this is my first entry into this competition so i don’t know what to expect
Due to the allowance of a new bodystyle and the better manufacturing procedures the new 1968 ITA TX is both lighter and more powerful than the last iteration. An aditional advantage of the new body is improved aerodynamics for better preformance at high speeds.
Due to the ban on small V8’s in the TU class an entirely new powerplant had to be designed. The all new powerplant is in the form of of an Inline 4. Due to the limitations of the larger cylinder size the power output has dropped by a small amount. This has been compensated by improvements in aerodynamics and supsension. Lap times are on a similar level as in 1967.
clever with the ‘front wing’ I had played with the idea on super cars, but never on anything ‘classic-esk’. That extra downforce will be nice
First historic car! I’m going to enter TU.
Looks like i’m quite down on power, only 299HP for an TX entry…
But the ccar was made in a hurry and i know that my engine design skills could be far better so i don’t have a problem with it…although i’m really worried about my pace…
Correction* 353 horsepower, was just looking over my build and realized i had accidentally lowered the rev limiter by 600 and had cut off some of my top end. No other changes made to the car.
24 hours left for submissions. Legality checks have been run on all cars I have received so far.
48 hours till the first race of 1968!
[quote=“VicVictory”]24 hours left for submissions. Legality checks have been run on all cars I have received so far.
48 hours till the first race of 1968![/quote]
Did I include the .lua with the fixed rpm limit in my pm to you? I wasn’t sure if I did.
You did.
Also I’ll leave this reminder out here just in case anyone who hasn’t entered a competition before is still planning to enter:
Send ONLY the finished car LUA file. I don’t need the engine LUA because the engine is included in the car file.
I can’t wait to see the results of the first race of '68!
Woo! To all of you who submitted in the last few hours - thanks for joining! I’ll do legality checks again tomorrow morning, so don’t worry.
Legality checks complete. However, 2 people didn’t name their cars right when they saved them in the game, so I don’t know which is whose. I’m waiting for PM’s back from those people identifying their cars, and I will add the legal ones from that batch to the front page.
Edit - received a response that clarified ownership of those cars. Front page has been updated. Weight and power stats for all cars will be posted late tonight (around midnight PST), and results for Laguna Seca will be posted in the morning.
Quite the turn out! I am excited to see the power/weight postings
I’m curious about how the BMMS will perform… it’s the first time that I’m using it for a challenge 
Sorry I didn’t get around to posting specs last night. I had a really long shift yesterday, and I was dead tired afterward and just went to bed. So, without further ado…
TX class entries:
(VicVictory - Ardent Spark TA - 382 HP, 359 TQ, 2307 lbs)
HighOctaneLove - Bogliq Wildebeest - 340 HP, 352 TQ, 2619 lbs
vmo - Montes 500 GT-R - 345 HP, 357 TQ, 2343 lbs
3rayman3 - Taber TAX - 367 HP, 314 TQ, 2664 lbs
Luilakkie - TX - 384 HP, 358 TQ, 2297 lbs
RaduST - Salamandra - 386 HP, 359 TQ, 2643 lbs
8bs - TX - 32 HP, 306 TQ, 2545 lbs
np1993 - Prato Stradista - 345 HP, 371 TQ, 2448 lbs
Weasel - Blackforest 5000 - 337 HP, 340 TQ, 2303 lbs
Hermann95 - LRT1 - 299 HP, 357 TQ, 2558 lbs
rileybanks - Banks AMX - 357 HP, 360 TQ, 2601 lbs
Chipskate - Brooke Tourer - 361 HP, 364 TQ, 2302 lbs
LeSpass - Trans Am TX 2 - 375 HP, 356 TQ, 2577 lbs
oppositelock - TX - 385 HP, 367 TQ, 2280 lbs
TU class entries:
(VicVictory - Ardent Thrush GT - 178 HP, 151 TQ, 1473 lbs)
HighOctaneLove - Bogliq Kitten - 209 HP, 157 TQ, 1717 lbs
Luilakkie - TU - 214 HP, 155 TQ, 1494 lbs
hermmie - TU - 177 HP, 149 TQ, 1686 lbs
3rayman3 - Saber TAU - 198 HP, 152 TQ, 1581 lbs
RaduST - Brasovia Sport - 197 HP, 157 TQ, 1497 lbs
vmo - Montes Duemille GTM - 201 HP, 154 TQ, 1569 lbs
8bs - TU - 202 HP, 154 TQ, 1617 lbs
Weasel - Blackforest 2000 - 193 HP, 141 TQ, 1530 lbs
Chipskate - Toyoko Sundiamond - 198 HP, 153 TQ, 1515 lbs
NormanVauxhall - BMMS Flyingfish TU - 185 HP, 150 TQ, 1489 lbs
oppositelock - TU - 201 HP, 153 TQ, 1446 lbs
Parentheses denote the pace car – not an official participant.
And the green flag has dropped on the 1968 International Trans Am series! After a day of hard-fought battles in two classes, the twenty four cars have set their initial benchmarks. From the looks of things, it’s going to be an exciting season, with the potential for many changes in the standings.
First up, the big 5 Liter V8’s in the TX class, with 13 competitors:
1st - oppositelock - 3:36.38
2nd - rileybanks - 3:37.03
3rd - Luilakkie - 3:37.45
4th - LeSpass - 3:40.27
5th - RaduST - 3:42.22
6th - Weasel - 3:43.12
7th - 8bs - 3:43.95
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 3:44.00)
8th - Hermann95 - 3:45.26
9th - Chipskate - 3:45.57
10th - vmo - 3:48.73
11th - np1993 - 3:49.41
12th - HighOctaneLove - 3:50.98
13th - 3rayman3 - 3:54.64
And now the lightweight, rocket-powered rollerskates in the Under 2 Liter TU class, all 11 of them:
1st - oppositelock - 3:39.52
2nd - Luilakkie - 3:40.38
3rd - RaduST - 3:41.00
4th - Chipskate - 3:41.55
(Pace Car - VicVictory - 3:44.09)
5th - NormanVauxhall - 3:44.31
6th - 8bs - 3:44.93
7th - vmo - 3:46.90
8th - 3rayman3 - 3:47.11
9th - Weasel - 3:47.99
10th - hermmie - 3:49.74
11th HighOctaneLove - 3:50.01
The next race will be conducted Monday, the course is Green Hell. Any legal adjustments (as laid out in the original post), including use of alternate gearbox, must be PM’ed by 9 AM PST on Monday. Good luck to all racers this season!
Although my car is quite heavy and has by far the least hp in the TX class i’m on 8th place. Nice surprise
Good results for Montes. I’m thinking to make some changes.
My TX class car needs serious work. Ouch