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Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:06 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Oct. Consumer Reports - "The Ford Mustang is tops among a new breed of Muscle Cars"
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:59 pm
by Brian Peters
I 3rd getting a Shelby, one of the best all-around "stock" class cars I've driven.
If you're thinking about GS, the potential top dog IMO, is likely the '05+ RSX-S.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:36 pm
by Mike Simanyi
Curt Luther wrote:If I came home with another vehicle from the Hyundai Motor Corp. of America my wife would stand on a chair and punch me in the face...
Or stand on the ground in front of you and punch you in the...
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:58 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Marshall Grice wrote:Kurt Rahn wrote:
Unfortunately, my wife informed me that if I try to drive the Shelby home, I might as well just keep driving to the nearest motel and check in. She thought it was ... uh ... too masculine. I'd share her exact words, but this is a family board
It's a bummer too, because everything I've heard about it has been positive.
...so you're wife is ok with a genesis but not a shelby? weird
I haven't run the Genesis idea by her.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:01 pm
by Michael Wood
Kurt Rahn wrote:Marshall Grice wrote:Kurt Rahn wrote:
Unfortunately, my wife informed me that if I try to drive the Shelby home, I might as well just keep driving to the nearest motel and check in. She thought it was ... uh ... too masculine. I'd share her exact words, but this is a family board
It's a bummer too, because everything I've heard about it has been positive.
...so you're wife is ok with a genesis but not a shelby? weird
I haven't run the Genesis idea by her.
She'll probably like it...I hear they have a "Hello Kitty Emasculation Package" available...
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:42 pm
by Aaron Goldsmith
Kurt Rahn wrote:
I haven't run the Genesis idea by her.
Is the genesis competitive anywhere? You aren't chasin another white whale are ya?
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:50 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Aaron Goldsmith wrote:Kurt Rahn wrote:
I haven't run the Genesis idea by her.
Is the genesis competitive anywhere? You aren't chasin another white whale are ya?
My thinking was that with the Mini Cooper S moved to DS, the field is wide open now. The person who ran one at nationals this year was the highest placing non-MCS. I've read some pretty good things about the car so far.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:52 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Michael Wood wrote:She'll probably like it...I hear they have a "Hello Kitty Emasculation Package" available...
LOL. I think I know what she'll say, which is why I haven't mentioned it ;)
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:13 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Could you debadge the Shelby under C&C and tell her its the new Taurus?
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:32 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Kurt ... talk to Steve about weight penalties and smallish cars.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:38 pm
by Jason Isley BS RX8
Kurt Rahn wrote: The person who ran one at nationals this year was the highest placing non-MCS. I've read some pretty good things about the car so far.
And that would be the same guy who is now asking for camber kits in stock class over on sccaforums.com, becuase of his 20 run tire life.
Look back as past GS results... The other sleeper is the Sentra SER Spec V. In 2006 one finished 8th, 1 sec back. But it will be a killer on tires, no camber adjustment. :unimpressed:
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:51 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Mako Koiwai wrote:Kurt ... talk to Steve about weight penalties and smallish cars.
That's one of the things I like the most about Mike's Shelby. With 300+ HP and tons of torque and its relatively light weight, adding my three bills to the equation isn't as dramatic a change to the lb/hp equation as adding my weight to, say, a 2600 lb Mini.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:53 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
GS will be owned by a properly driven 2005 Dodge SRT-4 ACR.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:54 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Jason Isley BS RX8 wrote:Kurt Rahn wrote: The person who ran one at nationals this year was the highest placing non-MCS. I've read some pretty good things about the car so far.
And that would be the same guy who is now asking for camber kits in stock class over on sccaforums.com, becuase of his 20 run tire life.
Look back as past GS results... The other sleeper is the Sentra SER Spec V. In 2006 one finished 8th, 1 sec back. But it will be a killer on tires, no camber adjustment. :unimpressed:
And that's the other thing I really like about the Shelby...2+ degrees of negative camber. Damn you guys! Now I'm starting to think living in a hotel wouldn't be so bad if the Shelby was parked in front.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:07 pm
by Mako Koiwai
If your wife loves you, she should want you to be happy ...
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:18 am
by Marshall Grice
Kurt Rahn wrote:[
And that's the other thing I really like about the Shelby...2+ degrees of negative camber. Damn you guys! Now I'm starting to think living in a hotel wouldn't be so bad if the Shelby was parked in front.
you could probably pay for the hotel with the money saved from your GS tire budget.
hahaha
See you're taking the wrong approach. You need to tell her that she's lucky you're not going into SS, and you're "taking one for the team" by only looking at FS.
Re: What Wheels?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:17 pm
by Craig Naylor
Steve Ekstrand wrote:GS will be owned by a properly driven 2005 Dodge SRT-4 ACR.
I think the Celics GTS and Subaru 2.5 RS may just make a comeback. Now where was that Impulse RS I found... forget ST, I can just go stock in GS now that the Mini is gone.
But that just may be a one year deal when HS starts beating GS next year, will they move the MinI S back to GS or also bump the HS mini up to GS and the two Mini's finally get classed where they should have for years now. ????