Lol I also made a car called Comrade once upon a time, for a Communist racing challenge.
New influx of entries hey? If I recall correctly the deadline is in about 15 hours. Most likely I will accept entries that are late anytime between that and when I wake up the next day (anywhere between an 8-12hr extension), but that extension is not definite, so you should aim to be safe rather than sorry!
this was from back when my steam tag made it impossible for me to export files lol, so it was a failure in many respects
There should be no question. Standing before the Peregrino with Petter and Lars, I admired the work they had put into it. A totally insane, naturally aspirated beast pumping out 1300hp with a 1:1 power to weight ratio capable of pulling 1,5G in the corners should be enough.
But this is for Kai. And Kai already has the Ascension Mephisto in his garage, sharing living quarters with Toothless. Toothless needs to go.
I walk over to where Trygve and Espen are standing next to the alternative and take a look at the numbers. Itās not gonna be the most driveable or the sportiest, the most comfortable or the safest. Running costs arenāt especially good, and Iām sure there are more reliable and prestigious options available for Kai. It is probably not the best in any single category when you look at statistics. It would be madness to enter this car, wouldnāt it? Exceptā¦
This car has proper racing pedigree. Based on the ABR Roadrunner that participated in BRC '66 with the proper modifications to make it street legal. This is actually the frame from race 1 through 7 where the engine blew up. A racecar with 3 podium finishes, including a victory at Silverton. A car that wouldāve finished 2nd total if not for the total muck-up by Puffster in strategy settings. What could be more suiting than a road legal racecar for a racing driver? Besides, with some bodywork and new paint it isnāt exactly foul to look at
With pop-up headlights and modern taillights it is a restomodern racecar, everything customized for this one-off exclusive rebuild
Seeing as the engine blew up when this car was last driving, it has now been fitted with a 2001 2JZ-GTE delivering 325 HP. The advantage with these engines are parts availability and potential. Since Kai likes to tinker and tune his cars himself, Espen has gathered some replacement parts and tuner settings for the engine under variants should Kai feel the urge for more power.
Like the engine, the rest of the car is set up for tinkering and tuning. The diff is geared and the transmission is known to be able to take a beating. Top speed set way to high for original engine, but more appropriate for tuned version of engine. Same goes for cooling level and such. Springs and dampers are passive with a semi-aggressive setup for inspired driving. The rims are 17" and can be switched for bigger or smaller depending on preference.
Seeing how this is a one of a kind car, price is not as relevant, but we will need 25000$ to cover expenses.
This is not sensible. This is pure passion.
Ah and here I was hoping for a top 3 finish pity lol
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@phale on the other hand, a bit of critique and a bit blunt but, iād say your car is a car thatās nor sure where itās aimed for.
i mean, i donāt think itās exclusive or crazy enough to replace memphisto, but not āpracticalā enough for a daily.
the way i see this round, thereās 3 proper approaches
and iām not seeing your car fitting in any of these 3 approachesā¦ unless, thereās something rather unexpected.
@phale mightāve gone for an ultra-fun-to-drive daily. The gas mileage, while not the greatest, isnāt exactly terrible (If I drive my '05 shitbox like I stole it, I get worse than that, so thatās my counterpoint), and it looks decently fun to drive, given the high sportiness and drivability. Sure, itās not exactly practical, but we were told that Kaiās not exactly a practical person. Heās brought something unusual to the party, a car with a wheel in both worlds, not to replace Mephisto, but to replace the daily with something that wonāt get vandalized.
Itās a bold strategy, and I think he deserves kudos for it.
maybe i really just canāt see it.
i donāt think a v12 is very ātinkerableā, especially with their already high engineering time to start with.
at best i can see it as a super fun car to drive, a but a pain to do anything with it
well I just donāt like v12ās everyone always uses them etc. But i like @phale car alot It looks like a 95-00 mustang cobra to me and I always wanted one but Australia lol
i think @phale has come from a totally different approach to all of us.
itās not quite a silly bugger hypercar, but itās easily tinkerable into one.
Iāll withhold comment on that part for the time being 
However I will say that cars of all classes can potentially end up replacing Toothless and sitting alongside Mephisto. It takes a concentrated power of will and a feat of magic to end up with something so bonkers and impractical that youād have to replace Mephisto because the carās virtually unstreetable (there are a few candidates among this tier).
2 hours until declared deadline, and a quick reminder please, because I was too disorganised to get the word out: could you please give me the projected price and markup of your cars, plus how many units per year you intend to produce? If I donāt get an answer Iāll take values from the market tab, but if there is none then Iāll have trouble writing your flavour text. This part has minimal impact on the actual challenge itself, itās more for immersion.
Also a piece of good news: Kai appears to be okay with the designs of most of the cars. A couple of you were unfortunately unlucky to fall afoul of his tastes and in one case prejudice, Iāll try to make it up to you with hilarity and impartiality when assessing the rest of the car itself.
Oh, now Iām nervous. I know my design isā¦ Rather American in its rootsā¦
don;t worry that means me lol with my caveman tech
oh god mineās lost then 
yup. i got shit looks but okay everything else
hopes of winning: .5-.10%
edit: fixed chances
Okay everybody, Iāve finally gone through all of the entries. Iām going to bed now, and itās technically past the deadline, but Iāll close it when I get back to the computer, so if you have anything last-minute, NOW is the time to fix it.
Please check your name is in this list:
@Madrias
@darkshine5
@Klinardo
@NormanVauxhall
@JohnWaldock
@Fayeding_Spray
@abg7
@HighOctaneLove
@CamKerman
@AirJordan
@puffster
@Phale @Sillyworld
@findRED19
@Der_Bayer
@titleguy1
@koolkei
@rcracer11m
@oppositelock
@thecarlover
@Rk38
If your name is there, I have your entry. If you havenāt already done so, please give me car price, markup and number of units per year!
Shit youāre right. I was wondering where the hell it went. Better go check my PMs again.
Haha, I never thought my approach was anything out of the ordinary 
My thought process was basically this: build the car with the best combination of streetability and va-va-voom, without sacrificing tinkerability. Since Kai didnāt need a whole lot of practicality or comfort, I erred more on the side of va-va-voom. And I think more power from the start would appeal to Kaiās tastes 
wellā¦ i guess sooā¦ but still, v12 starts with a relatively high engineering time though, that has to impact on something.
