Think I might join in for the next one 
Lots of cool cars
do it. itās just a bit of comptetive fun
Letās do this! For this round youāll get a bit higher budgetā¦for legitimately faster cars 
ROUND 8 - HYPERCARS ON A BUDGET
1/2 mile (speeeeed)
year 2018
No limitations on body (old, new, donāt care as long as you make it look modern)
No AWD (for drivers with balls of steel)
Fuel super 98 RON (you can go lower if you like)
Engine reliability over 65
Max loudness 40
100 (62) - 0 under 32m, fade 0
advanced safety with no negative sliders (well at least give the driver some hope)
at least minimum cooling
Driveability over 35
sport over 65
comfort over 35
prestige over 60
top gear test track (airfield track) under 1.13 (right now the record is 1.13.7 by 675LT)
180 000 $ (80% markup) estimated
and my champions pick is: no 5 valve setups
deadline is Friday 12th
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Question: If I were to make a Porsche 917 modern take/replica, would I be allowed to have an exposed engine? I am adding support struts and the like to it, but I want to know so I donāt auto DQ myself.
iāll have to look at it to see.
thats OK. if it was totally exposed, it would be an issue
I fully understand why at most four valves per cylinder can be used. Most importantly of all, VVL is not possible if you choose to use three intake valves in your engine. VVL in four-valve setups also gives your engine extra flexibility throughout the whole rev range - thatās why I always use it whenever I can.
Also, building a realistic hypercar gives this round added real-life relevance, particularly with the requirements we have been given. And I just prefer rear-drive for the simple reason that it is more exciting for potential buyers of these machines, although too much power in such a setup will reduce drivability considerably.
I believe the spirit of the rule about not seeing the engine is for those bodies that have engine bays larger than the body so part of the engine actually protrudes out of the confines of the body itself. Having a cutout/grill that shows the engine behind it is not what the rule was targeting.
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Right.
Now to reduce my power from >1000 to around 700 for some actual driveability 
EDIT: Rip the 917 replica. Now making a '69 Camaro replica instead
EDIT 2: Lost the automation touch. So, nopeā¦ :ā(
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On the other hand I had no trouble building a normally-aspirated car which met all the requirements stipulated by @JohnWaldock, but I am not sure whether or not to actually enter it. It seems I have to go turbo for the best times, but doing so would mean sacrificing too much drivability to be eligible. So a lot of careful design choices will be requiredā¦ especially as the entries must basically be street-legal and acceptable to mere mortals.
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eh. mine is a 800+ hp, but dog slow.
Iāve just done a 1500hp, just to find out that it hadnāt any drivability or confort. 
drivability is the primary concern. atm iām 10 points out.
Exactly my point 
. Itās not hard to build 1000+ hp car with that budget. But to make it RWD and driveable is a bit harder and even harder to make something that just abuses the rules for straight line speed (what I have been doing).
well, i may have a cheeky breeki workaround for it
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Finally got that drivability! But now my super car have SUV tyresā¦
So, after some vacations from DRC, the GAMA is back to it!
Today we bring you our all new prototype creation: The DragonFly (hint: look the front vents)
With new engine, platform and pretty much everything, this is the revolution in our brand, our future.
With 4 fart-cams, SUV tyres and a nice view of the V8 engine, we intend to RULE YOU ALL!!!
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welp, iāve finally found a happy medium with my car and my 0-60 is down to sub 3 seconds