Aaaaand my chance of winning is GONE!!! 
Welcome Strop and greetings to your fine automobile! bows with hand flourishes 
haha thanks highoctane… sorry to ruin any planned parties… but honestly I’m still coming to grips with this new build so really, I would not assume that I’m going to actually be that fast.
This said, I think one thing that hasn’t changed, is that the quality system does make for some rather important decisions. Where you happen to assign 15+ quality to on the engine, makes a very big difference to what you can do with the engine…
[quote=“strop”]haha thanks highoctane… sorry to ruin any planned parties… but honestly I’m still coming to grips with this new build so really, I would not assume that I’m going to actually be that fast.
This said, I think one thing that hasn’t changed, is that the quality system does make for some rather important decisions. Where you happen to assign 15+ quality to on the engine, makes a very big difference to what you can do with the engine…[/quote]
No parties here, I already suspected that you’d be joining this party before I entered since there’s no limit on anything (much) besides creativity and the only thing that matters is speed! 
I’m sincerely hoping my choices of +15’s will see me achieve greatness! (or even a top ten’d be nice) 
It seems i may have to rethink my engine choice with the massive power deficiency.
What 'bout Airborne F90 Race Car?
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I am VERY curious as to what you have for power Strop, I think I JUST might be able to compete with you for a change since I didn’t do a replica this time, I still have NO idea about suspension setups but will go with what I got.
So, here is the '90 Desert Motors DM-495
…I changed my mind. This isn’t Group 5 racing, this is Le Mans Prototype racing. I’m doomed.
LOL, well it COULD be Group 5 racing, like the Ferrari 312/512 
Also dont assume you will automatically loose just because you might be down on HP, just depends on how far down you are…
It’s not that I expect to be down on horsepower*, it’s that I expect my car to have a lot higher wind resistance. 0-100 kph speed isn’t so important when the race is won between 100 and 300 kph and my car tops out around 340-350.
- Although it probably is, a little - as tempting as it was, I didn’t dump my +15 into transmission.
Question about reliability: when you say engine reliability, currently, there’s no easy way to tell what the reliability of the engine after cooling is.
Are engines allowed to run hot? My engine, by itself, has the required reliability, but after that, my average reliability is way higher than required, so I could run the engine hot. Also, for the reliability challenge, is that taking into account engine, or overall reliability?
Blasters: if you would like to know exactly how much power I’m running, feel free to pm me 
I suspect I already said too much here given that we’ve spooked more than one player.
Strop, i may have a challenger for you in the hp market, once i finish tuning it.
ROFLOL, this is looking like a “Smash Strop” challenge now You should be proud Strop! ROFLOL!!!
But I can understand the others, it is very intimidating at times when I see what you have entered, you really know how to build the cars for these challenges. Still, as long as you have fun it doesnt matter IMO
I’m just hoping to place ahead of some of the cars with the '80s LMP1 body. 
Covering a bunch of missed things:
That’s a nice face your car has Oskiinus. I think something left your car unamused.
Strop: I’d prefer that you properly cool it, but it isn’t against the rules to allow the engine to run hot.
For all we know, your car’s handling could make up for the lack of speed. Just an example, Strop could build a speed demon that flies off the course in corners, allowing you to win at tracks with heavy amounts of cornering.
Also, I’ll be unable to accept entries over the next few days due to a lack of access to Automation. I think I’ll be able to on Tuesday, but no guarantees. I mean, feel free to keep sending them in, but there won’t be any update on confirmation or anything. However, I will be able to answer questions, but don’t be surprised if it takes me a few hours or a day or something.
[quote=“Neon00”]Covering a bunch of missed things:
That’s a nice face your car has Oskiinus. I think something left your car unamused.
Strop: I’d prefer that you properly cool it, but it isn’t against the rules to allow the engine to run hot.
For all we know, your car’s handling could make up for the lack of speed. Just an example, Strop could build a speed demon that flies off the course in corners, allowing you to win at tracks with heavy amounts of cornering.
Also, I’ll be unable to accept entries over the next few days due to a lack of access to Automation. I think I’ll be able to on Tuesday, but no guarantees. I mean, feel free to keep sending them in, but there won’t be any update on confirmation or anything. However, I will be able to answer questions, but don’t be surprised if it takes me a few hours or a day or something.[/quote]
Okay Neon, I will wait for confirmation of my car (if it will happen lol).
And I know this face can be pretty controversial, but I was going on AERO ALL DA WAY rule.
1000 hp… 
Sooo, it looks like Packbat and myself (and maybe a couple of others) have brought spears and daggers to a nuclear war, and subsequently will be hanging out in the back (until the prototypes come back around to lap us at least) awaiting total annihilation.
I’ll bring the beer, Packbat. You got chips and dip?
Here’s my modest “Group 5 homologated” racer. I say it this way, because there was no Group 5 in 1990, but I digress…
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It’s a safe bet I’m nowhere close to 1000 hp and probably not even in the running due to, you know, street car physics and drag coefficiency-ness. But I’m just here to have fun anyway, so,
BRING IT, Mother F…
…errmmm…guys?
Hey, who knows, the under 1k club may stand a chance. I mean, sure a lot of the tracks have huge straightaways but don’t count yourselves out.
Besides, if all goes well, I already have some concepts for a few other tournaments and challenges that would be kind of entertaining. That is, of course that I keep making tournaments.
What about the under 600hp club? hahaha
It’s hard to get a lot of HP out of OHV motors in 1990…but I’m an American, dammit! So it is what I use.
I like your car, 07CobaltGirl (the front end especially), and I can bring the chips & dip (cheese, salsa, and guac, right?), but I have a confession to make: the Molossidae race car has over 850 whp and less than 1 meter squared of aero drag. It’s … probably going to be pretty fast.