have taken a new driver only a couple weeks before the event I think. Some might want 4-8 weeks, as that's when most teams decide how many cars they want to bring.

I would want to build a car for it. And right now I have no garage.

Lulz. You would want to find a decent car, spend around $5k to get it ready to race (cage, seat, brakes, wheels, tires, 5- or 6-point harness, body/window modifications, tow points, gutting the interior, replacing any bad components, driver/pit radios, etc), $1k to register it, $400+ in drivers fees, get a tow vehicle to get the car there and back, gather up a whole set of tools, fluids, and spare parts to bring to the track, buy fueling equipment (we bring 2x55gallon drums and 6x5gallon filler tanks for two cars), on top of $1,500-3k in personal safety gear (helmet, head sock, suit, gloves, socks, shoes, and head restraint) on a race series you might not even like?

You might think that you want to build a car for it, but you should really drive with another team before building a car of your own. Dip your toe in the pool of crazy before jumping in head-first.

 

[jagec]

Lulz. You would want to find a decent car, spend around $5k to get it ready to race (cage, seat, brakes, wheels, tires, 5- or 6-point harness, body/window modifications, tow points, gutting the interior, replacing any bad components, driver/pit radios, etc), $1k to register it, $400+ in drivers fees, get a tow vehicle to get the car there and back, gather up a whole set of tools, fluids, and spare parts to bring to the track, buy fueling equipment (we bring 2x55gallon drums and 6x5gallon filler tanks for two cars), on top of $1,500-3k in personal safety gear (helmet, head sock, suit, gloves, socks, shoes, and head restraint) on a race series you might not even like?

You might think that you want to build a car for it, but you should really drive with another team before building a car of your own. Dip your toe in the pool of crazy before jumping in head-first.

Well, yeah. Obviously it would be a process, not an overnight decision.

 

[JCH13]

Well, yeah. Obviously it would be a process, not an overnight decision.

Well, I still suggest driving first. It will whet your appetite for racing, which will keep you motivated through the 400-800 man-hours you might spend prepping and debugging your first car.

 

[manimal]

So damn cool I would take my kids to school in one if they left an interior!

 

[BoberFett]

That whole event looks amazing.

 

[Black2na]

They is me! I built this bad mama with help from a few folks. Took a year to complete we ended up winning organizers choice and a weekend full of props from everyone there it was a big hit and I couldn't. Be happier

 

[Drako]

They is me! I built this bad mama with help from a few folks. Took a year to complete we ended up winning organizers choice and a weekend full of props from everyone there it was a big hit and I couldn't. Be happier

Congrats!

Is that thing hard to drive with the seat so far back?

 

[Black2na]

Nope if you ever played a racing game from cockpit view it's exactly like that it actually adds to the joy of driving it because of that

 

[manimal]

Nope if you ever played a racing game from cockpit view it's exactly like that it actually adds to the joy of driving it because of that

So sweet man! Shoot some video from the cockpit with a go pro!

 

[Black2na]

If you guys wanna see video of the van we made it into the wrapup video!

LeMons Wrapup-New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2014: http://youtu.be/Gay_v8yn8Sc