Peoples Republic of Comrade Underground Cup [View Results]

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It passed the legality checks (somehow!) and is fair competition. I was pretty surprised when i first saw the entry.

Some very efficient budgeting has been used by all contestants, i swear i haven’t seen pennies calculated to such precision outside of an accountants office. The Peoples Republic approves this frugal spending. Leave ostentatious purchases and credit cards for the vile west!

42

Humanity tends to shine it brightets when there are contrains

43

Can I just check a few things before I proceed to make a large mess of Uri’s workshop please

  • On the very first chassis tab, is the only thing we can change the front and rear suspension?
  • I understand that the police are very vigilant in their car checks, but surely officer will understand that my engine sometimes overheats and needs a little more ventilation
  • Are we also able to get away with modifying the physical shape of the car? Perfectly fitting replacement parts can be difficult to come by, which would explain some discrepancies, but I fear that my radical redesign will be a little too obvious, even if Uri can trade the original bodywork for some differently shaped panels to reduce costs
  • Different fuel types are hard to come by in the Peoples Republic of Comrade, but Uri says he may be able to get hold of some go faster juice. Will it be acceptable to use this in the race?

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Is the clunker engine meant to break at high RPM? The stock engine has a reliability of 0 because it breaks due to valve float. I’m not overly worried because Uri says he found a new engine, but I’m worried that the clunker may not have loaded properly

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[quote=“Reaper392”]Can I just check a few things before I proceed to make a large mess of Uri’s workshop please

  • On the very first chassis tab, is the only thing we can change the front and rear suspension?
  • I understand that the police are very vigilant in their car checks, but surely officer will understand that my engine sometimes overheats and needs a little more ventilation
  • Are we also able to get away with modifying the physical shape of the car? Perfectly fitting replacement parts can be difficult to come by, which would explain some discrepancies, but I fear that my radical redesign will be a little too obvious, even if Uri can trade the original bodywork for some differently shaped panels to reduce costs
  • Different fuel types are hard to come by in the Peoples Republic of Comrade, but Uri says he may be able to get hold of some go faster juice. Will it be acceptable to use this in the race?

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Is the clunker engine meant to break at high RPM? The stock engine has a reliability of 0 because it breaks due to valve float. I’m not overly worried because Uri says he found a new engine, but I’m worried that the clunker may not have loaded properly[/quote]

The rev limit was set too high on the ‘stock’ clunker, that was a mistake. As far as cosmetic upgrades go wild, no large wings, the two ‘smaller’ ones are cool. Lips could be used alternatively. You can upgrade suspension type, just cannot change the frame type, frame material or body material. As far as fuel keep it as is, “luxurious premium fuel” is for the western dogs. Go show Uri’s workshop whats, what!

45

I felt great relief and pride in my refining comrades when I saw the approved fuel. I had been worried that we would need use low grade gasoline, but such skill is shown by our brave refining laborers that we have regular unleaded! What more could be asked for?

46

The glorious oilfields of the people are always put to good use, to provide warmth and transportation to the people.

47

And warmth in the form of burning rubber :smiling_imp:

Might I add that evgeny is a purist and refused to add driver aids to his comrade crusher ho ho ho.

48

[quote=“strop”]And warmth in the form of burning rubber :smiling_imp:

Might I add that evgeny is a purist and refused to add driver aids to his comrade crusher ho ho ho.[/quote]

Drivers assists? Have you been buying into the western propaganda? The ‘Drivers Aids’ are not real.

49

done… i managed to shoehorn a tuned M14 v8 from the Tchaika

50

The variety has been pretty impressive, everything from high compression 1700cc I4’s and 6300cc v8’s has been fitted into a Clunker

51

In the workshop, there were some good news. Comrad Uri has secured a shipment of an engine for me. It is from some capitalist country that, it seems, would prefer to join the right side of the iron curtain. He said something about some old empire, a crazy leader and good food. The engine arrived in this big box, with a trident stamped on it. Uri’s friend, cleverly, had convinced the guys at the border that it was some farming equipment.The engine was big, and yet light, I was told it was an experimental engine, found right next to the factory, made of aluminium. That must be some western propaganda, but he assures me it is better that cast iron. Non-sense. After that, he proudly presented me another package, with Smolensk written all over it. This should be good, something built by our hard-working comrads at the north. Once the box was opened, there were a couple of triangle shaped bars. Uri told me that is was the rear suspension. I felt disappointed, how would these weak triangle things hold up? It would be much better if we were to have a solid beam running through the car. He has told me that I should wait and see. I’ll find out if all this witchcraft is of any use on the track.

52

A better material then cast iron? This surely must be lie! Uri must have been watching the propaganda tapes the West has been sending over… surely the Commissars would not like to hear of this! and Triangles? This is the shape of weakness and decadence!

53

First, speaking ill of the Clunker, then the posters of capitalist trash cars, talk of capitalist devices to make driving easier, and now symbols of weakness for suspension!? The Commissars have a lot of work to do!

54

Surely the Gulag awaits for us.

55

They’ll never catch Evgeny in the comrade crusher! With a 0-100 of under 6 seconds and a top speed of over 230km/h, surely nothing else in Comrade could keep up!

56

The Comrade Commissars have very swift justice dispensing vehicles, they should not be challenged!

57

I add door handle to car, cousin Mikhail say door handles unnecessary, glorious Comrade technology so advanced you open door with mind! I don’t believe cousin.

58

Correction, you open door with swift communist kick, then it jars open. Is supreme Comrade design!

59

also… Strop Have you made a pact with the devil or what? you always seem to extract insane power from anything

60

Comrade Jakgoe taught me about the secrets of selecting the right valvetrain and fuel injection systems when on a limited budget :wink: But beware, my build is not actually all about power!