Baxie

Let's try to make it tuesday night then.

So we got two full teams. How about these teams? Team 1 Nipper Hybrid Neill Marc Team 2 Slacky FA430 Pheralas Baxie We'll have the first showdown next week. Might have to split it over two nights. I can't monday, thursday and saturday. How about the rest of you all?

Sofar the team-pool is: Nipper Hybrid Neill Marc Slacky FA430 Me So one more spot

As said before: I'll take the 300C And how about: Chrysler 300c - Red Caddillac XLR-V - White Saleen S281e Supercharged coupe - And blue

I took third. Now where do I sign up for the Chrysler 300C?

*droooooooooool*

I had mine replaced, and it took all of 8 days. It sucks, but it could be worse

Sad thing is, that I am not even surprised....

Remember I'm driving the Tuscan, so a third might be a bit .... optimistic

Well. It can either be held on a weekend-day. Sunday afternoon / evening, as an entire Showdown requires three races on Maka'pu. Or we can do it over the course of a week. I'll let this be up to people. Once we find out who is in, we'll make teams. Seven more people are needed. (As I am one) and we'll run the "Italian Job" when we get all settled. So lets hear it. Who's up for it. When we get eight people, we'll vote on team structures and in the end flip a coin to see which team has to drive what.

F430: The first number is the score after the first race. For instance the race with the 250 GT vs. the Miura. The second number would then be for the second race. The 288 GTO vs. the Countach. First place in all three races of "The Italian Job" would give a total of 24 points to the team, making it hard to beat but nowhere near impossible. It's sort of like Formula 1 races over a season. Although these are just three race seasons and I thought it'd be fun to make it a team thing. Slacky: Yes. Team effort.

haha. nono. Ok. Let see how I can make this clearer. Each showdown consists of THREE races with two competing teams. Hopefully four on each team. Each in the teams designated car. For instance Me, Slacky, Lws and F430 in The ferraris against Nipper, Gamesconsole, Neil and Marc in Lambos. Race ends: Slacky Nipper Neil Games Marc F430 Lws Me Then we go to the next. Order shuffles: Lws Nipper Slacky Neil Games F430 Marc Me that means, that Scores are: Slacky 8 + 6 Nipper 7 + 7 Neil 6 + 5 Games 5 + 4 Marc 4 + 2 F430 3 + 3 Lws 2 + 8 Me 1 + 1 Making it: Ferrari Team: 32 vs. 40 For Lambo team. Then comes the last race. (430 vs. Gallardo) etc. etc. So far there are three showdowns, so that teams can be shuffled around. I didn't plan this for set teams of four. Plus more can come around or teams can shuffle. The teams however are stuck with each other for the showdown and stuck with the opponent. Clearer?

I've updated the post to make it easier to understand.

Works for me

This was the first machine I ever played on. This was the first console in my home. Then I got this and this. Then came a Vic 20, which was replaced by this. That was subsequently replaced by a C64, which was replaced by an Amiga 500. As supplement I got a Gameboy along with the A500, and eventually I moved on the PC-world, but started out with a MacIntosh LCII. After recovering from this aneurism, I bought a real PC, and I have kept updating these since I got the first one back in '94. I bought a PS1 in 1997 (I still own this for the sole purpose of playing FFVII on it.) and upgraded this in 2001 for the PS2. As supplement I bought a PSP in 2005 and regretted it almost instantly, since I had a car and had nothing to use the PSP for. November last year I got myself an Xbox 360.

I crashed into my boss' daughter because I'm a horrible racer

Another Problem has arisen. Damn Ferrari wont let anyone paint the 288 GTO anything but red.

How about: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Lotus Elise R Instead of Gullwing and E-type. I'll go look for a better match for the Esprit. Problem with the Audi is, that it isn't an english car, and so it falls out of the theme.

So. This is a new form of racing. Well... it's not THAT big a change from ordinary racing, but instead of regular racing this is a teamsport. Two teams. Various cars needed. So this'll be a versus-match with one type of car on one side and another on the other. Two teams of four on each will go head to head. Points given from 8 till 1 and in the end, a winning team will be crowned. I am sure we can find some even teams. And yes. The Saleen head to head against the F1 GT might seem a bit unfair, but remember. This is a team effort. So while Slacky and Nipper might be good in the Saleen, they have three team-mates they need to get to the goal-line as well. It might even be racing with collisions enabled to make it a little more... tactical. It'll be divided into several arch-enemies and will take place on the ever popular "Makapu's Beach Race". First Showdown: The Italian Job First tier: Blast from the Past On the red team: Ferrari 250 GTO On the white: Lamborghini Muira Second tier: 80's Icons On the red team: Ferrari 288 GTO On the white team: Lamborghini Countach 25th edition Third tier: The here and now On the red team: Ferrari 430 Spider On the white team: Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Second showdown: For Queen and Kaiser First Tier: Risen from the rubble On the white team: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG On the black team: Lotus Elise R Second tier: GT-Gunmen On the white team: RUF RGT On the black team: Aston Martin DB9 Third tier: Never have so few.... On the white team: Mercedes CLK GTR (Which we will hopefully have gotten by this time.) On the black team: Maclaren F1 GT (Or whichever will be closest, when the CLK is released. Third Showdown: "Colonial Crash-test" First Tier: Pavement or sidewalk? On the white team: Chrysler 300C On the black team: Lotus Esprit Second tier: BHP (Bloody Hell Pardner!) On the white team: Ford GT On the black team: Jaguar XJ 220 Third tier: Independence Withdrawn On the white team: Saleen S7TT On the black team: Maclaren F1 GT The cars chosen are pretty equal, and with teams of up to four, it will never truly be down to the car, but will be more of a team-effort. If anyone has any ideas as to make it better or more even, then by all means. Let's hear it.

NOT Saturday. Otherwise I am good. And you forgot to sign me on for the TVR :p

Money no object: Realistically:

My parents just spent a month in Bangkok and Chang Mai in Thailand with some relatives, and my father took this picture and now he asked me to find out what kind of car it is. I've drawn a blank. Completely. I've taken into consideration that design-wise it looks sixties early seventies at most. It's in an asian country, but an asian country which was a french colony till the mid-sixties. So now I lay it out there. What car is this:

Damn... tonight is no good for me. Parents got home from Bangkok yesterday after four weeks. They sort of count on their lads to come home for a visit. Tomorrow though :) Oh, and I have an idea I want to carry out. Check back later.

Replace the Sagaris with the Tuscan and I'll take that spot. Wouldn't be as overpowered as the Zagato this time around :)

It is actually possible to do this in less than an hour in the Zagato. I was at the line at 60:47 and had a few bumps and dents on the way. Was great fun tho. Mostly listening to complaints about the "Blue interior" and the Hamster-driven SL 200 (Yes. It says 200) So this makes it: States: 1 Germany: 1 Britain: 1 So a tie? Unless it's Europe vs. America. In which case we're way in front :)