The Ultimate Van Race! Ended!

*[size=130]I[/size]t was a dark and stormy night in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. 160,000 odd populations of this small little town is sleeping waiting for a whole new world in the morning. But out there, on the streets of Ludwigshafen, one man is on a mission, and it’s a mission from god of Electronics Company that totally is not-Siemens. This man works hard, this man is efficient, but he won’t be able to do it without his ultimate weapon… [size=125]His Van[/size].

His white van goes at speed no other traffic lights tech support has ever gone before. The van pass the trams on the streets of Ludwigshafen at an incredible velocity. And the tyres are losing grip on every roundabout. There’s a reason the van is nicknamed the “Driftvan” it drifts around at whatever time the driver take fancy. Some say as the crankshaft spins faster, the man’s heart beats faster. But I guess that’s typical, as the revs climb, the speed climbs, and the van at 165km/h on the streets of Lugwigshafen is terrifying!*

[size=125]But that’s all is just a legend… Or is it?[/size]

The Ultimate Van Race is a race of the ultimate Van! It’s an event that is going to be held at 6 famous race tracks around mainland Europe!.

[size=130]There are 10 important regulations.[/size]

1.Tech year must not exceed 2014. Older is OK.
2.Use this fantastic Kubby’s Not-Vivaro body. You can use either the cargo version or the passenger version of both front engine and mid-engine design. viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4734&p=50191#p50191
3.The tyres are going to be limited, to 205/65/R16 of a Hard Long Life with 0 quality all around. No more, no less. But at the sorta speed the man is doing apparently it doesn’t last long anyway.
4.The overall cost of the van must not exceed 8,400$ Van shouldn’t be expensive anyway.
5.No undertray cladding ONLY. Van man prefer easy service.
6.Standard Safety. Because the van is going to be FAST.
7.No lips or wings allowed. It’s bad for economy.
8.Engine reliability must exceed 65.
9.Overall reliability must exceed 62.
10.[size=150]MOST IMPORTANT[/size]: This grille is a must. viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4819&start=10#p46879 Because without it, the van is a [size=130]FAKE[/size] Not-Vivaro, and that is unacceptable! (You have to put at least one of any variant of this grille anywhere that take you fancy, but if I don’t see it you’re disqualified so better put it where everybody can see it).

Other than these 10, you’re free to do whatever you want to create the ultimate van for the ultimate VAN RACE.

The deadline for the entrance is 5th of December 2014! 10am GMT [size=150]ENDED[/size]
Name your van TUVR – [username] – [vanname] and send the file via PM to me before that time.
I probably will be late for posting the end of submission announcement, so it’s the PM timestamps that count.

Submission Specs

Overall Result
1st ME Wuestenwind 34:44.77
2nd Galleon 35:05.17
3rd Baltazar Oh Cock GTi 35:08.56
4th Banhammer Seimens 35:10.23
5th BAM V3000 BRC 35:30.34
6th Pinky 35:49.08
7th Cottam MVE 36:08.41
8th F.I.L. CITI’D A-Gan 37:09.20
9th Bogliq Fluyt 43:16.87

*this is the not-Vivaro

Ok. I’m making my no-vivaro, yes-movano :wink: :slight_smile:

Driftvan… Ludwigshafen… Electronic… not-Siemens… i see parallels. :smiley:

youtube.com/watch?v=GYifPHX0qh8 Relevant for this here.

[size=150]Mars Engineering enters the Race with the ME Wuestenwind.
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If you like smoking tires, you will like this car.

For what it’s worth… Here is my entry!!!

The Bogliq Fluyt! :smiley:


Laps the Green Hell in 10:52.93 so I can’t complain :sunglasses:

It’s just a normal van from Centauri, I don’t know what you all are looking at. Oh that rumble? I must have dinged the muffler… or something… shifty eyes Look how fast can it be, I mean really, it weighs 2 tons and has a utility of 167.


Little preview of my van

Guys! It’s just 2 days before the submission deadline! We got quite a good amount of awesome vans now, but the more the merrier! :slight_smile:

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The Banhammer Seimens!

If accepted, i’m in the race with a pink one!



45 Minutes to go! Then the first track will be announce!

Woohoo!!! I’ll finally get to see where my workshop van would place against other, crazier, workshop vans!

So here is the first track.

The result of the first run will be announce sometime tomorrow! :slight_smile:

Fun Useless Fact

The Most Sporty Van: Pinky
The Most Tame Van: Pinky
The Most Comfortable Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Prestigious Van: Galleon
The Safest Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Reliable Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Frugal Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Sporty Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Tame Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Comfortable Van: F.I.L. CITI’D A-Gan
The Least Prestigious Van: F.I.L. CITI’D A-Gan
The Van That Gonna Kill You: Baltazar Oh Cock GTi
The Least Reliable Van: Pinky
The Nom Nom Nom Fuel Van: BAM V3000 BRC

[quote=“conan”]
Fun Useless Fact

The Most Sporty Van: Pinky
The Most Tame Van: Pinky
The Most Comfortable Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Prestigious Van: Galleon
The Safest Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Reliable Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Most Frugal Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Sporty Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Tame Van: Bogliq Fluyt
The Least Comfortable Van: F.I.L. CITI’D A-Gan
The Least Prestigious Van: F.I.L. CITI’D A-Gan
The Van That Gonna Kill You: Baltazar Oh Cock GTi
The Least Reliable Van: Pinky
The Nom Nom Nom Fuel Van: BAM V3000 BRC[/quote]

I won, most comfy, most reliable, most frugal, least sporty and least tame! :sunglasses:

Does that mean I get the Most Authentic Van achievement? :stuck_out_tongue:

With 157hp I can safely say that you’ve pretty much got that in the bag. :slight_smile:

Here are some stats that are actually useful

not only am I the most prestigious van, I also can claim the title of largest engine, most horsepower, and most weight!

Yeah, ONLY FWD Entry. :slight_smile:

I don’t know what to say or think!! lol

Nice! After looking at that table I’m thinking that my van should be the default choice for the post-race pizza run on account that it’ll not have broken down :stuck_out_tongue: