Quote:
Originally Posted by fatoni
what kind of racing do you do with your daily driver that requires a rollcage?
|
I like to do things like this in my freetime
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv9K7ml3B2k&feature=player_embedded"]Junkvan - YouTube[/ame]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonderbar
You know... At the core of this entire argument, it really isn't any different than when I want to build my daily driver into a 500+ whp monster car.
Like with my Eclipse; do I *need* 500whp and a roll cage, $5,000 dollars in suspension and brakes and wheels? Is it "safe" that I don't have airbags? Is it really necessary for me to be able to smoke my tires while rolling on the freeway?
Most people would ask me the same questions of why I need to do all that to my car.
I personally hate the "stance" stuff. But fundamentally, it isn't any different than what I and the other speed junkies modify our cars to do something drastically different than what the stock car is intended for.
|
Precisely, and I have the utmost respect for a well built highway monster/drag car/road race car/show car.
Quote:
Originally Posted by was385
I'm guessing drifting since he showed an IS he owned in a picture earlier in this thread. As far as safety, sure a roll cage in a street car is not safe without the proper equipment, but at least he's only endangering himself (I know that sounds kind of mean) and not others. That's his choice right there.
|
Yes it is... That's why the cage on my e30 and the dash on the IS say this:
Quote:
Originally Posted by fatoni
i do think you are right. i guess my question wasnt worded right. i was just curious as to whether or not the sanctioning body he runs through requires a cage for his level of competition. i dont really have a problem with that people do to/for themselves. i just fail to see a logical way to come to that conclusion.
|
Cages are required for tandem... It passes tech, it's not obtrusive, and I like the look of it, so I don't mind having it in a street car.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Subarudood
I think it's dumb to claim to drift / track a car and then set it up to behave adversely. Also if you are tired of people complaining post it in the exterior forum. No one wants to see a sports cars characteristics and abilities hindered.
|
Set it up to behave adversely? I'm not setting out to win formula d, my cars work great just as they're set up, and look cool doing it... Really that's all that matters in drifting, doing dumb shit with your friends and having fun, competitive drifting is a total waste of time.
And I'm sorry, I didn't know that anyone who wasn't a professional racecar driver had been shunned off to the exterior forum.